panda100 wrote: » Because there are two very different types of people that would say no to that question. Those that , as I said, are vehemently anti-choice and against abortion in all circumstances, and those, like me, that are pro-choice and in favour of abortion in all situations, not just rape/incest. Meanwhile in Limerick county.......https://youtu.be/BV1lla0301w Where is a facepalm smilie when you need one.
panda100 wrote: » Because there are two very different types of people that would say no to that question. Those that , as I said, are vehemently anti-choice and against abortion in all circumstances, and those, like me, that are pro-choice and in favour of abortion in all situations, not just rape/incest.
jonski wrote: » So if there was someone on there I really didn't want my transfer to go to I should leave them off completely ?
Jofspring wrote: » I'd prefer if they had the balls to come straight out and say we need to stick together and come out with the best solutions all round and not continuously shout each other down and knock every idea the opposite party comes up with.
panda100 wrote: » I would disagree with others on this thread in relation to preferences. There is only one person in limerick county that I would vote for (James Heffernan). The rest are so far removed from my own beliefs and values I wouldn't vote for them in a million years. I don't want my vote transferring to them in any shape or form.
Jofspring wrote: » I'm even more confused by the elections the closer it gets. Not one party to me is coming across as capable of running a country. It's all finger pointing and empty promises. I'd prefer if they had the balls to come straight out and say we need to stick together and come out with the best solutions all round and not continuously shout each other down and knock every idea the opposite party comes up with.
power101 wrote: » Social Democrats seem to be the only ones not trying to buy votes or making false promises.
zulutango wrote: » Let's say there's three candidates vying for the final seat in the constituency -Nelson Mandela, Enda Kenny and Joseph Stalin. Of the three, Mandela has the lowest number of votes, so he is eliminated. Now it's going to be either Enda Kenny or Joseph Stalin who will win the seat. It's Mandela's second preference votes that will determine the outcome. Both of those may be very far removed from my values, but bad and all as Kenny is, I'd still rather have him than Joseph Stalin. That's why you should vote for all candidates in order of preference.
panda100 wrote: » It works if you have a slight preference for candidates. To me, Patrick O'Donovan, Emmett O'Brien, Richard O'Donoghue, Niall Collins etc are ALL Joseph Stalin. There is not one of them I would prefer over the other. If I gave them preferences then if my first vote gets eliminated there is a real possibility that I could help elect someone that I really do not want to elect. Anyways, its a step up for me even giving a first preference to someone in limerick county. I have spoiled my vote in the last two GE.
zulutango wrote: » There's a Green candidate there, by the way. Don't know much about him, but the Green policies are very good, in my opinion.
myshirt wrote: He certainly didn't f#ck off out of the country when things got bad like Tom Neville. He stood by his community and sought to advance issues for people, individually and collectively.
panda100 wrote: » How exactly did he stand by his community when things got bad?
myshirt wrote: » He did. He just didn't blow his trumpet about it. And I'm not going to blow the trumpet on his behalf either. Linda Ledger in the city would be another of the same camp, works very hard for her community, not for the photo op. Are you any way involved in your own community at all? I actually find it shocking you are not even loosely aware... gaa, soccer, policing, social housing, business development, social infrastructure, the lot. The man done trojan work for a long time in volunteering his skillset and providing leadership at times it was needed... it's no mistake he has a raft of supporters who support his candiacy. The man is on the ball. I'll vote for him anyway.
jonski wrote: » Smartvote says I should be voting Hennelly and the SD but I need to give that more thought as I hadn't even known of her before that .
Jack Killian wrote: » Smartvote is poor; for example it has a question about "increasing corporation tax" which doesn't differentiate between increasing the "take" by making multinationals pay the 12.5% or actually increasing the 12.5% rate. I've met and talked to Hennelly; seems streets ahead of the rest of what's on offer, and smartvote puts her as a 44% match to me (with Noonan & O'Donnell at 8%); not great to be so at odds with what's on offer, but factoring in the vagueness of the questions that could be a 50% match and that'll have to do, given that there are no other options that I can stomach. There was a last-minute independent entry but I know nothing about him - a lecturer from LIT I think ? So I might have a #2 - will have to suss him out between now and Friday.
jonski wrote: She was a 42% for me and she canvassed my area tonight , didn't get to meet her though . I passed on my concerns and the one specific question I had ( about e-cigarettes which will only be of interest to a small few ) to one of her people and he said he would get her to e-mail me .
panda100 wrote: » When it comes to election issues, I have to admit this is the first time I've heared of e-cigarettes being an issue! I am intrigued, what was your questions in relation to them?
zulutango wrote: » Hennelly contradicted herself three times in the Limerick Post questions and answers section last week when talking about medical cards for older people. To do that in a prepared answer is pretty bad. I see her as being full on confidence and rhetoric but little in the way of substance, apart from a few issues such as abortion rights and mental health. I'm not even voting for Jan O'Sullivan, but I'd see Jan as way more sincere than her.
TPMP wrote: » Absolutely no idea who to vote for. There's nobody out of that lot that stands out.
Red King wrote: » What has Willie O'Dea ever achieved in office? I can't wait for the next general election when the likes of him, Noonan and Jan O'Sullivan are gone.
