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Originally Posted by west'sawake  Declan's very actions have been in defence of democracy and the will of the people |
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Originally Posted by west'sawake The similarities to Gleichshaltung in the Germany of the late 30s greatly unsettle me |
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Originally Posted by west'sawake Whatever flaws Declan has, (who hasn't), I cannot but admire his guts in still going forward, knowing there would be more of the same and evening daring to dream foolishly, (again it is easy to be wise with hindsight), that he might lead a pan European Party |
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Originally Posted by west'sawake I am disappointed for Irish politics that Ganley didn't make it, because once again, being radical, being a personality, being flawed, is unacceptable. |
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Originally Posted by west'sawake Anyone who does not fit the safe technocratic and bland mode, anyone who doesn’t do the political consensus speak, anyone who dares say the emperor has no clothes, who shows us that really in their nakedness, their essence, they are all the same. |
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Originally Posted by west'sawake I’ll miss unsafe, I’ll miss Ganley’s challenging of the consensus, using words like elite, and idiot, and cartel, (yes words that annoyed me too), I’ll miss his laughing out loud, laughing madly at the irony of calling a recheck to see your votes drop by 3000but still proving his point, seeing the funny side. |
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Originally Posted by west'sawake Look folks, I know Declan Ganley. I am proud to know him. I am proud to have canvassed for him. |
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Originally Posted by west'sawake I am not an employee of Declan Ganley, I am not an acolyte, I am not even a member of Libertas. I am proud to have done my best for him. I am proud of his having fought the good fight. I am proud that finally, he showed his best qualities in defeat when he was not given victory. I am proud he has the good sense to now leave the field where he will not be an issue in Lisbon round II, where the arguments must be won by hobbit like perseverance with no distractions and where no matter the result, we know that there truly is a certain kind of providence even in the fall of a sparrow.
I am and always will be Declan Ganley’s friend. |
Look Declan, enough of these saccharin and slightly weird tributes to yourself, the electorate rejected you, move on man.
In fairness, though, I haven't read anything like this since my niece's 17,000 word piece on Take That after they broke up. That made me cry too.
But Take That came back. If God is good you never will Deccie, and if he's even good-er he'll ensure that your foetus-obsessed buddy Kathy stays in the political dustbin with you.
Ah yes, Kathy and Deccie rejected in the one election! You gotta love democracy Deccie, don't you?
Bye, bye Deccie - and congratulations again on that oh-so-genuine and no-strings-attached humanitarian award you picked up for your ** cough** selfless work after Hurricane Katrina.
Bye!