Why has that slimeball Eamon Gilmore got the highest approval rating?

shamblertine · 13-02-2009 02:59PM #1

out of all party leaders he has the highest rating! What is wrong with this cuntry?

http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0213/poll.html

When asked where he would make the cuts to spending that the government need to make, he was the only party leader to not answer the question, at least Sinn Fein and FG had the balls to answer the question and outline where they would make the cuts. So it seems the way to get ahead in this country is to not answer the difficult questions and instead just whine about the decisions the current goverment is making. :mad:

Roadend · 13-02-2009 03:01PM

He's not that slim, in fairness

menoscemo · 13-02-2009 03:02PM

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Biggins · 13-02-2009 03:06PM

When your dying of thirst in a desert and no water, even sand looks good amid your settling in madness!

seamus · 13-02-2009 03:10PM

Labour would have less interest in making massive cuts and more interest in increasing our taxation in line with the amount we spend and in line with our European neighbours.

We expect far too much from our public services in comparison to our rate of taxation. There are only two ways to sort out our financial crisis: Drastically reduce services or massively increase taxation. We pay only a tiny amount of tax, particularly when you take the size and configuration of our population into account.

The aim should be to massively increase our rate of direct taxation to bring money into the country and reduce our indirect taxation to increase the affordability of goods and services.

General Zod · 13-02-2009 03:11PM

People don't want to vote for FF and would rather not vote for FG.

The_Minister · 13-02-2009 03:11PM

He's saying what people want to hear, and he's being very careful to make no real promises or policies (read their proposed economic solution if you want a giggle:)).

Populists always rise at a time like this.

RichTea · 13-02-2009 03:12PM

Lowest common denominator.

spillcoe · 13-02-2009 03:17PM

Is he any worse than any of the other party leaders out there?

faceman · 13-02-2009 03:22PM

Opinions polls are only a temperature of public sentiment at that particular point in time. They dont offer any beneficial statistics unless compared with polls over a longer term period taking into account seasonal issues that would effect public opinion.

My own view, and i may be barmy, is that you need to spend money to make money. Increasing taxes only serves to increase tax revenue short terms but does further damage to public sentiment and consumer spending.

Ironbars · 13-02-2009 03:23PM

shamblertine wrote: »

out of all party leaders he has the highest rating! What is wrong with this cuntry?

http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0213/poll.html

When asked where he would make the cuts to spending that the government need to make, he was the only party leader to not answer the question, at least Sinn Fein and FG had the balls to answer the question and outline where they would make the cuts. So it seems the way to get ahead in this country is to not answer the difficult questions and instead just whine about the decisions the current goverment is making. :mad:

Why is he a slimeball (a disgusting, despicable person-urban dic) then? Not answering a question as loaded as that seems like a good idea to me! He is not in a position to make any changes and probably wont be for couple of years so answering something like that now would only serve to stoke future fianna fail spin when he is in a position to make changes because Im sure there will be different economical factors then which will need different solutions to present.
Its not like Cowen will or has to listen to anyone outside of F Fail anyway.

Sanjuro · 13-02-2009 03:27PM

shamblertine wrote: »

out of all party leaders he has the highest rating! What is wrong with this cuntry?

http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0213/poll.html

When asked where he would make the cuts to spending that the government need to make, he was the only party leader to not answer the question, at least Sinn Fein and FG had the balls to answer the question and outline where they would make the cuts. So it seems the way to get ahead in this country is to not answer the difficult questions and instead just whine about the decisions the current goverment is making. :mad:

I've no love for Labour, or Eamon Gilmore. But if you're going to rant on about the guy, at least get the spelling of his name right. And government has an n in it.

stovelid · 13-02-2009 03:29PM

Because he's not in FF.

shamblertine · 13-02-2009 03:30PM

Sanjuro wrote: »

I've no love for Labour, or Eamon Gilmore. But if you're going to rant on about the guy, at least get the spelling of his name right. And government has an n in it.

why what difference would it of made if I had spell checked the post?

shamblertine · 13-02-2009 03:35PM

Ironbars wrote: »

Why is he a slimeball (a disgusting, despicable person-urban dic) then? Not answering a question as loaded as that seems like a good idea to me! He is not in a position to make any changes and probably wont be for couple of years so answering something like that now would only serve to stoke future fianna fail spin when he is in a position to make changes because Im sure there will be different economical factors then which will need different solutions to present.
Its not like Cowen will or has to listen to anyone outside of F Fail anyway.

he knows difficult, unpopular decisions have to be made, yet he has proved that he is not capable of making any such decisions, and will instead just jump on the bandwagon by deriding the decisions the government are making without putting forward any opinions and thoughts for how things could be handled better

Sanjuro · 13-02-2009 03:42PM

shamblertine wrote: »

why what difference would it of made if I had spell checked the post?

Credibility. Imagine if Brian Lenihan came out and said- 'here's the budget, but I didn't bother checking the numbers.'

MaxFlower · 13-02-2009 03:49PM

shamblertine wrote: »

why what difference would it of made if I had spell checked the post?

My Eyes! The grammer goggles, they do nothing.

shamblertine · 13-02-2009 03:51PM

Sanjuro wrote: »

Credibility. Imagine if Brian Lenihan came out and said- 'here's the budget, but I didn't bother checking the numbers.'

Thats not the same thing though is it. Big difference between something as fundamentally important as that and something as trivial as not performing a spelling check on a post in an internet forum.

The_Minister · 13-02-2009 03:53PM

faceman wrote: »

My own view, and i may be barmy, is that you need to spend money to make money. Increasing taxes only serves to increase tax revenue short terms but does further damage to public sentiment and consumer spending.

Normally I'd agree with you, but where do we get the money?

Ironbars · 13-02-2009 03:57PM

shamblertine wrote: »

he knows difficult, unpopular decisions have to be made, yet he has proved that he is not capable of making any such decisions, and will instead just jump on the bandwagon by deriding the decisions the government are making without putting forward any opinions and thoughts for how things could be handled better

This is pretty sweeping statement, I suggest you do a bit of digging. Im not going to hold your hand but I will point you in the general direction of google..... Type Irish labour party policies and use google ireland and off ye go. Come back when you can more thoroughly define how Labour/Gilmore are not capable of doing a better job than the present incumbants or any of the other pretenders.

In saying that I dont feel they would make much of a difference if they had power right now, the damage is done.

shamblertine · 13-02-2009 04:05PM

Ironbars wrote: »

This is pretty sweeping statement, I suggest you do a bit of digging. Im not going to hold your hand but I will point you in the general direction of google..... Type Irish labour party policies and use google ireland and off ye go. Come back when you can more thoroughly define how Labour/Gilmore are not capable of doing a better job than the present incumbants or any of the other pretenders.

Nope I am not going to waste my time doing a "bit of digging", I shouldn't have to, he had his chance to get his policies and opinions across but instead choose to keep quiet.

MicraBoy · 13-02-2009 04:10PM

Nope I am not going to waste my time doing a "bit of digging", I shouldn't have to, he had his chance to get his policies and opinions across but instead choose to keep quiet.

Well you have convinced me with your logic and stunning articulation!

Leonid · 13-02-2009 04:11PM

shamblertine wrote: »

out of all party leaders he has the highest rating! What is wrong with this cuntry?

eh, intentional?

Ironbars · 13-02-2009 04:14PM

shamblertine wrote: »

Nope I am not going to waste my time doing a "bit of digging", I shouldn't have to, he had his chance to get his policies and opinions across but instead choose to keep quiet.

He keeps quiet for one question and you jump on your computer and start a thread calling the man a SLIMEBALL.
You should at least do a bit of research first,

2c

ejmaztec · 13-02-2009 04:16PM

shamblertine wrote: »

why what difference would it of made if I had spell checked the post?

There's probably some poor innocent man called Eamon Gilmer whose house is being petrol-bombed now thanks to your spelling.:(

iseethelight · 13-02-2009 04:22PM

shamblertine wrote: »

out of all party leaders he has the highest rating! What is wrong with this cuntry?

http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0213/poll.html

When asked where he would make the cuts to spending that the government need to make, he was the only party leader to not answer the question, at least Sinn Fein and FG had the balls to answer the question and outline where they would make the cuts. So it seems the way to get ahead in this country is to not answer the difficult questions and instead just whine about the decisions the current goverment is making. :mad:

Isn't this the way its always been.You wait untill a general election is called and then unveil your policies/solutions etc.
Untill the election is called you snipe and complain at/about the incumbent govt.

On a side issue just who do they ask for these polls? I've nor anyone I know has ever been asked. Is there a certain demographic they target?

Now I'm not saying my opinion is particularly radical or different to the average but just wondering how they go about it.

The_Minister · 13-02-2009 04:24PM

ejmaztec wrote: »

There's probably some poor innocent man called Eamon Gilmer whose house is being petrol-bombed now thanks to your spelling.:(

Interesting tangent: I've canvassed on his road, and I have seen his house.

PrivateEye · 13-02-2009 04:26PM

Gilmore: A 'sticky' issue.

But no, Labour is a real party of the working people. A 'Workers Party' you could say.

ejmaztec · 13-02-2009 04:28PM

The_Minister wrote: »

Interesting tangent: I've canvassed on his road, and I have seen his house.

Did you call the fire-brigade? :eek:

shamblertine · 13-02-2009 04:43PM

MicraBoy wrote: »

Well you have convinced me with your logic and stunning articulation!

I'm not trying to convince you of anything

The_Minister · 13-02-2009 04:47PM

ejmaztec wrote: »

Did you call the fire-brigade? :eek:

Fiona O'Malley was there, so I couldn't even ring the doorbell and run away!:(

It's a massive house btw, completely dominates his neighbour's.

Why has that slimeball Eamon Gilmore got the highest approval rating?

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