I was in Belfast yesterday and saw union jacks flying and had to use Sterling. Given that the aim of the IRA was a united Ireland, I'd say McGuiness failed miserably
Good point!Norris looked for clemancy for a middle aged man who had sex with an underage boy. I wonder if Norris had been a priest or a Fianna Fail senator would people be so in favour of him campaigning like this? There's an awful smell of hypocrisy in his campaign
Another good point/question.But back on track with MMG and a semi-serious question; if he were President, could he give an official pardon to the murderers of Jerry McCabe?
Can you expand on that ONQ?
On what basis did you form that opinion?
Norris looked for clemancy for a middle aged man who had sex with an underage boy.
I'm sure someone called me a "boy" when I was fifteen.
They didn't make that mistake twice.
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Now the real dirty fight begins - I hope Norris sues anyone who slanders him.
It would serve the pro-Unionist Fine Gael shills right if their homophobic and slanderous utterances about David Norris rebounded and slapped them in their pious political faces.
You said yesterday that he had already been slandered by 'pro-Unionists' (whatever they are???? - please do illuminate us). Has he sued them yet?
That may or may not be the case - Fianna Fail, to their credit, had an excellent working relationship with the DUP.Are you the only man in Ireland who doesn't know that Fine Gael are viewed as the most pro-Unionist party?
What the hell does this mean?
I didn't consider myself a "boy" when I was fifteen, working abroad in the summer to support my secondary school education expenses.
I find the suggestion that fifteen year olds are "boys" condescending.
Current thinking in Israel (where the incident happened) Germany and Switzerland show a different approach. These are countries not renowned for licentious ways. Even the Vatican permits sex at 14, in line with Italy.
As for framing laws that mean fifteen year olds are "too young to consent" that's just the puritan adults taking the easy way out - again!
These are all examples of fundamentalist first principle thinking with no feedback loop - their practitioners are more intent on asserting the moral superiority of their position as opposed to addressing the problem.
I wonder if FF made a boo boo by not nominating Brian Crowley. He may not have won but with the field been so large he might have got a reasonable first preference vote.
I even doubt if there's a vast majority in the Republic in favour of a United Ireland (except as some distant "well-one-day-it-may-be a -good-idea").
I'm sure someone called me a "boy" when I was fifteen.
They didn't make that mistake twice.
Eh it is still Fianna Fail's aim too... but does that mean they have failed also?
McGuinness and Co. signed up for the Good Friday Agreement which allows for a united Ireland, if the people want it.
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