Sean O'Rourke Today Show

padd b1975 wrote: »

I would prefer government to see about beefing it up some more to make it attractive to gay couples rather than diluting traditional marriage.

Fascinating I'm sure, but it doesn't address the point.

Actually... not even all that fascinating. How much "beefing up" would you care for? CP "separate from but equal to" marriage? Or slightly more "equal", but still definitively second class, so they don't get ideas above their station?

Callan57 wrote: »

They would have to have fairly insipid marriages to begin with if they are that easily diluted.
Wasn't this the same argument posited when divorce was being discussed?

Divorce does at least actually change each "instance" of the institution. You don't have to get divorced, but you do have to enter a institution that can, in civil terms, now be terminated. (Let's not get into the morass that is religious annulments.)

Allowing other people to get married while making no changes at all to the terms of all existing marriages, or future marriages that would already have been lawful... that's quite the stretch.

Seems to pretty much be a case of "ew, don't want to be associated with". Very much so in the case of that "very young 43 year old" writing to Mandate for Marriage.

what a hate filled little man. a biggoted little weasel

is there only mullen and that other pillock breda obrien who are against the marriage referendum? they seem to be the only 2 people on any radio show speaking for the No side

neris wrote: »

is there only mullen and that other pillock breda obrien who are against the marriage referendum? they seem to be the only 2 people on any radio show speaking for the No side

Keith Mills also turns up.

There was another lad who's name I've forgotten, but after a few media performances so bad they make Terence Flanagan look well prepared it seems they've decided that having him on would be seen as promoting the other side!

padd b1975 wrote: »

It will no longer be a bond based exclusively on the relationship between a man and a woman.

As that doesn't "dilute" anything, you've not answered the question.

padd b1975 wrote: »

That's a matter of opinion really.

If you take something away from something that was the very cornerstone of what it was, then as far as I'm concerned it's been diluted.

If it's that easily diluted it can't be very solid to begin with

Michael Colgan: "sending a ballet critic to review a cage fight" brilliant!
He has me on the floor laughing, an absolute tonic on a miserable morning.:)

Any chance RTE would drop MLOD and give us Mr Colgan every week?
I very nearly missed him because I was late changing back after having to go to Lyric to avoid herladyship. :mad:

Someone should give Noonan a fisherman's friend

michael999999 wrote: »

Noonan being handed he's arse on a plate!

Ah sure Life's great in Ireland now. It's not Noonan's fault if no one else thinks so.

michael999999 wrote: »

Noonan being handed he's arse on a plate!

Sick I can't listen to that. I'll listen back later. Is he talking about rhe bullons he's saved us?;)

Oh dear God the bloody Leaving Cert agaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaain :mad:

michael999999 wrote: »

Noonan being handed he's arse on a plate!

Seán kept pressing him about his (lack of) answers in the Dáil on SiteServ. He finally snapped, and resorted to attacking RTÉ about some report which has nothing to do with Seán - shows he was under pressure.