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After Hours Presidential Election Poll

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  • #1232
    Fann Linn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,160 ✭✭✭Fann Linn


    elperello wrote: »
    Hold the front page.

    President accused of writing bad poetry.

    Is he above criticism now?


  • #1233
    haley79
    Closed Accounts Posts: 134 ✭✭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


  • #1234
    Idbatterim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,458 ✭✭✭✭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!


  • #1235
    elperello
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 17,682 ✭✭✭✭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 :)


  • #1236
    Bonniedog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,665 ✭✭✭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.


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  • #1237
    elperello
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 17,682 ✭✭✭✭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.


  • #1238
    For Forks Sake
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,915 ✭✭✭✭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.


  • #1239
    Fann Linn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,160 ✭✭✭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?


  • #1240
    McMurphy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,365 ✭✭✭✭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.


  • #1241
    kunst nugget
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭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.


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  • #1242
    AndrewJRenko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,893 ✭✭✭✭AndrewJRenko


    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.


  • #1243
    paw patrol
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,312 ✭✭✭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.


  • #1244
    paw patrol
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,312 ✭✭✭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.


  • #1245
    elperello
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 17,682 ✭✭✭✭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.


  • #1246
    For Forks Sake
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,915 ✭✭✭✭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


  • #1247
    AndrewJRenko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,893 ✭✭✭✭AndrewJRenko


    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.


  • #1248
    SafeSurfer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,464 ✭✭✭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.

    Multo autem ad rem magis pertinet quallis tibi vide aris quam allis



  • #1249
    AndrewJRenko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,893 ✭✭✭✭AndrewJRenko


    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?


  • #1250
    For Forks Sake
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,915 ✭✭✭✭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?


  • #1251
    haley79
    Closed Accounts Posts: 134 ✭✭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


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  • #1252
    Atoms for Peace
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,887 ✭✭✭Atoms for Peace


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


  • #1253
    haley79
    Closed Accounts Posts: 134 ✭✭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


  • #1254
    Rubberchikken
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,293 ✭✭✭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.


  • #1255
    JupiterKid
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 13,869 Mod ✭✭✭✭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.


  • #1256
    elperello
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 17,682 ✭✭✭✭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.


  • #1257
    yosser hughes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,965 ✭✭✭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


  • #1258
    gmisk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,906 ✭✭✭✭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.


  • #1259
    rovertom
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 150 ✭✭rovertom


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


  • #1260
    Fann Linn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,160 ✭✭✭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.


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  • #1261
    elperello
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 17,682 ✭✭✭✭elperello


    yosser hughes wrote: »
    sheep

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


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