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FG to still just do nothing for the next 5 years - part 2

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A continuation of FG to just do nothing for the next 5 years

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RandomViewer wrote: »

Think they'd have learned from HepC, Harris will do time for nursing home clusters, one health scandal to far.

Why Harris and not the nursing home owners?

RandomViewer

Bowie wrote: »

Did you find Leo quoting films in an address about covid mildly amusing?

The covid bump has likely passed. "We're all in this together" never rang true coming from FG. Not their style.
As it says on FG's campaign literature, 'Not the worst', but hardly 'stellar.

Think they'd have learned from HepC, Harris will do time for nursing home clusters, one health scandal to far.

Brendan Bendar

jimmycrackcorm wrote: »

How are SF outpolling FG in the actual elections? They had a disastrously poor showing in the local election and only got a couple of seats more in the general election against FG who have been in charge for two terms.

Apart from FG currently outpolling SF due to the stellar performance of the government with the Covid pandemic, I find it mildly amusing that until now, SF and it's stalwarts kept on referring to FFG as an entity. But we don't hear much of that now they seem to think that they won the election and have been somehow denied a chance to run the country. It doesn't suit the narrative to point out that "FFG" is twice as popular as SF.

And currently FG, on their own, are way ahead in comparison. FF have been hit by the likes of the Cowen story and Sf have had several mishaps. I doubt if they'd get as lucky now in another election.

In my opinion Jim, the SF lads don’t want to be in power.

They are quite content the snipe from the ditches, draw the wedge, and roar and shout histrionically purely for show.

They only have three or four nationally known ‘faces’ who ‘might ‘ be able to handle national issues, the rest are just gumshoes who plod the ground working on local issues.

Calling for more money for everything is their main policy and I fear should they (unlikely as it is) get power the sources of finance will dry up kinda rapid.

Pie in the Sky is their main plank and rhetoric, most of it vacuous and idealistic.

Even the hard core in here don’t really believe it.

James Brown

jimmycrackcorm wrote: »

How are SF outpolling FG in the actual elections? They had a disastrously poor showing in the local election and only got a couple of seats more in the general election against FG who have been in charge for two terms.

Apart from FG currently outpolling SF due to the stellar performance of the government with the Covid pandemic, I find it mildly amusing that until now, SF and it's stalwarts kept on referring to FFG as an entity. But we don't hear much of that now they seem to think that they won the election and have been somehow denied a chance to run the country. It doesn't suit the narrative to point out that "FFG" is twice as popular as SF.

And currently FG, on their own, are way ahead in comparison. FF have been hit by the likes of the Cowen story and Sf have had several mishaps. I doubt if they'd get as lucky now in another election.

Did you find Leo quoting films in an address about covid mildly amusing?

Ireland's 14-day incidence of Covid-19 cases per 100,000 now higher than the UK - ECDC

https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/0810/1158251-coronavirus-masks-mandatory/

The covid bump has likely passed. "We're all in this together" never rang true coming from FG. Not their style.
As it says on FG's campaign literature, 'Not the worst', but hardly 'stellar.

jimmycrackcorm

McMurphy wrote: »

I brought it up because SF are consistently outpolling FG including in the actual elections (you know the ones that matter most?) With a clear trend emerging, of which I linked to a few posts ago, and you didn't acknowledge.

Why, if FG are doing such a stellar job is my question?

Are the plebs not getting the party message loud and clear, and failing to get with the program?

How are SF outpolling FG in the actual elections? They had a disastrously poor showing in the local election and only got a couple of seats more in the general election against FG who have been in charge for two terms.

Apart from FG currently outpolling SF due to the stellar performance of the government with the Covid pandemic, I find it mildly amusing that until now, SF and it's stalwarts kept on referring to FFG as an entity. But we don't hear much of that now they seem to think that they won the election and have been somehow denied a chance to run the country. It doesn't suit the narrative to point out that "FFG" is twice as popular as SF.

And currently FG, on their own, are way ahead in comparison. FF have been hit by the likes of the Cowen story and Sf have had several mishaps. I doubt if they'd get as lucky now in another election.

McMurphy

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

Dude, you think more about FG than any party member does. They are living rent free inside your head. The Bailey thread nearly broke you.

Still in power, and still calling the shots. Nice one.

Dude, the Bailey topic was a fairly contentious one at the time, probably unprecedented imo, its not everyday you have a political party pontificating about "fraud costing us all" while one of its own TDs, with one of its minister's legally representing them, embarked on a fairly dodgy claim, of which an internal inquiry conducted by their own found they had "overstated the extent of their injuries" (that's lied dude)

The only thing almost broke with me on that thread, was my hole, from laughing at the piss constantly being ripped from the highfalutin.

I remember a few lads trying to handwave it all away and dismiss the whole thing. Remind me how that fared out, dude?:D

JohnnyFlash

McMurphy wrote: »

The clue is in the name - there's many a SF thread to post about Stanley or whatever, many. I get it, SF as the main opposition party may come up in a thread discussing FG, but we least have some context behind them.

As it stands, you have just did the equivalent of blindly walking into a thread about Sega's/Blur/Man UTD and just keep blindly posting stuff about Nintendo's/Oasis/Liverpool.

You're not posting in context, just posting SF related stuff with no substance nor context behind it.

There's plenty of SF related threads without you lot wanting to turn an actual FG related thread into an SF one too. Marking the card, so to speak, pointing it out is all.

Do they have you that rattled, dude?

Dude, you think more about FG than any party member does. They are living rent free inside your head. The Bailey thread nearly broke you.

Still in power, and still calling the shots. Nice one.

Brendan Bendar

McMurphy wrote: »

The clue is in the name - there's many a SF thread to post about Stanley or whatever, many. I get it, SF as the main opposition party may come up in a thread discussing FG, but we least have some context behind them.

As it stands, you have just did the equivalent of blindly walking into a thread about Sega's/Blur/Man UTD and just keep blindly posting stuff about Nintendo's/Oasis/Liverpool.

You're not posting in context, just posting SF related stuff with no substance nor context behind it.

There's plenty of SF related threads without you lot wanting to turn an actual FG related thread into an SF one too. Marking the card, so to speak, pointing it out is all.

Do they have you that rattled, dude?

Do I look rattled?

Lookit my friend, I dislike being told how a thread operates by a vested interest participant dislike it intensely.

There are many fine mods on this thread and if a senior person tells me either publicly or by private means that I am acting against the rules of the site and abusing the system, I will immediately withdraw from the thread.

Until then I will carry on as I am doing, debating the issues, pointing to the actions of others as examplers of where they transgress to counterpoint their accusations.

I mean it’s perfectly simple.

You can’t accuse others of poor admin. and try to bar any examples of poor admin from your side.

Poor admin is poor admin, a chara.

McMurphy

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

What does a ‘Fine Gael’ thread mean.

A thread where everyone lies down and watches as posters lash into FG, with no recourse to reply on their behaviour?

Would it mean that I am driving at 100 km down a 30 km road and a lad stops me and rightly gives me a dressing down.

Next day I see that same lad driving at 110 km down an 30km road and I can’t refer to that.

Would you ever have sense.

The clue is in the name - there's many a SF thread to post about Stanley or whatever, many. I get it, SF as the main opposition party may come up in a thread discussing FG, but we least have some context behind them.

As it stands, you have just did the equivalent of blindly walking into a thread about Sega's/Blur/Man UTD and just keep blindly posting stuff about Nintendo's/Oasis/Liverpool.

You're not posting in context, just posting SF related stuff with no substance nor context behind it.

There's plenty of SF related threads without you lot wanting to turn an actual FG related thread into an SF one too. Marking the card, so to speak, pointing it out is all.

Do they have you that rattled, dude?

Brendan Bendar

McMurphy wrote: »

Sorry, is this still the FG thread

What does a ‘Fine Gael’ thread mean.

A thread where everyone lies down and watches as posters lash into FG, with no recourse to reply on their behaviour?

Would it mean that I am driving at 100 km down a 30 km road and a lad stops me and rightly gives me a dressing down.

Next day I see that same lad driving at 110 km down an 30km road and I can’t refer to that.

Would you ever have sense.

McMurphy

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Check it out with the boy, Stanley, my friend.

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/sinn-féin-apologises-as-member-resigns-over-social-media-abuse-1.4326902

What in heck’s name is all this about??

Hopefully nobody........ well I’ll leave it at that...

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/pac-chair-accused-of-basic-error-on-dail-rent-cost-claims-39440088.html

Oh dear, the boy Stanley not having a good start is seems.

These lads seem to have a poor understanding of fiscal matters.

Uhmm......

Sorry, is this still the FG thread

Tokyo

Bowie wrote: »

You've 9, so close. What do I win? :rolleyes:

Throw a few more made up allegations and more insults and you'll be top dog in no time.
Not sure what any of your personalised slurs have to do with FG, but that's the point isn't it?

Mod: Pot, meet kettle....

Everybody, quit it with the personalised responses and discuss the actual topic. If not, I'll start removing posters who don't from the thread.

Brendan Bendar

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/pac-chair-accused-of-basic-error-on-dail-rent-cost-claims-39440088.html

Oh dear, the boy Stanley not having a good start is seems.

These lads seem to have a poor understanding of fiscal matters.

Uhmm......

Brendan Bendar

Bowie wrote: »

You've 9, so close. What do I win? :rolleyes:

Throw a few more made up allegations and more insults and you'll be top dog in no time.
Not sure what any of your personalised slurs have to do with FG, but that's the point isn't it?

Of course it’s the point.

Like sending two MMA fighters into the cage and telling one he can only defend himself and not fight back.

Surely you didn’t think people would so thick to let you away with that

GwY outa dat.

Brendan Bendar

Deleted User wrote: »

We have absolutely beginners, thinking that they’re all the young dudes, praying to Major Tom while dancing in the streets with China Girl to Starman.

Someone big into Mott the Hoople and Bowie..........

JohnnyFlash

RandomViewer wrote: »

Think it's even too weak for Netflix, YouTube in 15 minute segments , Netfix is holding out to show the Baldy documentary,

Huh?

RandomViewer

Bowie wrote: »

Although Leo lifted some of the dialogue from other Netflix titles

Think it's even too weak for Netflix, YouTube in 15 minute segments , Netfix is holding out to show the Baldy documentary,

James Brown

markodaly wrote: »

Well with 10 posts already in this thread, and about close to 1000 on the other older thread, it won't take one of the 'other' sides to stop you posting banal white lies day in day out.

You've 9, so close. What do I win? :rolleyes:

Throw a few more made up allegations and more insults and you'll be top dog in no time.
Not sure what any of your personalised slurs have to do with FG, but that's the point isn't it?

[Deleted User]

Bowie wrote: »

If FF or the Greens had a bunch of lads fighting tooth and nail on every criticism and were even making up ones of their own to get het up about, like FG do, those threads would be as vibrant as any other.

We have absolutely beginners, thinking that they’re all the young dudes, praying to Major Tom while dancing in the streets with China Girl to Starman.

smurgen

markodaly wrote: »

Well with 10 posts already in this thread, and about close to 1000 on the other older thread, it won't take one of the 'other' sides to stop you posting banal white lies day in day out.

Says the man up til 4.30 posting about SF.

markodaly

Bowie wrote: »

If FF or the Greens had a bunch of lads fighting tooth and nail on every criticism and were even making up ones of their own to get het up about, like FG do, those threads would be as vibrant as any other.

Well with 10 posts already in this thread, and about close to 1000 on the other older thread, it won't take one of the 'other' sides to stop you posting banal white lies day in day out.

markodaly

smurgen wrote: »

They also have spokespeople and solicitors.

Who are 'they' ?

James Brown

If FF or the Greens had a bunch of lads fighting tooth and nail on every criticism and were even making up ones of their own to get het up about, like FG do, those threads would be as vibrant as any other.

smurgen

Bowie wrote: »

Thankfully FG has a gang of stalwarts to badger and harangue anybody with criticism for them. And point out any bullying like.

They also have spokespeople and solicitors.

https://twitter.com/PhelanVicky/status/1286648467956224001?s=19

markodaly

McMurphy wrote: »

Lie? I posted earlier to breakdown of the stats and polling results - including the last election (isn't that supposed to be the important one?)

The polling result, not polling results as that is an analysis done on one poll, which ignores the previous 7 polls that had FG well ahead.
Why did you ignore the other 7 polls that had FG well ahead..

Were you blind?
Were you drunk?
Did you forget?
Did you know?
Genuine mistake?

..Or just playing the twitter game?

I said it before and Ill say it again, will SF do well in the next election, yes.
Will FG be up there as their main opposition, yes I think.
Will they get enough seats to form yet another government, who knows. They have been in power now 9 years and looking at another 5, so another 5 on top.. maybe it's possible, maybe not.

But quite a stretch if you ask me, at least they went in there and did something, rather then the "Look at us, we shout a lot' types from SF and PBP.

Maybe that is why we have so much 'extra' scrutiny from the SF types.
They don't fear FF or the Greens or Labour, they don't see them as a threat, but they do fear FG so, the cavalry blows its horns and away ye go.

James Brown

Thankfully FG has a gang of stalwarts to badger and harangue anybody with criticism for them. And point out any bullying like.

JohnnyFlash

Jinglejangle69 wrote: »

Something about FG's frape room something something.

https://www.finegael.ie/sinn-fein-trolls-need-to-be-disciplined-by-mary-lou-mcdonald-carroll-macneill/

Jinglejangle69

Something about FG's frape room something something.

JohnnyFlash

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/sinn-féin-apologises-as-member-resigns-over-social-media-abuse-1.4326902

What in heck’s name is all this about??

Hopefully nobody........ well I’ll leave it at that...

The Online Army has a fair few renegades in the ranks, Brendan. There will be more of the same to come.

Brendan Bendar

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/sinn-féin-apologises-as-member-resigns-over-social-media-abuse-1.4326902

What in heck’s name is all this about??

Hopefully nobody........ well I’ll leave it at that...