Is it just me or have SF vanished?

FrancieBrady wrote: »

No substance?

I think Leo is one of coldest politicians I have ever seen in the Dáil. His serial lack of empathy and judgement is a long standing thing. Deciding to have a photo op in one of the most expensive shops on Grafton Street?

Yeah, buying shoes...what a cold, unfeeling psychopath.

Once again Francie you're on here defending SF when even they've abandoned whatever point it was that they were trying to make.

The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment went to buy shoes from an Irish family business in an Irish shop on his way to announce a restart grant scheme for Irish businesses.

It's not exactly worthy of a journalism award, but it doesn't take a genius to understand the purpose of it as a photo op.

But yeah, clearly he should have gone into Tesco and bought a pair of runners to appear more "empathic" with the man on the street.

Better warn Stephen Donnelly to stay out of Louis Copelands. Buy your suits off-the-rack from M&S instead, apparently that's how you're sensitive to Irish voters...

joeguevara wrote: »

I saw a young Pearse buying jeans on the telly. Is that allowed?

https://www.broadsheet.ie/2020/08/06/how-do-you-say-jeans-in-irish/

Were they fashion jeans?

seamus wrote: »

Yeah, buying shoes...what a cold, unfeeling psychopath.

Once again Francie you're on here defending SF when even they've abandoned whatever point it was that they were trying to make.

The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment went to buy shoes from an Irish family business in an Irish shop on his way to announce a restart grant scheme for Irish businesses.

It's not exactly worthy of a journalism award, but it doesn't take a genius to understand the purpose of it as a photo op.

But yeah, clearly he should have gone into Tesco and bought a pair of runners to appear more "empathic" with the man on the street.

Better warn Stephen Donnelly to stay out of Louis Copelands. Buy your suits off-the-rack from M&S instead, apparently that's how you're sensitive to Irish voters...

The most expensive shop on the street.

Not crime of the century...just more grist to the mill that this man doesn't think through what he is doing and that his personal image is more important.

Again...everyone knows that there is more than enough evidence to make a case/comment about this.

We had the same defenders on here, saying the same things when he was called out before. Nothing changes there.

Rodney Bathgate wrote: »

Penney’s is British owned, so that would also be verboten.

It’d be akin to championing the famine

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

For the record I'm the same, anyone who's seen my posting history on Boards or interacted with me over the years knows that I always ruled out voting SF on the basis of the party whip and the fact that their record in Northern Ireland didn't gel with the manifestoes they were pushing here. I voted for them #2 in this election after PBP .....

At that point you lost me and I stopped reading.

Rodney Bathgate wrote: »

Penney’s is British owned, so that would also be verboten.

Good point. Is there an Irish owned store that sells cheap (crappy) clothing and shoes where Leo could shop? You know, to show he is in touch with the "man in the street".

Edit: Just saw jm08's post. So if Leo had bought the shoes at BT he would have been ok?

piplip87 wrote: »

http://www.irishnews.com/news/northernirelandnews/2020/08/11/news/arlene-foster-and-michelle-o-neill-respect-hong-kong-national-security-laws-2031376/?param=ds441rif44T

I wonder what the aul shinner playbook will say about this.... Although not surprising as they sided with the Chinese on saying the election in Venezuela was free and fair.....

Well, wouldn't the first thing anyone with an investigative, curious mind be to ask oneself if they would trust a report on a Chinese government website...might the Chinese diplomat be 'gilding the lily' a bit? Was there a bit of spin going on?

Is it the first time the Chinese misreported or took liberties with what actually happened for propaganda purposes?

What do you think?

jm08 wrote: »

Thomas Patrick is an Irish owned family business and in fairness to Leo, he was making an attempt to publicise the grants to help small businesses reopen.


While saying that, shopping on Grafton Street doesn't do much for his image as being in touch with the ''man in the street.'' He would have been much better off going to a shop like Cripps in Terenure (also family owned) or a shop anywhere except on one of the most expensive streets in Ireland.

After all, 'We are all in this together loike'.

jh79 wrote: »

Went on the website was expecting Prada or something. Not much more expensive than Adidas or Air Max. No wonder he deleted the tweet.

Most shoes in there are 150 quid. Loads of the people who tweet that he has lost touch with the common man are wearing 900 euro canada goose jackets.

seamus wrote: »

The mistake you're making is thinking that this has anything to do with what he was buying or where he was buying it. It was a pathetic attempt at a potshot.

If he went to Cripp's he'd be accused of pandering to Leafy South Dublin FG voters.

If he went out to a shop in Blanchardstown village he'd be accused of playing local politics.

And you will defend him in this way, no matter what.

This, in the opinion of some, was further evidence of his coldness and lack of empathy...at it's most serious when he huffily challenges a widower on the day of his wife's death to this kind of trite image consciousness..

FrancieBrady wrote: »

Absolutely...which is why I criticised SF for it.

Have you got your new uniform yet for going back to school? 6th class will be so exciting

FrancieBrady wrote: »

And you will defend him in this way, no matter what.

See you're out and out a SF supporter. Whereas you won't find any indication here that I'm a FG supporter. I'll support any valid criticism of any politician. A man choosing to spend his own money on a mid-range pair of shoes, is not valid criticism.

This is not about Varadkar. This is about Cullinane and how he's an ignoramus that's completely unsuitable for public office. The childishness of a 46 year old man shouting "up the RA" was just the beginning, but he's maintained this nonsense throughout.

And the support he maintains within SF displays the wider contagion. O'Broin and Doherty are just as prolific with the invented outrage, but they're a little more savvy than Cullinane and aren't quite as easiy caught out.