General election 2020 (6 Viewers)

[Unicron]

Yep. Scary shit. Although I live in Tipp, I vote in Limerick. They won't be getting any numbers from me.

They'd send you home.

Apparently one of the teachers is only a teacher inasmuch as she is married to Justin Barrett (second wife, and him against divorce) and homeschools her/their kids.

 

[Jill Hives]

It's genuinely really difficult to listen to the lads talk politics, as I know, 90% of them would be Trump voters (if in the US) and another 5% would say they dislike Trump but when you hear them actually talk, their true feelings slip out. I actually had to leave the room for a few minutes after they brought up "Syrians moving in." I'm constantly flipping from "bite your tongue" and "burn your bridges" because I know I lost a few patrons after wearing my Repeal jumper for a solid week before the referendum. Worth it though, especially after the church brought in some woman to talk about how abortion is a sin and handing out ridiculous leaflets to the whole parish.

Oh, and posters were taken down a few km away last week because a woman didn't want any posters of politicians who were pro-abolishing the 8th up near her house. She made her son go out and take them down. Is that not a criminal offence?

 

[Lili Marlene]

Sorry to hear all that Jill. For what it's worth, Castleknock is mostly a solid pro-life area as well, these pricks are everywhere.

 

[magicbastarder]

i'd never heard of this clause before.

Tipperary vote postponed after death of candidate

The election of candidates will not proceed in the Tipperary constituency this Saturday due to the death of a candidate.

www.rte.ie

the country could end up staring intently at tipperary again.

 

[pete]

Independent Mattie McGrath has said he is seeking legal advice in a bid to avoid a postponement in the constituency.

If that is not possible he says he would go to the courts to seek to delay the election in all constituencies.

fucksake

 

[magicbastarder]

i would assume that a sensible option would be that if all other candidates are happy to proceed, game on.
also, the fact that she's non-party means that there's probably no other person waiting in the wings to take her place.

 

[magicbastarder]

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[Lili Marlene]

I'll take it.

 

[pete]

too bad they're not running enough candidates

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Is that not a criminal offence?

It is

But there's no law out there

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

too bad they're not running enough candidates

Yeah
But they'll be surplus central
You'd hope the Greens and SDs and the rest would benefit - but who knows?

EVen another FFG confidence & supply would be good - in the long term -as it would cement the idea of them as being the same, and the true opposition being the left

 

[ann post]

There's a couple of parties in govt who would probably love a delay in the election right now.

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SF up and a vague assumption that PBP rose after the debate which is the other 2 of the 6 dropped across the parties, meaning maybe 10-12 indies are needed of 28 to form a left alliance.

Labour might be deciding this one tbh. I've seen a few indies extending twitter olive branches to SF already.

 

[magicbastarder]

It is

But there's no law out there

is it actually a criminal offence? i guess it might be if it's considered theft?

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

is it actually a criminal offence? i guess it might be if it's considered theft?

Wasn't there a criminal investigation into ROyston's posters getting wrecked and/or taken down back when he was a bright young thing?

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Bit of a stroppy meltdown by the boy Chambers here


The fucking stress is getting to him, the utter fucking shit

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[ernesto]

Aggressively Talking over a woman on national TV is not a strong look in 2020. Especially for a politician, in an election

 

[magicbastarder]

Fintan O’Toole: It is time for Sinn Féin to come in from the cold

A real democratic alternative has to include the biggest party of radical change

www.irishtimes.com

 

[therealjohnny]

Bit of a stroppy meltdown by the boy Chambers here


The fucking stress is getting to him, the utter fucking shit

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His big boy haircut though..

 

[egg_]

Aggressively Talking over a woman on national TV is not a strong look in 2020. Especially for a politician, in an election

Didn't do one D. Trump any harm

 

[Lili Marlene]

Didn't do one D. Trump any harm

Ah Trump was the anti-establishment candidate though, Jack Chambers is very much the opposite of that.