The Fine Gael thread

[muppet]

Exatcly how am I exploiting the story of a downs child?

In one paragraph you juxtapose a FG gathering, a Down's Syndrome child who didn't, then did get a medical card and finally, the water charges protestors on the streets. You link the former two to excuse the latter. You didn't even pretend to show any concern, which you might had done by leaving the story at FG and the child, who is obviously an innocent in all of this.

Instead you immediately hold up the water charges thugs as the victims. Here is one such victim: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhxQCi3-wsk&spfreload=10

Only reason the child got the card was because fg were in town. That was my point. You want to get all holier than though then go ahead.

It was half of your point: FG bad. The other half was: protestors good.

Sandwiched in between was an unfortunate child you wanted to use to prove the above.

The knobs on the street care about as little for that child as the Government do, or you do for that matter. As for the 'holier than thou' comment, that just shows how cynical you really are. Most people in Ireland would be genuinely annoyed about the treatment of that child, but you don't give a f**k. To you he is a political stick to beat someone. You and people like you would forget about that child the millisecond you took power.

[armaghniac]

Exatcly how am I exploiting the story of a downs child?

In one paragraph you juxtapose a FG gathering, a Down's Syndrome child who didn't, then did get a medical card and finally, the water charges protestors on the streets. You link the former two to excuse the latter. You didn't even pretend to show any concern, which you might had done by leaving the story at FG and the child, who is obviously an innocent in all of this.

Instead you immediately hold up the water charges thugs as the victims. Here is one such victim: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhxQCi3-wsk&spfreload=10

Only reason the child got the card was because fg were in town. That was my point. You want to get all holier than though then go ahead.

It was half of your point: FG bad. The other half was: protestors good.

Sandwiched in between was an unfortunate child you wanted to use to prove the above.

The knobs on the street care about as little for that child as the Government do, or you do for that matter. As for the 'holier than thou' comment, that just shows how cynical you really are. Most people in Ireland would be genuinely annoyed about the treatment of that child, but you don't give a f**k. To you he is a political stick to beat someone. You and people like you would forget about that child the millisecond you took power.

People refusing to pay for things can only lead to more children not getting medical cards.

[mikehunt]

Exatcly how am I exploiting the story of a downs child?

In one paragraph you juxtapose a FG gathering, a Down's Syndrome child who didn't, then did get a medical card and finally, the water charges protestors on the streets. You link the former two to excuse the latter. You didn't even pretend to show any concern, which you might had done by leaving the story at FG and the child, who is obviously an innocent in all of this.

Instead you immediately hold up the water charges thugs as the victims. Here is one such victim: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhxQCi3-wsk&spfreload=10

Only reason the child got the card was because fg were in town. That was my point. You want to get all holier than though then go ahead.

It was half of your point: FG bad. The other half was: protestors good.

Sandwiched in between was an unfortunate child you wanted to use to prove the above.

The knobs on the street care about as little for that child as the Government do, or you do for that matter. As for the 'holier than thou' comment, that just shows how cynical you really are. Most people in Ireland would be genuinely annoyed about the treatment of that child, but you don't give a f**k. To you he is a political stick to beat someone. You and people like you would forget about that child the millisecond you took power.

love the way u try and twist things to make it look like you're morally superior to everyone else.

[muppet]

Exatcly how am I exploiting the story of a downs child?

In one paragraph you juxtapose a FG gathering, a Down's Syndrome child who didn't, then did get a medical card and finally, the water charges protestors on the streets. You link the former two to excuse the latter. You didn't even pretend to show any concern, which you might had done by leaving the story at FG and the child, who is obviously an innocent in all of this.

Instead you immediately hold up the water charges thugs as the victims. Here is one such victim: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhxQCi3-wsk&spfreload=10

Only reason the child got the card was because fg were in town. That was my point. You want to get all holier than though then go ahead.

It was half of your point: FG bad. The other half was: protestors good.

Sandwiched in between was an unfortunate child you wanted to use to prove the above.

The knobs on the street care about as little for that child as the Government do, or you do for that matter. As for the 'holier than thou' comment, that just shows how cynical you really are. Most people in Ireland would be genuinely annoyed about the treatment of that child, but you don't give a f**k. To you he is a political stick to beat someone. You and people like you would forget about that child the millisecond you took power.

love the way u try and twist things to make it look like you're morally superior to everyone else.

Not everyone else. Far from it.

Just people who use sick children to defend louts.

[mikehunt]

Exatcly how am I exploiting the story of a downs child?

In one paragraph you juxtapose a FG gathering, a Down's Syndrome child who didn't, then did get a medical card and finally, the water charges protestors on the streets. You link the former two to excuse the latter. You didn't even pretend to show any concern, which you might had done by leaving the story at FG and the child, who is obviously an innocent in all of this.

Instead you immediately hold up the water charges thugs as the victims. Here is one such victim: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhxQCi3-wsk&spfreload=10

Only reason the child got the card was because fg were in town. That was my point. You want to get all holier than though then go ahead.

It was half of your point: FG bad. The other half was: protestors good.

Sandwiched in between was an unfortunate child you wanted to use to prove the above.

The knobs on the street care about as little for that child as the Government do, or you do for that matter. As for the 'holier than thou' comment, that just shows how cynical you really are. Most people in Ireland would be genuinely annoyed about the treatment of that child, but you don't give a f**k. To you he is a political stick to beat someone. You and people like you would forget about that child the millisecond you took power.

love the way u try and twist things to make it look like you're morally superior to everyone else.

Not everyone else. Far from it.

Just people who use sick children to defend louts.

The keyboard warrior force is strong with this one!!!

[foxcommander]

The knobs on the street care about as little for that child as the Government do

This is where you lost the argument.

[Rossfan]

The knobs on the street care about as little for that child as the Government do

This is where you lost the argument.

He lost nothing there - just telling the truth.

[foxcommander]

The knobs on the street care about as little for that child as the Government do

This is where you lost the argument.

He lost nothing there - just telling the truth.

Are you his spokeswoman?

[mikehunt]

The knobs on the street care about as little for that child as the Government do

This is where you lost the argument.

He lost nothing there - just telling the truth.

Well over a hundred thousand "knobs" marched against Water Charges. To say none of them give a toss about sick children is a bit of a generalisation.  There's bound to have been one.

[Rossfan]

Ye're well down on that figure now bucks. Only a few extremists blocking traffic now.
By the way at least 900,000 marched against PAYE in 1979. It's still there.

[mikehunt]

Ye're well down on that figure now bucks. Only a few extremists blocking traffic now.
By the way at least 900,000 marched against PAYE in 1979. It's still there.

You have a fetish for taxes?

[foxcommander]

The knobs on the street care about as little for that child as the Government do

This is where you lost the argument.

He lost nothing there - just telling the truth.

Well over a hundred thousand "knobs" marched against Water Charges. To say none of them give a toss about sick children is a bit of a generalisation.  There's bound to have been one.

The government do a fantastic job to make sure sick children are looked after. Not to mention the fabulous treatment nurses get from the HSE.

[foxcommander]

Ye're well down on that figure now bucks. Only a few extremists blocking traffic now.
By the way at least 900,000 marched against PAYE in 1979. It's still there.

You have a fetish for taxes?

It's a throwback to the "my grandfather voted Fine Gael so I do too" era....

[Rossfan]

Both my grandfathers were active anti Treatyites
How will not paying water charges provide more funds for the HSE?

[foxcommander]

Both my grandfathers were active anti Treatyites

They did a fine job.