Will the people of Offally vote for Cowen in March ?

lucozader · 20-01-2011 02:42PM #1

Will we see him back next time ?

Kasabian · 20-01-2011 02:48PM

Yes, because he is a good sort, "sure he is one of our own".

Personally knew one person from Offaly, he was a plank.

red menace · 20-01-2011 02:48PM

lucozader wrote: »

Will we see him back next time ?

Yep now that he has had a practice run he should be allowed another term

dory · 20-01-2011 02:53PM

Absolutely!! They'd carry him on their shoulders if they had enough professional wrestlers among them.

Saint_Mel · 20-01-2011 02:55PM

He will top the poll for the new hospital in Tullamore alone

deisedevil · 20-01-2011 02:58PM

I go to Offaly regularly. Haven't heard anything but pure hatred for him and Fianna Fáil with a while now.

toxicity234 · 20-01-2011 02:58PM

yeah, I will

FatherLen · 20-01-2011 02:58PM

with a bit of luck. then we would have an excuse to finally get rid of offaly:D

ScumLord · 20-01-2011 02:58PM

I'm guessing yes too, there are plenty of FF politicians that will get the vote from people who don't really understand the voting process and vote for their favourite local personality.

Hannibal Smith · 20-01-2011 02:58PM

red menace wrote: »

Yep now that he has had a practice run he should be allowed another term

lol

tommyhaas · 20-01-2011 02:59PM

Newstalk did their vox-pop thing there yesterday, asking the smae thing. Everyone who answered (about 15 people) spoke of him in glowing term

They were absolutely deluded, using phrases like ''He's made the tough decisions'', ''No Taoiseach has ever had it so tough''

No mention of fact that HE WAS MINISTER FOR FCUKING FINANCE IN THE GOVERNMENT THAT GOT US INTO THIS MESS

Dyr · 20-01-2011 02:59PM

In all fairness if the sitting taoiseach is in any constituency (especially bogger ones) then the locals will vote for him. "Sure is'nt all that jackeen berties fault in annyways" etc etc

upmeath · 20-01-2011 02:59PM

Yes, they will, he's safe.

Sanjuro · 20-01-2011 03:00PM

People who vote using the old parish politics way of voting in this country should have their votes taken away from them. People who vote the way their fathers vote should have their votes taken away from them. People who vote Fianna Fail should have their votes taken away from them. Fuck democracy.

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Degag · 20-01-2011 03:00PM

Of course he will. Sure Bertie got one of the highest vote percentages in the country in the last election even though he was knee deep in tribunals.

tommyhaas · 20-01-2011 03:04PM

Degag wrote: »

Of course he will. Sure Bertie got one of the highest vote percentages in the country in the last election even though he was knee deep in tribunals.

Ah but Bertie's a good man, he did a lot for the constituency

Sykk · 20-01-2011 03:06PM

You'll never know. You see, internet hasn't reached there yet.

Snakeblood · 20-01-2011 03:06PM

Sanjuro wrote: »

People who vote using the old parish politics way of voting in this country should have their votes taken away from them. People who vote the way their fathers vote should have their votes taken away from them. People who vote Fianna Fail should have their votes taken away from them. Fuck democracy.

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At the very least they should be called ****ing stupid morons.

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ghosttown · 20-01-2011 03:06PM

Am a Dub in Tullamore, and the answer unfortunately is yes. He will have the county GAA team canvassing for him, and all the local publicans !!
He'll still get about 50% of the over-50 vote I reckon.

Kasabian · 20-01-2011 03:17PM

Everyone deserves a second chance.

shampon · 20-01-2011 03:19PM

Of course, and why not Cowen's not a bad man, he does his job at a local level.

Kasabian · 20-01-2011 03:21PM

shampon wrote: »

Of course, and why not Cowen's not a bad man, he does his job at a local level.

Sadly that is the problem with this country. TD's should be working in the National interest and leave the local stuff to the councillors.

ejmaztec · 20-01-2011 03:27PM

Kasabian wrote: »

Sadly that is the problem with this country. TD's should be working in the National interest and leave the local stuff to the councillors.

Unfortunately, a lot of councillors end up as TDs and take their old sh1t habits with them, like the Healy-Raes if this world.:mad:

mikemac · 20-01-2011 03:31PM

Actually thinking about it, the local hospital in any area can make or break a politicians career. For Tullamore Hospital alone he'll be back

Orando Broom · 20-01-2011 03:33PM

shampon wrote: »

Of course, and why not Cowen's not a bad man, he does his job at a local level.

Yep. He can employ 400,000 people filling potholes in Offaly.

HalloweenJack · 20-01-2011 03:36PM

His brother will probably have the pub open 24-hours all week in the run-up with free drinks and all that.

It really is a damning indictment of our electorate if the FF chancers get back in on local politics.

tonycascarino · 20-01-2011 03:36PM

Kasabian wrote: »

Everyone deserves a second chance.

Not Brian Cowen though.;)

Orando Broom · 20-01-2011 03:40PM

Brian Cowen was at the centre of everything that ****ed up this country.

minidazzler · 20-01-2011 03:42PM

deisedevil wrote: »

I go to Offaly regularly. Haven't heard anything but pure hatred for him and Fianna Fáil with a while now.

Why? There is not a reason in this world I can think to go to Offaly, not one!

I think they will, they seem the simple sort, I know some who were so happy he was taoiseach that they would follow him to hell just for representing offaly on a national stage like that!

ScumLord · 20-01-2011 03:45PM

Kasabian wrote: »

Sadly that is the problem with this country. TD's should be working in the National interest and leave the local stuff to the councillors.

AS someone from a small town I can't agree with that because the national interest often means just Dublin. Local politicians are elected to look after their local area I think it's just as bad that a local politician would get elected to sort local issues then end up ignoring them for his new life in Dublin.

There needs to be a balance sure but berating people for wanting the people they elect to do the job they elected them to do isn't any better than them being so self centred they can't see beyond their own gate.

MIRMIR82 · 20-01-2011 03:47PM

Oh thank Fock i'm not from Offaly!!!

Will the people of Offally vote for Cowen in March ?

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