Comments on The Pensive Quill: Getting Shirty

Alec anybody who votes Labour deserves to have it...

2011-03-04T19:50:23.301Z

Alec

anybody who votes Labour deserves to have it rubbed well in. I think there is a discussion to be had around it because to vote Labour I had to hold my nose. The easy and probably best argument is don't vote them at all. I have no attachment to them whatsoever so I think a piece on it might tease out some ideas.

only rubbing it in , Marckers

2011-03-04T18:46:54.829Z

only rubbing it in , Marckers

Michaelhenry, there we have it. No opposition to ...

2011-03-04T05:45:32.714Z

Michaelhenry,

there we have it. No opposition to British rule at Stormont! They have been telling you that here for aeons now.

AM- This is no excuse- but Stormont now is a col...

2011-03-03T23:28:24.888Z

AM-

This is no excuse- but

Stormont now is a collective of the
people's representative's
there is no opposition

The u.u.p and the stoops will not
leave the executive before the election or after the election
[ well if they don't get enough votes then it can't be helped ]

Labour and liverpool like their red shirts- the yanks and nazi's had an old saying- better dead than red- while liverpool will live on this time next year most will want to see the labour party dead.

Classic retort Anthony! The only red shirt I have ...

2011-03-03T22:38:09.140Z

Classic retort Anthony! The only red shirt I have is from the wee reds of North Belfast

Michaelhenry, I hope SF don't fight the cuts ...

2011-03-03T22:07:22.521Z

Michaelhenry,

I hope SF don't fight the cuts the same way they fought them in the North. Anyway, my only red shirt is a Liverpool one.

AM- wear your red shirt with pride Labour have no...

2011-03-03T21:47:11.868Z

AM- wear your red shirt with pride

Labour have not got the guts to fight the cuts
they will now cosy up with
fine non gael and leave the fight-back up to Sinn Finn

This is the place for Sinn Fein
at the front

Mark, I accept that. I am relieved you clarified ...

2011-03-03T21:43:32.813Z

Mark,

I accept that. I am relieved you clarified it as I firmly believe he is legit. I think Adams will be delighted he missed the seat.

Anthony, I'm not saying Eoin is party to anyt...

2011-03-03T21:00:32.479Z

Anthony,

I'm not saying Eoin is party to anything - I'm saying that those attracted to his lure seem to be boxed off/sidelined/removed sharpish. I'm 100% convinced he is legit.

Mark, you obviously have a different experience o...

2011-03-03T20:38:41.580Z

Mark,

you obviously have a different experience of him. And we can only go on our experiences. Even during the height of the ostracism he never engaged in it and was always courteous to me. I hope you are wrong about him.

Alec, 'A vote for Labour to form a governme...

2011-03-03T20:32:27.258Z

Alec,

'A vote for Labour to form a government with the blueshirts.

What possessed you? When the axe falls on the poorest and most disadvantaged in our society how will you reconcile this?'

If you read the article in full you should easily see that there is no attempt to reconcile. But I will do a piece about it at the weekend and hang it on your critique.

Anthony, I would have been tempted to vote for Eo...

2011-03-03T20:30:44.191Z

Anthony,

I would have been tempted to vote for Eoin until very recently, he does indeed talk a good fight from within his party. But you eventually realise he always stays in the party controlled by the same group and while acting as a lightening rod, those that flash with dissent around him eventually get stiffed but Eoin always survives to tempt another minow out of the dark to his lure and then destruction.

Alec,

What's wrong with voting out of hope more than expectation? I'm longing to transfer my own vote to West Belfast to have just that option.

Elvis Costello's 'Green Shirt' resurfa...

2011-03-03T17:42:28.092Z

Elvis Costello's 'Green Shirt' resurfaced in my mind as I read this entry: 'you tease, you flirt, you shine all the buttons on your green shirt; you can tease yourself but somebody's gonna get it--better cut off all identifying labels, before they put you on the torture table'...

Mackers you never fail to surprise me. A vote for...

2011-03-02T23:41:13.884Z

Mackers you never fail to surprise me. A vote for Labour to form a government with the blueshirts.

What possessed you? When the axe falls on the poorest and most disadvantaged in our society how will you reconcile this? Better to have spoiled your vote on the basis there was nothing on offer with voting for.

On a dreary, dull, wet, morale-attacking November ...

2011-03-02T21:29:58.466Z

On a dreary, dull, wet, morale-attacking November afternoon, when one's stomach is empty, and when the monotony begins to depress and demoralise, it is soothing in many aspects to spend a half an hour with one's head pressed against the concrete slabs, gazing in wonder, and taking in the antics of a dozen or so young starlings bickering over a few stale crusts of bread. Circling, swooping, sizing up and daring an extra nibble, continually on their guard, and all their tiny nerves on end, the young starlings feud among themselves, the greedy one continually trying to dominate and always wanting the whole haul to himself, fighting with his comrades whilst the sparrow sneaks in to nibble at the spoils.
But the ruler of the kingdom of my little twenty-yard arched view of the outside world, is the seagull, who dominates, steals, pecks, and denies the smaller birds their share. The seagull takes it all. In fact, his appetite seems insatiable. He goes to any length to gorge himself. Thus I dislike the seagull, and I often wonder why the starlings do not direct their attention to the predator, rather than each other. Perhaps this applies to more than birds.

Bobby Sands (The Window of My Mind)