RTE Prime Time Presidential Debate Tues 23.10.18

Skid X

David McCullagh chairs the penultimate debate, and the last one to feature the incumbent President.

Billed to start at 9.45, so it doesn't clash with the Champions League.

TheValeyard

No audience from what I've heard.

Atlantic Dawn

Murray TheDemonic TalkingSkull wrote: »

No audience from what I've heard.

Yes none, some of the put downs might not work as well :pac:

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

It'll be closer to 10 I'd say.

Try_harder

Murray TheDemonic TalkingSkull wrote: »

No audience from what I've heard.

PrimeTime doesnt have an audience usually

Skid X

When MDH is accused of wasting Taxpayers money, he should reply "well, I'm going to save the taxpayers lots of money because I'll get so many votes no-one else will be able to reclaim expenses"

Atlantic Dawn

Anyone get their voting cards yet?

Wheres Me Jumper?

this is soooooo exciting

Sir Oxman

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Anyone get their voting cards yet?

Over a week ago

Atlantic Dawn

The odds on PaddyPower now. Casey was 500/1 last week.

Michael D Higgins 1/50
Sean Gallagher 25/1
Peter Casey 33/1
Liadh Ni Riada 40/1
Joan Freeman 150/1
Gavin Duffy 200/1

Atlantic Dawn

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Anyone get their voting cards yet?

Yea got them towards the end of last week.

Skid X

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Anyone get their voting cards yet?

Yeah, mine arrived.

Running out of excuses not to vote .

Atlantic Dawn

Sir Oxman wrote: »

Over a week ago

Didn't get mine yet.

Itssoeasy

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Anyone get their voting cards yet?

Got one for the blasphemy referendum.

weldoninhio

Mickey D waffling and backtracking. Throwing his “staff” under the bus.

_Kaiser_

Evening all.

And we open with the MDH security slip up...

Poorly answered IMO. Now it's his staff to blame and because of a busy day. Will he apologise to the PSNI?

sonic85

International piano competition? WTF

Atlantic Dawn

Casey will love the Learjet question.

Try_harder

Sanctimonious Sean

Wheres Me Jumper?

Skid X wrote: »

Yeah, mine arrived.

Running out of excuses not to vote .

don't think i'll bother me arse.
casey's dog whistlting aside the whole thing is a non-event.

Pussyhands

Miggledy is absolutely rattled!!!

small town girl

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Anyone get their voting cards yet?

Three for previous tenants who I know and have updated register on their two subsequent addresses since they sold up

None for us, despite us receiving them for previous election

Try_harder

Im voting Michael D anyway

Sir Oxman

Casey straight in with he;s a liar!

Itssoeasy

The RTÉ playee has decided to just **** itself so I don't know if I'll be able to watch.

Try_harder

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

I really do like Casey. He is totally unpolished and that's part of the appeal I think

Comes across as a chancer to me

_Kaiser_

I really do like Casey. He is totally unpolished and that's part of the appeal I think

Try_harder

Peter Casey starts calling people liars.

Hurrache

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

Evening all.

And we open with the MDH security slip up...

Poorly answered IMO. Now it's his staff to blame and because of a busy day. Will he apologise to the PSNI?

The PSNI were never mentioned by him, just said it was advice regarding security provided to him, so that's his out.

enfant terrible

That's a hard word to say

Try_harder

Try_harder wrote: »

Im voting Michael D anyway

Same here.
I won't hear a word against him, jet or no jet

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

The odds on PaddyPower now. Casey was 500/1 last week.

Michael D Higgins 1/50
Sean Gallagher 25/1
Peter Casey 33/1
Liadh Ni Riada 40/1
Joan Freeman 150/1
Gavin Duffy 200/1

I got Casey at 500/1.
Backed him each way.

Try_harder

Iona Joan will she bring up her Lesbian Daughter

368100

Is Peter Casey's whole campaign based on attacking Michael D.....I havent heard one postive thing come out of him regarding his plans if he got elected.

Wheres Me Jumper?

so long as Michael D doesn't drop his trousers and take a dump on the podium, then he's home 'n hosed.

Atlantic Dawn

The Learjet holds 7 passengers, he's going on about it as if he was holding 500 people working for the Irish cause.

Crew 2 Pilots, 1 Flight Attendant and up to 7 Passengers

http://www.military.ie/air-corps/fleet/learjet-45/

_Kaiser_

Oh dear.. MDH just digging deeper as he gets annoyed with the questioning

Oscar Bravo

Michael d is angry lol

SEPT 23 1989

Couldn't lie straight in bed

Skid X

I like the way they all emphasise the Lear in Lear-Jet,

as if it was any other kind of Jet nobody would mind.

Hurrache

368100 wrote: »

Is Peter Casey's whole campaign based on attacking Michael D.....I havent heard one postive thing come out of him regarding his plans if he got elected.

4G for everyone.

The Phantom Jipper

What a cretin Sean Gallagher is.

Pussyhands

Joans new hair do might get her a few more votes.

Underground

Joan showing a bit of class there to be fair.

Atlantic Dawn

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

I really do like Casey. He is totally unpolished and that's part of the appeal I think

There's no fancy PR handlers telling him what to do, he is shooting from the hip, could come out with literally anything, hopefully more paperwork in his pockets

matrim

368100 wrote: »

Is Peter Casey's whole campaign based on attacking Michael D.....I havent heard one postive thing come out of him regarding his plans if he got elected.

I half think he's there to do the dirty work for Gallagher

Hurrache

Freeman must be cycling home, she's got her highvis on.

Try_harder

Gallagher being quite sanctimonious. He still cant remember those brown envelopes...

_Kaiser_

Hmm, the 2 ladies seem to be trying to deflect from MDH's interrogation... Interesting

Berserker

Liadh Ni Riada, Joan Freeman and Gavin Duffy would be better off heading out to the bar.

Atlantic Dawn

If he uses it once, in theory it's twice as it needs to make a return trip either with him aboard or empty returning.