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Thread: SDLP nominate Alban Maginness. as Justice Minister

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    The problem with the SDLP is not enough people will vote for them in the future.

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    Quote Originally Posted by turdsl View Post
    The problem with the SDLP is not enough people will vote for them in the future.
    They need to do something radical. Pulling out of the Executive might be just the thing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by picador View Post
    Actually I gave Alban my number one at the last election. But the SDLP are just whinging for their own petty party ends. D'Hondt could give us Gregory Campbell as Justice Minister and nobody in their right mind wants that.
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    They would want to stop crying, reorganise their party and get out onto the streets looking for votes; because if they don't, they face oblivion. Being nice is just not good enough.
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    If Maragaret Ritichie were to lead the SDLP into opposition in protest at the discrimination against her party it would be a bold move indeed. And if she doesn't it will just show that the SDLP are a bunch of mealy-mouthed whingers. Ritchie showed true courage in standing up to the NIO and the rest of the Executive over the UDA bribe money and earned a lot of plaudits for doing so. I hope that she'd do the same again and resign her ministry - should the need arise.
    So you don't agree that the SDLP have the right to voice their concerns at how Sinn Fein shafted them re the appointment of a Justice Minister?

    Quote Originally Posted by picador View Post
    Both the SDLP and UUP should quite whinging about being sidelined by Sinn Féin and the DUP and withdraw from the Executive. Their current strategy of opposing the Executive within from confuses the electorate and is deeply flawed.

    Political substance over puerile backbiting!

    Good night.


    Oh I get it, what everyone thought was purile backbiting sincethe DUP and Sinn Fein entered into powersharing together, was actually Political substance
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    Quote Originally Posted by picador View Post
    They need to do something radical. Pulling out of the Executive might be just the thing.
    Bit rich asking them to do something Sinn Fein didn't have the stomach to do
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    A waste of time to nominate a Nationalist candidate in the present environment.

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    Mutley FFS catch yer self on. I stand by everything I said above. If the SDLP don't change theri ways and change them soon they are going to get hammered by Sinn Féin again.

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    Quote Originally Posted by picador View Post
    Mutley FFS catch yer self on. I stand by everything I said above. If the SDLP don't change theri ways and change them soon they are going to get hammered by Sinn Féin again.
    Cursing at me instead of answering the question - Picador sinks to a new low.

    So the SDLP should not make an issue out of Sinn Fein shafting them, or they will get hammered, yet they should also stop being so nice or else they will loose out to Sinn Fein

    Essentially you are saying that the SDLP should be more assertive, but not if that involves highlighting any Sinn Fein skull duggerey
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    Quote Originally Posted by mutley View Post
    Cursing at me instead of answering the question - Picador sinks to a new low.

    So the SDLP should not make an issue out of Sinn Fein shafting them, or they will get hammered, yet they should also stop being so nice or else they will loose out to Sinn Fein

    Essentially you are saying that the SDLP should be more assertive, but not if that involves highlighting any Sinn Fein skull duggerey
    The SDLP are less effective than Sinn Féin. Sinn Féin was the driving force behind the GFA and have - over the course of many years - placed a lot more workers on the ground than the SDLP.
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    Quote Originally Posted by picador View Post
    Actually I gave Alban my number one at the last election. But the SDLP are just whinging for their own petty party ends. D'Hondt could give us Gregory Campbell as Justice Minister and nobody in their right mind wants that.
    Even worse we could have Gregory Campbell or Nelson McCausland running DCAL and shoving their Ulster Scots, Orange agenda down everyone else's throats and pursuing pet stadium projects in Loyalist ghettoes while never losing an opportunity to portray the GAA as the IRA at play and obstructing an Irish Language act.

    Oh!

    Is swings and roundabouts not the whole point here? I don't see why 'security' should be accorded such ludicrous priority. Put this together with Ian Paisley junior's attempts to end 50/50 recruitment and you get the very strong impression that the Duppers simply don't want papes involved in policing. Which gives lie to all the sanctimonious twaddle they spout as they talk around that particular piece of vindictive bigotry.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mutley View Post
    Cursing at me instead of answering the question - Picador sinks to a new low.

    So the SDLP should not make an issue out of Sinn Fein shafting them, or they will get hammered, yet they should also stop being so nice or else they will loose out to Sinn Fein

    Essentially you are saying that the SDLP should be more assertive, but not if that involves highlighting any Sinn Fein skull duggerey
    What ridiculous hysteria! Along with the usual demand to answer the question. Except you never actually asked me a question! LOL

    I repeat myself once again:
    The SDLP (and the UUP) need to make up their minds whether they are IN the Executive; or OUT of the Executive. Otherwise voters don't know what they stand for.

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