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

I see on Twitter Jennifer Maguire / Zamadildo claims she had a conversation with Peter Casey after the show and asked him about direct provision (the mind boggles) and claims he had no answer.
He responded that it was a complete lie and they never spoke.
She's in the RTE family now. Can't see her being too happy if a bunch of travellers moved next door to her in Ranelagh.....
And we are paying her wages!!!

Just watched the interview was expecting worse

Casey really isn't impressive, he has few answers and speaks like a kid who has been half media trained but only remembers mid sentence.
As a few gave said on here if he wanted to fight back and be nasty he had so many chances - how inclusive are travellers of LGBT, how many are in jail, what's your salary Ryan etc.a few open goals missed

That said I think some of his ideas aren't too bad, helping the working class isn't a natter of taking from welfare, tubirtys binary us vs them world is too thick to see that. Incentivising work doesn't need to mean cutting welfare

The whole thing is much ado about nothing to be honest, the originals comments weren't racist or even that contraversial if you take the whole media ****e away and out of it.

mfceiling wrote: »

Wrong. The left have made a complete balls of things.
Why do you think Trump, Brexit and the rise of the far right in Europe has happened?
Because the left have pushed their agendas on to people until they've said enough.
For lovers of free speech and democracy the left are very quick to shout down anyone not in agreement with them.
When British people had fears of immigration and the rise of Islam (which was at odds with the Christian/Church of England values of the country) they were shouted down and called racist or intolerant. Anyone with half a brain could see this would come back to bite some day.
Merhkel thought it would be a great idea to open the borders to all and sundry. Ordinary citizens weren't happy and voiced concerns....yeah well you're racist and intolerant. Unfortunately again if you don't listen to the people then trouble will rear it's head.
That's the problem with the left...don't listen to anyone else's concerns and then wonder why they turn on you.

We don't have and never had a left government.

Do you even know what a left government is.?

It's this sort of foolish rethoric that really makes it painful to debate with someone.

Here is the real problem people like you labelling centerist governments as left. People like you labelling anything that isn't ultra conservative as left. Anything remotely social is left. If you had your way we'd have no healthcare at all like people in the States.

You are devisive you are deviding people your rethoric your pretending to be the victim. Oh no people won't let me say what I want to say.

Heres a news flash for you. We live in an open democracy. No one is keeping you down.no one is stopping you saying anything you want. There is no reality that backs up your statements.

If you view not being a prick in public as being too liberal then I'd scratch my head at what sort of nation you want to live in. Because there is people that fought and died for the freedom you have today and they are ten times the person.

pjohnson wrote: »

Couldn't possibly be Casey lying no?


Straight to media conspiracy :pac:

Sure tis the media. Isn't it.

And those celebs, who are they to be commenting on normal people stuff sure they aren't people.

Sure the oul deep state.

Must be the EU, Angela Merkel has Michael D in her pocket. They are all out to get me.

In some way I haven't really articulated yet but I'm being surpressed...

naughtb4 wrote: »

Who cares if he doesn't know about direct provision? He doesn't even know the price of milk....

An awareness of highly topical political issues is kinda par of course for political life.


Erm ....?

naughtb4 wrote: »

I would assume most would acknowledge he isn't exactly a political mastermind

But most (here at least obviously not the actual majority of Irish people) seem to think he is deserving of a political job despite his lack of any ability for the job.

https://youtu.be/ThMli08zEMk

Pavee point please come on here and explain to us what is going on here, outside a garda station no doubt

pjohnson wrote: »

Couldn't possibly be Casey lying no?


Straight to media conspiracy :pac:

thejournal dot ie/presidential-candidates-direct-provision-4291272-Oct2018/

Article dated Oct 21st in which Casey responds to the question "Should people who have been living in Direct Provision for five years or more be given a blanket amnesty?"


Looks odds-on a pathetic attempt by Jenny to boost her profile.

pumpkin4life wrote: »

https://twitter.com/RTEOne/status/1058479139315965952

So Tubridy is nice to the globalist, open borders hack who wants everyone vegan and who has never worked in her life; a complete intellectual charlatan for a group of people that don't have Irish interests in mind, yet he tries to play the tough lad on Casey?

Casey came out of that mess well.

He's doing what Trump does in relation to media:

1: Say something true or what is seen to be true in a hilarious way.
2: Get the left/the media to freak the fùck out over it.
3: Hold your position, let them make an arse of themselves, and let people see how much of a freak these people are.
4: More people come over to your position/agree with you.

Case in point:

https://twitter.com/Donal_OKeeffe/status/1058505518854094848

He will gain in popularity after this and if he follows the above pattern, he'll do even better.

He actually hasn't said all that much contraversial

pumpkin4life wrote: »

https://twitter.com/RTEOne/status/1058479139315965952

So Tubridy is nice to the globalist, open borders hack who wants everyone vegan and who has never worked in her life; a complete intellectual charlatan for a group of people that don't have Irish interests in mind, yet he tries to play the tough lad on Casey?

Casey came out of that mess well.

He's doing what Trump does in relation to media:

1: Say something true or what is seen to be true in a hilarious way.
2: Get the left/the media to freak the fùck out over it.
3: Hold your position, let them make an arse of themselves, and let people see how much of a freak these people are.
4: More people come over to your position/agree with you.

Case in point:

https://twitter.com/Donal_OKeeffe/status/1058505518854094848

He will gain in popularity after this and if he follows the above pattern, he'll do even better.

Has never worked in her life................

Let me guess, if someone isn't doing exactly what it is you do, they're not actually working.

Tell me how wrote: »

Has never worked in her life................

Let me guess, if someone isn't doing exactly what it is you do, they're not actually working.

If you have any job that has economic value, then its a proper job.

Public sector jobs (guards, health, STEM lecturers and a couple of others being pretty much the exception) are for the most part sponger jobs.

Mary Robinson has spent her whole life working in NGO, bullshìt jobs where she has been able to talk a bunch of shìte while the taxpayer has to splash out for it.

Hate is bad! Equality good!

Wow she's a genius! Let's give her a six figure salary!

Why would I listen to her? Robinson lives in a bubble.

People on this forum like to go about scroungers on the dole. These people are a magnitude worse, far far worse than that "scrounger" on the dole.

I'd be saying the same if she was right wing btw.

Edit: I think Donal O Keefe deleted his tweet. I didn't archive it but the tweet had him saying "fùck off back to America Casey you divisive prick".

O Keefe is a journalist for thejournal.ie.

pjohnson wrote: »

But most (here at least obviously not the actual majority of Irish people) seem to think he is deserving of a political job despite his lack of any ability for the job.

What ability do any of them have..

At least he’s lived and created his own wealth..

He’s has a proven track record at something..

Enda Kenny got a cushy ride on the back of his fathers death and has hid out his working life in the Dail with complete mediocrity.

What ability has Simon got to run a health service ? None. He’s only out of short trousers. Like Enda he has no real life experience.

Pascal is another complete lightweight with no relevant experience to run the dept of finance but there he is giving away all our hard earned cash to the likes of Margaret and her traveling buddies.. I’ve dealt with him and I wouldn’t leave him in charge of my dog..

I think it’s one of the main problems we have with Irish politics. A bunch of amateurs playing with our lives yet they have no experience or credentials to do so.