Leo brings his partner to meet ultra conservative VP Mike Pence

Shelga

https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2019/0314/1036270-leo-varadkar-washington-dc/

Wow, fair play to him. I think an invitation to his partner had been extended in theory, previously, but I think it still takes balls to show up to that bigoted arsehole’s house with his boyfriend.

I don’t care how much people moan about Ireland, it still makes me so happy to think how much the country has changed since I was born in 1987.

Uncharted

Shelga wrote: »

https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2019/0314/1036270-leo-varadkar-washington-dc/

Wow, fair play to him. I think an invitation to his partner had been extended in theory, previously, but I think it still takes balls to show up to that bigoted arsehole’s house with his boyfriend.

I don’t care how much people moan about Ireland, it still makes me so happy to think how much the country has changed since I was born in 1987.

It definitely took balls.

kneemos

The man who calls his wife mother.

Ipso

Maybe Pence can turn to the pathological liar and serial adulterer for guidance.

jam_mac_jam

This cheered me up no end. I am sure that bigot is delighted with having to meet a gay irish leader.
Delighted.

Fr_Dougal

Anyone who is seriously anti-gay has an issue with their own sexuality, and will probably come out of the closet eventually, IMHO.

I find the relationship angle more interesting, what would you do for the one you love?. In the case of Leo partner, he was prepared to meet a gay-hating born again Christian fair play to him.

Does not look very comfortable in the photos though.

suicide_circus

fair play to him.

now can he look after the working people of ireland like he promised?

TheValeyard

Was a good idea. Maybe it might give Pence some perspective or revalue his own views.

Seanachai

suicide_circus wrote: »

fair play to him.

now can he look after the working people of ireland like he promised?

Unless the rancher level farmers and upper middle class urbanites are now the working people of Ireland, I would say that's a big fat no!

kneemos

How often do they get together? Can't be much, considering the distance and their jobs.

thomasm

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

Anyone who is seriously anti-gay has an issue with their own sexuality, and will probably come out of the closet eventually, IMHO.

Probably my favorite news headline of all time

Homophobic Ku Klux Klan leader arrested for having sex with cross-dressing black male prostitute


https://www.independent.ie/world-news/americas/homophobic-ku-klux-klan-leader-arrested-for-having-sex-with-crossdressing-black-male-prostitute-30224757.html

suicide_circus

Seanachai wrote: »

Unless the rancher level farmers and upper middle class urbanites are now the working people of Ireland, I would say that's a big fat no!

what has he done for upper middle class urbanites? or even lower middle class urbanites?

Odhinn

thomasm wrote: »

Probably my favorite news headline of all time

Homophobic Ku Klux Klan leader arrested for having sex with cross-dressing black male prostitute


https://www.independent.ie/world-news/americas/homophobic-ku-klux-klan-leader-arrested-for-having-sex-with-crossdressing-black-male-prostitute-30224757.html

It's not gay if he pretends he's a woman, or something.

Deebles McBeebles

suicide_circus wrote: »

fair play to him.

now can he look after the working people of ireland like he promised?

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, good one!

biko

It's easy to be all up in Pence's face when Trump is actively working on LGBT rights

I can't wait for Leo to bring his partner to Iran

lawred2

Shelga wrote: »

https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2019/0314/1036270-leo-varadkar-washington-dc/

Wow, fair play to him. I think an invitation to his partner had been extended in theory, previously, but I think it still takes balls to show up to that bigoted arsehole’s house with his boyfriend.

I don’t care how much people moan about Ireland, it still makes me so happy to think how much the country has changed since I was born in 1987.

I'd have been more surprised if the story was that he didn't bring his partner to a massive bigot's house.

nullzero

Uncharted wrote: »

It definitely took balls.

Four balls...

Deebles McBeebles

nullzero wrote: »

Four balls...

Didn't know Leo was into golf.

ChikiChiki

Just do your ****ing job Leo and try fix the ever growing myriad of problems in our country instead of the constant vanity projects.

DEFTLEFTHAND

What does he do exactly to oppress the gays of America?

lawred2

ChikiChiki wrote: »

Just do your ****ing job Leo and try fix the ever growing myriad of problems in our country instead of the constant vanity projects.

:rolleyes:

Guy:Incognito

ChikiChiki wrote: »

Just do your ****ing job Leo and try fix the ever growing myriad of problems in our country instead of the constant vanity projects.

You know that you're not tweeting him here, yeah?

jimgoose

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

What does he do exactly to oppress the gays of America?

Probably referring to this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_Freedom_Restoration_Act_(Indiana)

Pence says he didn't intend to enable discrimination of any sort against anyone, and amended the bill to copperfasten that, despite opposition from various hardliners. Pence is a prick, but I don't believe he is a bigot.

jimgoose

suicide_circus wrote: »

fair play to him.

now can he look after the working people of ireland like he promised?

Umm, you know Varadkar is the head-buck-cat Blueshirt, right? The Arbeitsjuden will be lucky to get some extra gruel in the Winter. :pac::pac::pac:

suicide_circus

jimgoose wrote: »

Umm, you know Varadkar is the head-buck-cat Blueshirt, right? The Arbeitsjuden will be lucky to get some extra gruel in the Winter. :pac::pac::pac:

last budget saw SW increase and my income tax remained the same

jimgoose

suicide_circus wrote: »

last budget saw SW increase and my income tax remained the same

Mine didn't. Arbeit Macht Frei!

ChikiChiki

lawred2 wrote: »

:rolleyes:

Right so all is well in the country....

Stacksofwacks

I doubt Pence would be shocked or give a damn at all..he probably asked for a threesome. Most of those so called conservative US politicians just take their positions to play on their base and get votes.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Stacksofwacks wrote: »

I doubt Pence would be shocked or give a damn at all..he probably asked for a threesome. Most of those so called conservative US politicians just take their positions to play on their base and get votes.

There's a trend like that across politics. Conservatives get caught up in sex scandals and liberals in financial ones.

donkeykong5

kneemos wrote: »

How often do they get together? Can't be much, considering the distance and their jobs.

Who cares!

lawred2

ChikiChiki wrote: »

Right so all is well in the country....

all is grand - by most international metrics Ireland consistently ranks up there are one of the best places in the world to live..

sure we've got our problems but almost every country does.

King of Kings

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

Anyone who is seriously anti-gay has an issue with their own sexuality, and will probably come out of the closet eventually, IMHO.

Thats nonsense...internet logic.
You can disapprove of gayness without hating it or being a phobia.

Pence voted to fund electro therapy which is voluntary.
Some posters here makinh it sound like pence sent gays to a gulag north koren style...

James Brown

lawred2 wrote: »

all is grand - by most international metrics Ireland consistently ranks up there are one of the best places in the world to live..

sure we've got our problems but almost every country does.

And this is why we've record breaking crises and continue to vote for the same shams. 'Sure......'. My hole.

ChikiChiki

lawred2 wrote: »

all is grand - by most international metrics Ireland consistently ranks up there are one of the best places in the world to live..

sure we've got our problems but almost every country does.

Sureism and whataboutery. I really really detest this line that is constantly thrown out. Yeah let's not aim for continuous improvement and just accept the mediocrity in our services and non accountability.

No wonder we have constant basket case scandals. Must be a severe case of rose tinted glasses.

kneemos

King of Kings wrote: »

Thats nonsense...internet logic.
You can disapprove of gayness without hating it or being a phobia.


Don't think so.

Grayson

https://twitter.com/MallowNews/status/1106177211822993409

JP Liz V1

Fair play, nice double date, who is footing the bill for the trip?

UsBus

ChikiChiki wrote: »

Just do your ****ing job Leo and try fix the ever growing myriad of problems in our country instead of the constant vanity projects.

This exactly. Can he not just go over there as the Taoiseach of this country without bringing his sexuality into it..??

Why does everything have to revolve around sexuality and how Ireland is a different country now. Ya we get that, but you've a job to do and an extremely important one at that.

I don't recall Enda Kenny discussing his sexuality too often with Obama...

Auntie Semite

In the spirit of bringing his boyfriend to visit with Homophobes, perhaps Leo can bring Matt along to visit his buddies in the Clonskeagh Mosque.
You know, the one he has visited several times..the one with the leader who is on record as having advocated for the death sentence for Homosexuals.
That awkward bit of info doesn't seem to bother Leo, maybe Matt won't mind either. Although they should avoid any trips to catch the view from the rooftop.

AllForIt

UsBus wrote: »

This exactly. Can he not just go over there as the Taoiseach of this country without bringing his sexuality into it..??

Why does everything have to revolve around sexuality and how Ireland is a different country now. Ya we get that, but you've a job to do and an extremely important one at that.

I don't recall Enda Kenny discussing his sexuality too often with Obama...

He didn't bring his sexuality into it. It's the media that are bringing his sexuality into it.

Edit: In fact yesterday in an interview with RTE he was asked about this and he responded that he hadn't thought much about it at all with all that's going on in London.

kneemos

Bigots coming out of the woodwork.

Billy86

biko wrote: »

It's easy to be all up in Pence's face when Trump is actively working on LGBT rights

Probably because Pence likely has some input on those LGBT rights Trump has been working pretty hard on destroying.

Much like Enda mocking Trump to his face, Leo deserves credit here. A nice, subtle enough middle digger to the homophobes in the white house.

Mad_maxx

ChikiChiki wrote: »

Just do your ****ing job Leo and try fix the ever growing myriad of problems in our country instead of the constant vanity projects.

Leo knew that the Irish media would love this kind of fluff story.

Seriously, if this is some sort of significant moment, the country lacks ambition for itself

Mad_maxx

King of Kings wrote: »

Thats nonsense...internet logic.
You can disapprove of gayness without hating it or being a phobia.

Pence voted to fund electro therapy which is voluntary.
Some posters here makinh it sound like pence sent gays to a gulag north koren style...

From listening to the media since yesterday, you'd think it was an ISIS regional leader he took his partner to see

Mad_maxx

Auntie Semite wrote: »

In the spirit of bringing his boyfriend to visit with Homophobes, perhaps Leo can bring Matt along to visit his buddies in the Clonskeagh Mosque.
You know, the one he has visited several times..the one with the leader who is on record as having advocated for the death sentence for Homosexuals.
That awkward bit of info doesn't seem to bother Leo, maybe Matt won't mind either. Although they should avoid any trips to catch the view from the rooftop.

The Liberal media only care when Christians question the gay lifestyle

Johnnycanyon

Wonder what Mick The Bull would have to say.

seligehgit

jam_mac_jam wrote: »

This cheered me up no end. I am sure that bigot is delighted with having to meet a gay irish leader.
Delighted.

Mike Pence extended an invite on last year's trip for an Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to bring his partner Matt Barrett this year.

MadYaker

I don't understand why there is a thread on this. Did Enda Kenny leave the wife at home when he went? I think Leo would prefer if the media focused on the practical benefits of the visit.

SEPT 23 1989

No minister should have travelled anywhere this year they should be working and planning for the worst scenario

Unless they know something we don't

YFlyer

Pence would have no problem having a meal with Leo's partner.