Most annoying politician at the minute

04-04-2021 8:19pm

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

I saw Arlene Foster on the TV recently saying (in summary) 'people in the republic don't get it, they think we are deluded Irishmen/women but we feel ourselves as part of the UK just as they feel part of ireland and a border poll won't change that'.

I am fully behind a United Ireland, but she has a point. I don't think she's a bigot at all. I think we sometimes fail to understand life from her perspective. Imagine if the public in this country voted to rejoin the UK, would you accept it? I hope not.

Well let's not get into a debate about reunification but when you are the beneficiary of some great public services, you do feel a bit of loyalty to the community that provided that service. I think we badly need to get our act together, especially in terms of healthcare, before we think we can entice the north into our fold.

As for class politics, Foster would slip seamlessly into a southern party. No problem.

I seen that interview,blew a fair few holes in naivity of suggestions of changing flags etc to appease unionism

Oh she is no doubt an utter bigot about all things irish,delayed a harmless irish language act for 12 years,done her level best to bring about a hard border to cut nationlists off from republic,cant even abide to remain in a dublin run 32 county state......

but she has her reasons for this,afaik ira tried to take out her father,some of blackest of prodestants also inhabit fermanagh along the border,it being one of last places in ireland where farms were handed out for military service....but none of this justifies the way she carries on

Yurt2 · 04-04-2021 8:29pm

rorrissey wrote: »

Jack Chambers irks me to the core, and I can't manage to figure out why exactly that is...

Not human. He was grown in a lab at a Fianna Fail black site somewhere outside Athlone. After Fine Gael's experiment with Project Quiff (known as Neale Richmond to you and I), FF invested heavily in their own genetically engineered nodding dog "bright young thing" operation.

its_steve116 · 04-04-2021 8:38pm

And pretty much the whole Brexit Party. Except Anne Widdecombe

EmmetSpiceland · 04-04-2021 8:45pm

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

I don't think she's a bigot at all. I think we sometimes fail to understand life from her perspective.

Very hard not to be a “bigot” when you’re the leader of a party rife with bigotry. Sectarianism aside, they are seriously lacking when it comes to civil, and human, rights.

What was it Frankie Boyle called them, the political wing of the Old Testament? Was something like that.

glenfieldman · 04-04-2021 9:43pm

St Jerome wrote: »

That Labour headbanger Aodan O Riordhan (or however you spell his name)

On a global stage? Chuck Schumer. Man I'd like to see a bunch of Qanons strangle that little prick.

On the global stage, Ted Cruz takes the biscuit all the way to Cancun

trashcan · 05-04-2021 10:43pm

its_steve116 wrote: »

And pretty much the whole Brexit Party. Except especially Anne Widdecombe

Fixed that for ya.

05-04-2021 10:46pm

trashcan wrote:

Fixed that for ya.

They have lovely little union jacks for waving though.

trashcan · 05-04-2021 10:55pm

Widdensushi wrote: »

George Lee, ex politician but no doubt he will run again.

Oh I have a special contempt for George Lee. Won a seat in the dail on the back of being RTEs financial expert, then went running when he realised it might be harder out in the political world, and he might have to actually work his way up to being Minister for Finance, a position I imagine he thought would be his as of right. I have to turn off RTE now when he comes on.

Another thing, why does he get so much of the Covid coverage, more so that RTEs actual health correspondent ? “Science” correspondent, yeah, right :rolleyes:

05-04-2021 10:58pm

trashcan wrote:

Another thing, why does he get so much of the Covid coverage, more so that RTEs actual health correspondent ? â€œScienceâ€ correspondent, yeah, right

Because his voice sounds grave.

Yurt2 · 05-04-2021 11:20pm

trashcan wrote: »

Oh I have a special contempt for George Lee. Won a seat in the dail on the back of being RTEs financial expert, then went running when he realised it might be harder out in the political world, and he might have to actually work his way up to being Minister for Finance, a position I imagine he thought would be his as of right. I have to turn off RTE now when he comes on.

Another thing, why does he get so much of the Covid coverage, more so that RTEs actual health correspondent ? “Science” correspondent, yeah, right :rolleyes:

Much like Donnelly in FF, he was an 'outsider' to the political apparatus of FG, he wasn't wanted by the party upper echelons except to be ar*se in a seat -- and also represented a threat to the career prospects of some within the party with his profile and (perceived or real) expertise.

We have an awful tradition in our democracy of our backbenchers being nodding dogs and good for nothing bar the odd media appearance and being sent out as an attack dog or this and that. The whip system in Westminster allows for more party internal dissent that can be made public without being sent to political Siberia by the party leader.

Sir Oxman · 05-04-2021 11:32pm

I'm shocked, SHOCKED I tell ya that not one mention of Brid Smith - utter life drainer - was made.

Mad_maxx · 06-04-2021 7:26am

Sir Oxman wrote: »

I'm shocked, SHOCKED I tell ya that not one mention of Brid Smith - utter life drainer - was made.

A sow on two legs

Mad_maxx · 06-04-2021 7:30am

Hamachi wrote: »

An appalling creature. How she was ever an elected public representative is a mystery. The problem with social media is that it gives nutjobs like Coppinger a platform. In the past, she would have slunk off into obscurity after being resoundingly rejected by the electorate.

She still heavily features on RTE which goes to show if one's politics is right , you will get invited on even you are no longer a TD

RBB was a regular on RTE years before even getting elected to Dun Laoghre Council

El Tarangu · 06-04-2021 8:11am

Sir Oxman wrote: »

I'm shocked, SHOCKED I tell ya that not one mention of Brid Smith - utter life drainer - was made.

The only contribution of hers to the public discourse that I can recall is her having had a go at Leo for owning an overcoat.

Hangdogroad · 06-04-2021 8:59am

Diarmuid O Cadhla, the unelectable spoofer behind the recent Cork anti lockdown protests. I know one of his "followers" and youd have to go far to meet a more delusional Walter Mitty loser.

Mules · 11-04-2021 1:16am

hawley wrote: »

Ruth Coppinger, I know she isn't currently an elected official. Looked at her Twitter and she got carried off by the Gardai last night at a protest.

I think it's weird that a high profile politician like her is acting like a student on a protest march. She's getting on a bit for all that.

Mules · 11-04-2021 1:48am

I find Simon Harris annoying. He's always whinging about something and fancies himself an expert in everything.

Paul Murphy has an annoying head on him and he never shuts up complaining.

Eoin O'Broin is another one. He seems like one of those socialists who fancies himself as an intellectual. His glasses are stupid looking too.

Neale Richmond is always looking for attention. There's something annoying about him.

Mary Mitchell O'Connor was incompetent rather than annoying but she was very incompetent.

Hazel Chu is constantly looking for attention. She's woke too but it strikes me as performative rather than genuine. It seems to be all about her rather than her party. I don't know why the greens put up with her.

I actually really like the Healy Ray's. A lot of their stuff is just to wind up the media.

Arealred · 11-04-2021 1:54am

Alan Kelly by a country mile. Poacher turned game keeper. He critices the government at every turn but if he or Labour were in power they would be doing the exact same. Since Alan has become leader of Labour he questions the process of everything but at the same time when he was trying to ram Irish Water down our throats processes went out the window.

The Labour Party once had values and principles, its sad to see where it is now.

ulster · 11-04-2021 5:48pm

It's got to be Arlene Foster.

11-04-2021 5:51pm

ulster wrote:

It's got to be Arlene Foster.

There's definitely a piss take song to be made there to the tune of Dolly Parton's Jolene

ulster · 11-04-2021 5:52pm

trashcan wrote: »

Oh I have a special contempt for George Lee. Won a seat in the dail on the back of being RTEs financial expert, then went running when he realised it might be harder out in the political world, and he might have to actually work his way up to being Minister for Finance, a position I imagine he thought would be his as of right. I have to turn off RTE now when he comes on.

I remember that. It was the weirdesr thing ever. I had a good laugh when I saw him back on RTE.

Gorteen · 11-04-2021 5:55pm

Mick Wallace and Clare Daly.... pointless MEPs, milking the system in the name of socialist / standing up to the system politics!

Itssoeasy · 11-04-2021 6:03pm

BanditLuke wrote: »

Has to be Simon Coveney. Talks so much utter sh1t

I find him bland and inoffensive more than annoying if I’m being honest. And from the last FG leadership contest it appears the ordinary members of the FG party seemed to agree but that’s not how their system works.

mikemac2 · 11-04-2021 6:06pm

Another vote for Hazel Chu

Any other party would have booted her out for disloyalty by now

I saw a Twitter screenshot with her complaining about men in leadership roles. The photo had her own leader Eamonn Ryan in it. Ah heyor, you can’t be doing that

its_steve116 · 11-04-2021 6:36pm

Vladimir Putin is another one for me.

Most annoying politician at the minute

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