tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965333981619997978.post1793794320496665649..comments2023-11-03T08:40:03.424+00:00Comments on Jude Collins: Aren't we lucky?Jude Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02255073034338282041noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965333981619997978.post-84870944344137460222011-09-30T13:33:36.296+01:002011-09-30T13:33:36.296+01:00http://www.publicinquiry.eu/2011/09/29/mcguinness-...http://www.publicinquiry.eu/2011/09/29/mcguinness-not-good-enough-for-the-morons-who-destroyed-the-country/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+publicinquiry%2FhigN+%28Public+Inquiry%29Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965333981619997978.post-34420889860878371142011-09-25T00:23:38.732+01:002011-09-25T00:23:38.732+01:00http://www.scotsman.com/opinion/Duncan-Hamilton-Wh...http://www.scotsman.com/opinion/Duncan-Hamilton-Why-Martin-McGuinness.6842110.jpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965333981619997978.post-77508424748262829022011-09-22T14:55:48.692+01:002011-09-22T14:55:48.692+01:00I see Ed Maloney decides who he debates with on RT...I see Ed Maloney decides who he debates with on RTE Radio.<br /><br /> http://www.indymedia.ie/article/100573Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965333981619997978.post-18740787457970204472011-09-21T12:09:30.546+01:002011-09-21T12:09:30.546+01:00Jude, fair play. Keep 'er lit. I have a feelin...Jude, fair play. Keep 'er lit. I have a feeling change is coming to the banana republic. FF are kaputt. In a reverse of 1926 SF will pick up the remnants of them. It is very encouraging to hear the rats squeal as the barn door is prised open. These 'moral guardians' of a selective mind are hypocrites whose only interest is self serving. The presence of the genuine article in McGuinness scares the life out of them. The cosy relationship that the media and political classes share, which allows them to bankrupt generations of people without so much as a foot of protest on the street, is perhaps the biggest crime of all. <br /><br />Michael D Higgins? Gay Mitchel? David Norris? The greatest joke of all is to even compare these men with Martin McGuinness.<br /><br />Anyway, keep up the good work. You're an inspiration.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965333981619997978.post-48417389476569644342011-09-21T10:57:15.729+01:002011-09-21T10:57:15.729+01:00giordanobruno - you're quite right - that was ...giordanobruno - you're quite right - that was part of his article and I shouldn't have ignored it. However, the major thrust of his article was very directly aimed at McGuinness's past. I was Radio Ulster/Raidio Uladh this morning with him and again, he touched on McG's peace-making efforts but but his real weight was behind McG's paramilitary past. I plan to blog on it anon so I'll leave it there for now, ok?Jude Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02255073034338282041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965333981619997978.post-39208924855294009292011-09-21T08:01:02.739+01:002011-09-21T08:01:02.739+01:00Jude, as you omitted any links or quotations, here...Jude, as you omitted any links or quotations, here is one from Fintan O'toole<br /><br />"Very few people would argue with the proposition that Martin McGuinness has been a crucial figure in the peace process. His personal transformation from diehard IRA leader to deputy first minister at ease with the Democratic Unionists is a remarkable story, requiring courage, skill and imagination."<br />I don't necessarily agree with his conclusions, but it doesn't look like ignoring the last 20 years to me.giordanobrunonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965333981619997978.post-33438350845011538702011-09-20T22:59:10.213+01:002011-09-20T22:59:10.213+01:00And this poll at the Irish Independent has Martin ...And this poll at the Irish Independent has Martin McGuinness at 48%.<br /><br /> http://www.independent.ie/national-news/presidential-election-2881563.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965333981619997978.post-10282684976749518932011-09-20T15:26:33.496+01:002011-09-20T15:26:33.496+01:0022k votes ....
Gallagher 1,290
Dana 1,424
Higgins...22k votes ....<br />Gallagher 1,290 <br />Dana 1,424<br />Higgins 2,194<br />Davis 2,314<br />Mitchell 2,688<br />Norris 5,732<br />McGuinness 5,947Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965333981619997978.post-49239239389365794152011-09-20T15:20:55.878+01:002011-09-20T15:20:55.878+01:00Martin McGuinness wins the RTE Liveline poll with ...Martin McGuinness wins the RTE Liveline poll with 28% of the vote.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965333981619997978.post-72624411848587473632011-09-20T14:31:59.856+01:002011-09-20T14:31:59.856+01:00. The IRA killed 644 civilians, by far the largest.... The IRA killed 644 civilians, by far the largest category of its victims (by contrast, and contradicting its self-image as defender of the Catholic community, it killed just 28 loyalist paramilitaries). <br /><br />Poor Fintan sounds almost disapointed that the Provo's only got to kill 28 members of the UDA/UVF.Still his figures leave alot out for example:<br />British Army/RAF/RN/TA 454<br />RUC/RUCR 273<br />UDR/RIR 181<br />NI Prison Service 20<br />Garda/Irish Army 7<br />GB police 6Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965333981619997978.post-56315087385128496412011-09-20T14:19:47.768+01:002011-09-20T14:19:47.768+01:00Anon 12.59 - freedom of the press, yes, most certa...Anon 12.59 - freedom of the press, yes, most certainly. But if you care to read what I wrote rather than name-call, I was not objecting to their examining MMcG's past but that they ignored at least the past 20 years. That's not just unfair: it's a failure to meet the standards of journalism the public are entitled to demand.Jude Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02255073034338282041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965333981619997978.post-67988376588091547082011-09-20T12:59:38.617+01:002011-09-20T12:59:38.617+01:00Presumably your sarcasm is directed at the 3 indiv...Presumably your sarcasm is directed at the 3 individual journalists because they have the temerity to ask awkward questions about Mr Mc Guinness and his alleged past.The cheek of them!Do they not know that they should be more compliant and accept everything that comes out of the SinnFein press office?We accept that you are a SF polemicist but surely the role of journalists is to ask the hard questions.Im sure all the other candidates will also be scrutinised in due course.Do you not support freedom of the press?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965333981619997978.post-16418385693941700302011-09-20T12:37:44.254+01:002011-09-20T12:37:44.254+01:00Some of the comments from the chatterers would mak...Some of the comments from the chatterers would make one think that the "sticks" got into every part of the media available and they're not going to a miss having some pay back when it's presented to them.PJDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965333981619997978.post-10724802586298917332011-09-20T12:28:28.508+01:002011-09-20T12:28:28.508+01:00Anon 11:18 - Why bother reading rubbish?
giordan...Anon 11:18 - Why bother reading rubbish? <br /><br />giordanobruno - I reserve the right to comment on any topic I choose, any media guru or commentator I choose. You're entitled to find what I say rubbish; you may be right. But two quick points: (i) why bother etc (see above); (ii) because a name is used doesn't make an argument ad hominem. I could go on about 'gratuitous' but I'll resist the temptation. If you can't see from the article what I'm disagreeing with, then as Louis Armstrong said when they asked him what was jazz, "If you gotta ask, you'll never know". As to teaching my students, I didn't teach them to argue; I taught them to teach. Ask any of them.Jude Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02255073034338282041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965333981619997978.post-22687805811435003042011-09-20T11:57:15.434+01:002011-09-20T11:57:15.434+01:00For goodness sake Jude, they are paid to give thei...For goodness sake Jude, they are paid to give their opinions and judgements, as you yourself did for many years.<br />A load of ad hominem rubbish topped and tailed with familiar, gratuitous digs about NATO AND Maggie.<br />Why not address what they have said and tell us why you disagree?<br />I hope you didn't teach your students to argue like this.giordanobrunonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965333981619997978.post-8562731148250968332011-09-20T11:18:12.213+01:002011-09-20T11:18:12.213+01:00This really is desperate nonsense.This really is desperate nonsense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com