Jim Rodgers on Radio Ulster this morning

[Seany]

Good enough for him.  Even tho he is director of Glentoran, he couldn't even get enough votes to become a MLA in the heart of the shankill.

A bitter bollox

[Evil Genius]

Good enough for him.  Even tho he is director of Glentoran, he couldn't even get enough votes to become a MLA in the heart of the shankill.

A bitter bollox

Rogers stood unsuccessfully for election in East Belfast. The Shankill is on the other side of the city. Had he stood in the Shankill, I daresay he'd have got even fewer votes, since it is staunch Linfield territory. (Linfield and Glentoran are rivals, btw)

[Solomon Kane]

I'm sure it had to be a slip of the tongue. How could anyone say, or privately think, that wheelchair users were not human beings. This smacks of 'political' opportunism to take it to any level other than, 'jaysus, what an eejit to say that'.

It couldn't be anything more than a slip of the tongue, or is anyone here going to argue that all disabled people are nationalists and republicans?

[ziggysego]

is anyone here going to argue that all disabled people are nationalists and republicans?

Jeezs, no-one said that 

[Solomon Kane]

is anyone here going to argue that all disabled people are nationalists and republicans?

Jeezs, no-one said that 

I'm not arguing that at all, but there is no political gain in what Rodgers said for anyone, least of all himself but AZ Offally rightly pointed out that this was political opportunism for others to jump on him for it. I have no time for the man but I don't see what he came out with as anything other than clumsiness.

[AZOffaly]

To all ye unionist nordies, Offaly is spelt O-f-f-a-l-y. One 'L'.

thank you

[Solomon Kane]

To all ye unionist nordies, Offaly is spelt O-f-f-a-l-y. One 'L'.

thank you

My apologies I'm just a Nordie by the way, but apparently not incapable of a slip of the tongue (sorry keyboard) myself.

[ziggysego]

I'm not arguing that at all, but there is no political gain in what Rodgers said for anyone, least of all himself but AZ Offally rightly pointed out that this was political opportunism for others to jump on him for it. I have no time for the man but I don't see what he came out with as anything other than clumsiness.

Getcha.

I wasn't taking political opportunism from this. I just think that a high publicity member of a party in the North should choose his words more carefully.

First he disables someone, and now he thinks we're a sub-species.... dear oh.

[AZOffaly]

No bother Solomon. It's not just unionists, or nordies come to that, who mis-spell Offaly

First he disables someone

What did he do ziggy? How do you mean he 'disabled' someone?

[Solomon Kane]

I'm not arguing that at all, but there is no political gain in what Rodgers said for anyone, least of all himself but AZ Offally rightly pointed out that this was political opportunism for others to jump on him for it. I have no time for the man but I don't see what he came out with as anything other than clumsiness.

Getcha.

I wasn't taking political opportunism from this. I just think that a high publicity member of a party in the North should choose his words more carefully.


I forgot about that poor woman he leap-frogged. That says it all really about the man. More than a bit clumsy.
First he disables someone, and now he thinks we're a sub-species.... dear oh.

[Puckoon]

I misspell Ofally requently. I try not to but it just happens.

[his holiness nb]

Or maybe in his speak he "dehumanised" someone  

It must be a slip of the tongue, surely!

Or then again quite often slips of the tongue are based on secret beliefs that should never be aired in public.

There wasnt much sympathy for the girl in Big Brother who said "nigger" then claimed it was a slip of the tongue and she wasnt racist.

[take_yer_points]

Or maybe in his speak he "dehumanised" someone  

It must be a slip of the tongue, surely!

Or then again quite often slips of the tongue are based on secret beliefs that should never be aired in public.

There wasnt much sympathy for the girl in Big Brother who said "nigger" then claimed it was a slip of the tongue and she wasnt racist.

Maybe on a different scale here but there was no sympathy for Glen Hoddle or Ron Atkinson after the things that they said.

The guy is a public figure and "slip of the tongue" for something like this isn't just a small thing.

[The Watcher Pat]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/noscript.shtml?
/radio/aod/ulster_aod.shtml?ulster/gmu_wed

Think this is the link for it here..Was about 8 o clock or so as far as i can remember..
You can judge for yourself then.

[Solomon Kane]

Or maybe in his speak he "dehumanised" someone  

It must be a slip of the tongue, surely!

Or then again quite often slips of the tongue are based on secret beliefs that should never be aired in public.

There wasnt much sympathy for the girl in Big Brother who said "nigger" then claimed it was a slip of the tongue and she wasnt racist.

Maybe on a different scale here but there was no sympathy for Glen Hoddle or Ron Atkinson after the things that they said.

The guy is a public figure and "slip of the tongue" for something like this isn't just a small thing.

Glen Hoddle is a class apart there. Atkinson's comments were likely just ignorance from a bygone age, but wrong none the less. Hoddle should never have been allowed to work in football again. The man is a disgrace.