McMurphy wrote: » Stanley's greatest crime was using the "d" instead of "the" before "British Army" Narrow water was a fairly successful operation by the provos in fairness. Stanley should have realised that today's society is too politically correct and right on to publicly voice his admiration for it though. Kilmiachel good, narrow water bad? I've no problem with the tweet myself in case anyone was left with any doubt.
blanch152 wrote: » We live in a country where many people cannot bend their knee thanks to the IRA. Crippled for life by criminal thugs.
Brendan Bendar wrote: » Get on with it then. This boy Stanley has no place in modern politics. Needs to leave the dark ages, like a lot more of his fellow travelers. Time to swing the axe .
Hubertj wrote: » It was a terrorist attack at warrenpoint. Stanley celebrated an act of terrorism. Akin to celebrating September 11th terror attacks in the US or the nice attacks in France. Stay classy SF
Bonniedog wrote: » Fine Gael have obviously learned nothing from Charlie Flanagan's fanboyism of the Tans. That was one of decisive factors in boosting Shinner vote in February. Stanley should not have to apologise for anything. And i have no time for New SF which of course is probably going to shaft him over it.
FrancieBrady wrote: » I'm sure he will, he may even have to go if as you say Catherine sees a scalp. It isn't going to make the issue go away though. I'm fine with that, the conversation will have to be had one day. One killing = good another = bad. The routine hypocrisy.
Brendan Bendar wrote: » Two...... not too committed buddy. Most people get up early and work for their families, pay their taxes, and don’t pump out the bulldust you pump out. Go back to your shinebox.
rdwight wrote: » Did Stanley neglect to tweet about the brave volunteers who blew up two teenaged boys and an 83 year-old women the same day as Warrenpoint? The IRA statement at the time described that operation as "is one of the discriminate ways we can bring to the attention of the English people the continuing occupation of our country" Discriminate was certainly not the operative word. As since Stanley mentioned slow learners, this all took place five years after Sunningdale.
FrancieBrady wrote: » Catherine Murphy not looking a head. Just wants him to apologise to the PAC committee.
Bonniedog wrote: » They are pressuring Mary Lou to replace him. Éoin Ó Bróin is disappointed by marks. Pity about him. At least some Shinners haven't forgotten that the party used to be republican.
RandomViewer wrote: » Why are you leaving out the paedo? Revisionism just ignores Mountbattens existence?
FrancieBrady wrote: » But somebody who confesses to wrongdoing does belong in politics. Stand up and be counted he shouts but when somebody does and proposes a VoNC you come back with ridicule. You are an enigma Brendi...or maybe just a died in the wool FGer in desperate need of a win?
Bonniedog wrote: » They are pressuring Mary Lou to replace him. Éoin Ó Bróin is disappointed by the remarks. Pity about him. At least some Shinners haven't forgotten that the party used to be republican.
rdwight wrote: » So IRA's method of dealing with paedos was to blow them up regardless of who was close by? Wait, didn't Gerry Adams Sr die of ripe old age and get a Storey-like funeral? And wasn't Liam Adams allowed free rein to operate as a youth worker?
KarlMarks wrote: » 26 county PSF have let too many smug soft Republicans into the ranks in the past few years. You'd wonder how Gerry Kelly feels about this. They are starting to sound like a modern day version of the Stickies.
RandomViewer wrote: » You left Mountbatten out of the post, removing him from history rather than including him to change the narrative ,
RandomViewer wrote: » People need to own their sh1t, tweet shouldn't have been taken down, Coveney giving out about it while his own closet filled with skeletons , Arlene trying to distract from Covid shambles and Edwin Poots
Bishop of hope wrote: » Yes they are tbh. Not sure of their motives on that yet, but they're FF of the sixties and seventies.
rdwight wrote: » Let me correct that then. The IRA blew up Mountbatten, whom they presumably considered to be a legitimate target. In the same explosion they murdered a 14 year old boy, a 15 year old boy and an 83 year old woman. There was no question of this being a case of unforeseen accidental collateral damage or even of recklessness. They knew Mountbatten wouldn't be alone on the boat and in all likelihood knew exactly who would be on it with him. If I remember right the terrorist who detonated the bomb may have had sight of the people on the boat. My question was why, since he was celebrating IRA anniversaries, Stanley chose not to commemorate the brave volunteers who committed this act of terrorism. Your own earlier post seems to attach more importance to Mountbatten's alleged sexual crimes than his royal or military connections. Hence my curiosity about the IRA's stange failure to act in the cases of, inter alia, Gerry Adams Sr. and Liam Adams.
