Alan Shatter is an idiot

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'The PDs are nothing more than a party of hustlers, drifters and con artists' - former TD and Dublin South candidate, Alan Shatter

Ok it may go down with a roar of support amounst the FG members at conference but it is a stupid statement in my view.

Before I supported the PDs I gave Alan Shatter a number 1 in two elections.He also got high transfers in our household of 5 voters.

After these comments he wont get a transfer in our house. i doubt he will get many transfers from any of the 200 plus PD members in Dublin South.

Given he has a lot of work to do to win back his seat,why alienate transfers from people like me who would have been FG friendly?

Is there a logic to it?

[morryah]

Is there a logic to it?

The answer is in your subject line.

[Pidge]

Is there a logic to it?

Attacking the government is kind of his job. With the PDs being in government, this doesn't seem all that irrational.

[Smashey]

200+ PD members in Dublin South

Where have you all been hiding then? Shatter isn't running for the PDs, in fact it was probably Liz O'Donnell that cost him his seat last time, of course he is going to come out with this sort of statement.

Since he was selected to run for Fine Gael last Autumn he has stated that he is after the PD seat and is intent on removing Liz O'Donnell from office, the PDs are now a redundant party reliant on McDowell for a few vociferous soundbites!

I would strongly agree with Alan here especially in relation to the PDs being a party of drifters

[MichaelHennigan]

I this a direct quote and where does it come from?

[eurocrat]

Attacking the government is kind of his job. With the PDs being in government, this doesn't seem all that irrational.

He should be a little more careful when it comes to attracting potential transfer votes. PD types would be prone to vote for Shatter generally. Maybe this is why he lost his seat in the first place.

Its just a bit of usual political guff I guess, but here he is attacking the actual members (and supporters) of the party rather than the policies of the party in government.


Calling an entire group of people 'con-artists' is a bit much. Then again Shatter is known to be just a tad arrogant every now and again.

[Gladstone]

They've degenerated to a single issue (tax) party with no ideas on anything else.

[qtman]

200+ PD members in Dublin South

2002 PD FPVs Dublin South

O'Donnell, Liz (PDs) 8,288

Votes (particularly the unsplit variety) tend to make more of a difference than members....

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200+ PD members in Dublin South

Where have you all been hiding then? Shatter isn't running for the PDs, in fact it was probably Liz O'Donnell that cost him his seat last time, of course he is going to come out with this sort of statement.

Since he was selected to run for Fine Gael last Autumn he has stated that he is after the PD seat and is intent on removing Liz O'Donnell from office, the PDs are now a redundant party reliant on McDowell for a few vociferous soundbites!

I would strongly agree with Alan here especially in relation to the PDs being a party of drifters

I think your missing my point.To get elected you need many number 1s and transfers.Hes lost 3-5 transfers in my house,and there are many PD members and supporters and voters. You can be agaisnt the PDs in government and their policies,but where you have a natural pool of transfers why go out of yer way to remove them.

I ve no doubt Jim O Leary will be laughing at this. You dont hear Olivia Mitchell or Jim O Leary saying this.

Theres an average 10% of the people ion Dublin South who support the PDs he is saying that they vote for con artists.

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They've degenerated to a single issue (tax) party with no ideas on anything else.

************************ off out of this thread or stick to the subject