Comments on: Party Leaders Election Debate, Bertie Ahern -v- Enda Kenny – Open Thread

By: Mick Fealty

Mick Fealty — Thu, 17 May 2007 23:17:14 +0000

I’m getting some American drama on One online… bugger… their server crashed just before the last phase of the debate…

By: stephen

stephen — Thu, 17 May 2007 23:14:34 +0000

Same as every past leaders debate. Each side will think their man won and in a week no floating voter will actually remember tonight. You’re not going to get agreement here (but it’s entertaining) and you won’t get it outside in the real world. Basically a draw over 15 rounds but if someone wants to convince me one man won it on points fair enough as it won’t make a difference. It’s still going to be Fianna Fail & Labour in 6 weeks time “for the good of the nation”

By: roosta

roosta — Thu, 17 May 2007 23:12:11 +0000

Enda was thrashed.

Leaves us with the horrible dilema now…everyone says we need change, but I dont want that useless fecker taking over!

By: Cian

Cian — Thu, 17 May 2007 23:11:50 +0000

examiner call it a draw

By: Simon

Simon — Thu, 17 May 2007 23:02:56 +0000

Prime time calling it a draw. did they watch the same debate?

By: Cian

Cian — Thu, 17 May 2007 23:00:14 +0000

i read flannery as saying on prime time that they put feck all work into this. it showed tonight

By: Niall

Niall — Thu, 17 May 2007 22:49:09 +0000

Certainly, that debate wasn’t good for Enda. But he has the lead, a very real lead. If FG don’t screw up, they win. If Fianna Fail don’t pull something out of the bag they lose. Bertie did well, but it wasn’t pulling something out of the bag. Enda didn’t do well, but it wasn’t a total screw up.

If I were betting man, my money would still be on Enda to be the next Taoiseach.

By: Liam

Liam — Thu, 17 May 2007 22:47:17 +0000

Surprised ENDA never pushed the accountability theme. This is really important theme for many people I know. Accountability will drive better service.

Crime: Bertie says “it’s a disgrace” that a criminal in a high security prison is able to phone liveline show. I agree Bertie, but last I heard the Governor of Portlaoise is still in a job! SACK HIM, he needs to know that if he doesn’t sack his prison wardens for giving room service to gangland crime bosses that he will loose his job.
Anyone every walked into a garda station and notice how slow they are to come to the counter? They are lazy bas tards. Make the ones we have – work!

Local Government: County Engineer allows city water supply to become contaminated by incompetence and inaction. SACK HIM NOW! (After 5 years working in private industry I am now working in local authority for past six months. It’s a joke how little work im given. There is no hurry on anyone)

Health: 40% of employees are administrators. Will some get the f… in there and start handing out p45′s…. Pay for the redundancies. You will be in profit in year 3

I could go on and on. For me it’s not about spending billions on more this and more that. It’s about proper management of resources and accountability in Government.

Bertie doesn’t do it for me, and after tonight Enda didn’t convince me that he will be any better.

Winner: Miriam. I thought she looked pretty hot tonight!

By: Cian

Cian — Thu, 17 May 2007 22:40:58 +0000

woo hoo the real deabte. PJ versus Flannery on Prime time

By: Twenty Major

Twenty Major — Thu, 17 May 2007 22:30:53 +0000

Don’t think it’ll make much difference in the end though.