Simons is a "mother of five" - why should we care?

[lostexpectation]

frankly people might be a bit more impressed if she did say she worked on a previous ref campaign.

[turdsl]

She could still win this seat,Pascal still looking for people to vote for him, people who support F.G short on the ground here

[cactusflower]

For those who say, so what, lots of candidates talk about their families: well, yes, but normally in the context of a long bio, and normally to add a bit of personal color.

Simon's leaflet informs us of just three things about her - she's a solicitor, a governor of a maternity hospital and she's had five kids. The only thing that Simons tells us about her children - twice - is how many she's had. Not even a sentence with details of gender, ages, what they do, what they like; just a faceless number. So I don't think this counts as "personal color".

And if she just wanted to mention she's a mother, why not just say that?

P.

Perhaps the suggestion is that she would be less likely than Mary Lou to disappear for long stretches of maternity leave ?

God: she's not going to have another five is she ?

[lostexpectation]

mary lou mcdonald has only had two children...

[Proposition Joe]

Yeah, everyone knows that people from the inner city are too stupid to use the Internet.

Ah would ya quit taking faux offence on behalf of the inner city.

You must know that internet usage, especially to garner information about serious subjects, is strongly correlated with certain demographics. Younger and better educated to be specific.

The aul wans of Dublin Central are much more likely to form an impression from a leaflet drop or a doorstop canvas as opposed to the candidate's website.

And if you don't agree with that, why not suggest to Labour head-office that they save a whole heap of time & money by restricting their campaigns to just an on-line presence?

[KingKane]

mary lou mcdonald has only had one child...

I thought she had two? but only one during the course of being an MEP?

[ibis]

Yes. Her intention was clear. Do you honestly think someone who publicly opposes euthanasia would be ageist?

The more I look at that statement, the weirder it gets! I'm pretty certain those are not the only two choices.

[oceanclub]

The more I look at that statement, the weirder it gets! I'm pretty certain those are not the only two choices.

Yeah; I bet there are no pro-life people who are pro-death penalty either.

P.

[Anticoalition]

I think don't think she is really serious about being an MEP...it's all a branding exercise and she is actually gunning to host the Late Late Show, now that Miriam is out of the running and Pat's not too pleased with Tubby filling his diapers

[Almanac]

Yeah; I bet there are no pro-life people who are pro-death penalty either.

Not in Ireland. American evangelicals have been known to voice support for it alright.