The Battle for Fermanagh and South Tyrone

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gallsman

Quote from: Carmen Stateside on May 07, 2010, 03:17:38 PM
Quote from: gallsman on May 07, 2010, 03:14:35 PM
Quote from: thegael on May 07, 2010, 03:12:22 PM
Well done to Michelle Gildernew and rightly deserved. The people of Fermanagh South Tyrone are no mugs.
But please could everyone stop referring to the sdlp as a nationalist party - they are not and are a pro union party who take their seats in Westminster and have a 'leader' who constantly refers to the 6 counties as ' northern ireland' . Rant over .
But yee haa time !!!

Intelligent fellow.

Says Einstein!

I prefer Newton.

Nally Stand

Quote from: gallsman on May 07, 2010, 03:14:35 PM
Quote from: thegael on May 07, 2010, 03:12:22 PM
Well done to Michelle Gildernew and rightly deserved. The people of Fermanagh South Tyrone are no mugs.
But please could everyone stop referring to the sdlp as a nationalist party - they are not and are a pro union party who take their seats in Westminster and have a 'leader' who constantly refers to the 6 counties as ' northern ireland' . Rant over .
But yee haa time !!!

Intelligent fellow.

Well Gallsman, the SDLP admitted as much themselves. Didn't they call themselves POST-NATIONALIST??? They have shown their true colours as always and the people have one again shown them the middle finger and in bigger numbers than ever!
"The island of saints & scholars...and gombeens & fuckin' arselickers" Christy Moore

Zapatista

Quote from: Carmen Stateside on May 07, 2010, 03:17:38 PM
Says Einstein!

The famous dog from back to the future or the less well known guy from the funny photo?

gallsman

Quote from: Nally Stand on May 07, 2010, 03:18:56 PM
Quote from: gallsman on May 07, 2010, 03:14:35 PM
Quote from: thegael on May 07, 2010, 03:12:22 PM
Well done to Michelle Gildernew and rightly deserved. The people of Fermanagh South Tyrone are no mugs.
But please could everyone stop referring to the sdlp as a nationalist party - they are not and are a pro union party who take their seats in Westminster and have a 'leader' who constantly refers to the 6 counties as ' northern ireland' . Rant over .
But yee haa time !!!

Intelligent fellow.

Well Gallsman, the SDLP admitted as much themselves. Didn't they call themselves POST-NATIONALIST??? They have shown their true colours as always and the peoplehave, one again, shown them the middle finger in bigger numbers than ever!

They comfortably retained all three seats...Even Ritchie, who anyone with half a brain cell finds difficult to like had no bother winning.

JohnDenver

Quote from: Carmen Stateside on May 07, 2010, 03:11:12 PM
Quote from: strongbow316 on May 07, 2010, 03:03:49 PM
Lets see Arelene fosters celebrating now, like she did last night  ;D
Was watching last night online, was a great evenings veiwing but this part nearly made me sick. Well up her hole the auld bag!!

Anybody know what time roughly that she was at this celebrating craic?

Zapatista

Quote from: Nally Stand on May 07, 2010, 03:18:56 PM
Well Gallsman, the SDLP admitted as much themselves. Didn't they call themselves POST-NATIONALIST??? They have shown their true colours as always and the people have one again shown them the middle finger and in bigger numbers than ever!

Someone said earlier on the thread that it might be worth appreciating the trad SDLP voters who casted their voters for SF. Good advice I think.

Nally Stand

Quote from: gallsman on May 07, 2010, 03:20:37 PM
Quote from: Nally Stand on May 07, 2010, 03:18:56 PM
Quote from: gallsman on May 07, 2010, 03:14:35 PM
Quote from: thegael on May 07, 2010, 03:12:22 PM
Well done to Michelle Gildernew and rightly deserved. The people of Fermanagh South Tyrone are no mugs.
But please could everyone stop referring to the sdlp as a nationalist party - they are not and are a pro union party who take their seats in Westminster and have a 'leader' who constantly refers to the 6 counties as ' northern ireland' . Rant over .
But yee haa time !!!

Intelligent fellow.

Well Gallsman, the SDLP admitted as much themselves. Didn't they call themselves POST-NATIONALIST??? They have shown their true colours as always and the peoplehave, one again, shown them the middle finger in bigger numbers than ever!

They comfortably retained all three seats...Even Ritchie, who anyone with half a brain cell finds difficult to like had no bother winning.

With Reduced minorities. And the strategist brains in the SDLP still did foresee that their refusal to withdraw from Fermanagh/South Tyrone was a suicide attempt. HALVED THEIR VOTE  :D :D :D And they will further rue their decision come the assembly elections!
"The island of saints & scholars...and gombeens & fuckin' arselickers" Christy Moore

armaghniac

QuoteAnybody know what time roughly that she was at this celebrating craic?

BBC NI just after the first figures came in showing Connor 4 votes ahead. Check the time of that count (01:30 or whenever).
If at first you don't succeed, then goto Plan B

Nally Stand

Quote from: JohnDenver on May 07, 2010, 03:21:38 PM
Quote from: Carmen Stateside on May 07, 2010, 03:11:12 PM
Quote from: strongbow316 on May 07, 2010, 03:03:49 PM
Lets see Arelene fosters celebrating now, like she did last night  ;D
Was watching last night online, was a great evenings veiwing but this part nearly made me sick. Well up her hole the auld bag!!

Anybody know what time roughly that she was at this celebrating craic?

she was sneering and punching the air in the studio after the first result came in at about 3 am as far as I remember! It's all a blur :D
"The island of saints & scholars...and gombeens & fuckin' arselickers" Christy Moore

stibhan

This is not a day for soundbites... we can leave those at home... but I feel the hand of history upon our shoulder with this, I really do  :D

Final Whistle

Quote from: AidyMac on May 07, 2010, 03:16:15 PM
Fair played to Michelle and the team

Scour on the radio saying well done to Conors for getting so close having only entered the race late.

Tough sh&^e - it was 2 orange against the green and we won

^^^Hardly the progressive opinion that is likely to make our protestant neighbouirs see eye to eye with us. Yes Unionism may be in  a state right now, but petty point scoring will do nothing but alienate them further. We are all on here bestowing our congratulations to Michelle, how about we take a leaf out of her book and extend the hand of friendship to our protestant neighbours.

As we will find out soon enough, there is an oppertunity for green and orange to unite in the same fights, and on two different battlefronts also.

gallsman

Quote from: Nally Stand on May 07, 2010, 03:23:27 PM
Quote from: gallsman on May 07, 2010, 03:20:37 PM
Quote from: Nally Stand on May 07, 2010, 03:18:56 PM
Quote from: gallsman on May 07, 2010, 03:14:35 PM
Quote from: thegael on May 07, 2010, 03:12:22 PM
Well done to Michelle Gildernew and rightly deserved. The people of Fermanagh South Tyrone are no mugs.
But please could everyone stop referring to the sdlp as a nationalist party - they are not and are a pro union party who take their seats in Westminster and have a 'leader' who constantly refers to the 6 counties as ' northern ireland' . Rant over .
But yee haa time !!!

Intelligent fellow.

Well Gallsman, the SDLP admitted as much themselves. Didn't they call themselves POST-NATIONALIST??? They have shown their true colours as always and the peoplehave, one again, shown them the middle finger in bigger numbers than ever!

They comfortably retained all three seats...Even Ritchie, who anyone with half a brain cell finds difficult to like had no bother winning.

With Reduced minorities. And the strategist brains in the SDLP still did foresee that their refusal to withdraw from Fermanagh/South Tyrone was a suicide attempt. HALVED THEIR VOTE  :D :D :D And they will further rue their decision come the assembly elections!

A reduced minority? How does someone win a first-past-the-post election with a minority?

SDLP vote halved? You think unionists are the only ones who know how to vote tactically?

stibhan

Quote from: gallsman on May 07, 2010, 03:27:43 PM
How does someone win a first-past-the-post election with a minority?



A lot of them do. Most parliamentary candidates, certainly in the North, win a FPTP election with a minority of the votes cast.

leenie

Quote from: Fear ón Srath Bán on May 07, 2010, 02:51:40 PM
Great stuff, and a well done the good folk of F & S Tyrone.


thanks....


congrats to michelle...
I'm trying to decide on a really meaningful message..

Nally Stand

Quote from: gallsman on May 07, 2010, 03:27:43 PM
Quote from: Nally Stand on May 07, 2010, 03:23:27 PM
Quote from: gallsman on May 07, 2010, 03:20:37 PM
Quote from: Nally Stand on May 07, 2010, 03:18:56 PM
Quote from: gallsman on May 07, 2010, 03:14:35 PM
Quote from: thegael on May 07, 2010, 03:12:22 PM
Well done to Michelle Gildernew and rightly deserved. The people of Fermanagh South Tyrone are no mugs.
But please could everyone stop referring to the sdlp as a nationalist party - they are not and are a pro union party who take their seats in Westminster and have a 'leader' who constantly refers to the 6 counties as ' northern ireland' . Rant over .
But yee haa time !!!

Intelligent fellow.

Well Gallsman, the SDLP admitted as much themselves. Didn't they call themselves POST-NATIONALIST??? They have shown their true colours as always and the peoplehave, one again, shown them the middle finger in bigger numbers than ever!

They comfortably retained all three seats...Even Ritchie, who anyone with half a brain cell finds difficult to like had no bother winning.

With Reduced minorities. And the strategist brains in the SDLP still did foresee that their refusal to withdraw from Fermanagh/South Tyrone was a suicide attempt. HALVED THEIR VOTE  :D :D :D And they will further rue their decision come the assembly elections!

A reduced minority? How does someone win a first-past-the-post election with a minority?

SDLP vote halved? You think unionists are the only ones who know how to vote tactically?

Ah wud ye cheer up! You'd think you would be happy to see a nationalist take a nationalist seat! Oh wait, your obviously a stoop so maybe not :D
"The island of saints & scholars...and gombeens & fuckin' arselickers" Christy Moore