The Battle for Fermanagh and South Tyrone

[Ulick]

I was talking about her performance in an interview, not her record as a politician. On that basis, the comparison of two TV performances is valid enough.

Watched her up against McKinney in the fermanagh.tv debate last night and there really is no comparison between them.

[Ulick]

Too close to call. Won't be more than a few hundred votes in it either way.

[Maguire01]

Michelle Gildernew in all her roles has performed better then most of the others, Maguire01 if you could take the "stoop/anti SF" coloured specs off you would see that.
The girl getting the usual "brit election" crap about abstensism handed out to SF candidates by the media (unbiased of course) is hardly an indicator on her performance in her role.
To try and compare this with Fergass McKinney is just stupid wrong.

I didn't question her record as a politician, I pointed out that she wasn't very impressive in a TV interview. I also said, on a number of occassions, how poor McKinney was. I have no glasses on for any party.

As for "brit election" crap, what do you expect when you're running for a 'brit election'? There's little point in rehashing what you'll do as an MLA if you're running to be an MP. And the media is quite entitled to ask SF reps about such issues. I'd assume they'd ask the same questions of any party who took that stance, so calls of bias are unfounded.

[Gaffer]

What is Gildernew able to offer as an MP that she can t deliver as an MLA?
2 jobs to do the one job?
And spare me the Sinn Fein 'We only get paid the industrial wage' crap
Never believed it for a second
How can Gerry afford a holiday home then?

[reddgnhand]

What is Gildernew able to offer as an MP that she can t deliver as an MLA?
2 jobs to do the one job?
And spare me the Sinn Fein 'We only get paid the industrial wage' crap
Never believed it for a second
How can Gerry afford a holiday home then?

He has published quite a lot of books so thats how he can afford a holiday home. Whats wrong with him owning a holiday home anyway i'm sure lots of politicians have holiday homes. 

[Maguire01]

That would be from 'other' income, such as book sales, 40k (I think it was) for taking part in a recent C4 documentry etc. Although I'm not an expert on economics so I'm not sure how that fits in with the socialist model.

Also, on top of the wage, there may well be 'expenses'. Car for work? Clothing allowance? For the record, I'd see such allowances as pretty reasonable, but would put a different spin on the 'industrial wage' claim.

[ardmhachaabu]

What is Gildernew able to offer as an MP that she can t deliver as an MLA?
2 jobs to do the one job?
And spare me the Sinn Fein 'We only get paid the industrial wage' crap
Never believed it for a second
How can Gerry afford a holiday home then?

He has published quite a lot of books so thats how he can afford a holiday home. Whats wrong with him owning a holiday home anyway i'm sure lots of politicians have holiday homes.

Perhaps, not many would have 3 or 4 'holiday homes' though like Adams does.  This 'industrial wage' they keep going on about, does anyone know what they mean?  What's the figure? 

[Tony Baloney]

What is Gildernew able to offer as an MP that she can t deliver as an MLA?
2 jobs to do the one job?
And spare me the Sinn Fein 'We only get paid the industrial wage' crap
Never believed it for a second
How can Gerry afford a holiday home then?

He has published quite a lot of books so thats how he can afford a holiday home. Whats wrong with him owning a holiday home anyway i'm sure lots of politicians have holiday homes.

Perhaps, not many would have 3 or 4 'holiday homes' though like Adams does.  This 'industrial wage' they keep going on about, does anyone know what they mean?  What's the figure?

£356 per week.

[Ulick]

What is Gildernew able to offer as an MP that she can t deliver as an MLA?
2 jobs to do the one job?
And spare me the Sinn Fein 'We only get paid the industrial wage' crap
Never believed it for a second
How can Gerry afford a holiday home then?

He has published quite a lot of books so thats how he can afford a holiday home. Whats wrong with him owning a holiday home anyway i'm sure lots of politicians have holiday homes.

Perhaps, not many would have 3 or 4 'holiday homes' though like Adams does.  This 'industrial wage' they keep going on about, does anyone know what they mean?  What's the figure?

Liar...

[ardmhachaabu]

What is Gildernew able to offer as an MP that she can t deliver as an MLA?
2 jobs to do the one job?
And spare me the Sinn Fein 'We only get paid the industrial wage' crap
Never believed it for a second
How can Gerry afford a holiday home then?

He has published quite a lot of books so thats how he can afford a holiday home. Whats wrong with him owning a holiday home anyway i'm sure lots of politicians have holiday homes.

Perhaps, not many would have 3 or 4 'holiday homes' though like Adams does.  This 'industrial wage' they keep going on about, does anyone know what they mean?  What's the figure?

£356 per week.

Not bad for doing fcuk all

Ulick, stop talking shite for a change and put up or shut up.  I know for a fact Adams has homes in Donegal, Monaghan and Kerry.  That's only the ones I am sure of

[Hedley Lamarr]

Ulick, stop talking shite for a change and put up or shut up.  I know for a fact Adams has homes in Donegal, Monaghan and Kerry.

Would they be safe houses?

[Ulick]

What is Gildernew able to offer as an MP that she can t deliver as an MLA?
2 jobs to do the one job?
And spare me the Sinn Fein 'We only get paid the industrial wage' crap
Never believed it for a second
How can Gerry afford a holiday home then?

He has published quite a lot of books so thats how he can afford a holiday home. Whats wrong with him owning a holiday home anyway i'm sure lots of politicians have holiday homes.

Perhaps, not many would have 3 or 4 'holiday homes' though like Adams does.  This 'industrial wage' they keep going on about, does anyone know what they mean?  What's the figure?

£356 per week.

Not bad for doing fcuk all

Ulick, stop talking shite for a change and put up or shut up.  I know for a fact Adams has homes in Donegal, Monaghan and Kerry.  That's only the ones I am sure of

Alright then, prove it. Hint: a good place to start might be the 'Register of Members Interests'.

[Minder]

A fella round my way that is heavily involved with the Shinners and had never worked (but drives a nice BMW) has no means of income that I have seen has just opened a cafe/restaurant. Fair play to him.

[ardmhachaabu]

What is Gildernew able to offer as an MP that she can t deliver as an MLA?
2 jobs to do the one job?
And spare me the Sinn Fein 'We only get paid the industrial wage' crap
Never believed it for a second
How can Gerry afford a holiday home then?

He has published quite a lot of books so thats how he can afford a holiday home. Whats wrong with him owning a holiday home anyway i'm sure lots of politicians have holiday homes.

Perhaps, not many would have 3 or 4 'holiday homes' though like Adams does.  This 'industrial wage' they keep going on about, does anyone know what they mean?  What's the figure?

£356 per week.

Not bad for doing fcuk all

Ulick, stop talking shite for a change and put up or shut up.  I know for a fact Adams has homes in Donegal, Monaghan and Kerry.  That's only the ones I am sure of

Alright then, prove it. Hint: a good place to start might be the 'Register of Members Interests'.

That means nothing, Adams is a proven liar

[ardmhachaabu]

A fella round my way that is heavily involved with the Shinners and had never worked (but drives a nice BMW) has no means of income that I have seen has just opened a cafe/restaurant. Fair play to him.

Fair play to him?