six county elections 05/05/2011

[lawnseed]

Has anyone else done this yet?

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/election-2011/vote/

dont think the tele is very relevant outside the city maguire

Did you read the link? Questions on all areas of policy - political reform and all areas of the Executive's responsibility. Surely relevant to all, whether in the city or elsewhere.

i sure you read what i posted

[Maguire01]

Has anyone else done this yet?

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/election-2011/vote/

dont think the tele is very relevant outside the city maguire

Did you read the link? Questions on all areas of policy - political reform and all areas of the Executive's responsibility. Surely relevant to all, whether in the city or elsewhere.

i sure you read what i posted

What does that mean?

[lawnseed]

Has anyone else done this yet?

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/election-2011/vote/

dont think the tele is very relevant outside the city maguire
the 'belfast' tele.. the secrets in the name

Did you read the link? Questions on all areas of policy - political reform and all areas of the Executive's responsibility. Surely relevant to all, whether in the city or elsewhere.

i sure you read what i posted

What does that mean?

[Maguire01]

Has anyone else done this yet?

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/election-2011/vote/

dont think the tele is very relevant outside the city maguire
the 'belfast' tele.. the secrets in the name

Did you read the link? Questions on all areas of policy - political reform and all areas of the Executive's responsibility. Surely relevant to all, whether in the city or elsewhere.

i sure you read what i posted

What does that mean?

Are you trying to make this difficult? You type outside the quotes.

And this - "i sure you read what i posted" - makes no sense to me.

As for the Telegraph, you might question its relevance outside of the city, but if it's talking about party policies and Assembly/Executive responsibilities, then such content is surely relevant across the jurisdiction... that is if you think the work of the Assembly/Executive is relevant across the jurisdiction.

[lawnseed]

Has anyone else done this yet?

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/election-2011/vote/

dont think the tele is very relevant outside the city maguire
the 'belfast' tele.. the secrets in the name

Did you read the link? Questions on all areas of policy - political reform and all areas of the Executive's responsibility. Surely relevant to all, whether in the city or elsewhere.

i sure you read what i posted

What does that mean?

Are you trying to make this difficult? You type outside the quotes.

And this - "i sure you read what i posted" - makes no sense to me.

As for the Telegraph, you might question its relevance outside of the city, but if it's talking about party policies and Assembly/Executive responsibilities, then such content is surely relevant across the jurisdiction... that is if you think the work of the Assembly/Executive is relevant across the jurisdiction.

the assembly's work is 32 county relevant.. the belfast tele that you are so fond of quoting is not. you keep giving links to the belfast telegraph as if it were the last word in newspapers- its not in fact its been in decline for years and compared to 29 years ago when i delivered it by the dozen.. its irrelevant your choice in papers is hardly that of a typical gaa board member try another paper

[Maguire01]

Has anyone else done this yet?

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/election-2011/vote/

dont think the tele is very relevant outside the city maguire
the 'belfast' tele.. the secrets in the name

Did you read the link? Questions on all areas of policy - political reform and all areas of the Executive's responsibility. Surely relevant to all, whether in the city or elsewhere.

i sure you read what i posted

What does that mean?

Are you trying to make this difficult? You type outside the quotes.

And this - "i sure you read what i posted" - makes no sense to me.

As for the Telegraph, you might question its relevance outside of the city, but if it's talking about party policies and Assembly/Executive responsibilities, then such content is surely relevant across the jurisdiction... that is if you think the work of the Assembly/Executive is relevant across the jurisdiction.

the assembly's work is 32 county relevant.. the belfast tele that you are so fond of quoting is not. you keep giving links to the belfast telegraph as if it were the last word in newspapers- its not in fact its been in decline for years and compared to 29 years ago when i delivered it by the dozen.. its irrelevant your choice in papers is hardly that of a typical gaa board member try another paper

I'm so fond of quoting? How often have I quoted it?
And what relevance has its circulation to my post?

I know it's not a typical paper for GAA board members – it's not a paper I'd buy myself, but as the web content is free, I'd often have a quick read.

The link was to an application to 'test' what party you're most aligned to based on policy. It was actually linked on Slugger. The fact that it's on the Tele's site is largely irrelevant, so I'm not sure why you're trying to pick an argument here.

[lawnseed]

the point being that it is in fact a 'test' but what is the point of the test if it is only taken by Belfast tele readers, they are i suggest not representative of typical northern Irish people especially outside of Belfast. so it follows that the results of such a test are not a good overview of typical ni opinion. as would the results of a red c poll taken in ballymun only. in truth the results this election are a foregone conclusion we will see an end to the stoops and the uup who have both become irrelevant the tuv will disappear and alliance may pick up some support mainly from stoops and uup defectors who consider themselves 'above all that'

[Maguire01]

the point being that it is in fact a 'test' but what is the point of the test if it is only taken by Belfast tele readers, they are i suggest not representative of typical northern Irish people especially outside of Belfast. so it follows that the results of such a test are not a good overview of typical ni opinion. as would the results of a red c poll taken in ballymun only.

You clearly don't understand what it is. It's not a poll. It's purpose is not to generate representative results, nor is to get a picture of how people across NI are likely to vote. It's for individuals to see whether their views on different policies match their voting habits. It's a personal result for each person answering the 20 questions. If you had read even the first page, that would have been obvious.

Also, I thought you boys didn't make any reference to 'ni'; surely it's 'the north', 'the six counties', or 'here'. 

[lawnseed]

so its a test of no consequence.. as i said, it has no consequence and is pointless because the people voting already know how they are going to vote no matter what the test says is their leaning. just how many floating belfast tele readers do you think there are.. forget that there are not that many belfast tele readers..

[Maguire01]

so its a test of no consequence.. as i said, it has no consequence and is pointless because the people voting already know how they are going to vote no matter what the test says is their leaning. just how many floating belfast tele readers do you think there are.. forget that there are not that many belfast tele readers..

It might be of no consequence, but you did a similar test for the southern election:
http://gaaboard.com/board/index.php?topic=17925.msg919098#msg919098

[lawnseed]

so its a test of no consequence.. as i said, it has no consequence and is pointless because the people voting already know how they are going to vote no matter what the test says is their leaning. just how many floating belfast tele readers do you think there are.. forget that there are not that many belfast tele readers..

It might be of no consequence, but you did a similar test for the southern election:
http://gaaboard.com/board/index.php?topic=17925.msg919098#msg919098

yes because they southern election was about change or was supposed to be for change. the northern election is about strengthening the positions of the two largest parties sinn fein and the dup. you will also note that  in the poll run on the board sinn fein and left leaning parties did better than who was eventually voted in. if you like i will take the test in the tele but i can tell you that even if i testwise have leanings to the bnp it wont matter one bit on may 5th

[Maguire01]

so its a test of no consequence.. as i said, it has no consequence and is pointless because the people voting already know how they are going to vote no matter what the test says is their leaning. just how many floating belfast tele readers do you think there are.. forget that there are not that many belfast tele readers..

It might be of no consequence, but you did a similar test for the southern election:
http://gaaboard.com/board/index.php?topic=17925.msg919098#msg919098

yes because they southern election was about change or was supposed to be for change. the northern election is about strengthening the positions of the two largest parties sinn fein and the dup.

Are you saying that because the southern election was 'supposed to be about change', you were open to persuasion as to who you should vote for, but you're not here? Not really buying that.

you will also note that  in the poll run on the board sinn fein and left leaning parties did better than who was eventually voted in.

Again, this is not a poll. And there is no comparison by the poll on this board, which was of course skewed by people like yourself who voted on the poll but had no vote in the election. But that's totally irrelevant here.

if you like i will take the test in the tele but i can tell you that even if i testwise have leanings to the bnp it wont matter one bit on may 5th

I don't care whether you take the test or not – I posted it for anyone who might have an interest, not specifically for you.

Although it speaks volumes that you admit that you wouldn't be swayed by matters of policy.

[lawnseed]

simon hamilton of the dup on today with fatboy.. did well. nolan did his best to corner him about the prospect of martin as 1st minister but he didnt bite. the politicians from the shinners and the dup have been confident and assured the rest are like little jack russells barking from behind a fence.. its not going to happen for them

[Maguire01]

simon hamilton of the dup on today with fatboy.. did well. nolan did his best to corner him about the prospect of martin as 1st minister but he didnt bite. the politicians from the shinners and the dup have been confident and assured the rest are like little jack russells barking from behind a fence.. its not going to happen for them

And the love-in continues!

I only heard 10 minutes when he refused to give a 'yes/no' answer when asked whether the current budget gave Health enough money to deliver. I also heard him talk about essentially privatising domiciliary care. But if that floats your boat, then fair enough.

[ziggysego]

simon hamilton of the dup on today with fatboy.. did well. nolan did his best to corner him about the prospect of martin as 1st minister but he didnt bite. the politicians from the shinners and the dup have been confident and assured the rest are like little jack russells barking from behind a fence.. its not going to happen for them

I'm told he didn't come across too well. Perhaps as a result of Arlene Foster being the voice of the DUP this election and appearing on every talk show and debate show going.