Ok, so we know that Luke “Ming” Flanagan is fond of a smoke. And fair play to him. We can’t condemn somebody who choose to use a drug which makes you sit around and eat biscuits while we condone, promote and profit off one that makes people go mental with the driving and riding and wife beating and vomiting and filling up the ERs on a Saturday night.
He’s completely open about it and that we’ve accepted the Mingster is, I suppose, a sign that we’re slightly more understanding as a society. We don’t hear the tedious waffle about ‘gateway’ drugs and all that.
But here’s the other thing, as candidates and elected officials come from a younger generation, how many of them have enjoyed themselves in the same way as those that elected them? Perhaps the fact that they’re in politics at all means they stayed away from clubs and parties, fesitvals and concerts, but there must be a few of them that loved to do a pill on a Saturday night or were partial to the odd line when it was put up in front of them.
Will those skeletons emerge?
GLUAISTEAIN’S skeletons will emerge
Whether he is elected or not :::)))
I wonder will they bring in random drug testing in the Dáil or strip searches in front of the Ceann Comhairle on entry into the Chamber?
“Bend over there Me-hole. Transparency starts here.”
Dev Og chewing the face of himself during ‘Everybody in the place’ Féile 95
A young Phil Hogan was one of the background dancers in D Mob’s videos
Jaysus, look at the face on Eamon O’ Cuiv.
Don’t try to tell me that man has never done drugs.
(Either that or his parents were first cousins. Come to think of it, the surname O’ Cuiv does sound a bit cleft-pallety)
Its not just the young ones who might have been partial to a smoke or a line,we need to consider what all those cunts have been on in their lifetimes,especially the last 3-4 years when real life seems to have passed them by.
“Jaysus, look at the face on Eamon O’ Cuiv.
Don’t try to tell me that man has never done drugs.”
With such a visage, they could only help.
“(Either that or his parents were first cousins. Come to think of it, the surname O’ Cuiv does sound a bit cleft-pallety)”
Cromwell’s men missed his forebears.
wexford youths play in pink . why ?
I know one FF candidate who loved the gack in his day. I wouldn’t condemn anyone for drugs they’ve taken though. I couldn’t give a shite.
It’s the wife-beating and drink driving that bothers me.
Just hope that the election did more than change the hands in your pockets.
I wouldn’t condemn anyone for smoking the odd bit of whatever either.. I’d probably even vote for them.
“It’s the wife-beating and drink driving that bothers me.”
Not so sure, a lot of young women today are experts operating the microwave and are avid readers of oven chip packets. Not so sure what has gone wrong.
I’m saying nothing about politicians and skeletons; what goes on tour stays on tour. Except for that thing I was talking about the other day…
Except.
Eh, is the reply button gone or is my computer a bit broken today?
“Eh, is the reply button gone or is my computer a bit broken today?”
Never happens to me – smirk.
At least the ming shows some integrity, can’t stand these politicians who grew up in the 60s-70s-80s and probably experimented with a host of mindbending substances only to denounce them as EEEEVIL! as they gain a bit of traction in their career.
Every Irish politican ever has been 100% honest about everything. I for one feel they have nothing they havnt told us about……
hubris
greed
delusion
expenses, expenses, expenses.
taxpayers money
good fucking riddance
17min 35 sec
http://www.rte.ie/player/#v=1092740
the end.
Nothing new about TDs taking drugs – can I remind the ladies and gentlemen here present about this? – http://skinflicks.blogspot.com/2007/02/drug-test-dail.html
JC; Gerry Ryan, the pompous git, he was a good friend of Fianna Fail. Check his diary, wouldn’t surprise me that he was “BROADCASTING” from the fianna fail/pd slushfund i.e the doyle, on those days in question
You don’t have to be out of your bin to enjoy a concert or a party. I’m disgusted that a mere day later already dail member are revealing themselves to be dickheads. Anyone that would try and argue in favor of politicians doing the odd the drug or two is a simpleton. Anyone that would support the notion that the occational dabble with drugs is ok is simpleton. And anyone that doesn’t mind their taxpayer money being spent on drugs either doesn’t pay any or is indeed a simpleton. I’d rather our newly elected elite concentrated on the task in hand instead of trying to normalise stupidity.
On the ‘reply’ button itchy – porridge, HM and myself asked Twenty to get rid of it as it was annoying us. So he did. But this being a democracy, you can object to that and we will move the writ for another vote sometime within the next two years. However, if that vote goes against us we will demand multiple recounts. If that democratic principal fails, in the spirit of Lisbon, you will be compelled to continue to vote until you give us the result we want.
So good luck with that.
nonny, you be watching fox news?
anyhoo
appropriate music break from the igster
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYnqni_PXXU&feature=related
i’d reply crank. but i can’t!
that’s grand, i’m not losing periphreal vision then, that is good.
i wasn’t too pissed about 2 lisbon votes. i suppose i really should have been. i thnk i may be a democratic just when it suits me. shit.
Ming smokes Turf. Its way cheaper.
“Ima Dick” Roche is gone again but still blatering about further challenges and options. He’s more deluded than Gaddafi.
Let me whisper it to ya there Dick Dicky Rich Richie Richard —
You LostNow please be so kind as to fuck off and let the grownups get on with running the country.
Hi, Itchy. Unlikely to have been Ryan, who rarely if ever went near Leinster House. But for sure, it could’ve been the press, or visitors, or even the cleaners. However, of all the people who populate Leinster House which cohort could most afford a coke habit?
Clue: Not the cleaners.
It’s time to implement the 2007 plan that Inda wants introduced to our schools – let’s drug-test Dail Eireann.
The Dail Bar would have to be included in the 2007 plan, all that cheap drink. Have you ever heard the shite that came out of the Dail chamber after tea (drinks)?
Ex Minister for Europe, Cock Roche.
Don’t worry son, Lisbon 2 will deliver them promised jobs yet.
What a cunt.
Hi, Itchy. Unlikely to have been Ryan, who rarely if ever went near Leinster House. But for sure, it could’ve been the press, or visitors, or even the cleaners. However, of all the people who populate Leinster House which cohort could most afford a coke habit?
Clue: Not the cleaners.
It’s time to implement the 2007 plan that Inda wants introduced to our schools – let’s drug-test Dail Eireann.
any teenager who passes a drugs test is gay
I had a ‘sweetie’ n ahem, a tiny bit of, er ‘pepsi’ in the dame lane on sat. Had been ages since I’d done that.
Had forgotten how much uin it is. I’ll be doing that again!
Got up for work like a normal person on Monday too.
Nonny: “You don’t have to be out of your bin to enjoy a concert or a party. I’m disgusted that a mere day later already dail member are revealing themselves to be dickheads. Anyone that would try and argue in favor of politicians doing the odd the drug or two is a simpleton. Anyone that would support the notion that the occational dabble with drugs is ok is simpleton. And anyone that doesn’t mind their taxpayer money being spent on drugs either doesn’t pay any or is indeed a simpleton. I’d rather our newly elected elite concentrated on the task in hand instead of trying to normalise stupidity.”
Drugs couldn’t make them any thicker surely Nonny.. I might be a simpleton though.
And parties and concerts suck without drink or drugs. Rock n’ roll is synonymous with getting wasted.. not a cuppa tea.
Anyone who talks about the evil of drugs and thinks that drugs are only those drugs that are currently illegal, is a simpleton.
And I say that as someone who tried hash once and didn’t like it so never did it again.
If people can afford it, as far as I am concerned they can put into themselves whatever they want, should that impinge on anyone else’s freedoms, we have laws to deal with that.
“You don’t have to be out of your bin to enjoy a concert or a party. I’m disgusted that a mere day later already dail member are revealing themselves to be dickheads. Anyone that would try and argue in favor of politicians doing the odd the drug or two is a simpleton. Anyone that would support the notion that the occational dabble with drugs is ok is simpleton. And anyone that doesn’t mind their taxpayer money being spent on drugs either doesn’t pay any or is indeed a simpleton. I’d rather our newly elected elite concentrated on the task in hand instead of trying to normalise stupidity.”
^ Buzzkill
I’m all for bringing their wages down to a more reasonable level, but I dont care if they choose to spend it on gimpmasks and vintage trainers, up to them. Also, whatever you want to stick in your own body, that’s up to yourself as said above. How can we ever talk about liberty if we can’t even live our lives as we want when it’s not negatively impacting on others.
That looper Joe Coleman is on RTE, all the cream crackers love him.
Moving statues, now there’s proof that drug taking is alive and well in rural Ireland.
Whoever does the painting of the statues has a sense of humour, they make them look like East European prostitutes.
I can’t remember the last time I was so monged that I couldn’t move any limbs.
It’s fucking lovely though.
Go to Knock, HM, to rid yourself of the affliction of being a degenerate.
Or stay as you are, sure you’re grand.
Just occured to me, if you can’t move any limbs, what are you using to type ???
Never met a drugs I didn’t like. Alcohol is just as much a drug as cocaine, hash, ecstasy, nicotine, etc.
Twenty Major says:
February 28, 2011 at 3:35 pm
Reply is off.
thanks twenty. maybe am old school, but makes things more legible.
as for the skeletons, don’t give a fuck (within reason – judge curtin and all his mates aside) what people do, as long as they are honest about it AND it doesn’t negaively affect anyone else. and that honesty should continue on into their political career. always try to do what i say. if politicians followed this, more people would believe in the system and things might be a bit better
Drink driving is dangerous enough on it’s own, but beating the wife at the same time is just asking for trouble.
Indeed:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5fOvcta3Ws
There used to be two whips at the front of every buggy in th’old days. Less backseat driving as well.
Nonny: “You don’t have to be out of your bin to enjoy a concert or a party”
Yeah but going out to a rave and not getting pilled up is like going to the cinema and wearing a blind fold.
Altered states are excellent. I’ve tried the lot and every drug is great in its own way. I presume you’ve tried fuck all….so dont bother voicing an opinion on something you know nowt about. Narrowmindedness is all it is.
Guaranteeing the multi-billion euro bank debt? Paying off all the bondholders with public money and lumbering your country with generations of poverty? Allowing the banks to lie to NAMA and get away with it? Protesting that they were ‘entitled’ to 80 grand travel expenses? Closing hospitals while complaining that sports stadiums weren’t getting built?
Even William Burroughs in the throes of his worst drug-addled delirium would be bewildered by that shit.
The drug issue is an irrelevant distraction. Just fix the fucking country.
Outgoing FF TD, Pat Carey has signed off on the construction of the Corrib Gas pipeline despite there being an objection in from An Taisce. And when did he do it? Oh, just on the same day the nation were all voting him and his corrupt buddies out of government.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0301/1224291080638.html
Moose you’re lucky to be alive. You should be a warning against drugs.. :)
I don’t do drugs myself.. my body just can’t handle anything besides copius amounts of booze.
And not that I encourage drug taking in anyone else, but I wouldn’t be for condoning hypocrisy and holier than thou attitudes about drugs either – a la Clinton and he didn’t really inhale, bullshit.
All are welcome, in my book, to snort, shoot or shove whatever shit they want into themselves. But, when it becomes a problem and involves the pockets of taxpayers through The crap HSE, then I have a big problem with “All”. If ye’re going down that road, a sudden lead poisoning injection to the head will solve it all, a one fix solution. Mine’s moderate quantities of booze, no probs.
Did you ever hear the old expression that ‘Irish Oak Build the English Navy”, HM? It explains why all the forests were plundered and there was so few trees left on the island by the beginning of the 20th century.
I don’t know how but I’m sure Fianna Fail were somehow involved.
So Fianna Fail helped build the RN??????????????
I have heard that Lung. A lot of England was plundered too. People tend to forget the landlord class was an issue in England as well as Ireland. The only difference was that the English were being screwed by their own. We had to wait until independence for that privilege.
Ireland was essentially one huge farm, worked by Irish and profited from by English aristocracy. There’s still some huge estates in Ireland owned by the families of British Lords.
The only ships Fianna Fail built were the Emigration ships. They raped and pillaged the land for every fucking cent they could get and more.
Anne:You do,do drugs,you do alchohol,possibly one of the worst drugs on earth,just you drug is taxable..
is the Fa-Fa-Fashion blog gone from this a.m.?
alcohol rocks, fill ya cunt
What blog, Itchy? Nothing new today.
weird. I must be losing it. I read a dexys midnight runners story concerning stinky pete, rons bar and the wearing of dungarees? I think it may be a good idea for me just to go off and now and have a lie down
Ah yes, that was from 2008 though – http://twentymajor.net/2008/01/11/fa-fa-fa-fa-fashion/
Nicotine has been shown to be the gateway drug.
Nobel prizes have been won in scientific fields thanks to insights gained whilst enjoying L.S.D.
Hemp is indigenous to Ireland and tobacco is a South American exotic import.
Yet growing one could land you in the clink whilst producers and traffickers in the
other have managed to subvert our judicial system and avoid any attempt to
restrict availability to children or liability for the damage done to users health.
Ecstasy does not cause the brain damage alcohol does.
Yet anybody who mentions this is suddenly accused of wanting to stand outside playgrounds
and “push” their wares at school children.
The hypocrisy points hidden agendas and vested interests.
Ah. 2008? How the fuck did I end up in 2008? I was reading Michael J Fox autobiography* yesterday, maybe it’s a time warp thing.
Do you think, as Uma Thurman said to Daryl Hannah in Kill Bill Vol II, that we might “just keep this between us two girls”?
*I prefer a person who is messy, artistic and busy, rather than idle, dull and tidy – MJF. I like that though
- points to hidden agendas….
‘Ah yes, that was from 2008 though – http://twentymajor.net/2008/01/11/fa-fa-fa-fa-fashion/‘
Just Read that post and Comments.
Bald Devil and Monkeyballs?… now there’s a blast from the past!
Oh and I’m still reeling in shock from Mr Adams’ success up this neck of the woods although I shouldn’t really be surprised.
Have I been refused access to post for some reason? Two or three posts tried, none stay on the website…
Of course it would appear the one time I ask that bloody question! Only difference to earlier posts was that I did not include a website url in the last response. But don’t know why that would block the post.
Anyway, what I was saying earlier like, elected Independents met at 5pm today: http://www.broadsheet.ie/2011/03/01/independents-to-meet-at-5pm-in-leinster-house/
Poor old Ming, going to be some bad jokes going around about him. But he really is a decent guy, have met him a few times and delighted he got through.