Is it just me or have SF vanished?

James Brown · 02-07-2020 02:04PM

joeguevara wrote: »

Minister for Energy has no experience in laundering diesel and Minister for Defence has never provided training to guerilla groups in South America. What experience do these lot actually have.

Didn't stop Simon 'I made a Boo Boo' Harris and he....never mind.

James Brown · 02-07-2020 02:06PM

Hurrache wrote: »

It's still unbelievable that people are still trying to defend the blatant hypocrisy (with their usual nonsense whataboutery, and now stretching it more trying to say it's just political point scoring) of SF. They're the ones that brought and reiterated the rules when it comes to funerals ffs.

I wonder how many SF members and supporters quickly deleted their tweets complaining about Varadkar being in the park.

Can you point to any? The only hypocrisy I see, and why I'm chiming in, is from the usual FG apologists. Seemingly it's okay for some to do, but not others, based on the numbers or who they were or what lenses the photographer might have used. It's fun to watch.

maccored · 02-07-2020 02:07PM

McMurphy wrote: »

Yet Garda Horkans funeral had the same displays of social distancing guidelines being ignored by mourner's.

We know you like to apply rules and laws differently depending on who is or is not adhering to them, but this is a new level of silliness even from you.

its the same 'British Army Good, IRA Bad' formula, just tweaked a little.one funeral good the other bad.

James Brown · 02-07-2020 02:08PM

Mortelaro wrote: »

I actually feel sorry for the front line sf keyboard warriors because they have to carry on regardless of the valid rebuttals whilst their parties leaders do what they like irrespective of what it looks like
HQ should have more respect for them

The likes of the rest of us can come and go in these threads as we please
Long may that be the case

Seems FG are keeping you in work

James Brown · 02-07-2020 02:11PM

Truthvader wrote: »

"War" is not some abstract plague that arrives like covid 19. It requires people like Bobby Storey prepared to plant a bomb at a shop and blow the legs off a teenage girl to get what he wants. And in anticipation of the "whataboutery"; it also requires a Parachute Regiment so ill disciplined and out of control that they murder 13 innocent people.

Both acts are subhuman and despicable - and neither justifies the other except in the mind of an person like Bobby Storey

You'd have to ask him or the BA.

markodaly · 02-07-2020 02:15PM

McMurphy wrote: »

Held accountable by whom?

SF leadership.

We are hearing how SF did all it could to keep the funeral as safe as possible, so why did SF TDs from the far south of Ireland travel all the way to Belfast then?

Speaking with forked tongues.

markodaly · 02-07-2020 02:20PM

FrancieBrady wrote: »

I don't trust ANY political party on this island. That is why I can criticise them from the get go if they handle something badly.

Well, we all know this is not true. When have you ever criticised SF for example, without a huge dose of whataboutery accompanying it?

Oh, but you voted for SF for the first time ever this year? Come off it.

It's like the Fox News 'Fair and Balanced' slogan.

FrancieBrady · 02-07-2020 02:26PM

markodaly wrote: »

Well, we all know this is not true. When have you ever criticised SF for example, without a huge dose of whataboutery accompanying it?

Oh, but you voted for SF for the first time ever this year? Come off it.

It's like the Fox News 'Fair and Balanced' slogan.

I criticised this from the get go. Pointing out the political point scoring ain't wahtaboutery.

Who is 'we' by the way?

I noticed you deleted you contention that Mairead McGuinness and Kellegher didn't travel from Brussels...did the rest of the 'we' tip you off that the lies about that had been rumbled?
Maybe Mort kept a screenshot of it.

McMurphy · 02-07-2020 02:31PM

Sinn Féin announced their new front bench.

The frontbench has strong representation from rural Ireland as well as our cities and gender equality is at the heart of the team

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Sinn Féin Dáil Frontbench July 2020

Mary Lou McDonald – Leader and Uachtarán Sinn Féin

Pearse Doherty – Finance and Deputy Dáil Leader

Louise O’Reilly – Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Mairead Farrell – Public Expenditure and Reform

Claire Kerrane – Social Protection, Community & Rural Development and the Islands

Eoin Ó Broin – Housing, Local Government and Heritage

David Cullinane – Health

Darren O Rourke – Climate Action, Communications Networks & Transport

Matt Carthy – Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Kathleen Funchion – Children, Disability, Equality and Integration

Rose Conway Walsh – Higher Innovation and Science

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire – Education

John Brady – Foreign Affairs and Defence

Martin Kenny – Justice

Imelda Munster – Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht

Aengus Ó Snodaigh – Gaeilge, Gaeltacht, Cuture and Arts

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn – Party Whip

Niall Ó Donnghaile – Seanad Leader

afro man · 02-07-2020 02:32PM

markodaly wrote: »

SF leadership.

We are hearing how SF did all it could to keep the funeral as safe as possible, so why did SF TDs from the far south of Ireland travel all the way to Belfast then?

Speaking with forked tongues.

Ah hello did our current Government not advise all travel was ok within the island of Ireland after 29th June. So what is the issue on people travelling,
Not so long ago leo had a picnic in the park with his buddies no outrage then.

plenty of non social distancing marches recently through Dublin and Cork / Galway / Limerick etc no outrage either

Truthvader · 02-07-2020 02:34PM

TheCitizen wrote: »

Ah so you're going to attack SF by cherry picking events from the conflict that ended after the GFA was implemented over 20 years ago. Same ould ding dong.

"Cherry Picking"???? I am talking about the behaviour and actions of man who dedicated his life to killing and injuring other people.

No cherry picking required - unless we are playing the Sinn Fein game that he was a "peacemaker" when he got what he wanted and stopped - though still entitled to the odd Bank robbery or killing if it suited him

Truthvader · 02-07-2020 02:35PM

McMurphy wrote: »

Sinn Féin announced their new front bench.

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Jesus what a collection

JohnnyFlash · 02-07-2020 02:38PM

Aengus Ó Snodaigh – Gaeilge, Gaeltacht, Cuture and Arts

What the hell is Cuture?

Aengus is a big fan of Art - printed materials mostly.....

TheCitizen · 02-07-2020 02:41PM

Truthvader wrote: »

"Cherry Picking"???? I am talking about the behaviour and actions of man who dedicated his life to killing and injuring other people.

No cherry picking required - unless we are playing the Sinn Fein game that he was a "peacemaker" when he got what he wanted and stopped - though still entitled to the odd Bank robbery or killing if it suited him

You are cherry picking. The man who's funeral was being held was involved in a war that came to an end with the GFA. There were two sides to that conflict and various participants in the North, down here and in the UK. You're choosing to focus on incidents that happened from one side of the conflict.

Do you know exactly what he was involved in? You're letting on like you have a load of inside information on this man.

TheCitizen · 02-07-2020 02:45PM

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

Aengus Ó Snodaigh – Gaeilge, Gaeltacht, Cuture and Arts

What the hell is Cuture?

Aengus is a big fan of Art - printed materials mostly.....

His brothers are in Kila, his Dad was an author and Gaeilgeoir as he is. Good choice I'd say.

TheCitizen · 02-07-2020 02:47PM

McMurphy wrote: »

Sinn Féin announced their new front bench.

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A strong front bench. This FFG government will be kept on their toes.

Mind Micheál better watch his back, Miriam's brother isn't a happy camper:D

Colonel Claptrap · 02-07-2020 02:48PM

Louise O'Reilly unsurprisingly moved out of Health.

Best of luck to the new opposition front bench. Expectations are high. Over to you Sinn Fein. Don't mess it up.

joeguevara · 02-07-2020 02:50PM

McMurphy wrote: »

Sinn Féin announced their new front bench.

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Seeing as a lot of the SF supporters were reposting the newly formed governments lack of real experience in Ministers postings, it would be interesting to hear how not one of the SF front bench have any higher education or indeed real life work experience in their relative postings. It actually is madness to think why any of these people are allowed to pretend to be knowledgeable. Are these really the best SF have?

rdwight · 02-07-2020 03:01PM

As a matter of interest, how many posters have gone to a funeral and taken selfies? Is this a thing now?

In the RTE photo below, MLM and MON may be social distancing, but Pearse Doherty appears to be at close quarters with other attendees.
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2020/0701/1150731-northern-ireland/

Sinn Fein have in the past been willing, nay keen, to absent themselves from parliamentary institutions. Surely recusing themselves from the Dáil for 14 days as health precaution would be a small sacrifice to make for paying respects to a person they consider to be a hero.

blanch152 · 02-07-2020 03:02PM

McMurphy wrote: »

Sinn Féin announced their new front bench.

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Does anyone really care?

Where are Violet and Reada?

blanch152 · 02-07-2020 03:07PM

markodaly wrote: »

SF leadership.

We are hearing how SF did all it could to keep the funeral as safe as possible, so why did SF TDs from the far south of Ireland travel all the way to Belfast then?

Speaking with forked tongues.

Good point, if they had any real responsibility, they would suspend each and every one of those TDs that travelled.

We have heard that Mary-Lou and Michelle were invited by the family, they can avoid suspension, but the rest should be suspended.

McMurphy · 02-07-2020 03:07PM

joeguevara wrote: »

Seeing as a lot of the SF supporters were reposting the newly formed governments lack of real experience in Ministers postings, it would be interesting to hear how not one of the SF front bench have any higher education or indeed real life work experience in their relative postings. It actually is madness to think why any of these people are allowed to pretend to be knowledgeable. Are these really the best SF have?

I have no truck with anyone's qualifications, or lack of for that matter. If they meet the minimum qualifications for the job, that's good enough for me.

I have however seen lots of FG supporting posters comment on both Pearse Dohertys lack of qualifications, and then in the same breath whinge about EOB/MLMD private school education.

Like did you have any concerns when the last health minister was a college drop out who actually thought covid19 was named so, because it was the 19th covid?

Bet not Joe. I bet not.

It will be a fairly formidable opposition front bench, I'll prob put on a stone this year in popcorn and beer watching dail exchanges when they have FFG twisting and turning like slinkies.

rdwight · 02-07-2020 03:08PM

McMurphy wrote: »

Yet Garda Horkans funeral had the same displays of social distancing guidelines being ignored by mourner's.

We know you like to apply rules and laws differently depending on who is or is not adhering to them, but this is a new level of silliness even from you.

No offence, but please google "use of apostrophe".

McMurphy · 02-07-2020 03:13PM

blanch152 wrote: »

Does anyone really care?
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Tell me blanch, do you ofttimes respond to things that you don't care about

Waste of time and energy if you ask me, you wouldn't catch me making my way over to the beekeeping forum (does one even exist?) To tell them how much I didn't care about how many eggs the queen pushes out of a Sunday evening.

Bit strange imo, but you tear away champ.

rdwight · 02-07-2020 03:14PM

McMurphy wrote: »

I have no truck with anyone's qualifications, or lack of for that matter. If they meet the minimum qualifications for the job, that's good enough for me.

I have however seen lots of FG supporting posters comment on both Pearse Dohertys lack of qualifications, and then in the same breath whinge about EOB/MLMD private school education.

Like did you have any concerns when the last health minister was a college drop out who actually thought covid19 was named so, because it was the 19th covid?

Bet not Joe. I bet not.

It will be a fairly formidable opposition front bench, I'll prob put on a stone this year in popcorn and beer whatching dail exchanges when they have FFG twisting and turning like slinkies.

Most commentary on Doherty's qualifications related to the fact that misleading descriptions of him as an engineer went uncorrected for so long.

FrancieBrady · 02-07-2020 03:14PM

rdwight wrote: »

No offence, but please google "use of apostrophe".

No offence, it is use of 'the' apostrophe, you only omit 'the' when using the plural, as in, 'use of apostrophes'.

McMurphy · 02-07-2020 03:15PM

rdwight wrote: »

No offence, but please google "use of apostrophe".

I am using a phone at the minute, not that I really give a dam mind you, but is that your net contribution as a response?

You know when the grammar Nazism has been rolled out, the end of the line has been reached.

DaveCliftonAP · 02-07-2020 03:16PM

McMurphy wrote: »

Like did you have any concerns when the last health minister was a college drop out who actually thought covid19 was named so, because it was the 19th covid?

I think you might be the only person in the country that still cares about that.

blackwhite · 02-07-2020 03:16PM

McMurphy wrote: »

I have however seen lots of FG supporting posters comment on both Pearse Dohertys lack of qualifications, and then in the same breath whinge about EOB/MLMD private school education.

Was the issue with Pearse not that he was caught trying to pull a Bertie on it, and was trying to pass himself off as more qualified that he actually is? He only dropped the lie when a journalist questioned him about it

02-07-2020 03:17PM

maccored wrote: »

its the same 'British Army Good, IRA Bad' formula, just tweaked a little.one funeral good the other bad.

Didnt charlie flanagan attend that funeral,

Iirc i seen him interviewed on the news from castlerea??

Is it just me or have SF vanished?

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