General Election 2020 Part 2

[Dziekanowski]

@ChairmanDan

Is that the Fianna Fáil fellow who ran as an Independent when he couldn’t get on the Fianna Fáil ticket? Think @dodgy_keeper was his campaign manager or at the very least a key member of the brains trust.

That’s a wonderful example of poetic licence.

[Tank]

@ChairmanDan

If the British Empire and it’s Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will say, This was their finest hour

How many years did the British Empire last after he said that? Five? One?

[Bandage]

It’s gas seeing the media trying to bounce the Greens into government with FFG.

Some of them are spitting fire that the Greens have consistently maintained the position of preferring a unity government. They are demanding that the Greens talk to FFG, but they don’t seem to be similarly holding FFG to account for not talking to other parties.

@Little_Lord_Fauntleroy will you flaky fuckers hold the line? Eamon(n) Ryan is liable to do anything but the new breed like Neasa Hourigan have been very articulate and strong on this…so far.

[Tim_Riggins]

Great time for them to go in. The Climate is an emergency after all and sitting on the sidelines for 5 more years will leave them hated by generations to come. Lots of change in the world right now and a perfect time for them to put into place some of the Green agenda.

Sitting on the sidelines hoping they won’t lose their seats next time out isn’t good enough for our children and their children.

[tallback]

@Bandage

It’s gas seeing the media trying to bounce the Greens into government with FFG.

Some of them are spitting fire that the Greens have consistently maintained the position of preferring a unity government. They are demanding that the Greens talk to FFG, but they don’t seem to be similarly holding FFG to account for not talking to other parties.

@The_Selfish_Giant will you flaky fuckers hold the line? Eamon(n) Ryan is liable to do anything but the new breed like Neasa Hourigan have been very articulate and strong on this…so far.

I think the greens have been a bit of a catch-all party and attracted votes from across the political spectrum. In some ways the “why can’t we all just be fwends” effort at a national gov was an effort to protect that. However it looks like they’ll have to jump either right or left, with a corresponding loss of votes from whichever cohort they piss off. I personally know some Green voters from the last election who are outraged by their messing at a time of national crisis. However, if they did go in with FF/FG there equally would be left voters who gave them votes/preferences who would be similarly outraged.

Tough shit - politics is sometimes hard decisions

[Little_Lord_Fauntleroy]

I’d agree apart from the snerry tone. We need action

[Bandage]

@tallback

I personally know some Green voters from the last election who are outraged by their messing at a time of national crisis.

Messing? If they’re messing then so are FFG.

[glasagusban]

Surely you don’t expect FG cheerleaders to take responsibility when they could blame smaller parties that haven’t had the power to do anything/anyone else at all?

[myboyblue]

@glasagusban

Surely you don’t expect FG cheerleaders to take responsibility when they could blame smaller parties that haven’t had the power to do anything/anyone else at all?

How predictable

[carryharry]

@Dziekanowski

…utcome. So the best thing to do is give yourself the best possible chance of as least bad an outcome as possible.If by some miracle other countries largely got away with not acting quickly, it wouldn’t be a case of it turning out that they did the right thing, it would be a case of them getting lucky.

Stop after timing

[Juhniallio]

@Little_Lord_Fauntleroy

I’d agree apart from the snerry time. We need action

Lay off the elderflower and nettle wine.

[tallback]

@Bandage

@tallback

I personally know some Green voters from the last election who are outraged by their messing at a time of national crisis.

Messing? If they’re messing then so are FFG.

Yeah maybe - but no one seems to pissed of about excluding SF

[Juhniallio]

Most people I’ve spoken to about this are of the same mind. Thank fuck FG are still in situ for this. Having a brand new government stacked with folk who’ve never been in office would have likely been a bigger disaster. The most of them won’t have a problem fucking FG out of office again if given another chance.

[Tim_Riggins]

It’s time for straight talking pal, we need to save the planet

[TheUlteriorMotive]

Lettuce get change done.

[anon67715551]

@artfoley

A lot of that is down to the return of John Concannon.

This is the return of John (Scan) Concannon you’re on about…

We’re saved…The greatest talent of all time finally delivers… H’on Galway.

[StoneCold]

@Fulvio_From_Aughnacloy

They need to stop treating this as a Six Nations tie and start treating it as a World Cup Knockout game.

I hope it’s not a rubby world cup knockout game you’re comparing it to mate

[anon67715551]

@Tim_Riggins

It’s time for straight talking pal, we need to save the planet

He’s out semaphoring with his minions at the moment. #beinggreen

[Dziekanowski]

@carryharry

Stop after timing

It’s called the precautionary principle. It’s literally the exact opposite of after timing.

[binkybarnes]

@Tim_Riggins

Tom lost it completely during the week. Binky is back with his thinly veiled homophobia towards Varadkar too.

I diskike Leo for lots of reasons but that’s not one of them