Colours wrote: » Ozymandius the pension that Michael D Higgins gets has been rightfully earned from over 40 years of public service which he nobly carried out for Ireland. Indeed his track record over the last 40 years has been exemplary and as his poster says, he has done our country proud. In additional to the duties he carried out as a minister and senator, he has campaigned for human rights and written of conflict in many parts of the world, including such areas as Nicaragua, Chile, Cambodia, El Salvador, Iraq and Somalia. In recognition of his work for peace with justice in many parts of the world, he became the first recipient of the Seán MacBride Peace Prize of the International Peace Bureau in Helsinki in 1992. He was a noted and articulate critic of U.S foreign policy under the Ronald Reagan administration. There is no dirt that can be dug up on him and it goes without saying that he would never be implicated in sordid activities such as handling grubby brown envelopes and the like. There are no sources which will reveal that Michael D Higgins erroneously wrote himself a cheque for over €80,000 because that sort of skullduggery runs completely contrary to his solid personal and political principles and integrity. Like his slogan says, he has done us proud and will do us proud as our President.
newballsplease wrote: » Ozymandius was on about Martin M G
polod wrote: » Surly the people who were going to vote for SG have changed theirs minds after last night, they can now see he was every bit as corrupt as bertie
CiaranC wrote: » You are making the rather large assumption that the sort of person who tends to vote Fianna Fail see that as a BAD thing.
Bannasidhe wrote: » Lots of Gallagher defenders on Liveline...:eek:
bad2dabone wrote: » Never underestimate the desire of the Irish people to screw themselves
edanto wrote: » He has a very organised, slick and expensive campaign. At least he hasn't lied about that.... oh wait he hasn't actually said anything about it!
JONJO THE MISER wrote: » He is all talk about creating employment but by not paying back that loan on time and being forced to pay it back, he prevented Louth County Council from giving the loan to another person and thus creating employment. The rat has finally been found out for what he truly is, just another F.F snake.
stooodent wrote: » Hes the best of a bad bunch we have three likely and reasonable candidates Sean Gallagher, a successful and charismatic entrepreneur with a crooked past. Michael d Higgins is a cultural advocate but he is a bit over the hill. Martin mcguinness apparently the peoples champion say what ever you want about this man he was fundamentally a terrorist and I personally think it would be a diplomatic nightmare to vote this idiot in I rather see dana take it. So it comes down really to Sean and Micheal, I dont know why but I feel Sean would do more with office maybe exercise the presidential power a bit more, make the office more prominent but most likely he will just be a figure head like the rest.
Snakeblood wrote: » How is someone being crooked not enough to disqualify them from being Ireland's representative?
Callan57 wrote: » The Irish people allowed themselves to be made fools of by Bertie are they now going to allow a Bertie clone to repeat the insult? Our unfortunate country can't afford a president who, to put it mildly, has an economic attitude to the truth.
stooodent wrote: » Like I said the best of a bad bunch they all have a dubious past I just feel that Sean might have more presents than the other candidates. just a matter of interest what horse are you backing?
stooodent wrote: » I wouldn't worry too much its just a presidential office it not like the president has much influence.
stooodent wrote: » So it comes down really to Sean and Micheal, I dont know why but I feel Sean would do more with office maybe exercise the presidential power a bit more, make the office more prominent