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to be ashamed to be Irish when this is our representative in the Dáil (parliament)

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HaveIGotAClue · 15/02/2016 21:33

www.broadsheet.ie/2014/10/02/for-the-love-of-god/

He can't even read FFS!

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ZiggyFartdust · 15/02/2016 21:37

This is from 2 years ago. Bit of an odd reason to dredge up to be "ashamed to be Irish" Hmm
Move somewhere else then.

Pomegranatemolasses · 15/02/2016 21:40

Why are you bringing up something that happened in 2014? This guy represents your area, does he?

No idea why this makes you ashamed to be Irish, unless you voted for him.

Moln · 15/02/2016 21:44

Not sure about the reading thing, and being ashamed. But there's a lot of TDs that should be trained in public speaking. The number of elms, and such like isn't great during debates. But public speaking isnt easy and is definitely a skill.

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HaveIGotAClue · 15/02/2016 21:45

Because it's election time............. 11 days to go....... It appeared in my newsfeed. If it's from a year and a half ago, that's irrelevant. The gombeen won't have wised up in between. It's relevant A. because the idiot can't string a sentence together B. he was elected because he got a few gombeens council houses (who didn't need them) C. because he was elected for getting the roads around his house/farm fixed D. because that law is an arse and E. because the blasphemy law was never so inappropriate as now.

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HaveIGotAClue · 15/02/2016 21:47

Moln - he's reading, not public speaking! And he can't even read the blooming 'speech'. He is representing Ireland every time he attempts to speaks in the Dáil. Not exactly selling our nation as being articulate intelligent competent human beings.

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HaveIGotAClue · 15/02/2016 21:48

He is also the TD (equivalent of MP) with one of the lowest attendance records at the Dáil.

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ZiggyFartdust · 15/02/2016 21:49

Irish politics are retail, he's a farmer who represents a few boggers from Longford. Who cares?

Pomegranatemolasses · 15/02/2016 21:50

That's democracy for you.

And I personally abhor 'ashamed to be Irish' type statements. Why is his performance my shame?

dreich · 15/02/2016 21:50

Not exactly selling our nation as being articulate intelligent competent human beings

Don't worry, you are doing a sterling job yourself on that front.

ZiggyFartdust · 15/02/2016 21:53

Selling to who? No-one knows who the feck he is so why are the putting the turf kicking twat on here trying to show us all up?

Moln · 15/02/2016 21:53

I was being kind ... I don't understand for the life of me why these people get in. I am baffled by my local TD. No on seems to admit voting for him, yet there he is.

I actually can't watch any debate. It's just making me sad (and no I'm not a good speaker, but I'm not seeking to be a TD)

Pomegranatemolasses · 15/02/2016 21:53

You're obviously a Fianna Fáiler Wink

TakeMeUpTheNorthMountain · 15/02/2016 22:00

I hold no truck with these types of ashamed to be irish threads. Fuck off somewhere else if your country and culture embarrass you.

One provincial TD in a sea of hundreds. While I am not proud of our government or most of our politicians, they were chosen by the few who voted. Should more people get and vote, we could really drive change.

Im ashamed for the people who complain about this country and do fuck all to help.

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HaveIGotAClue · 15/02/2016 22:08

Btw - I have fucked off - to London.
He is not one in a sea of hundreds. He is one of 166.

Does he make you proud to be Irish? Proud of him? Proud of our representatives?

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ZiggyFartdust · 15/02/2016 22:09

Why would we be proud? And what do you care when he's nothing to you?

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HaveIGotAClue · 15/02/2016 22:11

I am ashamed to think that the electorate elected him. Irish people.

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HaveIGotAClue · 15/02/2016 22:11

Ziggy - because he is making a holy show of us!

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TwatMagnet · 15/02/2016 22:11

What's a 'gombeen'?

CottonFrock · 15/02/2016 22:11

To whom do you feel the need to prove 'our nation as being articulate, intelligent competent human beings'?

Using James 'media coverage of Savita Halappanavar's death was opportunistic' Bannon as an instance of Irish 'intelligence' is like using Nigel Farage as an instance of English charm.

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HaveIGotAClue · 15/02/2016 22:13

And no - I am not a Fianna Fáiler.

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HaveIGotAClue · 15/02/2016 22:16

The Irish economy depends on multinationals basing their HQ there. If a CEO of Instagram listened to that particular piece of genius, do you think they might ahem consider somewhere else? A TD can't even read aloud! What does that say about the very adept, educated, talented and articulate people that ARE representative of Ireland? Nothing.

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TakeMeUpTheNorthMountain · 15/02/2016 22:19

A government does not an Irish person make.

Are you proud to be British now? Nigel Farage represents you now? Cameron and Corbyn too?

TakeMeUpTheNorthMountain · 15/02/2016 22:22

Yes the CEO of Instagram, rather than looking at our corporation tax, infrastructure and workforce, will look at a YouTube clip of a stuttering TD?

Have you examples that he speaks like that on a daily basis? Should he have a learning difficulty, he should not represent us?

ZiggyFartdust · 15/02/2016 22:24

Then go home, move to Longford, and run for election against him.

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HaveIGotAClue · 15/02/2016 22:31

Proud to be British? You must be taking the piss.

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