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#11

General discussion / Re: Westminster General Electi...

Last post by armaghniac - Today at 05:50:38 PM

Sad thing is, we'll be swapping one shower of odious bastards for another shower of odious bastards. I wouldn't trust Starmer as far ad I could throw the cnut.

He's a politician but has less malign intent than the Tories.
A bit like Biden and Trump, you can have an unimpressive candidate or an outright dangerous one.

#12

General discussion / Re: Westminster General Electi...

Last post by Rossfan - Today at 05:46:24 PM

Hopefully ye'll lose a DUPUDA MP or 2 in the 6!

#13

General discussion / Re: The Many Faces of US Polit...

Last post by Itchy - Today at 05:44:27 PM

Or Biden could be a man, explain the slaughter and why America won't stand for it. Appeal to moderate sensible people. The truth is he's in the pocket of the same people as Trump. See 2 white sheep analogy above.

If I were in your shoes I'd get my family out of that shithole.

And I'm not shouting.

#14

General discussion / Re: Name your three favourite ...

Last post by J70 - Today at 05:42:59 PM

I loved Oasis' sound, but their melodies were, in general, a bit meh (or they were blatantly ripped off like Some Might Say).

Still, they did have a few excellent songs.

Whatever
Live Forever (even this melody is very derivative)
Fuckin in the Bushes

#15

GAA Discussion / Re: Sam Maguire 2024 Group 1 ...

Last post by twohands!!! - Today at 05:41:05 PM

Last week Derry were 6/1 for Sam and Galway were 12/1
Today Derry are 12/1 and Galway are 9/1

Galway have put themselves in a great position to win the group now and that would likely have a massive impact on their chances of winning Sam.

Derry by contrast are very unlikely to top the group, so if they do get out of the group they will end up going the much much harder (close to impossible) preliminary quarter-final route.

#16

General discussion / Re: Hamas attack Israel & sub...

Last post by Itchy - Today at 05:39:59 PM

Western standards laid bare for all to see:

I'm not sure the term "Western" is appropriate, every west European country and Canada, Australia and New Zealand support the ICC.

The USA don't.

Then the post should have referred to the USA and not to "Western".

While your post shouldn't have made the claim that "every western country" supports the ICC.

The point I was making is that the "western" world were up and arms and rightly so when Russia invaded Ukraine, sanctions, diplomats getting banned etc etc, but when Israel starts slaughtering the Palestinians on a scale that would make Pol Pot blush, there's none of the same concern.

Is there any nuance at all between the two conflicts or do you reckon they're directly comparable?

The direct comparison is that innocent women and children are being killed in both.

what other nuance do you need?

Intentionally targeted. I don't believe the Russians are Intentionally starving Ukraine yet or targeting hospitals and churches so I suppose they're not quite at the Israeli level of barbarism yet

https://m.independent.ie/world-news/middle-east/patients-evacuated-after-gaza-hospital-struck-in-israeli-missile-attack/a1921804259.html

#17

GAA Discussion / Re: Sam Maguire 2024 Group 3 ...

Last post by twohands!!! - Today at 05:37:12 PM

Was talking to someone who was at the Clare v Cork game. Standard was poor enough from his account.
He said if both Tyrone and Donegal don't manage to beat both of them comfortably they might as well not bothering turning up for the knockout stages.
He didn't give Cork much of a chance in the knockout stages (assuming they pick up the 3rd place spot in the knockouts.

#18

General discussion / Re: Westminster General Electi...

Last post by red hander - Today at 05:33:25 PM

Sad thing is, we'll be swapping one shower of odious bastards for another shower of odious bastards. I wouldn't trust Starmer as far ad I could throw the cnut.

#19

General discussion / Re: Westminster General Electi...

Last post by markl121 - Today at 05:31:02 PM

that was funny. Man was soaked to the soundtrack of things can only get better. West wing this was not

#20

GAA Discussion / Re: Casement Park in line for ...

Last post by twohands!!! - Today at 05:30:09 PM

Heaton-Harris not running for re-election and a general election around the corner.

Can't shake the feeling the current plan is to leave it in the in-tray for Labour to deal with.

The election being called on 4th of July looks like it's going to complicate things even further.
I feared the Rishi and the Tories would try to drag out having an election for as long as possible (the latest the election could be held is something like the middle of next January) while refusing to actual commit the money for the stadium, which would have surely meant going back to the drawing board with a much smaller capacity stadium.

Hopefully this will mean that Labour will be in charge with enough time to make a decision on how much they are going to contribute and that they uphold the previous government's commitment to underwrite the cost. Unless London stump up the vast majority of the overall cost, I just can't see any possibility the current proposal gets built.