Election time

**Tribesman** · 05-02-2007, 01:34

Yep its that time again , the world holds its breath waiting for the Irish election to take place .
A real bad start though , I had money placed on Bertie dissolving the Dail on Monday ,with a smaller bet for the Tuesday .
A sure fired winner , a dead cert that he would do it just in time to stop the planning tribunal raising the question of the £80,000 bribe he alledgedly took .

The damn liberal media screwed it by raising the story of another £30,000 bung to his missus prompting him to go a day early .

Oh well , at least I can enjoy the fun the election offers . 3 candidates so far sent off from the doorstep with a tirade of abuse , a fourth got a reasonable discussion about his policies before he ended up going the same way as the others , and one who not only got a reasonable discussion but I even went as far as saying I might consider giving her a vote .
Only 11 more candidates to go through before polling day

**drone** · 05-02-2007, 16:47

Originally Posted by Tribesman

Oh well , at least I can enjoy the fun the election offers . 3 candidates so far sent off from the doorstep with a tirade of abuse , a fourth got a reasonable discussion about his policies before he ended up going the same way as the others , and one who not only got a reasonable discussion but I even went as far as saying I might consider giving her a vote .
Only 11 more candidates to go through before polling day

When I lived in the UK, I was surprised to see a candidate come to my door. I thought it was a nice touch, of course I told her I was a Yank and couldn't vote for anyone, but still good to see. You only get campaign flunkies around here doing the house-to-house thing. I can only imagine the abuse you could heap on the poor, unsuspecting candidate that rings you doorbell!

**Tribesman** · 05-02-2007, 22:44

Dissapointing news . There are only 14 candidates
One FF is running as an independant so I counted her twice

I can only imagine the abuse you could heap on the poor, unsuspecting candidate that rings you doorbell!

the politicians should have learnt by now , the Jehovahs have . Not that I would subject the JWs to a tirade of abuse , just invite then in for a cuppa and a discusson on scripture

**Don Corleone** · 05-03-2007, 00:59

I thought your man Ahern went for a long walk after the Aer Lingus scandal back in 2004? What ended up happening after all that, anyway? I'm all for privitization, but not like that... very smelly business if I heard it properly at the time.

**Tribesman** · 05-03-2007, 01:27

I thought your man Ahern went for a long walk after the Aer Lingus scandal back in 2004? What ended up happening after all that, anyway? I'm all for privitization, but not like that... very smelly business if I heard it properly at the time.

Such things are a matter for the tribunal , he is not hiding anything and is not refusing to co-operate , but they will not be dealt with until he goes before the tribunal ,which miraculously keeps getting delayed again and again .

Its amazing how long an investigation can take when the people being investigated appoint judges who are just about to retire to do the job .
Though now they also want his ex-mistress and his mate Paddy the plasterer to answer some important questions about some strange cash ....errrr....gifts ...loans....favours....hmmmmm......actually bribes is the correct word I think .
Whoda thunk it would all grow out of one complaint about corruption and one fellow getting stopped at customs with a suitcase full of cash .

**Tribesman** · 05-04-2007, 22:01

Oh well I was looking for wednesdays FF manifesto launch where in 15minutes of questions by one journalist Bertie managed to contradict everything he has ever said about suitcases of cash handed over to him .
But hey this is quite funnyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE5o79AOXAw
Not as funny as the real questions exchanged , but RTE has them on a format I can't access at the moment .
Though two real classics were "Its my money I earned it" relating to monies which were alledgedly corrupt payments to himself that exceeded what he himself had declared as his earnings ....
" its his money , its no ones business what he does with it" relating to money given to him to give to his mistress to refurbish a newly built house that hadn't even been purchased at the time .

Anyway , First of the PD candidates just called at the door while I was writing this

6 words sent him off , and none was a vulgar word (well , house and garden full of kids so I was restrained in my language)

**Goofball** · 05-04-2007, 22:34

Originally Posted by Tribesman

Dissapointing news . There are only 14 candidates
One FF is running as an independant so I counted her twice

the politicians should have learnt by now , the Jehovahs have . Not that I would subject the JWs to a tirade of abuse , just invite then in for a cuppa and a discusson on scripture

If I know it's a JW at the door, I make sure to answer the door starkers...