FrancieBrady wrote: » Where are you going to find someone who believes only the things that all the people of Ireland believe? It's nonsense to begin a search for a president on those terms. What you are looking for is somebody who will not impose their beliefs on the Irish people accepting that they may personally believe in whatever.
C__MC wrote: » Did the Sinn Féin one base her answer on the fact that she would be resigned from the party if elected regarding the poppy? I do think a strong a political figure head could have rattled Higgins in this election, other than that it’s a forgone conclusion
FrancieBrady wrote: » Casey = 1 Freeman = 3 Ni Riada = 6 Duffy = 8 Scored out of ten.
Hurrache wrote: » Who said anything about any of that?
Hurrache wrote: » He's a blood sport advocate, he should in no way get within an arses roar of representing the Irish people.
Eric Cartman wrote: » Im still solidly Gallagher after that, can understand how Michael D voters wouldn't be moved by that either
alaimacerc wrote: » Very moderate of you. Aren't there other more stridently right-wing candidates to be voted for? (Or indeed, less cringey ones, but that seems less relevant ones here.)
Eric Cartman wrote: » Sadly With Hitler, Pinochet and Mussolini off the scene, Trump is taken and Farage is too busy down the boozer waiting for the red phone to ring from may, So Gallagher will have to do.
An Ciarraioch wrote: » Basically a rehash of the previous radio debates, in that we didn't learn much new from the candidates, other than Ní Ríada being prepared to wear the poppy. PK on Wednesday should have more bite, and Gallagher will have to give a 9/10 performance if he's to make any meaningful impression this year.
alaimacerc wrote: » And I'm guessing Freeman might be the wrong sort of right-wing, but where does Casey come in your preference ranking?
FrancieBrady wrote: » He personally may or may not advocate for hunting, he isn't advocating running the hounds around the Aras and The Phoenix Park as President though, as a 'representation' of the people.
Hurrache wrote: » Doesn't matter where he advocates it. That's like saying that you don't care what any of the other candidates have done up until as long as they don't do it when president. Are you saying the slate is wiped clean at that point?
eastwest wrote: » First debate I've watched. And the last, life is too short. That was abysmal.
FrancieBrady wrote: » If you genuinely believe he would advocate for hunting as President then by all means don't vote for him. I wouldn't vote for Freeman because I think she would advocate for her seriously weird religious views. But saying they are 'unfit to represent the Irish people' because they have a private view on something is ridiculous. You won't find anyone in the country that has a set of views that somebody else somewhere doesn't feel is representative of them.
Subcomandante Marcos wrote: » I posted this in another forum, but it's relevant. Joan playing the victim. "people are criticising me for taking money from a man I've known for 40 years, wah wah wah". People are criticising her because she took 130,000 from a man who is one of the people at the head of a multinational pyramid scheme that is literally ruining millions of peoples lives, driving people to suicide, destroying families, marriages and relationships, and she runs a fecking charity which aims to support people who are suicidal or bereaved by suicide. It's pricks like him that will keep her opening more offices.
alaimacerc wrote: » Duffy+1 just said "very unique", and then "goodest". The hunting was bad enough, but I'm out, Gav.
batgoat wrote: » The character and views of the individual feeds into why people would vote for a candidate. So it's pretty logical for Duffy's views on fox hunting to impact the voting choice of those who aren't okay with it. Doesn't matter if he's planning to advocate or not.
blackwhite wrote: » Whilst PK has to be an improvement on tonight’s effort, part of me feels that unless Michael D brings Brod and Sioda along to the debate it’s going to be every bit as uninspiring as tonight was. I’d imagine that Duffy and Ni Riada will gain a bit off Gallagher on the back of tonight. Freeman looks painfully out of her depth, and Casey isn’t even taking it seriously himself. Claire Byrne called him out on exactly why he’s decided to stand, and he didn’t even really deny it.
FrancieBrady wrote: » Ah, we are not all blessed with the velvet, slightly impenetrable linguistic charms of yourself alaimacerc.
feargale wrote: » Could you elaborate on that? I'm just curious, not saying yes or no.
Ally Dick wrote: » The Ireland match tomorrow night will be similar
alaimacerc wrote: » That... was not Bunty's finest hour. She should have gone out on her earlier high.
