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RTE Prime Time Presidential Debate Tues 23.10.18

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  • #182
    Yer Da sells Avon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,736 ✭✭✭Yer Da sells Avon


    _Kaiser_ wrote: »
    This is ridiculous.. Agree with him or not, allowing all the other candidates to attack Casey - aided by the supposed moderator - is farcical

    He also allowed them to attack Michael D. It's standard procedure during debates for whoever is leading (or, in the case of Peter Casey, on something of a roll) to get attacked by the other candidates.


  • #183
    fritzelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 18,545 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    Oops - my personal views not my role as a MEP - WTF???


  • #184
    Try_harder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,681 ✭✭✭Try_harder


    tayto lover wrote: »
    Sticking to his views. Fair play.

    Like the town drunk


  • #185
    Wheres Me Jumper?
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,288 ✭✭✭Wheres Me Jumper?


    tayto lover wrote: »
    Sticking to his views. Fair play.

    Aye! once a bigot always a ....


  • #186
    Hurrache
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,435 ✭✭✭✭Hurrache


    Try_harder wrote: »
    Irish Americans arent illegal they are undocumented...

    It's a phrase that grates alright. How often do you hear of 'undocumented ' being here. It's always 'illegal' when describing them.


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  • #187
    Happy4all
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,089 ✭✭✭Happy4all


    MDH v One might have been a contest.


  • #188
    ThunbergsAreGo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,399 ✭✭✭✭ThunbergsAreGo


    Try_harder wrote: »
    Ah poor Middle Ireland - easy answers from PC

    Well it's true


  • #189
    Try_harder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,681 ✭✭✭Try_harder


    Hunky Monster wrote: »
    What did he say that makes him a bigot?

    Tarring one single community with one brush


  • #190
    Berserker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,043 ✭✭✭Berserker


    Wheres Me Jumper? wrote: »
    Aye! once a bigot always a ....

    A bigot?


  • #191
    Ace2007
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,039 ✭✭✭✭Ace2007


    Yer Da sells Avon wrote: »
    He also allowed them to attack Michael D. It's standard procedure during debates for whoever is leading (or, in the case of Peter Casey, on something of a roll) to get attacked by the other candidates.

    He may have allowed them to attack MDH, but he didn't jump in and force MDH to answer the question, in fact he allowed him to deflect the question and move on


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  • #192
    small town girl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 682 ✭✭✭small town girl


    You'll have to take my word on it that I'm not a bleeding heart, I'm pretty heard on people who constantly take from society but never give...

    However, I find the response to Caseys travellers comments really uncomfortable.

    I remember having a conversation with an Irish Australian friend who said that she thought that the traveller\Aboriginal conversations in Ireland /Australia were essentially same. Irish people with limited experience of Australia thought Australians were really tough on Aboroginals and Australians said that Irish were missing context and harsh criticisms were fair given broad societal experience. Same true when Irish people explained their views on travellers to Australians. Since then I sometimes change traveller word to Aboroginal in my head, and cringe at how much more uncomfortable I feel, basically because I know in my heart it is strong biased stereotyping at the very least


  • #193
    Try_harder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,681 ✭✭✭Try_harder


    naughtb4 wrote: »
    Well it's true

    Its reductive.


  • #194
    touts
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,733 ✭✭✭touts


    Peter Casey won't win the election but he's saying things a lot of people in Rural Ireland agree with and he'll win back his deposit.


  • #195
    Underground
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,651 ✭✭✭Underground


    What did Ni Riada post on her FB?


  • #196
    MEGA BRO WOLF 5000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,885 ✭✭✭✭MEGA BRO WOLF 5000


    Wheres Me Jumper? wrote: »
    Aye! once a bigot always a ....

    What did he say that makes him a bigot?
    Facts cannot be racist.


  • #197
    hotmail.com
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,548 ✭✭✭✭hotmail.com


    Joan mentions Pieta at every given chance and then won't answer a tough question on it.


  • #198
    Pussyhands
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,235 ✭✭✭Pussyhands


    David has a **** hairstyle but he's a great host!


  • #199
    Car99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,531 ✭✭✭Car99


    Claire Byrne did a much better job


  • #200
    Wheres Me Jumper?
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,288 ✭✭✭Wheres Me Jumper?


    Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz ............


  • #201
    TheRiverman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,425 ✭✭✭TheRiverman


    McCullagh is getting worse,if that is possible.


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  • #202
    munster87
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,521 ✭✭✭munster87


    What’s the need for questioning numbers on lives saved by pieta house


  • #203
    _Kaiser_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 29,724 ✭✭✭✭_Kaiser_


    Joan complaining about not being able to speak..... As she stands there practically silent thus far


  • #204
    Tipsy McSwagger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,072 ✭✭✭Tipsy McSwagger


    I’ll be voting for Casey not for him to be President but just for having the balls to say what most of us are thinking.


  • #205
    Skid X
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,444 ✭✭✭✭Skid X


    I don't think David McCullagh playing Devil's advocate questioning the success of Pieta House will be popular.


  • #206
    Wheres Me Jumper?
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,288 ✭✭✭Wheres Me Jumper?


    Car99 wrote: »
    Claire Byrne did a much better job

    and easier on the eye


  • #207
    Fann Linn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,322 ✭✭✭Fann Linn


    Underground wrote: »
    What did Ni Riada post on her FB?


    Tiocfaidh ar La.


  • #208
    Roger_007
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,886 ✭✭✭✭Roger_007


    Joan gets my vote for being the stupidest candidate........(and there is stiff competition for that accolade).


  • #209
    tayto lover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 55,669 ✭✭✭✭tayto lover


    Who's going to throw the grenade in tonight?
    There has to be some wee surprise.


  • #210
    Try_harder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,681 ✭✭✭Try_harder


    Smallest fiddle for Sean Gallagher


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  • #211
    baldbear
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,644 ✭✭✭baldbear


    Anyone who votes for Casey is 100℅ racist. We should be proud to acknowledge the ethic traveller group & all they have contributed to our social, arts & economic prosperity .


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