Dudess wrote: » Oh didn't you know, Dempsey? The fact you're from Tipperary at all means you voted for him - even if you didn't.
Dudess wrote: » Point me out where I said people in Tipperary didn't vote for him. Is this sh1t of "Blame every person in the constituency even though they didn't all vote for the person in question" a Boards disease or what?
orourkeda wrote: » Congratulations to North Tipperary for re-electing him. We salute you.
Dempsey wrote: » People are probably voting him in based on the results he has gotten them, regardless of his crime of tax evasion.
realdanbreen wrote: » Where are you getting 'dishonesty' from? There are over 2000 pages in the report,which page is dishonesty printed on?
NeedaNewName wrote: » Frankly most people in Ireland and probably in this thread would take "free money" if they thought they could get away with it. We are a country of Michael Lowrys tbh.
Quiet you wrote: » I agree, however, are our political representatives not supposed to hold the moral high ground? You know, lead by example and all that?
NeedaNewName wrote: » Shouldn't all people regardless of their "Job" etc, try and achieve that?
laughter189 wrote: » But they do get things done , that are otherwise impossible
Degsy wrote: » Inbred,bog-Irish halfwits. Like this bunch of welly-wearing cute hoors licking the hole of Clowen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j8F-9nmZ5I
RGDATA! wrote: » page 1055 couldn't find any mention of 'scangerism' though
CommuterIE wrote: » Well Lowry got the majority vote from somewhere?? Probably out of his ass!
Badgermonkey wrote: » If somebody offered me a fine wine with the proviso that they'd only pissed in it a little bit, I'd decline. If people are tolerant of corruption in their elected officials, they can be assured that malign culture will eventually do them damage. His actions have been contemptuous of his constituents, they are not blind to it, they indulge it out of self interest and thus are deserving of him.
bigwormbundoran wrote: » What I think is more galling is the fact that all this information was more or less known yet the people of Tipperary North still voted the bóllocks in, as opposed to the corruption itself
rarnes1 wrote: » Kenny should demand that he resigns for a start.
rarnes1 wrote: » The courts? For a corrupt TD ? :pac::pac::pac:
johngalway wrote: » In case you missed it, we recently had what's called a General Election, where the people elect the members of the Dail. Kenny demand that Lowry resign, on what basis? Kenny no more has the power to get Lowry to resign than he does to get Meehole Martin or Gerry Adams to resign :rolleyes: He's still defending his position that he's done nothing wrong. The Tribunal has damn all legal standing that I know of. If there's a case I'm sure the DDP will bring it. Which I think is a better system than rolley-eye mob justice :pac:
Dempsey wrote: » I only get one vote, there are ~60,000 eligible to vote in North Tipperary. Go figure. I'm sure that you are a model citizen of this country that has never done anything that could be classed anywhere near illegal, immoral or unethical. Probably just a case of insufficient evidence to be sure :rolleyes: This thread has all the model citizens of Ireland, flaming torches and pitchforks in hand There's a witch, lets burn it for old times sake....
Quiet you wrote: » Sure even if the DPP wanted to take them to court the publishing of this report makes any jury biased does it not? Hence no trial.
johngalway wrote: » Haven't a clue TBH. If it were the case, not much point forwarding it to the DPP then, so I'm guessing it's not the case, as it'd be pretty transparent as a meaningless act.
Dangerous Man wrote: » This isn't a witch hunt. The man is corrupt and has been proven so. And let me tell you something else - if I were in his position I most certianly WOULD NOT have done what he did. It's unethical, a betrayal of trust and illegal. Some of us care about those things. It's a dreadful shame more don't - we wouldn't end up with rats like Lowry in the first place.
Dempsey wrote: » Yea, of tax evasion when Ben Dunne paid for his house renovations. He was sacked from FG over it and has stood independently ever since. The Moriarty Tribunal proves nothing concrete, its the opinion of a judge that was under pressure to give a result because of the time and money put into it. If they had concrete evidence this would have been in court years ago, it hasnt. Knowing something is one thing, proving it is quite another. We'll see if this goes to court and we'll see if he is convicted, until then nothing has been proven against him over the Esat Digifone saga. Most here are bitching about Lowry and the people that voted for him. Your anger should be at the system and the distinct lack of accountability that has existed since before 1994. Nobody was bitching much about it for the last 14+ years about it because everyone had lots of disposable income from the proceeds of dodgy banks, politicians and developers. Dont question it, just let the good times roll! Its only now that people want change, want political reform, when we dont have a pot to piss in. We are all guilty of greed and laziness to varying degrees, there is no denying it.
CommuterIE wrote: » Lowry treats the electorate like idiots... this is what I can't understand?!!? Are the people who vote for him idiots, or just manipulated.... I suspect the latter
Nothingbetter2d wrote: » they are if they voted him in.......he wasnt worng
Dempsey wrote: » I'm sure that you are a model citizen of this country that has never done anything that could be classed anywhere near illegal, immoral or unethical. Probably just a case of insufficient evidence to be sure :rolleyes:
The only difference between Lowry and the gobshíte you voted for is that he hasnt been caught.
Did Lowry put the country into the gutter? No, that was Fianna Fail
Thing is, he is the one with the track record of getting things done for North Tipp out of what is a corrupt system. Hate the game not the player.
