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After Hours Presidential Election Poll

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The polls are pretty one sided so far but let's see where the good people of After Hours stand a week out from the election....

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Fann Linn

elperello wrote: »

Hold the front page.

President accused of writing bad poetry.

Is he above criticism now?

haley79

elperello wrote: »

https://www.poetryinternationalweb.net/pi/site/poem/item/21563/auto/0/THE-BETRAYAL

This is a link to the full poem.

Takes a strong man to bare his soul writing a poem for his father.

the irony is michael d was caught out spending 3k a night in a hotel in Zurich

Idbatterim

That call me M to the d. I love Mercedes b! Sit up in the Aras on me arse. Travel (er) don’t mind if I do, ten thousand an hour, more fool you! Forget Peter Casey, political correctness is all you need!

elperello

AlekSmart wrote: »

Is membership of Aosdana of interest at any point ...?

I'll take it.
And if you could throw in a month in Annaghmakerrig while your'e at it

Bonniedog

haley79 wrote: »

the irony is michael d was caught out spending 3k a night in a hotel in Zurich

That's different. If you are someone who is passionate about the poor and the oppressed, you can do whatever the Jaysus you want. Once you get someone else to pony up for it. Obviously.

elperello

haley79 wrote: »

the irony is michael d was caught out spending 3k a night in a hotel in Zurich

It was Geneva but I suppose Zurich is easier to rhyme.

For Forks Sake

haley79 wrote: »

the irony is michael d was caught out spending 3k a night in a hotel in Zurich

He stayed in a hotel where rooms can cost up to €3k a night, no-one has put up any proof that that was what was paid. Also the rumour was put about by that spoofer Craughwell.

Fann Linn

For Forks Sake wrote: »

He stayed in a hotel where rooms can cost up to €3k a night, no-one has put up any proof that that was what was paid. Also the rumour was put about by that spoofer Craughwell.

Was the allegation denied?

McMurphy

For Forks Sake wrote: »

He stayed in a hotel where rooms can cost up to €3k a night, no-one has put up any proof that that was what was paid. Also the rumour was put about by that spoofer Craughwell.

But the proof (either way) isn't getting released until after the election.

Couldn't make this shyte up.

kunst nugget

Idbatterim wrote: »

That call me M to the d. I love Mercedes b! Sit up in the Aras on me arse. Travel (er) don’t mind if I do, ten thousand an hour, more fool you! Forget Peter Casey, political correctness is all you need!

That you didn't pursue that career in rap is one of hip hop's greatest losses.

[Deleted User]

For Forks Sake wrote: »

He stayed in a hotel where rooms can cost up to €3k a night, no-one has put up any proof that that was what was paid. Also the rumour was put about by that spoofer Craughwell.

And even if it did cost €3k, no-one has any proof that Higgins had any role in choosing the hotel.

paw patrol

For Forks Sake wrote: »

He stayed in a hotel where rooms can cost up to €3k a night, no-one has put up any proof that that was what was paid. Also the rumour was put about by that spoofer Craughwell.

You are full of sh1te.
As pointed out the 3k room wasn't denied. MDH denied everything else , so it's fair to save it's true.

Craughwell is far from a spoofer, he is a patriot .
If it wasn't for him, the fraud of Micheal D would have been shoehorned unopposed into a 2nd term.
He stood up and said he would challenge Micheal D if there wasn't another candidate to ensure the country saw democracy in action.

If you like micheal d or Casey or whoever ....you gotta thank Craughwell for the entertainment we've had.

paw patrol

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

And even if it did cost €3k, no-one has any proof that Higgins had any role in choosing the hotel.

he didn't seems to complain either about the opulence , seems quite fond of the finer things in life.
socialist mehole.

elperello

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

And even if it did cost €3k, no-one has any proof that Higgins had any role in choosing the hotel.

Funnily enough I heard Fergus Finlay on the radio the other day talking about the time Dick Spring stayed in the Waldoff Astoria and got into bother over it.

According to FF the Ambassador in US at the time heard that Bill Clinton was staying there and thought he was doing a great job by booking DS in where he could do a bit of networking.

For Forks Sake

paw patrol wrote: »

You are full of sh1te.
As pointed out the 3k room wasn't denied. MDH denied everything else , so it's fair to save it's true.

I have stayed in hotels where rooms could cost upwards of 3k/night, I paid €300 for my room, by your logic by the mere availability of a 3k room I must have paid that much. Doesn't compute.

paw patrol wrote: »

If you like micheal d or Casey or whoever ....you gotta thank Craughwell for the entertainment we've had.

Even Craughwell doesn't like the entertainment: https://twitter.com/GCraughwell/status/1054859613525413888 from during the debate on Tuesday

[Deleted User]

paw patrol wrote: »

You are full of sh1te.
As pointed out the 3k room wasn't denied. MDH denied everything else , so it's fair to save it's true.

Craughwell is far from a spoofer, he is a patriot .
If it wasn't for him, the fraud of Micheal D would have been shoehorned unopposed into a 2nd term.
He stood up and said he would challenge Micheal D if there wasn't another candidate to ensure the country saw democracy in action.

If you like micheal d or Casey or whoever ....you gotta thank Craughwell for the entertainment we've had.

It's funny how you're hugely concerned by the €3k hotel bill, but not by the €20+ million bill for a pointless election, thanks to SF, some dodgy council decisions and the spoofer Craughwell.

SafeSurfer

paw patrol wrote: »

You are full of sh1te.
As pointed out the 3k room wasn't denied. MDH denied everything else , so it's fair to save it's true.

Craughwell is far from a spoofer, he is a patriot .
If it wasn't for him, the fraud of Micheal D would have been shoehorned unopposed into a 2nd term.
He stood up and said he would challenge Micheal D if there wasn't another candidate to ensure the country saw democracy in action.

If you like micheal d or Casey or whoever ....you gotta thank Craughwell for the entertainment we've had.

It must be tense for him meeting that other scion of the Higgins family socialist dynasty, Michael D Higgins’ daughter Senator Alice Mary Higgins, in the senate. This sort of nepotism is the type of thing Michael D railed against in the past.

I don’t think a young Michael D would vote for the politician he has become.

[Deleted User]

paw patrol wrote: »

he didn't seems to complain either about the opulence , seems quite fond of the finer things in life.
socialist mehole.

You're sure that he didn't complain then? You're aware of all the interactions he had with Dept Foreign Affairs about that particular trip somehow?

Or else you're just spoofing?

What do you expect him to do - walk out in a huff and trapse the streets looking for a bed for the night?

For Forks Sake

SafeSurfer wrote: »

It must be tense for him meeting that other scion of the Higgins family socialist dynasty, Michael D Higgins’ daughter Senator Alice Mary Higgins, in the senate. This sort of nepotism is the type of thing Michael D railed against in the past.

I don’t think a young Michael D would vote for the politician he has become.

She was elected to the Seanad, how is that nepotism?

haley79

elperello wrote: »

It was Geneva but I suppose Zurich is easier to rhyme.

sorry didn't realise it was geneva
that obviously changes everything and was good value for taxpayer's money

Atoms for Peace

MDH is our "Uncle" Ho. Better red than dead.

haley79

Atoms for Peace wrote: »

MDH is our "Uncle" Ho. Better red than dead.

MDH is our "Uncle" Ho. Better red than dead.
he should have quit while he was ahead
don't think twice
it's alright

Rubberchikken

Are we so pathetic that we'd expect our president to sleep in some cheap place to save the country money?

He's our president and as such should be able to booked into something other than a hostel.

This type of nitpicking by the other candidates or their followers is a sign of how little they have to offer voters.

JupiterKid

Voting tomorrow morning on my way to work. Giving Mickey D and Ni Riada my No 1 and 2 respectively. The others can go jump.

elperello

haley79 wrote: »

sorry didn't realise it was geneva
that obviously changes everything and was good value for taxpayer's money

That's ok.

Doesn't change much just a detail.

I'd have my doubts myself never having paid out 3k for the lie down.
I think the best thing would be to find out exactly what was going on and why they booked such an expensive hotel.
Perhaps put a cap in place for future bookings.
At the same time its just a sideshow in the middle of an election and wouldn't change my vote one way or the other.

yosser hughes

JupiterKid wrote: »

Voting tomorrow morning on my way to work. Giving Mickey D and Ni Riada my No 1 and 2 respectively. The others can go jump.

sheep

gmisk

JupiterKid wrote: »

Voting tomorrow morning on my way to work. Giving Mickey D and Ni Riada my No 1 and 2 respectively. The others can go jump.

My 1 and 2 as well.
Not sure if I am going to go up to 6 tbh.

rovertom

I don't agree with his preference but calling names is hardly grown up behaviour.

Fann Linn

Rubberchikken wrote: »

Are we so pathetic that we'd expect our president to sleep in some cheap place to save the country money?

He's our president and as such should be able to booked into something other than a hostel.

This type of nitpicking by the other candidates or their followers is a sign of how little they have to offer voters.

Yes. We should look the other way when it comes to €3k a room hotels and bringing your florist to Oz for a month.

elperello

yosser hughes wrote: »

sheep

That's hardly helpful.
I might as well reply mint sauce.