I mean if it is the case that she has lied about telling them about the texts on August 2nd, surely her credibility is totally shot. Already the âŹ60k text and false photo is pretty bad for her.
If she isnât lying on that, more questions for SF really. Already it was not credible the idea that they were told about Stanleyâs allegation on September 11th and MLMD wasnât informed about it.
Yer wanâs blackmail texts have secured Stanleyâs re-election.
Stanleys seat was always secure
If you believe the story about the well constructed blackmail threats being sent âin a state of shockâ 2 days after a night in which nothing actually happened, then I have a lovely bridge for sale.
What do you think is going on here?
Praying on naivety.
Do you believe that someone was in such a âstate of shockâ 2 days after staying in a hotel room with friend or acquaintance, completely unmolested, that the horror of it all led them to think âI know, Iâll send an owl blackmailâ
Then âwhoopsâ
Without knowing any further detail than what has been in the paper - Iâd say his main offence was being very naive. If SF found him guilty of sexual harassment - purely on the the basis of sharing a room with her it seems pretty harsh. The blackmail attempt a couple of days later seems like a far more deliberate wrongdoing
He was found guilty of misconduct I think. Which simply could be putting himself into that situation. Iâd imagine thereâs a code of conduct and he would fall short of it.
Granted 99% of SF probably would too
The unmolested bit, maybe he could only send half the money?
Anytime I get a fright or have a bit of a land from something, I immediately, 48 hours later, look for money evenly partitioned (pun intended) in envelopes. Itâs a natural instinct.
Canât trust Sinn Fein shadowy figuresâŚ.weâre normal and respectable, no bullshit here.
I get a general feeling from a lot of folk of a certain age in the south, say 50+ and definitely 70+, where they donât want to vote for FG and FF, they most certainly wonât vote SF.
My argument is what sort of party has TDs who share rooms with people capable of blackmail. That says it all about who the party associates with still
Could just be Laois people.
Youâre in for an an awful shock when you google âFFG corruptionâ
Great banter; they donât do Dail debates like they used to
Joe was great
Iâm sure youâre right, though FFG arenât of village idiots either. Most politicians are actually shrude in real life the very odd time youâd meet them, or at least are excellent at role playing.
Maria McCormack to run as Stanleyâs replacement in Laois. She wasnât fit to get in in the recent local elections where she ran beside Stanleyâs wife Caroline, so theyâll need the people to vote SF and not the candidate youâd feel to take on Stanley who confirmed heâll be running as an Independent.
Caroline Stanley is still in SF and recently took up a role on some Brussels somewhat or other on behalf of the party.
