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Labour party leader Alan Kelly

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    #92
    Edgware
    Registered Users Posts: 5,875 ✭✭✭Edgware


    gmisk wrote: »
    Hollow vessels and all that...
    Something he learned from watching the fishwife


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    #93
    Hubertj
    Registered Users Posts: 2,000 ✭✭✭Hubertj


    Muahahaha wrote: »
    yeah he has been a lot more high profile than Howlin who was missing in action a lot of the time in the hope people would forget.

    Kelly seems to have a penchant for latching on to a specific topic and then garnering good media coverage out of it, like Cervical Check and now cancer services during lockdown. He will do a lot to bolster the profile of Labour.

    I still wouldnt trust him though.

    I agree with you. I think the distrust comes from his time in government. Having said that i have been impressed with his performance so far. I’m finding his contributions And criticisms generally constructive, Unlike many others. I hope that continues.


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    #94
    James Brown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,015 ✭✭✭✭James Brown


    Kelly is good at getting topics and himself noticed, but his content isn't always there. He often has a good point but never comes across sincere. He comes across as an arrogant arsehole. He's like a more uppity Varadkar, but with less weight behind him. It's only a matter of time before he insults someone or puts his foot in his mouth over being asked an inconvenient question. If I was still in Labour, I'd leave.


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    #95
    JohnnyFlash
    Registered Users Posts: 7,055 ✭✭✭JohnnyFlash


    Kelly is one of the last true social democrats in the Dáil. He genuinely believes in the betterment of people through a fair redistribution of wealth.

    A proper Labour leader.


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    #96
    mickdw
    Registered Users Posts: 23,260 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    JohnnyFlash wrote: »
    Kelly is one of the last true social democrats in the Dáil. He genuinely believes in the betterment of people through a fair redistribution of wealth.

    A proper Labour leader.

    Power suits him!


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    #97
    JohnnyFlash
    Registered Users Posts: 7,055 ✭✭✭JohnnyFlash


    mickdw wrote: »
    Power suits him!


    People criticised Labour for having a fairly decent sort like Howlin in power. And now they have Alan Kelly. Who is a properly genuine sort as well.

    The sooner the broad left go back towards Labour; the better it will be for politics in this country. No party has done more for social change than the Labour Party. And for the welfare system.

    I wouldn't agree with everything that they pushed through while in government, but I'd hate to have seen the alternative. A proper left-centre party. Ones that aren't afraid to go into government.


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    #98
    kingtiger
    Registered Users Posts: 1,740 ✭✭✭kingtiger


    JohnnyFlash wrote: »
    Kelly is one of the last true social democrats in the Dáil. He genuinely believes in the betterment of people through a fair redistribution of wealth.

    A proper Labour leader.


    lol just lol

    I went to school with that eejit, never have I met a person like him, its only person I can describe him as a modern day Irish version of Trump, so narcissistic he could make it to mars with his own self-propulsion

    he will sell out anything including his own mother to increase his ego

    but I suppose the labour party decided to call it a day as a political party when they elected this charlatan as leader

    self execution by ak47


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    #99
    JohnnyFlash
    Registered Users Posts: 7,055 ✭✭✭JohnnyFlash


    kingtiger wrote: »
    lol just lol

    I went to school with that eejit, never have I met a person like him, its only person I can describe him as a modern day Irish version of Trump, so narcissistic he could make it to mars with his own self-propulsion

    he will sell out anything including his own mother to increase his ego

    but I suppose the labour party decided to call it a day as a political party when they elected this charlatan as leader

    self execution by ak47


    Every bit of this is wrong.


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    #100
    Topgear on Dave
    Registered Users Posts: 4,520 ✭✭✭Topgear on Dave


    kingtiger wrote: »
    so narcissistic he could make it to mars with his own self-propulsion

    LOL :pac::pac::pac:


    Id well believe it but many TDs (Im lookin at you Leo) are like this.

    Not many are short on self belief. Actual ability is a seperate thing.


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    #101
    kingtiger
    Registered Users Posts: 1,740 ✭✭✭kingtiger


    JohnnyFlash wrote: »
    Every bit of this is wrong.

    that you there Alan?

    maybe you and your brother could come up with another way to screw Irish people with creating a water tax

    and while you at it go tell your bro Declan that his faux covid benefit with Lady Gaga didn't work, must try harder

    he is transparent, he was in School and will remain that way

    narcissistic "kelly" charlatan


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    #102
    kingtiger
    Registered Users Posts: 1,740 ✭✭✭kingtiger


    Topgear on Dave wrote: »
    LOL :pac::pac::pac:


    Id well believe it but many TDs (Im lookin at you Leo) are like this..


    Leo the Jellyfish, what a complete waste of time

    Leos cunning plan "lads lets just sit on the coat-tails of a worldwide recovery from recession and then claim it as a victory"

    Lets see how well he and Fine Gael do when then sh1t hits the fan over the coming months

    Maybe he can call on his buddys in the march last week :pac:


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    #103
    RandomViewer
    Registered Users Posts: 6,191 ✭✭✭RandomViewer


    JohnnyFlash wrote: »
    Kelly is one of the last true social democrats in the Dáil. He genuinely believes in the betterment of people through a fair redistribution of wealth.

    A proper Labour leader.

    Nearly choked when I read tat then saw who posted it ,meh


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    #104
    screamer
    Registered Users Posts: 6,131 ✭✭✭screamer


    Yeh I think he’ll be the last labour leader. They are going nowhere fast, with someone in charge who once said power suits him. He’ll be the Corbyn equivalent.


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    #105
    crossman47
    Registered Users Posts: 1,496 ✭✭✭crossman47


    Muahahaha wrote: »
    yeah he has been a lot more high profile than Howlin who was missing in action a lot of the time in the hope people would forget.

    Kelly seems to have a penchant for latching on to a specific topic and then garnering good media coverage out of it, like Cervical Check and now cancer services during lockdown. He will do a lot to bolster the profile of Labour.

    I still wouldnt trust him though.

    His latching on to Cervical Check did more harm than good. He frightened women into thinking positive diagnoses were being hidden from them and pushed Harris into giving rechecks to all - a disastrous decision.


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    #106
    double jobbing
    Closed Accounts Posts: 322 ✭✭double jobbing


    kingtiger wrote: »

    , its only person I can describe him as a modern day Irish version of Trump,

    Trump me bollocks. Kelly is a major cheerleader for abolishing direct provision.

    Imagine Trump saying asylum seekers should be given a free house.


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    #107
    kingtiger
    Registered Users Posts: 1,740 ✭✭✭kingtiger


    double jobbing wrote: »
    Trump me bollocks. Kelly is a major cheerleader for abolishing direct provision.

    Imagine Trump saying asylum seekers should be given a free house.

    not his policies, its his raging narcissism that equals Trump


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    #108
    Marhay70
    Registered Users Posts: 1,912 ✭✭✭Marhay70


    While we're all having a go at Kelly, myself included, the three most self centred politicians in the country are debating how to screw the PAYE taxpayer over the next five years. In a way it might be better if Kelly was in there because at least we'd know no good would come out of it and be on our guard.


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    #109
    Hubertj
    Registered Users Posts: 2,000 ✭✭✭Hubertj


    Marhay70 wrote: »
    While we're all having a go at Kelly, myself included, the three most self centred politicians in the country are debating how to screw the PAYE taxpayer over the next five years. In a way it might be better if Kelly was in there because at least we'd know no good would come out of it and be on our guard.

    what do you mean by that? I don't see any other parties attempting to form a government


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    #110
    jams100
    Registered Users Posts: 766 ✭✭✭jams100


    Marhay70 wrote: »
    While we're all having a go at Kelly, myself included, the three most self centred politicians in the country are debating how to screw the PAYE taxpayer over the next five years. In a way it might be better if Kelly was in there because at least we'd know no good would come out of it and be on our guard.

    You may well be right, but we knew there was a price to be paid for protecting the elderly/vulnerable so we will all be paying a bit more. I don't think it'll be anything like 07/08 anyway. On kelly, he'll be a good opposition leader as he's all talk but he's also a hypocrite


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    #111
    crossman47
    Registered Users Posts: 1,496 ✭✭✭crossman47


    double jobbing wrote: »
    Trump me bollocks. Kelly is a major cheerleader for abolishing direct provision.

    Imagine Trump saying asylum seekers should be given a free house.

    Lots of people want an end to direct provision but I don't see any with an alternative.
    My own would be speed up the legal process, allow one appeal only and, if that fails, you must leave.


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    Marhay70
    Registered Users Posts: 1,912 ✭✭✭Marhay70


    Hubertj wrote: »
    what do you mean by that? I don't see any other parties attempting to form a government

    I'm saying that Kelly is not a threat to the taxpayer. The real threat is FG/FF, who, since the formation of the state, have looked after vested interests at the expense of the people,I don't expect any different this time. Crumbs will be thrown at the Greens which will further penalise the taxpayer and the gombeen Ryan will swallow it all as long as we're all growing carrots in a window box.


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    #113
    farmerval
    Registered Users Posts: 647 ✭✭✭farmerval


    Alan Kelly will be a good opposition leader.
    We saw in the UK while labour went through a tortuously slow leadership contest the media never challenged the Government.
    Without an opposition to highlight a Government's shortcomings the media will never hold a Government to account.
    Whether AK would be any good in power I have no idea.


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    #114
    jams100
    Registered Users Posts: 766 ✭✭✭jams100


    Seems to me that not putting on a mask is the equivalent of getting into a car and not putting on a seatbelt, I automatically do it, maybe I'm just pointing it out because I don't like Alan Kelly :P
    Doing Labour no favours again so I won't complain

    https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/1209/1183418-alan-kelly-mask/


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    #115
    Speak Now
    Registered Users Posts: 8,505 ✭✭✭Speak Now


    Which was the bigger crime :D


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    #116
    Bubbaclaus
    Registered Users Posts: 4,461 ✭✭✭Bubbaclaus


    To be fair to him, things like that can happen and a simple mistake can be made. He's not exactly a prominent anti masker, he has been very pro them throughout.

    I'm sure people that don't like him generally will pile on though.


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    #117
    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,223 ✭✭✭✭biko


    There he is, the germ bomb

    AK-Luas-CROP.jpg


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    #118
    statesaver
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,084 ✭✭✭statesaver


    ‘I was distracted watching Man United’

    Jesus Christ, what age is he, 12 ?


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    #119
    banner4change
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20 ✭banner4change


    Not surprising that it was the FG Independent that ran with this story first, always trying to undermine and discredit their political opponents, that right wing of a paper.


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    #120
    suicide_circus
    Registered Users Posts: 19,802 ✭✭✭✭suicide_circus


    I dont like the Labour Party.

    But do you know who cares that Alan Kelly didnt have a mask on while on the Luas?

    Nobody. Zilch. Diddly fooking squat.


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    #121
    V8 Interceptor
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,332 ✭✭✭V8 Interceptor


    banner4change wrote: »
    Not surprising that it was the FG Independent that ran with this story first, always trying to undermine and discredit their political opponents, that right wing of a paper.

    The Sindo is woke central. Right wing it ain't Sir.


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