Peter Casey to contest the European elections

FrancieBrady · 01-05-2019 05:31PM

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

Maybe the people (not Limerick animal welfare) did contact the Gardaí but what do the authorities care about one dog? It was because it was shared to LAW that the guards had no choice but to respond.

Fair enough so and job well done. Thought it was the usual virtue signalling around these things that you see on FB.

FrancieBrady · 03-05-2019 08:00PM

What controversial pressing issue will Peter raise in this weekend 's papers are we betting on?

03-05-2019 08:15PM

FrancieBrady wrote: »

What controversial pressing issue will Peter raise in this weekend 's papers are we betting on?

Environmental

mgn · 03-05-2019 09:05PM

FrancieBrady wrote: »

What controversial pressing issue will Peter raise in this weekend 's papers are we betting on?

Being pictured with you as his new campaign manager.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 03-05-2019 09:06PM

FrancieBrady wrote: »

What controversial pressing issue will Peter raise in this weekend 's papers are we betting on?

Climate change.

FrancieBrady · 03-05-2019 09:08PM

mgn wrote: »

Being pictured with you as his new campaign manager.

Pete doesn't have enough dolla for that!

FrancieBrady · 03-05-2019 09:50PM

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

Climate change.

Is he a denier?

GoneHome · 05-05-2019 06:26PM

I can actually see him getting elected to Europe, in the Presidential election his views very much resonated with people around my local area here in rural Co Limerick, I did vote for him in the Presidential election but on reflection I'm not sure that I'd vote for him again if he was in my area this time, I think his performance on the Late Late Show (was he pissed?) put me off him

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 05-05-2019 06:39PM

FrancieBrady wrote: »

Is he a denier?

Depends on how many votes he can get.

donkeykong5 · 05-05-2019 07:07PM

GoneHome wrote: »

I can actually see him getting elected to Europe, in the Presidential election his views very much resonated with people around my local area here in rural Co Limerick, I did vote for him in the Presidential election but on reflection I'm not sure that I'd vote for him again if he was in my area this time, I think his performance on the Late Late Show (was he pissed?) put me off him

Really admire him

GoneHome · 05-05-2019 07:09PM

I see he's 4/7 with Paddy Power to win a seat, worth a tenner I reckon

ILoveYourVibes · 05-05-2019 07:14PM

mgn wrote: »

https://www.herald.ie/news/casey-calls-for-changes-to-immigration-as-he-reveals-eu-election-bid-38003714.html

Casey hopes to take Ming the Merciless seat in europe.Hope he does from that other waste of space.It is going to make it more interesting now that he has thrown his hat in the ring.Going to be interesting to see how he is treated in the media this time.

The man who caused the Jewish Representative council of Ireland to make a complaint to the ombudsman about his anti Semitic remarks and said Travelers should be put in an education camp in the pheonix park wants to represent ALL the people of Ireland in a multicultural multi national parliment like the EU.

https://www.businesspost.ie/news/casey-embroiled-anti-semitic-row-old-interview-resurfaces-426837?preview=1

https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/peter-casey-refuses-to-back-down-over-traveller-comments-876533.html

The man uses fascist rhetoric. Nothing matters to him but money and his own self service. He is dishonest and backward.

My Dad said when he was on RTE debating 'I would SPIT on him'.

is_that_so · 05-05-2019 07:15PM

GoneHome wrote: »

I can actually see him getting elected to Europe, in the Presidential election his views very much resonated with people around my local area here in rural Co Limerick, I did vote for him in the Presidential election but on reflection I'm not sure that I'd vote for him again if he was in my area this time, I think his performance on the Late Late Show (was he pissed?) put me off him

In 2014 FPVs were as follows and covers about 90% of them.
FG about 20%
FF about 18%
Ming 19%
Carthy about 18%
Harkin 10.6%
Labour about 5%

It's very hard to see where he can position himself for any great number of FPVs, especially as the two biggest parties have seen their level of support increase quite a bit since then.

is_that_so · 05-05-2019 07:19PM

GoneHome wrote: »

I see he's 4/7 with Paddy Power to win a seat, worth a tenner I reckon

Hmm, that price ignores the likelihood of a higher FF vote. They were a few hundred votes off Harkin in 2014 and with good vote management they should get a seat.

yrreg0850 · 05-05-2019 07:20PM

tayto lover wrote: »

The European Parliament is a gravy train retirement home for useless politicians.
Would prefer if Casey ran for the Dail.

Obviously a case for Irexit

Edgware · 05-05-2019 07:22PM

GoneHome wrote: »

I see he's 4/7 with Paddy Power to win a seat, worth a tenner I reckon

4/7! Paddy Power will be shaking in his boots when he sees you arrive on with your tenner

GoneHome · 05-05-2019 07:33PM

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Edgware wrote: »

4/7! Paddy Power will be shaking in his boots when he sees you arrive on with your tenner

You ok hun

recedite · 05-05-2019 08:39PM

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

My Dad said when he was on RTE debating 'I would SPIT on him'.
The man uses fascist rhetoric. Nothing matters to him but money and his own self service. He is dishonest and backward.

Your dad sounds like he is a bit ignorant alright.

GoneHome · 05-05-2019 08:44PM

is_that_so wrote: »

Hmm, that price ignores the likelihood of a higher FF vote. They were a few hundred votes off Harkin in 2014 and with good vote management they should get a seat.

Yes but he'll get votes from a certain cohort of FF and FG voters as well, I would think it's Ming he'll oust if anyone (the kind of anti-establishment rural Ireland vote)

mgn · 05-05-2019 08:46PM

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

The man who caused the Jewish Representative council of Ireland to make a complaint to the ombudsman about his anti Semitic remarks and said Travelers should be put in an education camp in the pheonix park wants to represent ALL the people of Ireland in a multicultural multi national parliment like the EU.

https://www.businesspost.ie/news/casey-embroiled-anti-semitic-row-old-interview-resurfaces-426837?preview=1

https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/peter-casey-refuses-to-back-down-over-traveller-comments-876533.html

The man uses fascist rhetoric. Nothing matters to him but money and his own self service. He is dishonest and backward.

My Dad said when he was on RTE debating 'I would SPIT on him'.

Can't see a millionaire running for an MEPs job is in for the money small change to him.

Who did your daddy tell you to vote for?

jmreire · 05-05-2019 08:58PM

eagle eye wrote: »

He'll get that easily from traveller haters. It's a much bigger percentage of people than that who don't like me them.
I'm not a big follower of Irish politics and I've never heard of Gemma O'Doherty.

So 300'000 people who voted for Casey in the presidential election are "haters " that's a pretty broad brush you are using there. Would you care to explain what would turn 300'000 ordinary decent people into "haters"?? . Would have to be something extremely bad in my opinion......but enlighten us

eagle eye · 05-05-2019 09:01PM

jmreire wrote:

So 300'000 people who voted for Casey in the presidential election are "haters " that's a pretty broad brush you are using there. Would you care to explain what would turn 300'000 ordinary decent people into "haters"?? . Would have to be something extremely bad in my opinion......but enlighten us

Yes, they have been the victims or are close to somebody who is a victim of traveller crime.

jmreire · 05-05-2019 09:25PM

eagle eye wrote: »

Yes, they have been the victims or are close to somebody who is a victim of traveller crime.

I'm pretty sure that they do not consider them selves as haters......hate is a very strong word to use to describe people with. Victim's might be a better description?
And for sure, there are much more than 300'000 out there... Higgins played a clever game in the Presidential race.... first he would not confirm if he would run or not... so all the time the clock was ticking. Then he declared that he would run for a 2nd term... and the race began. So until Casey made his traveller speech, Higgins was a dead cert. Then from the very back of the field Caesy gallops into 2nd place. Had the race lasted a bit longer... what's the betting that he would get more than 300'000 vote's? It's immaterial now of course,and we will never know for sure... none the less, it's an interesting question.

GoneHome · 05-05-2019 09:27PM

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eagle eye wrote: »

Yes, they have been the victims or are close to somebody who is a victim of traveller crime.

Yes that's exactly why we voted for him in the Presidential election and why our family and neighbours voted for him also, living in rural Ireland what he was saying resonated with us

robman60 · 05-05-2019 09:32PM

jmreire wrote: »

I'm pretty sure that they do not consider them selves as haters......hate is a very strong word to use to describe people with. Victim's might be a better description?
And for sure, there are much more than 300'000 out there... Higgins played a clever game in the Presidential race.... first he would not confirm if he would run or not... so all the time the clock was ticking. Then he declared that he would run for a 2nd term... and the race began. So until Casey made his traveller speech, Higgins was a dead cert. Then from the very back of the field Caesy gallops into 2nd place. Had the race lasted a bit longer... what's the betting that he would get more than 300'000 vote's? It's immaterial now of course,and we will never know for sure... none the less, it's an interesting question.

I'm not a Casey-hater or anything, I think his comments definitely resonated with a huge number of people and the embarrassing part of the whole thing was the media meltdown over it.

However, I think if the campaign had gone on, it would just have worked against him. While he has that common touch, common sense appeal to some people, he is also painfully inarticulate. The fact that his comments were right at the end of the campaign probably helped him as he gained 22% based on a single comment, pretty much.

GoneHome · 05-05-2019 09:37PM

robman60 wrote: »

However, I think if the campaign had gone on, it would just have worked against him. While he has that common touch, common sense appeal to some people, he is also painfully inarticulate. The fact that his comments were right at the end of the campaign probably helped him as he gained 22% based on a single comment, pretty much.

Being painfully inarticulate is definitely his downfall, a candidate anyway more articulate than him would piss it home

eagle eye · 05-05-2019 09:38PM

GoneHome wrote:

Being painfully inarticulate is definitely his downfall, a candidate anyway more articulate than him would piss it home

Not somebody who disagrees with his views though.

jmreire · 05-05-2019 09:56PM

GoneHome wrote: »

Being painfully inarticulate is definitely his downfall, a candidate anyway more articulate than him would piss it home

When Casey first shot to prominence, the "naysayer's" and anti- Caseyites were out in force....making mainly the same point's....bad speaker, playing on peoples fear's etc. Plenty of more articulate candidate's out there... sure there are, and you know what? People are sick to death of "Articulate Speaker's" They could not care less about articulate speakers... they have been listening to articulate politicians for years... and you know what? They have been lied to and misled so many time's ... so much that they just don't give a damn anymore about "Articulate Speakers" ., Casey was like breath of fresh air. The more Casey is bad mouthed, the more people will say " He must be doing something right" or " he could not be much worse , so I will give him a vote, he says it like it is" And you don't have to be very articulate to "say it like it is"
Anyone running for the election's now, would want to take Caseys viewpoint seriously....the traveller issue he raised won't just go away.

FrancieBrady · 05-05-2019 09:59PM

jmreire wrote: »

" He must be doing something right"

What has he done about any of the stuff he says he cares about?
Nothing. He hasn't bothered his back side getting involved at the grassroots. He wants the top job straight away.

In love with himself if you ask me. A fairly common complaint in self made men and women.

GoneHome · 05-05-2019 10:02PM

jmreire wrote: »

When Casey first shot to prominence, the "naysayer's" and anti- Caseyites were out in force....making mainly the same point's....bad speaker, playing on peoples fear's etc. Plenty of more articulate candidate's out there... sure there are, and you know what? People are sick to death of "Articulate Speaker's" They could not care less about articulate speakers... they have been listening to articulate politicians for years... and you know what? They have been lied to and misled so many time's ... so much that they just don't give a damn anymore about "Articulate Speakers" ., Casey was like breath of fresh air. The more Casey is bad mouthed, the more people will say " He must be doing something right" or " he could not be much worse , so I will give him a vote, he says it like it is" And you don't have to be very articulate to "say it like it is"
Anyone running for the election's now, would want to take Caseys viewpoint seriously....the traveller issue he raised won't just go away.

Well said, that's why we voted for him

Peter Casey to contest the European elections

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