Presidential Election Thread. Aka, Should the deer in the Phoenix Park be getting worried?

Hardly successful. A failed poet and lecturer shouting at the politics trough.

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This.
One could argue that he is the distilled essence of the Irish political elite though, and hence a perfect representative.

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You’d swear being a politician wasn’t a job.

https://archive.is/20120804133852/http://www.herald.ie/opinion/andrew-lynch-im-younger-than-gaybo-and-trapattoni-but-if-elected-president-ill-only-serve-one-term-2848485.html

What signifies a top, top Uachtarán anyways?

Is it the way he shakes players hands before matches that sets him apart?

All politicians should where possible have other jobs .

Like a permanent múinteoir job to go back to if they don’t get reelected?

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Being over 5’6 helps mate.

They could be intercounty managers on their time off during the summer. It’s the perfect mix when you think about it.

At least he’s not Fisnna Fail.

Higgins originally joined Fianna Fáil in UCG while a mature student

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I don’t see him as being worse than any other hack.

Maybe so, but the flip is he’s no better.

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I see the great socialist is refusing to comment on the three grand a night suite he had been happily ensconced in.
Three grand would put a roof over the heads of a homeless family for a stretch.

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That’ll need something, ore than that though go have any hope of dislodging him

Agreed. It’ll need a hydraulic lever to wedge higgy out of the trough.

Kevin Sharkey’s going for a nomination. Hon ta FUCK! He’s the only chance we have to kick out the evil leprechaun.

Who?

Ireland is still a conservative country. There’s no way the people will elect someone of colour, nevermind someone who is gay-ish.

I’d love if he destroyed that fucking pompous pretend man of the people ‘Michael D’ — Higgins is a charlatan. A con man. He’s as far removed from the left as can be, the fat little hobbit.

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