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FWIW I can agree a bit with both sides of the arguments re Norris and his representation of behalf of his friend; yes, it wouldn't be quite as big a deal if he and his friend were straight, but come on, it would still be a pretty big deal despite that!
Other politicians and public figures in this country have had their reputations ruined / badly damaged, and rightfully so, for making representations in an official capacity for friends or patrons who were convicted of a broad variety of offences, not just statutory rape.Last edited by ionapaul; 22-09-11, 15:18.
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No need for personal abuse after i made you a bacon sandwich and all[/QUOTE]Originally posted by SICKPUPPY View Post
it was a quality sangage it has to be said
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Mitchell asked for an anti abortion murderer not to be executed clemency after he murdered a doctor and a bodyguard outside an abortion clinic.Originally posted by DeadParrot View Post
He has also in the past asked for clemency in rape and murder cases in the usa
hes ahorrible gimp i think and another eejit not worth voting for.Comment
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I have a free phone too, but wouldn't be too surprised if I was fired for using it to call sex lines.Originally posted by ArmaniJeans View Post
Abusing inappropriate internet sites in work will get a similar result too...
I wouldn't for a second believe that it wasn't a concious decision to send it on the headed paper either.Comment
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Know fcuk all about golf elm green in castleknock is cheap i heard was at driving range once.Originally posted by GimmeabreakComment
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Are we moving on to reasons why I hate religion already!?Originally posted by Denny Crane View PostComment
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As long as they dont drive and like Mary MCALEESE said that those cartoons the danish cartoonist wrote about the prophet Mohammed were terrible as she did in Saudi theyll be fine.Originally posted by Denny Crane View PostComment
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I admit I know none of the details about this, but I'd wager that there was pressure put on him to do so by constituents. I wouldn't be so sure about Norris being in a similar position.Originally posted by Denny Crane View Post
Fwiw, I just don't see him as a viable president, I'm not utterly condemning him, I just don't think that someone who's shown previous form can be given such a position.
A businessman who'd been seen to be operating fraudulently being elected the head of a new company is similar imo.Last edited by Emmet; 22-09-11, 15:26.Comment
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is this Gay Mitchell? I have absolutely no idea what we're discussing btw...Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide to... View PostComment
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He aslo asked for Clemency for a girl who was 18 who was raped and murdered too.Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide to... View Post
He is a religous nut Mcguinness has a good chance with all these loons as oppositionComment
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Yeah it's Gay Mitchell. He wrote letters looking for a guy who shot and killed a doctor and I believe another person to be let off the death penalty.Originally posted by Emmet View Post
He claims to have written ~20 similar letters over the course of his career, claiming Amnesty International & other similar organisations have asked him to do so.
His anti-death-penalty stance is about the only thing I've heard Mitchell say that I like, but I'm suspicious as to his sincerity and think that sending clemency letters is way wrong as an approach to the problem.Comment
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space cadets the lot of them.
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Why should I hate Michael D. Higgins by the way? I'm sure he's got something...Comment
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Bastard annoyed me for 2 full hours on the train one time constantly talking loudly on his phone in his annoying fucking voice.Originally posted by Keane View Post
Id have told him to shut up but feared he may have had a stroke and id be up for manslaughter or something another one away with the fairies.Comment
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I some times wish operation green had taken place with my once blond hair ,blue eyesOriginally posted by Emmet View Post
tall features, sure id have got,a good position somewhere as long as it was not the eastern front.Comment
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really sick of the proNorris brigade at the moment, as one wag wrote, he is like a ham actor that refuses to leave the stage.Comment
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I'm a freakin Aryan poster boy so long as I keep the face trimmed...Originally posted by SICKPUPPY View Post
I was talking more of their no-nonsense approach to all things political and economical and business that would be much appreciated in this place!Comment
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we'd have nobody like Norris alive if the master race had their way. (or gingers)Originally posted by Emmet View PostComment
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Bird with cancer and living in a caravan, just turned down 77k with 20k and 250k left on DOND.
She's also gone into odds on favourite on X-Factor.Comment
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Just went to see Warrior which was released today. Not going to trouble the oscars but defo worth a watch.Really enjoyed it.
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I was talking to a French and a Spanish guy the other day and they were going out about how corrupt their politicians were, how fucked up the system is etc.
Telling them our Presidential election will be contested by (allowing for some poetic licence):
a terrorist, a fanatical member of Opus Dei, a former Eurovision winner, a man who defended a convicted child rapist, some guy off Dragon's Den and Michael D. Higgins put them back in their place.
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For hardcore Breaking Bad fans
Galway Film Centre are delighted to announce an exciting 2 day event in October 2011 for those interested in Writing for TV Drama. The event will feature writers/directors/producers from the US, Australia, the UK and Ireland.
One of the many highlights of the event will be an in depth interview with Vince Gilligan, creator and writer on Breaking Bad and also writer of multiple X-Files episodes. Breaking Bad has been named one of the best shows of 2011 by the American Film Institute and Stephen King hailed it as ‘the best of the 21st Century’. Other interesting events will include a workshop style session with Emmy winning director, Dearbhla Walsh and writer Fiona Seres focusing on The Silence, which attracted 5 million viewers in 2010.Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product. ~Eleanor RooseveltComment
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having a little chuckle to myself here at the ironing
I have a subset of friends on FB who feel the need to update their status to "to Arther" or "he's a legend" or something to that effect.
These guys will be the first to change their status to "fuck rangers" or "go home huns" etc etc.
For those not aware of the delicious ironing Arthur Guinness was an Irsh Unionist AFAIK
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Norris's campaign remains the most interesting. There isn't a single comment about him that doesn't arrive carrying a shitload of baggage.
If the letter can be put into the background where it belongs and people allowed to give it the weight they feel it deserves without having to constantly listen to ... I don't know whether to call it propaganda or just downright lies like
A straight fight between Norris, Mitchell and McGuinness could be a really interesting campaign.a man who defended a convicted child rapist
Michael Twee will probably spoil it by grinding us all down with his awful poetry sucking the life out of the debate and letting him ease through and win as the soft option without everyone having to deal with the mirror the other three throw up to ourselves.Turning millions into thousandsComment
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Why the fuck are we closing roads in support of an Advert for Diagio?Originally posted by Bubbleking View PostTurning millions into thousandsComment
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that's not satire. It's alanis Morsiiette irony.Originally posted by Bubbleking View PostIs that how you crash a wedding? yes it is, Bionic Barry, yes it is.Comment
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While Arthur Guinness was indeed a prodestant he was infact an ally and supporter of Henry Grattan who was opposed to the union of Irish and British governmentsOriginally posted by Bubbleking View Post
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great chance for 2k plo ticket only to be dogged in 2 hands on the river in both
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I did say I was allowing for poetic licence. FWIW I think Norris should definitely run and he'll come close, though I doubt he'll win.Originally posted by Strewelpeter View Post
Personally I'm glad I won't be in the country as I'd struggle to vote for any candidate.
The Norris letter story was initially blown out of proprtion, but it was still a very reckless thing for someone in public office to do.
Using his position to lobby on behalf of a friend, and the excuse that he was so used to using headed paper he didn't realise doesn't hold sway with me, is just the kind of mentality that plagues Irish politics. If he could claim he was acting in the national interest then fair enough, but he wasn't.
There is also now another problem that would prevent me voting for Norris. As regrettable as it is, the gutter press in other countries would not hesitate to latch on to this story.
Over the last ten years our country has been in the international news for only two issues, the economic crisis and the various reports exposing the abuse within the Catholic church, sporting endeavours aside. As retarded as they would be, stories along the lines of 'Paedo President in Paedo state' would not be beyond the realms of The Sun or Bild.
Our president has a purely ceremonial role, and I think giveen our current, beleaguered standing in the international community we need a president who will basically behave like a Victorian child - be seen and not heard. Unfairly or not, Norris carries too much baggage, as does pretty much every other candidate.Comment
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Not true, but close to the truth.Originally posted by carlop View Post
FWIW I still think there isn't a single genuinely viable candidate in the field. We've returned to the days of the Park being a retirement home for failed politicians and general "celeb" types it seems.
Mitchell has the personality of a door knob and, though I don't know much about the man beyond that, his religion and his views on homosexuality don't sit well with me.
Gallagher doesn't get a comment from me.
Norris has a lot of what I'd like a President to be (at least he'd be fun!) but I doubt he'll get it. He'd be my preferred candidate at this point.
Micky D. is actually the best candidate in many ways. Won't win but wish he could be in the mix.
McGuinness I have no time for whatsoever. Will never get my vote.
Mary Davis: I know nothing about this woman. She's been a nailed on Presidential candidate for a while now and I have no idea who she is. It's not as if I'm not tuned in to current affairs either. Total PR failure, no chance at this point.You are technically correct...the best kind of correct
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Memories of last years 'celebrations'
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Following Sky announcing they will start rolling out 3D football from Sunday... they have also admitted they are still having teething problems when filming Liverpool who still appear one dimensional.Comment
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We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act, but a habit.Comment
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X can be anything, any number, that is what’s CRAZY about X.
Because X doesn’t roll like that, because X can’t be pinned down!
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Second best again SHD!We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act, but a habit.Comment
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Anyone remember who it was who slowrolled BigMickG with KK in the WCOOP on Tuesday night? Was it JoeJoe something?"I can’t find anyone who agrees with what I write or think these days, so I guess I must be getting closer to the truth." - Hunter S. ThompsonComment
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Yeah obviously there's still some powers such as signing laws etc. but these very rarely come into play as an issue.Originally posted by Kayroo View Post
I actually wrote an essay on semi-presidential political systems when I was in college but I've forgotten most of it unfortunately. If I remember correctly an Irish president theoretically has quite a lot power if they choose to use it.Comment
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Jesus christ. And I actually went back and checked that it hadn't yet been posted earlier in the day. That is the integrity I bring to proceedings.Originally posted by dannydiamond View Post
fml.X can be anything, any number, that is what’s CRAZY about X.
Because X doesn’t roll like that, because X can’t be pinned down!
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I know I only used your quote because I was too lazy to scroll up and pick another one.Originally posted by carlop View PostTurning millions into thousandsComment
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Do not remember who it was, think he was from CanadaOriginally posted by AndyFatBastard View PostComment
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Originally posted by CHD View PostX can be anything, any number, that is what’s CRAZY about X.
Because X doesn’t roll like that, because X can’t be pinned down!
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No it was the canadian donky sporty_231 finished 7th in the end, why?.Originally posted by AndyFatBastard View PostComment
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