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Convicted child killer canvassing for sinn fein[Mod warning-First Post]

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  • #32
    The One Doctor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,322 ✭✭✭The One Doctor


    Seems to me that none of the parties have a coherent election message. The Socialists whinge about 'water tax' (eh?), compulsory health insurance (not for another 5 years) and rents (not under the govt's control). Labours' message is 'do whatever our masters say, we're just the lapdogs'. SF's message is much the same as the Socialists with added car bombs, and FF's message is 'we'll be better than the the current govt despite our terrible track record'.

    As much as I hate to admit it and with the minor scandals aside, FG hasn't done anything too terrible considering the debt and budget deficits.

    Frankly, I hate all political parties but I don't want to waste my vote. So I'll probably vote for an independant.


  • #33
    Lou.m
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,532 ✭✭✭Lou.m


    stimpson wrote: »
    All the political parties have blood on their hands if you go back far enough.

    Yes if you go back 80 yrs.None of those people are living. There are living members of SF WHO HAVE KILLED PEOPLE.

    That does something to human beings. If you can murder you can do anything murderers have no moral boundaries they have broken them.

    The part has only itself to blame for accusations of terrorism of it wanted to get rid of theses people it would change that. They won't because they are at the hear of SF.


  • #34
    kneemos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,606 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    stimpson wrote: »
    All the political parties have blood on their hands if you go back far enough.

    Depends on their cause and methods I suppose.


  • #35
    anncoates
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,925 ✭✭✭✭anncoates


    It's not against the law. It's up to voters to make their own moral decision on the matter.

    I know I always have and will.


  • #36
    folan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,630 ✭✭✭folan


    anncoates wrote: »
    It's not against the law. It's up to voters to make their own moral decision on the matter.

    I know I always have and will.

    killing? or killers running for office? one is, the other should be.


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  • #37
    vitani
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,824 ✭✭✭vitani


    shruikan2553 wrote: »
    I don't side with any political party but I'm getting tired of all this bitching about sinn fein. This sort of crap just makes it look like they can't argue against their policies so we'll just call them terrorists. Why arent we getting a story about how someone in FF, FG or Lab every week or have they all been perfect the past 20 years?

    Ah, here. I'm far from perfect myself but I'm a long way away from killing somebody.

    Personally, my biggest issue with SF though is that their policies, particularly their economic policies, don't make sense.


  • #38
    Alias G
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 825 ✭✭✭Alias G


    bumper234 wrote: »
    I think "the party" are doing a perfectly good job of that themselves by having this man canvass on behalf of one of their members.

    The polls indicate quite differently. Which is seeing the indo attacks become more frequent and desperate.


  • #39
    ellavin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 193 ✭✭ellavin


    My vote will always be sinn fein!


  • #40
    ellavin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 193 ✭✭ellavin


    My vote will always be sinn fein!


  • #41
    bumper234
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,250 ✭✭✭✭bumper234


    Alias G wrote: »
    The polls indicate quite differently. Which is seeing the indo attacks become more frequent and desperate.

    So you think that having this convicted child killer canvassing on behalf of the party is a good thing then?


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  • #42
    Banjo String
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,380 ✭✭✭✭Banjo String


    Lord Mountbattens family have their fair share of innocent children's blood on their hands also, lest we forget.

    The Irish people overwhelmingly voted to forget the past, as did the unionist community. Didn't the queen welcome the Irish with open arms (including McGuinness) only a matter of weeks ago?

    Shameful the Indo don't accept the outcome of the GFA.

    Time to move on.


  • #43
    Wishiwasa Littlebitaller
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,337 ✭✭✭Wishiwasa Littlebitaller


    Six 17-year-old boys were killed on Bloody Sunday.

    Every time British citizens vote, they are supporting child killers.

    Based on your criteria at least.


  • #44
    bumper234
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,250 ✭✭✭✭bumper234


    Wishiwasa Littlebitaller wrote: »
    Six 17-year-old boys were killed on Bloody Sunday.

    Every time British citizens vote, they are supporting child killers.

    Based on your criteria at least.

    Could you please name one BA soldier who was involved in the Bloody Sunday murders canvassing for a British political party?


  • #45
    Alias G
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 825 ✭✭✭Alias G


    bumper234 wrote: »
    So you think that having this convicted child killer canvassing on behalf of the party is a good thing then?

    Where did I say that. Your sounding as sensationalist as the indo.


  • #46
    Wishiwasa Littlebitaller
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,337 ✭✭✭Wishiwasa Littlebitaller


    bumper234 wrote: »
    Could you please name one BA soldier who was involved in the Bloody Sunday murders canvassing for a British political party?

    Can you quote were I said one of them was.


  • #47
    endacl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,443 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    ellavin wrote: »
    My vote will always be sinn fein!
    ellavin wrote: »
    My vote will always be sinn fein!

    Early and often, eh?

    How appropriate.

    :rolleyes:


  • #48
    kneemos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,606 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    ellavin wrote: »
    My vote will always be sinn fein!

    Vote early and often.


  • #49
    The Backwards Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,299 ✭✭✭✭The Backwards Man


    I have never voted SF in my life but all this mudslinging means I'll vote for them now for the first time ever, even though I have been a secret supporter of their murderous cousins all my life and was too cowardly to come straight out and say it before.



    Did I do it right?


  • #50
    anncoates
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,925 ✭✭✭✭anncoates


    folan wrote: »
    killing? or killers running for office? one is, the other should be.

    I despise Sinn Fen and never have or will vote for them.

    If they want a convicted killer canvassing for them, a sizable amount of people won't care so sadly our only recourse is moral objection.


  • #51
    Amalgam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,030 ✭✭✭Amalgam


    kneemos wrote: »
    Personally I wouldn't want psychotic killers or their leaders anywhere near Government.

    There's been a few politicians with sociopathic issues, with a very obvious inability to empathise, other than for themselves, 'in charge', over the last few years.. Not exclusive to terrorist organisations.


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  • #52
    Banjo String
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,380 ✭✭✭✭Banjo String


    bumper234 wrote: »
    Could you please name one BA soldier who was involved in the Bloody Sunday murders canvassing for a British political party?

    The Prince of Wales was and still is the Colonel-in-Chief of the parachute regiment.


  • #53
    endacl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,443 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    Amalgam wrote: »
    There's been a few politicians with sociopathic issues, with a very obvious inability to empathise, other than for themselves, 'in charge', over the last few years.. Not exclusive to terrorist organisations.

    The actual 'blowing up and shooting people' bit is though.


  • #54
    The Backwards Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,299 ✭✭✭✭The Backwards Man


    Banjo String wrote: »
    The Prince of Wales was and still is the Colonel-in-Chief of the parachute regiment.

    Who's he canvassing for?


  • #55
    Banjo String
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,380 ✭✭✭✭Banjo String


    The Backwards Man wrote: »
    Who's he canvassing for?

    Brian May \m/ (Queen)


  • #56
    bumper234
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,250 ✭✭✭✭bumper234


    Wishiwasa Littlebitaller wrote: »
    Can you quote were I said one of them was.
    Wishiwasa Littlebitaller wrote: »
    Six 17-year-old boys were killed on Bloody Sunday.

    Every time British citizens vote, they are supporting child killers.

    Based on your criteria at least.
    .


  • #57
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,173 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Banjo String wrote: »
    Lord Mountbattens family have their fair share of innocent children's blood on their hands also, lest we forget.
    How many children did Lord Mountbatten, his 14 year old grandson, the 15 year old Irish boat crewmember and his daughter's mother-in-law murder?

    There is no justification for Mountbatten's murder by the IRA. It was an act of utter cowardice and barbarism. If SF and the IRA want their "we were at war" line to be taken seriously then they need to distance themselves from acts like this where innocent non-combatants were viciously slaughtered.

    The men who planted this bomb are as bad as, if not worse than, the soldiers who opened fire on Bloody Sunday.


  • #58
    bumper234
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,250 ✭✭✭✭bumper234


    Banjo String wrote: »
    The Prince of Wales was and still is the Colonel-in-Chief of the parachute regiment.

    Did he plant a bomb that killed a couple of kids? Did he take any part in any action? Or is it guilt by proxy? Because in that case we are back to Gerry Adams/Jean McConville territory.


  • #59
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,968 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Banjo String wrote: »
    Lord Mountbattens family have their fair share of innocent children's blood on their hands also, lest we forget.

    and what has that got to do with the calculated murder of an 82 year old woman and two children?


  • #60
    Balmed Out
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,710 ✭✭✭Balmed Out


    I wont vote for Sinn Fein for the same reason I havent voted Fianna Fail, complete populist drivel. After where that led us in the past I cant understand how so many Fianna Fail voters can blindly try to make the same mistake again.


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  • #61
    Wishiwasa Littlebitaller
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,337 ✭✭✭Wishiwasa Littlebitaller


    bumper234 wrote: »
    .

    Eh? Why did you quote my two posts, in one post, implying a contradiction between the two :confused:

    I never said the British Soldiers ran for office.

    The British Government are responsible for Bloody Sunday.

    To suggest that what happened that day was solely down to the soldiers, is extremely naive.


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