Peter Casey to contest the European elections

Samuel Vimes · 24-05-2019 11:01PM

eagle eye wrote: »

If a younger smarter person takes up his mantle he will get elected and probably top a poll.

Ha ha ha, you wish lol

mgn · 24-05-2019 11:01PM

pjohnson wrote: »

Ah so is this the line to excuse him now?

What excuse,He is not a politician i think 7% it's a good result.Ming a sitting MEP only on 10%.He has nothing to be embarrassed about unlike some of the other candidates.

seamus · 24-05-2019 11:02PM

Greens are the only party putting the most important issue front and centre and it's great to see people realising it.

Housing, healthcare, taxes, debt, employment, immigration, culture, justice, religion. All absolutely pointless and meaningless if our ecosystem collapses.

Wheeliebin30 · 24-05-2019 11:03PM

seamus wrote: »

Greens are the only party putting the most important issue front and centre and it's great to see people realising it.

Housing, healthcare, taxes, debt, employment, immigration, culture, justice, religion. All absolutely pointless and meaningless if our ecosystem collapses.

The dinosaurs should have voted greens.

They might be still here today.

dxhound2005 · 24-05-2019 11:03PM

mgn wrote: »

What excuse,He is not a politician i think 7% it's a good result.Ming a sitting MEP only on 10%.He has nothing to be embarrassed about unlike some of the other candidates.

Trump is not a politician (so he says) but he is President of America.

dxhound2005 · 24-05-2019 11:05PM

thecretinhop wrote: »

Oh wow great. Good job we are not 200 billion in debt... oh wait..

So sorry just checked 222 billion

Where did you check?

mgn · 24-05-2019 11:06PM

Wheeliebin30 wrote: »

The dinosaurs should have voted greens.

They might be still here today.

The wouldn't because the would be taxed to death.

Yer Da sells Avon · 24-05-2019 11:07PM

Wheeliebin30 wrote: »

The dinosaurs should have voted greens.

They might be still here today.

The dinosaurs' modern-day equivalent voted for Peter Casey.

mgn · 24-05-2019 11:08PM

dxhound2005 wrote: »

Trump is not a politician (so he says) but he is President of America.

And doing what he said he would do unlike politicians

dxhound2005 · 24-05-2019 11:11PM

mgn wrote: »

And doing what he said he would do unlike politicians

And as politicians are often accused of, doing favours for his family and friends. So much for drain the swamp.

24-05-2019 11:12PM

Casey was found out.

eagle eye · 24-05-2019 11:13PM

is_that_so wrote:

This sounds an awful lot like wishful thinking. I doubt it will be an awful lot higher, indeed it may even be lower with the MOE. 7% sounds about right considering the polls coming up to this.

Well I voted for Casey and it was my full time intention and state I voted for McGuiness if they was polled.
Not due to embarrassment or anything like that, just to mess up then polling which I don't like.

Nobelium · 24-05-2019 11:14PM

Yer Da sells Avon wrote: »

I wonder if this might be the end of Peter Casey's electoral ambitions, or will he go for the hat-trick at the next general election?

The fact that a previously unknown candidate, whose main claim to fame is that she tore him a new one during a TV debate, has done so well just goes to show how popular his brand of racism is with the electorate. Absolutely delighted with that.

Good grief you people are easily brainwashed.

Nobelium · 24-05-2019 11:16PM

seamus wrote: »

Greens are the only party putting the most important issue front and centre and it's great to see people realising it.

Housing, healthcare, taxes, debt, employment, immigration, culture, justice, religion. All absolutely pointless and meaningless if our ecosystem collapses.

the people have a short memory, the greens in cahoots with FF bankrupted Ireland for a generation last time they were in power.

thecretinhop · 24-05-2019 11:16PM

https://commodity.com/debt-clock/ireland/

dxhound2005 · 24-05-2019 11:16PM

eagle eye wrote: »

Well I voted for Casey and it was my full time intention and state I voted for McGuiness if they was polled.
Not due to embarrassment or anything like that, just to mess up then polling which I don't like.

Today, RED C spoke to 3230 voters in polling stations nationwide.

If they all told lies like you would have, then the results could easily still be close to the real thing.

Yer Da sells Avon · 24-05-2019 11:17PM

Nobelium wrote: »

Good grief you people are easily brainwashed.

'Sheeple', surely?

jeremyj1968 · 24-05-2019 11:18PM

dxhound2005 wrote: »

Today, RED C spoke to 3230 voters in polling stations nationwide.

If they all told lies like you would have, then the results could easily still be close to the real thing.

I saw that number as well. I can't believe that they are actually reporting "Exit polls" based on such small numbers. I reckon if I had put a full tank in the Granada this morning and put in a long day I could have got the opinions of more than that.

Nobelium · 24-05-2019 11:18PM

alchemist33 wrote: »

Surely the fact that he doesn't seem to know what the word "racist" means, thinking its synonymous with patriotism or nationalism, speaks volumes? How could anyone with that little cop-on be trusted to represent us?

given how is opponents use the term they don't know the meaning of it either, in fact it has become a meaningless ad homiem attempt at this stage.

Brussels Sprout · 24-05-2019 11:20PM

Bobblehats wrote: »

Or anyone, for that matter as I figure the vote registers loudest is the one that does not register at all.

That sounds poetic and all but it's not accurate in the slightest. All that happens when you don't vote is that you let others decide these matters. If the turnout is low and the majority of people don't vote - guess what? People still get elected and referendum's still get passed.

If you want to get some kind of contrarian satisfaction from not voting then good for you but don't fool yourself into thinking that anyone else notices or gives a shíte

listermint · 24-05-2019 11:20PM

Nobelium wrote: »

given how is opponents use the term they don't know the meaning of it either, in fact it has become a meaningless ad homiem attempt at this stage.

Ah Peter will you get some kip, it's been a long day . You'll need the rest

dxhound2005 · 24-05-2019 11:21PM

https://commodity.com/debt-clock/japan/

According to the IMF, Japan’s national debt to GDP ratio was 236% in 2017, making it the highest national debt in the world when compared to the national income.

The poor oul Japanese must be bankrupted for ten generations. In reality capitalism depends on lending and borrowing and every country in the world has a national debt. Ours is nothing out of the ordinary.

Nobelium · 24-05-2019 11:23PM

listermint wrote: »

Ah Peter will you get some kip, it's been a long day . You'll need the rest

hug some trees and dream of imposing some corrupt carbon taxes on ordinary people you'll feel better there's a good girl

24-05-2019 11:24PM

Nobelium wrote: »

hug some trees and dream of imposing carbon taxes on ordinary people you'll feel better

Quite the retort

Nobelium · 24-05-2019 11:25PM

RoboKlopp wrote: »

Quite the retort

indeed, enjoy paying them

MrMusician18 · 24-05-2019 11:29PM

dxhound2005 wrote: »

https://commodity.com/debt-clock/japan/

According to the IMF, Japan’s national debt to GDP ratio was 236% in 2017, making it the highest national debt in the world when compared to the national income.

The poor oul Japanese must be bankrupted for ten generations. In reality capitalism depends on lending and borrowing and every country in the world has a national debt. Ours is nothing out of the ordinary.

Most Japanese debt is internal, i.e. they've borrowed from themselves. There is an incentive therefore not too bankrupt the Japanese government as it would inevitably lead to the lenders own demise.

That said, many have been big and lost their shirt being against Japanese sovereign debt.

jeremyj1968 wrote: »

I saw that number as well. I can't believe that they are actually reporting "Exit polls" based on such small numbers. I reckon if I had put a full tank in the Granada this morning and put in a long day I could have got the opinions of more than that.

You don't need big sample sizes to get an accurate picture. 4000 sounds like enough for the whole country when sampled correctly.

The exit polls are not lying, they'll be very close to the actual result in the end. There's no point in being in denial about it tbh.

24-05-2019 11:29PM

jeremyj1968 wrote: »

I saw that number as well. I can't believe that they are actually reporting "Exit polls" based on such small numbers. I reckon if I had put a full tank in the Granada this morning and put in a long day I could have got the opinions of more than that.

You should look up how polls work and how the margin of error changes with sample size

dxhound2005 · 24-05-2019 11:31PM

jeremyj1968 wrote: »

I saw that number as well. I can't believe that they are actually reporting "Exit polls" based on such small numbers. I reckon if I had put a full tank in the Granada this morning and put in a long day I could have got the opinions of more than that.

That is not a small number to get reasonable accuracy, according to those who are in the business. This is from one of their earlier polls methodology. Keep the Granada in the garage.

Accuracy
In a truly random and representative
sample, the margin for error at 95%
confidence for the total sample of
3,474 should be a minimum of + or –
1.7%.
However, the approach to opinion
and exit polling does not provide for
a 100% random sample. All polls are
subject to a wide range of potential
sources of error, due to issues such
as refusal levels and location choice.
As such the margin for error could be
somewhat higher than this, at more
like + or – 3%.

mgn · 24-05-2019 11:33PM

I would be a lot happier if Ming loses his seat than if Casey was elected President and MEP Together.

eagle eye · 24-05-2019 11:33PM

Samuel Vimes wrote:

Ha ha ha, you wish lol

No, I know unlike you.

Peter Casey to contest the European elections

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