Peter Casey believes Travellers should not be recognised as an ethnic minority

Damien360 · 26-10-2018 05:15PM

Redneck Culchie wrote: »

I wonder will he win any constituency? I reckon it's unlikely, probably a good vote spread around.

The one to watch is the larger farming communities. They have been hit hard. Roscommon, Limerick border areas into Tipp, parts of Meath. Not sure Casey has really resonated with older people and Mickey D is therefore the best of the worst.

FrancieBrady · 26-10-2018 05:16PM

What's Joan Burton on about? Is this really national news?

Fann Linn · 26-10-2018 05:17PM

FrancieBrady wrote: »

What's Joan Burton on about? Is this really national news?

Pray tell, Pray tell..

Redneck Culchie · 26-10-2018 05:18PM

Casey didn't even say that much against travellers, that's what is funny. He could have said much more like the numerous violent burglaries, scams and attacks on elderly and farmers. Why over 50% of prisoners in Castlerea prison are travellers when they have such a small proportion of the population.

That he even dared question the liberal narrative meant he was painted as Hitler.

26-10-2018 05:18PM

Silentcorner wrote: »

Be prepared also for the news of which constituency PC received the largest vote....another favourite of our Media types!

Thurles is supposedly bucking the trend with over 59% turnout.

Edit: they are talking about a booth? Turnout at the station in the 20s

FrancieBrady · 26-10-2018 05:21PM

Fann Linn wrote: »

Pray tell, Pray tell..

Came in on the end of it. Something about confusion about where the polling station was.
Is that not a local issue?

weldoninhio · 26-10-2018 05:22PM

FrancieBrady wrote: »

What's Joan Burton on about? Is this really national news?

For those of us who left our crystal balls at home this morning?

Damien360 · 26-10-2018 05:22PM

FrancieBrady wrote: »

Came in on the end of it. Something about confusion about where the polling station was.
Is that not a local issue?

Must be related to Tyrellstown school so

FrancieBrady · 26-10-2018 05:23PM

Damien360 wrote: »

Must be related to Tyrellstown school so

What was the story though? Did the dratted conspirators hide it? Or did de travellers nick it?

Brendan Bendar · 26-10-2018 05:24PM

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

No solutions! WTF.

Get tax inspectors into every ‘halting site’ in the country, examine sources of income, look for tax history, investigate the income sources and the taxes paid or not paid.

Same way as everyone else can be investigated if required by the Rev.

That would be a fairly good start, then examine welfare payments, school attendance records same as everyone else . Match up recipients with actual people.

There’s two good solutions for starters...and there’s more.

FrancieBrady wrote: »

By selecting a minority community as a target? Time to get down of that horse called Irony.

Francie the fact that they are a “ minority community” is neither here nor there.

What people are railing against is that this community by and large do not contribute to society but expect society to bankroll them.

That’s the long and the short of it. Nothing too complicated about that surely.

If any section of our population are causing problems surely one can speak out against their activities, the fact that they are in the minority is as I said ,irrelevant

26-10-2018 05:24PM

Isn’t tyrrelstown the school that was closed due to being unsafe?

weldoninhio · 26-10-2018 05:25PM

FrancieBrady wrote: »

What was the story though? Did the dratted conspirators hide it? Or did de travellers nick it?

The govt hired cowboys to build it and it’s structurally unsound and couldn’t be used for voting, now an “independent” company that is looking into this scandal has been found to have links with the builders.

mikemac2 · 26-10-2018 05:28PM

My god Joan Burton is still alive

As a constituent this is the first I’ve heard from her since the last general election

SafeSurfer wrote: »

Will Casey come first in any constituency? I think perhaps Tipperary where turnout is 50% in some booths.

Tipp regularly tops the country for turnout. Well at least it used to in past decades

Redneck Culchie · 26-10-2018 05:31PM

twitter.com/hazechu/status/1055851961927503872

Can't post URLs but looks the libs are already melting down. Not surprised this person is a Green party candidate. Nutters.

Fann Linn · 26-10-2018 05:32PM

weldoninhio wrote: »

The govt hired cowboys to build it and it’s structurally unsound and couldn’t be used for voting, now an “independent” company that is looking into this scandal has been found to have links with the builders.

Only in Ireland. I suppose if we dig deep enough some TD will probably have links with the 'independent' inspectors or builders.

FrancieBrady · 26-10-2018 05:35PM

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Francie the fact that they are a “ minority community” is neither here nor there.

Yes it does matter when other communities are contributing just as much to the problems you are trying to fix.

What people are railing against is that this community by and large do not contribute to society but expect society to bankroll them.

That’s the long and the short of it. Nothing too complicated about that surely.

If any section of our population are causing problems surely one can speak out against their activities, the fact that they are in the minority is as I said ,irrelevant

You can speak out about problems, and I have, and plenty of others have too. What is not acceptable is generalising about a community though. That is when you tip over into exploiting prejudice and bias. This thread and some of the comment is a classic example of what happens when prejudice and bias are given oxygen.
The dangers of what Casey did existed long before the terms PC and SJW came into fashion too. In fact they ave existed since society started to civilise.

mikemac2 · 26-10-2018 05:35PM

Redneck Culchie wrote: »

twitter.com/hazechu/status/1055851961927503872

Can't post URLs but looks the libs are already melting down. Not surprised this person is a Green party candidate. Nutters.

I’ll have a go , it’s tricky

https://twitter.com/hazechu/status/1055851961927503872

Well that escalated quickly

KrustyUCC · 26-10-2018 05:37PM

Redneck Culchie wrote: »

twitter.com/hazechu/status/1055851961927503872

Can't post URLs but looks the libs are already melting down. Not surprised this person is a Green party candidate. Nutters.

A friend said they were going to vote for #PeterCasey for #Aras18 saying that he was right about Political Correctness getting out of hand. I couldn't help myself and said 'Well if we're not being PC then I'm just a chink & you're just a bigoted pr%@k'. *Silence* #aras2018

elperello · 26-10-2018 05:38PM

FrancieBrady wrote: »

What was the story though? Did the dratted conspirators hide it? Or did de travellers nick it?

I just came in I was listening to it outside.
They were talking about the school building issues in Tyrellstown.
The presenter said that the polling station had to be moved due to the issues and JB was in like a shot giving detailed directions to the new polling station.

One of the first rule of politics.
All politics is local.
Vote No 1 JB.

Roger Hassenforder · 26-10-2018 05:42PM

mikemac2 wrote: »

I’ll have a go , it’s tricky

https://twitter.com/hazechu/status/1055851961927503872

Well that escalated quickly

Fcuking Greens
I cant believe i voted for them last time here in Cork.

They're the most sanctimonious, arrogant and spineless, virtue signalling ghouls ever. Would love to see Casey do well, just to see them melt down.

Roger Hassenforder · 26-10-2018 05:43PM

elperello wrote: »

I just came in I was listening to it outside.
They were talking about the school building issues in Tyrellstown.
The presenter said that the polling station had to be moved due to the issues and JB was in like a shot giving detailed directions to the new polling station.

One of the first rule of politics.
All politics is local.
Vote No 1 JB.

Can i just say....

*slap

elperello · 26-10-2018 05:47PM

I think that Political Correctness is just thrown around as an insult nowadays to the point that it is used to have a go at people who are just being decent.

In many instances it's just a lazy response to the other persons position.

elperello · 26-10-2018 05:49PM

Roger Hassenforder wrote: »

Can i just say....

*slap

You can but I don't know what you mean.

Fann Linn · 26-10-2018 05:50PM

elperello wrote: »

I think that Political Correctness is just thrown around as an insult nowadays to the point that it is used to have a go at people who are just being decent.

In many instances it's just a lazy response to the other persons position.

Your right. It's like the way the word 'racist' is used as a lazy response to the other persons position

elperello · 26-10-2018 05:56PM

Fann Linn wrote: »

Your right. It's like the way the word 'racist' is used as a lazy response to the other persons position

Yes that too.

Over use devalues the impact of any term.

We need to exercise restraint if language is to have any meaning.

I prefer a respectful exchange of opinions.

(I know I'm in the wrong place)

enricoh · 26-10-2018 05:57PM

mikemac2 wrote: »

I’ll have a go , it’s tricky

https://twitter.com/hazechu/status/1055851961927503872

Well that escalated quickly

She sounds like a barrel of laughs, has she any good jokes up on the twitter?!

Conservative · 26-10-2018 05:57PM

Redneck Culchie wrote: »

twitter.com/hazechu/status/1055851961927503872

Can't post URLs but looks the libs are already melting down. Not surprised this person is a Green party candidate. Nutters.

Haha I saw that tweet earlier. Profile is something else.

Pretty standard fare from the Michael D voters. Scruffy looking PBP types most of them.

Spanish Eyes · 26-10-2018 05:59PM

Fann Linn wrote: »

Your right. It's like the way the word 'racist' is used as a lazy response to the other persons position

Martin Collins of Pavee is a dab hand at calling the racist card. It is his go to response for everything.

As if the people he represents are a different race! But of course no one has the cojones to call him out on it.

Hopefully that will change. Ethnicity does not equal your race.

DavidLyons_ · 26-10-2018 06:00PM

mikemac2 wrote: »

Redneck Culchie wrote: »

twitter.com/hazechu/status/1055851961927503872

Can't post URLs but looks the libs are already melting down. Not surprised this person is a Green party candidate. Nutters.

I’ll have a go , it’s tricky

https://twitter.com/hazechu/status/1055851961927503872

Well that escalated quickly

Looks like voting for Peter is p1ssing off all of the right tw@ts!!

Absolutely fantastic.

Bannasidhe · 26-10-2018 06:06PM

Vizzy wrote: »

But given that everyone considers him a racist ( according to the other 5)and nobody thinks like he does, he hasn't a hope

But.. but... all the plain speaking people of Ireland who get up in the morning here on Boards insist he isn't a racist and he plainly speaks the plain truth as believed by the plain speaking people...

Surely this paragon of plain truth speaking will romp home - unless the majority of voters do not actually agree with him...

Peter Casey believes Travellers should not be recognised as an ethnic minority

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