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About LinkBacksI think it speaks volumes for his skill and intellect and genuine human interest in the topics on which he speaks that many who may not agree with him do agree that he is an excellent politician.Originally Posted by sauntersplash
I think it speaks volumes for his skill and intellect and genuine human interest in the topics on which he speaks that many who may not agree with him do agree that he is an excellent politician.
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He can WHAT??? Three minutes without repeating himself?? Dear gods, why isn't this man Taoiseach? I can't think of another politician who can do that.
The enemy of my enemy is the enemy of my enemy. There are lies, damn lies and Fine Gael confusions. "I don't understand." Alan "it's only 79 punts" Shatter
eah... eah... um... no, neither can I.
Maybe Martin Mansergh can, it's a shame only dogs can hear him.
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This was delivered to me earlier by carrier pigeon:
[FONT="]STATEMENT BY MICHAEL D HIGGINS TD[/FONT]
[FONT="]Labour Party President and Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs [/FONT]
[FONT="]Friday, 7th August 2009[/FONT]
[FONT="]HIGGINS CONGRATULATES DR MARY ROBINSON AND CALLS FOR SLANDEROUS ATTACKS TO BE CONDEMNED[/FONT]
[FONT="]Labour Party President and Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs, Michael D Higgins TD today said, “I would like to congratulate Dr Mary Robinson on being chosen by President Barack Obama to be one of this year’s recipients for the US Medal of Freedom, the United States’ highest civilian honour. This award and the recognition it symbolises should be an emblem of pride for Irish people everywhere.[/FONT]
[FONT="]“The award recognises Mary Robinson’s entire life’s work in the field of human rights both in Ireland, where her work led to her election as President of our country, and internationally, resulting in the United Nations’ Secretary General Kofi Annan appointing her the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. I believe she fulfilled those roles with distinction, moral courage and scrupulous fairness.[/FONT]
[FONT="]“Yet even now as Dr Mary Robinson’s noble work is recognised, and even though she was appointed by Nelson Mandela to the Group of Elders to advise on the future of Africa, that her work on ethical globalisation has won warm international commendation, as has her work on the elimination of hunger and global poverty, a small number of extreme fundamentalist organisations have publicly attacked her on baseless assertion. [/FONT]
[FONT="]“These statements deserve the condemnation of all decent people, not just for their lack of accuracy, but for their malicious character assassination. [/FONT]
[FONT="]“I believe these attacks should be regarded for what they are: slanderous insults which should be treated as such by all those in Ireland. The accusations that have been made are not based in fact, and I abhor them.”[/FONT]
[FONT="]ENDS. [/FONT]
Every one sees what you appear to be, few really know what you are, and those few dare not oppose themselves to the opinion of the many, who have the majesty of the state to defend them.
- [SIZE=2]Niccolò Machiavelli[/SIZE]
while michael d played a stormer , such was the unhinged hysteria of the zionist of america guy ( he kept making baseless accusations left right and centre at all in sundry incl michael d himself at one point ) that the whole thing was meat and drink to a scholar like micky D
Thanks for the link. It would have been almost entertaining had Klein not been so utterly revolting. His organisation and a clutch of other partisan groups (e.g. AIPAC) have nothing but shrill and intemperate propaganda to impart. It's really quite shocking that they exercise any influence at all in the US. [EDIT: witness official response by White House spokesman to effect that there are statements R made (?) that Obama doesn't agree with - IT, 6.8.09, p10. Did they even have to respond?]
As to Robinson, there's no shortage of people in Ireland who find her a little too po-faced and hard to take, but there are very few who would deny she is fair-minded and tolerant to a fault. To hear Klein dumping on her so "knowledgeably" and "confidently" (in front of an Irish audience) and attempting to indignantly talk over Michael D did little other than expose how out of touch and patronising these people are.
Klein's shrieking performance also reminded me of an apartheid South African govt minister on Today Tonight many moons ago, after a barrage of attempts to justify his regime, holding up an SA newspaper with a headline intimating that Blacks actually get on well with Whites. Brian Farrell signed off with the comment: "And after that breakdown in communication... ... that's all from Today Tonight, tonight." Classic!
Last edited by McDave; 7th August 2009 at 10:34 PM.
in my opinion he is and always was a complete nut job
although trying to appear as a human rights advocate he completely ignored the ni civil right movement and most issues relevant to ireland. the further away the problem would be the better. nicaragua (where his favourites where defeated in an election), east timor (that tiny 'country'), the iraq war or wherever.
a powerless, hopeless indiviual with strong beliefs in what should happen in distant places.
god help him.
Is there anyone with inside knowledge of what exactly went on in the Labour Party when they failed to run Michael D. against Mary McAleese allowing her to walk back into the Aras unelected for a second term?
yes michael d only ever appealed to the looney left
he would not have stood a chance in hell of coming anywhere near mcaleese
he would have been a massive embarassment
no inside knowledge needed for that
The evidence of this thread is to the contrary.
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