Dan Boyle in hot water over IMF tweet

[Mondo]

From irishtimes.com: Former Green Party senator Dan Boyle has come under fire for a comment he posted on Twitter regarding the arrest of International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

After news of Strauss-Kahn's arrest in New York broke over the weekend, Mr Boyle said the “Strauss-Kahn sexual assault allegations are of course of the utmost seriousness, but paying $3,000 for a hotel room isn’t all that far behind”.

His tweet elicited a torrent of messages on Twitter, with many claiming Mr Boyle’s comment was offensive to abuse victims and belittled the seriousness of sexual crime.

On his Twit page he says his comment has been misrepresented and was not meant as a joke or as a comparison and goes on to say he has apologised and that the matter is closed.

From what I can see he made more than 20 tweets defending his comments before finally giving a qualified apology.

Maybe twitter could follow the lead of the electorate and Seanad and 'sendboyle' packing.

[FakeViking]

Strangely Dan was silent as a church mouse when his partners in Government were spending similar amounts. One of Dan's buddies managed to rack up €3,800 for two nights in a hotel in Geneva. He sat there and listened to The Bull's tirade, and kept his mouth shut. But now when DSK spends (apparently) his own money on a suite, the Brave Boy Boyle is out of the traps straight away.

[Freedom front]

Dan the man, needs to reflect on his stay in Government & then feck off on the horse he rode in on!

[NewGoldDream]

The man needs to reflect on his own compulsion to tweet every dumb thought he has. Does he have any filtering process at all?

[drummed]

Dan in hot water? Time to put the lid on and turn up the heat. Leave to stew forever.

[Norman Bates]

The man needs to reflect on his own compulsion to tweet every dumb thought he has. Does he have any filtering process at all?

Sure the man has nothing better to do. Leave him alone with his toys.
He has to spend his time some way.

[Mondo]

He has been resoundly rejected and represents no one.

A liability to any cause. If the Greens want to get serious about regeneration they should cut this chancer loose.

Perhaps he could find himself a patch on O'Connell street and spend each day there ranting and roaring at passers by.

[Analyzer]

For THESH1TERIMES, anybody who makes any critical remark about a socialist politician, should be described as committing a gaffe.

In fact the wagon of D'Oliers seems more outraged at Dan Boyle than it is at the hero of French Socialism is spending 3 grand a night on a hotel. THISH1TREEMS also tells us that Boyle tried to apologise. No mention of the need to apologise concerning a French Champagne socialist, though from D'Olier street.

Not commenting on the criminal allegations - as these are before a court.

[Spanner Island]

Dan Boyle is an idiot who obviously loves Twitter - simple as.

Thank God he's out of the limelight these days, cos I was sick to death of his constant and not very subtle kite flying tweeting exercises on behalf of the useless Greens...

[realistic1]

Strangely Dan was silent as a church mouse when his partners in Government were spending similar amounts. One of Dan's buddies managed to rack up €3,800 for two nights in a hotel in Geneva. He sat there and listened to The Bull's tirade, and kept his mouth shut. But now when DSK spends (apparently) his own money on a suite, the Brave Boy Boyle is out of the traps straight away.

Above post is spot on. Boyle is just trying to stay in the public view and us taking about the 'Green sell out' helps him in his ploy.