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Thread: Senior unionist MLA McNerry resigns from Ulster Unionist Party

  1. 28th January 2012, 12:07 AM #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by physicist View Post
    Hate to say it but why was the Iris-gate even an issue, I mean I believe PR lost East Belfast because a)Long's good campaign avec Purvis and b) the land deal scandal, and socio-economic situation in EB that had the anti-Swish Family voters up in arms. If DUP voters were staying home simply because the man they voted for was "cheated on" ... then you really have to question these voter's value system.

    Anyway, frankly Peter's wife and Gerry's brother are low brow non-political reflections on Peter and Gerry, can't attack a person simply by loose associations rather than direct connection.
    Agree with all you say ,but lesser politicians have been dumped permanently due to the above .DUP stuck with him which showed .......something.
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  3. 28th January 2012, 12:07 AM #22
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    Quote Originally Posted by factual View Post
    The six county protestant community is deeply conservative and would not tolerate a female party leader.
    How would you know?

    Amongst other things they tolerated Dawn Purvis.
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  4. 28th January 2012, 12:11 AM #23
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    Quote Originally Posted by factual View Post
    The six county protestant community is deeply conservative and would not tolerate a female party leader.
    Sorry Factual that is stereotyping and I can assure you that us Prods like a feisty woman who can do politics, my elderly church going relatives have no problem with female representation. Arlene Foster has come on in leaps and bounds since she moved to DUP . Robbo probably has some prototype lurking in the party ,Dodds is now a has been .
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  5. 28th January 2012, 12:21 AM #24
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    Quote Originally Posted by factual View Post
    The six county protestant community is deeply conservative and would not tolerate a female party leader.
    as your ex-leader and current figure head puppet once said you have a length to go understanding unionism...
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  6. 28th January 2012, 12:58 AM #25
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    Quote Originally Posted by factual View Post
    The six county protestant community is deeply conservative and would not tolerate a female party leader.
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  7. 28th January 2012, 02:00 AM #26
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    Could McNarry go the same way as sylvia hermon and try and capture an 'independent unionist' vote? Given his close contacts with the dup that seems the most probable place for him
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  8. 28th January 2012, 02:43 AM #27
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    Quote Originally Posted by factual View Post
    The six county protestant community is deeply conservative and would not tolerate a female party leader.
    The Tories once said the same thing.
    former wesleyan and physicist like this.
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  9. 28th January 2012, 03:02 AM #28
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    Quote Originally Posted by factual View Post
    The six county protestant community is deeply conservative and would not tolerate a female party leader.
    Objection, your honour. Speculation (and very poor speculation at that).
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  10. 28th January 2012, 03:10 AM #29
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Pen View Post
    Could McNarry go the same way as sylvia hermon and try and capture an 'independent unionist' vote? Given his close contacts with the dup that seems the most probable place for him
    Which close contacts?
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  11. 28th January 2012, 04:14 AM #30
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Pen View Post
    Could McNarry go the same way as sylvia hermon and try and capture an 'independent unionist' vote? Given his close contacts with the dup that seems the most probable place for him
    What vote? He barely scraped in the last time!
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