Leo brings his partner to meet ultra conservative VP Mike Pence

Shelga · 14-03-2019 3:20pm #1

https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2019/0314/1036270-leo-varadkar-washington-dc/

Wow, fair play to him. I think an invitation to his partner had been extended in theory, previously, but I think it still takes balls to show up to that bigoted arsehole’s house with his boyfriend.

I don’t care how much people moan about Ireland, it still makes me so happy to think how much the country has changed since I was born in 1987.

Uncharted · 14-03-2019 3:21pm

Shelga wrote: »

https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2019/0314/1036270-leo-varadkar-washington-dc/

Wow, fair play to him. I think an invitation to his partner had been extended in theory, previously, but I think it still takes balls to show up to that bigoted arsehole’s house with his boyfriend.

I don’t care how much people moan about Ireland, it still makes me so happy to think how much the country has changed since I was born in 1987.

It definitely took balls.

kneemos · 14-03-2019 3:23pm

The man who calls his wife mother.

Ipso · 14-03-2019 3:25pm

Maybe Pence can turn to the pathological liar and serial adulterer for guidance.

jam_mac_jam · 14-03-2019 3:25pm

This cheered me up no end. I am sure that bigot is delighted with having to meet a gay irish leader.
Delighted.

Fr_Dougal · 14-03-2019 3:27pm

Anyone who is seriously anti-gay has an issue with their own sexuality, and will probably come out of the closet eventually, IMHO.

14-03-2019 3:48pm

I find the relationship angle more interesting, what would you do for the one you love?. In the case of Leo partner, he was prepared to meet a gay-hating born again Christian fair play to him.

Does not look very comfortable in the photos though.

suicide_circus · 14-03-2019 3:49pm

fair play to him.

now can he look after the working people of ireland like he promised?

TheValeyard · 14-03-2019 3:50pm

Was a good idea. Maybe it might give Pence some perspective or revalue his own views.

Seanachai · 14-03-2019 3:51pm

suicide_circus wrote: »

fair play to him.

now can he look after the working people of ireland like he promised?

Unless the rancher level farmers and upper middle class urbanites are now the working people of Ireland, I would say that's a big fat no!

kneemos · 14-03-2019 3:55pm

How often do they get together? Can't be much, considering the distance and their jobs.

thomasm · 14-03-2019 3:55pm

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

Anyone who is seriously anti-gay has an issue with their own sexuality, and will probably come out of the closet eventually, IMHO.

Probably my favorite news headline of all time

Homophobic Ku Klux Klan leader arrested for having sex with cross-dressing black male prostitute

https://www.independent.ie/world-news/americas/homophobic-ku-klux-klan-leader-arrested-for-having-sex-with-crossdressing-black-male-prostitute-30224757.html

suicide_circus · 14-03-2019 3:56pm

Seanachai wrote: »

Unless the rancher level farmers and upper middle class urbanites are now the working people of Ireland, I would say that's a big fat no!

what has he done for upper middle class urbanites? or even lower middle class urbanites?

Odhinn · 14-03-2019 3:56pm

thomasm wrote: »

Probably my favorite news headline of all time

Homophobic Ku Klux Klan leader arrested for having sex with cross-dressing black male prostitute

https://www.independent.ie/world-news/americas/homophobic-ku-klux-klan-leader-arrested-for-having-sex-with-crossdressing-black-male-prostitute-30224757.html

It's not gay if he pretends he's a woman, or something.

Deebles McBeebles · 14-03-2019 3:58pm

suicide_circus wrote: »

fair play to him.

now can he look after the working people of ireland like he promised?

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, good one!

biko · 14-03-2019 3:59pm

It's easy to be all up in Pence's face when Trump is actively working on LGBT rights

I can't wait for Leo to bring his partner to Iran

lawred2 · 14-03-2019 4:01pm

Shelga wrote: »

https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2019/0314/1036270-leo-varadkar-washington-dc/

Wow, fair play to him. I think an invitation to his partner had been extended in theory, previously, but I think it still takes balls to show up to that bigoted arsehole’s house with his boyfriend.

I don’t care how much people moan about Ireland, it still makes me so happy to think how much the country has changed since I was born in 1987.

I'd have been more surprised if the story was that he didn't bring his partner to a massive bigot's house.

nullzero · 14-03-2019 4:02pm

Uncharted wrote: »

It definitely took balls.

Four balls...

Deebles McBeebles · 14-03-2019 4:04pm

nullzero wrote: »

Four balls...

Didn't know Leo was into golf.

ChikiChiki · 14-03-2019 4:05pm

Just do your ****ing job Leo and try fix the ever growing myriad of problems in our country instead of the constant vanity projects.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 14-03-2019 4:14pm

What does he do exactly to oppress the gays of America?

lawred2 · 14-03-2019 4:18pm

ChikiChiki wrote: »

Just do your ****ing job Leo and try fix the ever growing myriad of problems in our country instead of the constant vanity projects.

:rolleyes:

Guy:Incognito · 14-03-2019 4:18pm

ChikiChiki wrote: »

Just do your ****ing job Leo and try fix the ever growing myriad of problems in our country instead of the constant vanity projects.

You know that you're not tweeting him here, yeah?

jimgoose · 14-03-2019 4:19pm

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

What does he do exactly to oppress the gays of America?

Probably referring to this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_Freedom_Restoration_Act_(Indiana)

Pence says he didn't intend to enable discrimination of any sort against anyone, and amended the bill to copperfasten that, despite opposition from various hardliners. Pence is a prick, but I don't believe he is a bigot.

jimgoose · 14-03-2019 4:20pm

suicide_circus wrote: »

fair play to him.

now can he look after the working people of ireland like he promised?

Umm, you know Varadkar is the head-buck-cat Blueshirt, right? The Arbeitsjuden will be lucky to get some extra gruel in the Winter. :pac::pac::pac:

suicide_circus · 14-03-2019 4:29pm

jimgoose wrote: »

Umm, you know Varadkar is the head-buck-cat Blueshirt, right? The Arbeitsjuden will be lucky to get some extra gruel in the Winter. :pac::pac::pac:

last budget saw SW increase and my income tax remained the same

jimgoose · 14-03-2019 4:30pm

suicide_circus wrote: »

last budget saw SW increase and my income tax remained the same

Mine didn't. Arbeit Macht Frei!

ChikiChiki · 14-03-2019 4:41pm

lawred2 wrote: »

:rolleyes:

Right so all is well in the country....

Stacksofwacks · 14-03-2019 4:48pm

I doubt Pence would be shocked or give a damn at all..he probably asked for a threesome. Most of those so called conservative US politicians just take their positions to play on their base and get votes.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 14-03-2019 4:51pm

Stacksofwacks wrote: »

I doubt Pence would be shocked or give a damn at all..he probably asked for a threesome. Most of those so called conservative US politicians just take their positions to play on their base and get votes.

There's a trend like that across politics. Conservatives get caught up in sex scandals and liberals in financial ones.

donkeykong5 · 14-03-2019 4:54pm

kneemos wrote: »

How often do they get together? Can't be much, considering the distance and their jobs.

Who cares!

lawred2 · 14-03-2019 5:01pm

ChikiChiki wrote: »

Right so all is well in the country....

all is grand - by most international metrics Ireland consistently ranks up there are one of the best places in the world to live..

sure we've got our problems but almost every country does.

King of Kings · 14-03-2019 5:12pm

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

Anyone who is seriously anti-gay has an issue with their own sexuality, and will probably come out of the closet eventually, IMHO.

Thats nonsense...internet logic.
You can disapprove of gayness without hating it or being a phobia.

Pence voted to fund electro therapy which is voluntary.
Some posters here makinh it sound like pence sent gays to a gulag north koren style...

James Brown · 14-03-2019 5:12pm

lawred2 wrote: »

all is grand - by most international metrics Ireland consistently ranks up there are one of the best places in the world to live..

sure we've got our problems but almost every country does.

And this is why we've record breaking crises and continue to vote for the same shams. 'Sure......'. My hole.

ChikiChiki · 14-03-2019 5:20pm

lawred2 wrote: »

all is grand - by most international metrics Ireland consistently ranks up there are one of the best places in the world to live..

sure we've got our problems but almost every country does.

Sureism and whataboutery. I really really detest this line that is constantly thrown out. Yeah let's not aim for continuous improvement and just accept the mediocrity in our services and non accountability.

No wonder we have constant basket case scandals. Must be a severe case of rose tinted glasses.

kneemos · 14-03-2019 5:28pm

King of Kings wrote: »

Thats nonsense...internet logic.
You can disapprove of gayness without hating it or being a phobia.

Don't think so.

Grayson · 14-03-2019 5:56pm

https://twitter.com/MallowNews/status/1106177211822993409

JP Liz V1 · 14-03-2019 5:57pm

Fair play, nice double date, who is footing the bill for the trip?

UsBus · 14-03-2019 5:59pm

ChikiChiki wrote: »

Just do your ****ing job Leo and try fix the ever growing myriad of problems in our country instead of the constant vanity projects.

This exactly. Can he not just go over there as the Taoiseach of this country without bringing his sexuality into it..??

Why does everything have to revolve around sexuality and how Ireland is a different country now. Ya we get that, but you've a job to do and an extremely important one at that.

I don't recall Enda Kenny discussing his sexuality too often with Obama...

Auntie Semite · 14-03-2019 6:20pm

In the spirit of bringing his boyfriend to visit with Homophobes, perhaps Leo can bring Matt along to visit his buddies in the Clonskeagh Mosque.
You know, the one he has visited several times..the one with the leader who is on record as having advocated for the death sentence for Homosexuals.
That awkward bit of info doesn't seem to bother Leo, maybe Matt won't mind either. Although they should avoid any trips to catch the view from the rooftop.

AllForIt · 14-03-2019 6:25pm

UsBus wrote: »

This exactly. Can he not just go over there as the Taoiseach of this country without bringing his sexuality into it..??

Why does everything have to revolve around sexuality and how Ireland is a different country now. Ya we get that, but you've a job to do and an extremely important one at that.

I don't recall Enda Kenny discussing his sexuality too often with Obama...

He didn't bring his sexuality into it. It's the media that are bringing his sexuality into it.

Edit: In fact yesterday in an interview with RTE he was asked about this and he responded that he hadn't thought much about it at all with all that's going on in London.

kneemos · 14-03-2019 6:28pm

Bigots coming out of the woodwork.

Billy86 · 14-03-2019 6:30pm

biko wrote: »

It's easy to be all up in Pence's face when Trump is actively working on LGBT rights

Probably because Pence likely has some input on those LGBT rights Trump has been working pretty hard on destroying.

Much like Enda mocking Trump to his face, Leo deserves credit here. A nice, subtle enough middle digger to the homophobes in the white house.

Mad_maxx · 14-03-2019 6:32pm

ChikiChiki wrote: »

Just do your ****ing job Leo and try fix the ever growing myriad of problems in our country instead of the constant vanity projects.

Leo knew that the Irish media would love this kind of fluff story.

Seriously, if this is some sort of significant moment, the country lacks ambition for itself

Mad_maxx · 14-03-2019 6:35pm

King of Kings wrote: »

Thats nonsense...internet logic.
You can disapprove of gayness without hating it or being a phobia.

Pence voted to fund electro therapy which is voluntary.
Some posters here makinh it sound like pence sent gays to a gulag north koren style...

From listening to the media since yesterday, you'd think it was an ISIS regional leader he took his partner to see

Mad_maxx · 14-03-2019 6:36pm

Auntie Semite wrote: »

In the spirit of bringing his boyfriend to visit with Homophobes, perhaps Leo can bring Matt along to visit his buddies in the Clonskeagh Mosque.
You know, the one he has visited several times..the one with the leader who is on record as having advocated for the death sentence for Homosexuals.
That awkward bit of info doesn't seem to bother Leo, maybe Matt won't mind either. Although they should avoid any trips to catch the view from the rooftop.

The Liberal media only care when Christians question the gay lifestyle

Johnnycanyon · 14-03-2019 6:40pm

Wonder what Mick The Bull would have to say.

seligehgit · 14-03-2019 6:44pm

jam_mac_jam wrote: »

This cheered me up no end. I am sure that bigot is delighted with having to meet a gay irish leader.
Delighted.

Mike Pence extended an invite on last year's trip for an Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to bring his partner Matt Barrett this year.

MadYaker · 14-03-2019 6:45pm

I don't understand why there is a thread on this. Did Enda Kenny leave the wife at home when he went? I think Leo would prefer if the media focused on the practical benefits of the visit.

SEPT 23 1989 · 14-03-2019 6:45pm

No minister should have travelled anywhere this year they should be working and planning for the worst scenario

Unless they know something we don't

YFlyer · 14-03-2019 6:49pm

Pence would have no problem having a meal with Leo's partner.

Leo brings his partner to meet ultra conservative VP Mike Pence

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