Any party that state in their manifesto that they will bring in civil partnerships for same sex couples (and heterosexual couples) will get my vote. As far as I know only the Green Party have come out (excuse the pun!) and said they are for their introduction. Although FG and Labour have made mumblings on the issue, they don't convince me in their commitment to it.
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Didn't FG release a civil partnership policy a couple of years ago? iirc it was a very liberal policy document, and dates back to before even the UK introduction of civil partnerships. One things for sure, more hope under the Rainbow than under a FF lead Government still tied so tightly in with the Church.
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The Socialist Party is for equal rights for homosexuals
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Caught the last 15 minutes of 'Frank Opinion: The Week in Politics' last night. American pollster doing focus group of undecided voters. The had some irish political gurus discussing his findings. Excellent tv.
Richard Bruton polled well.
Brian Cowan did not poll well as Taoiseach.
FG posters not understood.
Labours Brendan Howlin polled poorly.
Overall message that opposition not able to communicate with the voters on why they should vote for change eventhough widespread longing for another option...
Didn't think it was as good a show as the last time - perhaps not long enough show, or not long enough between them. Pretty bias audience imo for supposedly floating voters (including Frank Fitzgibbon spouting all the low tax guff), even allowing for them setting it up between those who voted for the Government and those that didn't. I'm not convinced that Questions and Answers the right setting to judge people - the last time it was at conferences and
PD's seem screwed though - health and justice the two areas people concerned about and see no progress and they all associate the PD's with Harney so it doesn't seem that McDowell is an asset either.
Never mind the quality of the opposition, I'm not really sure of the quality of the electorate after watching both these shows...
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They don't have anyone running in Louth though.
Peter Short is running for the WP so he should get the hard Left vote including any from the SP/SWP or others.
Was it really a mistake or was it RTE doing their usual of falling into line with the Government when it comes to election time?
http://www.unison.ie/irish_independe...issue_id=15225FF pair posed as undecided on TV
THERE were red faces in RTE yesterday as the station revealed political party members had taken part in a top profile TV show posing as "undecided" voters.
The much-promoted 'Week in Politics' programme, was hosted by celebrated US pollster Frank Luntz. But last night the station admitted that a Fianna Fail party member and ex-member featured in a group of what were supposed to be undecided voters.
Gerry O'Brien, a Fianna Fail member and co-op manager from Mitchelstown, Co Cork, was seen on the programme attacking a Fine Gael poster.
He also defended Health Minister Mary Harney.
He confirmed last night to the Irish Independent that he is a member of Fianna Fail.
Eoin Dawson, a self-confessed Fianna Fail supporter from Mitchelstown, also was selected for the focus group.
Week in Politics producer Angela Ryan confessed that if she had known the men were Fianna Fail members, they would not have been used.
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I think you giving RTE too much organisational credit.
A Civil Unions Bill put forward by the Labour Party has been postponed by for 6 months by the government. They have civil partnerships in "the black north" but not down here in "new liberal Ireland"... What a joke.
Interest debate on tax cuts. Looks like every party getting in on the bandwagon of auction politics.
Only its an auction where the goods are not handed over at the end.
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Bit of the old estate agent 'gazumping'
We were talking about the upcoming election in the pub last night and I'm pretty sure I signed something that says I will denounce my Irish heritage and give up my nationality if Irish people vote Fianna Fail back into power. Looking at it in the cold light of day I think I'm onto something here
Was it LTID handing out the forms?We were talking about the upcoming election in the pub last night and I'm pretty sure I signed something that says I will denounce my Irish heritage and give up my nationality if Irish people vote Fianna Fail back into power. Looking at it in the cold light of day I think I'm onto something here
I'm actually coming round to the opinion that it is better that FF/PD's are returned to power and reap what they sow in the forthcoming economic downturn. The Irish electorate are too thick to realise that FF built the boom with an over reliance on property (with building regs that probably wouldn't be fit for a house of cards), and would blame the new Government. Perhaps the Rainbow are better off out of it.
btw Nice to see Paddy the Plasterer beside Bertie as he dropped the hand on the President...
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Is ruth"wheres the nearest bandwagon?" Copinger not running in Dublin west
No Ruth is not running in Dublin West. That would be bad election management and would only serve to split the SP vote.
As for your bandwagon remark its pretty childish and I won't dignify it with a response.
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Rock Against Racism? The Anti Nazi league? Anti-Bin Charges Campaign? Stop the War? All of them were/are Trot fronts specifically for bandwagon jumping.
Both the Millies and SWP have always used bandwagon jumping as their main recruiting and publicity tricks. I was involved (very briefly) with the Millies 20 years ago and we were told this in no uncertain terms.
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