General election 2020 (1 Viewer)

[ann post]

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

Paywall.

How bourgeoisie

 

[ann post]

I've no idea how people might vote but the past three days of the ffg fans going into panic mode have been pretty entertaining.

I got a press release on late sat evening that had both bold text and red fonts from a pretty senior figure.

On Twitter they've gone for change will fuck you up and northerners are sinister lines. We could have done with more of this in the past for sure.

Local candidate has put LOCAL in huge letters of their existing posters. (We have a 'foreign'* candidate).

*Not 100% white lived entire life here.

I could see a ffS going imdie.

 

[error type 11]

So I'm stuck in the Cork North West constituency even though I live quite close to Cork City.
9 candidates
2 FF, 2 FG
1 GP, 1 Aontu, 1 SD, 1 Irish Freedom Party and 1 Independent

In terms of strategic voting here and seeing as I've ruled FF, FG and the Irish Freedom Party candidate out of hand, looks like 1 have 4 preferences in a 3 seater, that is traditionally 2 FF, 1 FG or vice versa.
This has always been a bit of a wasteland constituency for candidates. I didn't relise I was coming into this one when I moved out of the city. Ah well

 

[Unicron]

Seems mad that SF couldn't find someone but Aontu did,

When people say it's a shame that SF aren't running enough candidates I thought they meant they're not running 2 in some constituencies, not that there are some they're not running anyone in.

 

[Reets]

the country could end up staring intently at tipperary again.

*gulp*

It’ll be a shock if it’s not Michael Lowry, Mattie McGrath, Jackie Cahill and Alan Kelly. Garret Ahearn might get the last seat, so bit of a sausage party.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

*gulp*

It’ll be a shock if it’s not Michael Lowry, Mattie McGrath, Jackie Cahill and Alan Kelly. Garret Ahearn might get the last seat, so bit of a sausage party.

Corner of hope

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[Reets]

I was thinking the same thing.

 

[Cornu Ammonis]

One of the independents running in my constituency has more policies than any of the parties can boast. Most of them are sensible, if unlikely to happen given that he’s just one man, but he has some truly wonderful policies peppered amongst the more traditional ones.

 

[Unicron]

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[7 - No tomorrow]

Some good stuff there

But isn't this just ads up til showtime, then trailers?
Or it used to be.




Awesome

 

[Cornu Ammonis]

Some good stuff there

But isn't this just ads up til showtime, then trailers?
Or it used to be.

I don’t know, I’ve never had a problem with ads or trailers so never have paid any attention to the time.

 

[Unicron]

Some good stuff there

But isn't this just ads up til showtime, then trailers?
Or it used to be.

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Nah, the ads start at showtime. You can make your movie if you're 20 minutes late

 

[ann post]

When the arty cinema opened here first it was funded and only had ads for mad shit. you'd nearly go for the ads. they are normal now.

 

[ann post]

I was at the galway west hustings and it was mad altogether. it traditionally would be a bit of a scrap but instead nobody from FFG actually showed up, so essentially it turned into 10 people on stage, all the lefts represented and essentially agreeing on everything, kinda like a working group atmosphere. It was a very brief window into what a functional left might look like. no personality digs, no shots on the past, just going through each issue via manifesto or opinion depending on the candidate.

for the record it was

20% gr
20% sd
20% lab
10% sf
10% pbp
10% solidarity
10% indie

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

edit

gdi

 

[therealjohnny]

Support are nootral troops

 

[pete]

Support are nootral troops
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He’s going to totally 2/3rds like the new Sharon Horgan movie so.

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[therealjohnny]

that looks great

 

[Anthony]

Anything with Kristin Scott Thomas mate.

 

[rettucs]

One of the independents running in my constituency has more policies than any of the parties can boast. Most of them are sensible, if unlikely to happen given that he’s just one man, but he has some truly wonderful policies peppered amongst the more traditional ones.
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public saunas is a good one. We're way too catholic for there to be any real demand for them, but using them in countries that have more liberal attitudes to bare flesh, is always a very relaxing thing to do.