Eoin Harris on Newstalk just now

greenpilot

Good God. Just heard Eoin Harris spitting venom about Sinn Fein. He has declared that anyone who votes for Sinn Fein is complicit in murder and will have blood on their hands.

I was undecided about who to vote for, but I do not like being lectured to in the manner in which he basically exploded on the radio. Thanks Eoin. I'm going to give SF a go. Let's see if they can Walk the Walk.

freshpopcorn

We really need some type of test before allowing people like the OP vote.

emo72

in fairness the anti sf ****e has been dialed up to 100%.

Fracture

greenpilot wrote: »

Good God. Just heard Eoin Harris spitting venom about Sinn Fein. He has declared that anyone who votes for Sinn Fein is complicit in murder and will have blood on their hands.

I was undecided about who to vote for, but I do not like being lectured to in the manner in which he basically exploded on the radio. Thanks Eoin. I'm going to give SF a go. Let's see if they can Walk the Walk.

I was the same. I didn't hear what your talking about on newstalk but i'm voting someone different this time around, especially after seeing the tactics used by FF/FG over the last week.

Captain Flaps

Something tells me you were going to vote SF already.

dotsman

Fracture wrote: »

I was the same. I didn't hear what your talking about on newstalk but i'm voting someone different this time around, especially after seeing the tactics used by FF/FG over the last week.

What tactics?

nannerby

Dont know anything about Eoin Harris but if he is calling out sinn fein for being scum then he is ok in my book.

topper75

Different is OK.
So long as there aren't connections with shopping centre bombers.

nannerby

Deleted User wrote: »

The children's hospital fiasco doesn't seem to register among many.

Did they blow a hospital up as well...

Cee-Jay-Cee

greenpilot wrote: »

Good God. Just heard Eoin Harris spitting venom about Sinn Fein. He has declared that anyone who votes for Sinn Fein is complicit in murder and will have blood on their hands.

I was undecided about who to vote for, but I do not like being lectured to in the manner in which he basically exploded on the radio. Thanks Eoin. I'm going to give SF a go. Let's see if they can Walk the Walk.

Are you really that fickle that someone on the radio expressing their opinion can influence you into voting the opposite??

Deebles McBeebles

FFS. I'm only after getting the cocaine blood off my hands, now this!

greenpilot

Captain Flaps wrote: »

Something tells me you were going to vote SF already.

Actually, my family and I always voted labour. I shall explain, and this is especially pointed at a productive poster, named Odyssey, who quickly deleted a derogatory post claiming that I should get an A grade for the most ludicrous reason for voting a particular way.

I am 47 years old, so not one of the so-called snowflakes who are apparently voting SF with no memory of the Troubles. I am the son of a father who spent years in the Army patrolling the border areas and was shot at several times by both sides during his careers. Now if you go back far enough in both Ff and FG's history, you will find that both parties had armed wings and were both guilty of various atrocities, which is often conveniently forgotten.

However, people of my generation are fed up of the same Clone-like government's year after year and, since Sinn Fein and the Greens have spent long enough telling us that they can do better, well, let's give them a shot. If they mess up, then they will be voted back out. It's called democracy and it comes with risks.

Thelonious Monk

nannerby wrote: »

Did they blow a hospital up as well...

Yes they are all Jokers in Sinn Fein

Raconteuse

I can't stand Sinn Fein but Eoghan Harris is an odious unionist lickspittle, and talking absolute shyte by saying those who vote for SF have blood on their hands.

Feisar

freshpopcorn wrote: »

We really need some type of test before allowing people like the OP vote.

Is there anything to be said for a quick IQ test before one votes?

Ferm001

Was listening, what an absolute lunatic, thought the poor man was going to have a fit.

corner of hells

greenpilot wrote: »

Actually, my family and I always voted labour. I shall explain, and this is especially pointed at a productive poster, named Odyssey, who quickly deleted a derogatory post claiming that I should get an A grade for the most ludicrous reason for voting a particular way.

I am 47 years old, so not one of the so-called snowflakes who are apparently voting SF with no memory of the Troubles. I am the son of a father who spent years in the Army patrolling the border areas and was shot at several times by both sides during his careers. Now if you go back far enough in both Ff and FG's history, you will find that both parties had armed wings and were both guilty of various atrocities, which is often conveniently forgotten.

However, people of my generation are fed up of the same Clone-like government's year after year and, since Sinn Fein and the Greens have spent long enough telling us that they can do better, well, let's give them a shot. If they mess up, then they will be voted back out. It's called democracy and it comes with risks.

Did anyone from the Green party shoot at your father ?

Still waters

Im giving my vote to independents and the greens, i won't vote for ff or fg because they're gone stale at this stage, i can't consciously vote sinn fein while they protect rapists paedophiles and murderers, memories are still too fresh for some

RandomViewer

Raconteuse wrote: »

I can't stand Sinn Fein but Eoghan Harris is an odious unionist lickspittle, and talking absolute shyte by saying those who vote for SF have blood on their hands.

Berties bitch, got to be a senator for services to the Brown envelope

pc7

nannerby wrote: »

Dont know anything about Eoin Harris but if he is calling out sinn fein for being scum then he is ok in my book.

He also said you can trust Michael Martin, he grew up in a council house! So maybe get a new book, it was mad radio!

CFlat

By that logic, if Eoin Harris was on Newstalk saying how great Sinn Fein were, you wouldn't vote for them, right?

It's amazing the amount of Road to Damascus moments some posters on boards get to encourage them to vote SF. It's nearly like it's a made up epiphany but I'm sure it's not and everyone is telling the truth.

SEPT 23 1989

The young innocent voter needs to know what they are voting for

SEPT 23 1989

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

The young innocent voter needs to know what they are voting for

And Harris is the man to continue furthering the agenda of his FG superiors.

RandomViewer

Ferm001 wrote: »

Was listening, what an absolute lunatic, thought the poor man was going to have a fit.

Tubs will roll out Paul Williams for a similar rant tomorrow night, Harris used to be a stickie which makes his vitriol all the weirder

buried

What Harris was like in the interview

CFlat

RandomViewer wrote: »

Tubs will roll out Paul Williams for a similar rant tomorrow night, Harris used to be a stickie which makes his vitriol all the weirder

Moratorium.

salmocab

greenpilot wrote: »

Actually, my family and I always voted labour. I shall explain, and this is especially pointed at a productive poster, named Odyssey, who quickly deleted a derogatory post claiming that I should get an A grade for the most ludicrous reason for voting a particular way.

I am 47 years old, so not one of the so-called snowflakes who are apparently voting SF with no memory of the Troubles. I am the son of a father who spent years in the Army patrolling the border areas and was shot at several times by both sides during his careers. Now if you go back far enough in both Ff and FG's history, you will find that both parties had armed wings and were both guilty of various atrocities, which is often conveniently forgotten.

However, people of my generation are fed up of the same Clone-like government's year after year and, since Sinn Fein and the Greens have spent long enough telling us that they can do better, well, let's give them a shot. If they mess up, then they will be voted back out. It's called democracy and it comes with risks.

This doesn’t sound like your voting based on Eoghan Harris interview more that you’ve decided to vote a certain way and wanted to rant about him.

dotsman

greenpilot wrote: »

Now if you go back far enough in both Ff and FG's history, you will find that both parties had armed wings and were both guilty of various atrocities, which is often conveniently forgotten.

I really dislike this argument. Neither party had "an armed wing". Both political parties were created out of the remnants of the civil war.

Not only has neither party never had an armed wing:

• the civil war was 100 years ago, it is understandable that people (except sinn fein ironically) have gotten over it.
• sinn fein have not done anything close to enough to break their ties with the murder, torture and anti-irish, anti-democratic terrorism.
• Many of sinn fein's victims (or their immediate relatives) are still alive.

greenpilot wrote: »

However, people of my generation are fed up of the same Clone-like government's year after year and, since Sinn Fein and the Greens have spent long enough telling us that they can do better, well, let's give them a shot. If they mess up, then they will be voted back out. It's called democracy and it comes with risks.

I too am absolutely fed up with FF/FG. But that doesn't mean I would go for a party I know will be far worse. If you are not happy with your husband/wife, you wouldn't leave them to jump into bed with an ugly, axe-murderer with a brutal flatulence problem:D

It's not even about "voting them out if mess up". A) we can't afford for them to mess up and the way they have promised to mess up would cause catastrophic, permanent damage.

Raconteuse

RandomViewer wrote: »

Tubs will roll out Paul Williams for a similar rant tomorrow night, Harris used to be a stickie which makes his vitriol all the weirder

It's common enough though among some in the public eye - a radical shift in political persuasion. I mean lots of us become more conservative as we get older. I've certainly gone from pretty far left to centre left. But a 180-degree shift seems disingenuous and attention seeking.

RandomViewer

Still waters wrote: »

Im giving my vote to independents and the greens, i won't vote for ff or fg because they're gone stale at this stage, i can't consciously vote sinn fein while they protect rapists paedophiles and murderers, memories are still too fresh for some

Greens will cut health services to pay for monorail s and hempfarms.

dark crystal

It was a disgraceful interview. He accused Sinn Féin of ethnic cleansing, compared them to Hitler, said SF voters had blood on their hands etc., then extolled the virtues of Micheál Martin,saying the man couldn't tell a lie.

An absolute headbanger. How he was left dribble that bile over the airwaves on Newstalk on the eve of the moritorium was beyond a joke. Can see there being plenty of complaints after that interview. No impartiality whatsoever on Newstalk's part.

koutoubia

dark crystal wrote: »

It was a disgraceful interview. He accused Sinn Féin of ethnic cleansing, compared them to Hitler, said SF voters had blood on their hands etc., then extolled the virtues of Micheál Martin,saying the man couldn't tell a lie.

An absolute headbanger. How he was left dribble that bile over the airwaves on Newstalk on the eve of the moritorium was beyond a joke. Can see there being plenty of complaints after that interview. No impartiality whatsoever on Newstalk's part.

Thank you for this!
You saved me having to type it!
It was a disgraceful rant. He even invoked Godwins law.
I wonder will SF lodge a complaint about it?

Wibbs

dark crystal wrote: »

No impartiality whatsoever on Newstalk's part.

Not much of a shock with Newstalk DC. They've always had a particular slant.

Fracture

dotsman wrote: »

What tactics?

:rolleyes:

Odhinn

dark crystal wrote: »

It was a disgraceful interview. He accused Sinn Féin of ethnic cleansing, compared them to Hitler, said SF voters had blood on their hands etc., then extolled the virtues of Micheál Martin,saying the man couldn't tell a lie.

An absolute headbanger. How he was left dribble that bile over the airwaves on Newstalk on the eve of the moritorium was beyond a joke. Can see there being plenty of complaints after that interview. No impartiality whatsoever on Newstalk's part.

Newstalk have "form" with regard to SF. Pat Kenny in particular. The best answer to them, and the "independent" news paper is to make sure you vote SF come Saturday.

dark crystal

koutoubia wrote: »

Thank you for this!
You saved me having to type it!
It was a disgraceful rant. He even invoked Godwins law.
I wonder will SF lodge a complaint about it?

Half way through the interview, myself and my daughter were sitting open-mouthed in the car and I said I wouldn't be surprised if Sinn Féin sought legal advice about it. It was that mad!

The funny thing was Ivan Yates, who usually wouldn't let anyone get a word in, let him run his mouth with nary an interruption throughout.

Still waters

dark crystal wrote: »

The funny thing was Ivan Yates, who usually wouldn't let anyone get a word in, let him run his mouth with nary an interruption throughout.

Giving him plenty rope maybe

koutoubia

dark crystal wrote: »

Half way through the interview, myself and my daughter were sitting open-mouthed in the car and I said I wouldn't be surprised if Sinn Féin sought legal advice about it. It was that mad!

The funny thing was Ivan Yates, who usually wouldn't let anyone get a word in, let him run his mouth with nary an interruption throughout.

Then the next segment that was about the defacing on the monument in Glasnevin cemetrey was turned into an anti SF rant as well.
Normally, you said, Yatesy would be all mouthy but was strangely quiet on the two segments. Must have been under orders!

Zebra3

Did Harris give his opinion about FF/FG/Lab support for the US war machine using Ireland as a military base?

Did he give his opinion on those three parties support down the decades for the child rapists in the RC church?

gandalf

FFS at this stage SF are just Wannabe FF. They are more or less the same.

buried

It was one of the funniest things I've ever heard. Absolute total meltdown.

He started off talking about the leaders debates, saying they were pointless and all the audience get during them are soundbites and pointless gibberish
Then at the end he goes off himself ranting and roaring about the 1972 film 'Cabaret' where there's some scene of some young lad sitting in the corner singing a song

flol

Deebles McBeebles

Zebra3 wrote: »

Did Harris give his opinion about FF/FG/Lab support for the US war machine using Ireland as a military base?

Did he give his opinion on those three parties support down the decades for the child rapists in the RC church?

All the parties that actually have a hope of getting in have been responsible for terrible things, some more recently than others. It's about time SF got a turn to do f*ck all.

koutoubia

Zebra3 wrote: »

Did he give his opinion on those three parties support down the decades for the child rapists in the RC church?

When I heard Harris going on about SF I thought ,as someone who was born in Bessboro, that FFG have no intention of taking action about the atrocities that took place there and in Tuam.

Grab All Association

Still waters wrote: »

Im giving my vote to independents and the greens, i won't vote for ff or fg because they're gone stale at this stage, i can't consciously vote sinn fein while they protect rapists paedophiles and murderers, memories are still too fresh for some

So has Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael.

Kenneally in Waterford was protected by the party for years. Noonan not wanting to know nor caring about abuse of children in foster care.

Seamus Healy will be getting my number 1. As a mark of respect having known the woman, Marese Skehan R.I.P will be getting my number 2 in this election.

Zebra3

koutoubia wrote: »

When I heard Harris going on about SF I thought ,as someone who was born in Bessboro, that FFG have no intention of taking action about the atrocities that took place there and in Tuam.

FFFG desperate to have all the Magdalene gulags built over too.

The prison camps that they allowed the RC church to enslave and torture innocent women in.

Still waters

Grab All Association wrote: »

So has Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael.

Kenneally in Waterford was protected by the party for years. Noonan not wanting to know nor caring about abuse of children in foster care.

Seamus Healy will be getting my number 1. As a mark of respect having known the woman, Marese Skehan R.I.P will be getting my number 2 in this election.

Agreed, they're all as bad as one another

dark crystal

dark crystal wrote: »

The funny thing was Ivan Yates, who usually wouldn't let anyone get a word in, let him run his mouth with nary an interruption throughout.

Yates was an FG TD for twenty years. A leopard never changes its spots.

tabby aspreme

Harris is a total gobsh##e, once a member of Sinn fein, then the worker's party, loved Marxism now he hates it, thought John Hume was evil, advisor to Mary Robinson, John Bruton, David Trimble, hero worshipped Bertie Ahern, defended Cathal o Searcaigh, I doubt anyone takes him seriously

r93kaey5p2izun

I think it has long been clear that Eoghan Harris is fairly unstable, given his frequent over the top commentary which he often later "regrets". His views have swung from one extreme to the other on many topics over the years; he seems to find it difficult to take a balanced view of anything. I can't understand how anyone would be swayed by his opinion one way or the other. As for surprise at his being allowed free rein to rant, well, it is Newstalk!

FrancieBrady

I'm sure Harris could probably be done for hate speech, but his bile and rant is so entertaining it probably keeps him out of the clink.

Blaze420

greenpilot wrote: »

Good God. Just heard Eoin Harris spitting venom about Sinn Fein. He has declared that anyone who votes for Sinn Fein is complicit in murder and will have blood on their hands.

I was undecided about who to vote for, but I do not like being lectured to in the manner in which he basically exploded on the radio. Thanks Eoin. I'm going to give SF a go. Let's see if they can Walk the Walk.

Voting for a disaster party to get a dig at the current government is beyond pathetic. Think carefully before you vote and not just “haha SF because **** FG/FF”. We will all be worse off if the majority think along those lines.