Irish Presidential Bet

[John m]

You have to wonder about the deluded egos of Gareth Sheridan, Mc Gregor, and Flatley, is it possible that they have some other agenda, because they can't be that narcissistic to believe that they could be elected.

When you have Purse and can afford to buy stuff you desire the stuff you cannot buy .JP Mc Manus spends hundreds of Millions on his desire to own Champion Racehorses .Clinton ,Trump desired young  Girls .All Politics is Ego .Imagine canvassing on a cold night just to be abused by every second door but still you continue .

Nobody gets remembered for their bank balance but we remember murderers despots .You notice Carnagie left his money to build Libraries .Who was the next wealthiest man in his times ? When you have real money you realise it is worthless you cannot spend it .So have a go at being remembered .We can remember Casey the Beaten Presidential Candidate but who was he apart from a Presidential Candidate ?

[watty]

Catherine Connolly says we ‘cannot trust’ the US, England and France (Irish Times, Paywall)

Bit early to be telling us her real opinions 

She's giving out about NATO, the EU and how everything is getting over-militarized & the lack of real democracy etc etc.  Probably true but her opponents will tear strips off her for this.  E.G., might achieve more if 'inside the tent' e.g. Aiken, neutral ireland @ the UN & the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

[John m]

Catherine Connolly says we ‘cannot trust’ the US, England and France (Irish Times, Paywall)

Bit early to be telling us her real opinions 

She's giving out about NATO, the EU and how everything is getting over-militarized & the lack of real democracy etc etc.  Probably true but her opponents will tear strips off her for this.  E.G., might achieve more if 'inside the tent' e.g. Aiken, neutral ireland @ the UN & the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

Berty would tear her apart just ask her whats the alternative .Watch the big puddle of Dihorea selling out Zaleszznyy .Telling him he needs to do a Deal because Putin in bigger than he is .Seriously we NEED Berty as in NEED imagine a Marxist or a Socialist like Connolly or Mary Low ranting about the price of Odlums Self Raising Flower and Agent Orange being dropped on Kids in Palastine .The Job of the President is to do like all good Public Servants Collect your wages .Its bollox like that from her might force FF hand to go for Berty .

[Belker]

After McGuinness from FG pulled out last week I found it strange that the bookies slashed Berty who would be a FF candidate from 14/1 to 4/1  ??

Anyways things have settled down a bit since and Heather Humpries is now 3rd Fav at about 4/1, with Berty the 4th choice of the bookies at about 6/1.
https://www.oddschecker.com/politics/european-politics/irish-politics/next-president

[Belker]

Even stranger that the RTE report a day after McGuinness pulled out listed the Runners and Riders fer the Aras, and Berty even though 3rd Fav with the bookies that day did not get a single mention in that RTE report ??
https://www.rte.ie/news/presidential-election/2025/0811/1523687-presidential-election/

[Belker]

Have this bet fer yourself John m, if nothing else then just to keep me Happy !
€10 on Gerry Adams at 100/1 with Ladbrokes.

My thinking on the SF candidate;
Neither Mary Lou or Michelle have any interest in running, Pearse is just the Stoopidist politician I have ever heard speak, and I think SF will want to run a candidate. 
SF defo had/have the empathy of Irish voters as was proven in not so long past elections and that might still hold fer an Aras election bid.
Everyone is this country knows who Gerry was and is and I think most respect him highly fer being a positive part of getting the 1998 Good Friday agreement passed.

[John m]

Have this bet fer yourself John m, if nothing else then just to keep me Happy !
€10 on Gerry Adams at 100/1 with Ladbrokes.

My thinking on the SF candidate;
Neither Mary Lou or Michelle have any interest in running, Pearse is just the Stoopidist politician I have ever heard speak, and I think SF will want to run a candidate.
SF defo had/have the empathy of Irish voters as was proven in not so long past elections and that might still hold fer an Aras election bid.
Everyone is this country knows who Gerry was and is and I think most respect him highly fer being a positive part of getting the 1998 Good Friday agreement passed.

Again 40% of People would not wipe their arse with adams Me Included .Dont think he or any Shinner Can win .Shinners want Mary Low out of the way she is a Fucking waste of Space has advanced the Party nowhere no progress under her .In the Old Days Stakeknife would of sorted that out .FG Mc Guinness done the Sums to much anti EU for her to win so she cut and ran .Heather Humphries was good during Covid a Good Prod so is a Unifying candidate .Connolly is a Marxist Femanist mouth Piece not needed it Todays Ireland where Trump is going to Shit all over us .We need a Wide Boy knows how to tiddle bollox whe bollox tiddling is needed not start a revolution .The Winner of the Contest has not yet entered possibly not yet even mentioned FGor sF will struggle to win it .Im thinking Humphries gets the nod FF decide not to run Candidate Berty goes around the Councils or gets 20 members of the Oireachtas .The Spite Filled Culchy from Cork his time is up so FF TDs might give Berty the Independent nod .I would think RTE have been ADVISED to play down Berty if they want any further funding ? I looked at Betfair there was 450 at about ?6/4 to be covered on Mc Guinness but unfortunatly I dont have funds to tie up or I would of covered it .Like I said from the start I never gave her a chance .

[Belker]

Have this bet fer yourself John m, if nothing else then just to keep me Happy !
€10 on Gerry Adams at 100/1 with Ladbrokes.

My thinking on the SF candidate;
Neither Mary Lou or Michelle have any interest in running, Pearse is just the Stoopidist politician I have ever heard speak, and I think SF will want to run a candidate.
SF defo had/have the empathy of Irish voters as was proven in not so long past elections and that might still hold fer an Aras election bid.
Everyone is this country knows who Gerry was and is and I think most respect him highly fer being a positive part of getting the 1998 Good Friday agreement passed.

Again 40% of People would not wipe their arse with adams Me Included .Dont think he or any Shinner Can win .Shinners want Mary Low out of the way she is a Fucking waste of Space has advanced the Party nowhere no progress under her .In the Old Days Stakeknife would of sorted that out .FG Mc Guinness done the Sums to much anti EU for her to win so she cut and ran .Heather Humphries was good during Covid a Good Prod so is a Unifying candidate .Connolly is a Marxist Femanist mouth Piece not needed it Todays Ireland where Trump is going to Shit all over us .We need a Wide Boy knows how to tiddle bollox whe bollox tiddling is needed not start a revolution .The Winner of the Contest has not yet entered possibly not yet even mentioned FGor sF will struggle to win it .Im thinking Humphries gets the nod FF decide not to run Candidate Berty goes around the Councils or gets 20 members of the Oireachtas .The Spite Filled Culchy from Cork his time is up so FF TDs might give Berty the Independent nod .I would think RTE have been ADVISED to play down Berty if they want any further funding ? I looked at Betfair there was 450 at about ?6/4 to be covered on Mc Guinness but unfortunatly I dont have funds to tie up or I would of covered it .Like I said from the start I never gave her a chance .

Have €10 on Gerry Adams at 100/1 with Ladbrokes just to make me Happy !   

[John m]

I might do Ken .He would be one of possibly 3 candidates if that was how it played out .He would only have to finish second ahead of Connolly and could get the lefty and the right wing foreigner votes who belive the Shinners are all about a United IRELAND and would have the Foreigners out when they believe the opposite .

[Belker]

I might do Ken .He would be one of possibly 3 candidates if that was how it played out .He would only have to finish second ahead of Connolly and could get the lefty and the right wing foreigner votes who belive the Shinners are all about a United IRELAND and would have the Foreigners out when they believe the opposite .

Could ya just have the Fookin bet to keep me Happy ?   

[silverbullet]

Catherine Connolly says we ‘cannot trust’ the US, England and France (Irish Times, Paywall)

Bit early to be telling us her real opinions 

She's giving out about NATO, the EU and how everything is getting over-militarized & the lack of real democracy etc etc.  Probably true but her opponents will tear strips off her for this.  E.G., might achieve more if 'inside the tent' e.g. Aiken, neutral ireland @ the UN & the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

Who said "One way to silence a woman in Ireland is to make her President"?

[Bob Shillin]

Can't see Connolly getting it, hasn't got the glam factor of Red Robbo, or Mickey D. If Sean Kelly declares, I'ld say it's his for the taking.

[John m]

Can't see Connolly getting it, hasn't got the glam factor of Red Robbo, or Mickey D. If Sean Kelly declares, I'ld say it's his for the taking.

Robbie you need 50% of the votes cast to win .40% of voters would not give either FG or sF a millionth prefrence they cannot win it .If Berty get the Nomonation he wins if he dosent it will go to the least useless .Like Higgins a fucking failed Poet and Politician never achieved fuckall in either sphere and Mc Aleese the Devious Nortyy fucker Played the Catholic Card until her kid turned out a steamer then got all liberal .It will go to the least offensive Cunt .If he gets the Nomonation its Bertys for that reason .The Shinners wont be offended by Berty The FG ers will give him their second prefrences to stop the Shinners .The winner is the least objectonable Cunt not the best Candidate .Sean Kelly would not win a Fg convention never mind a Presidency .He has been an MEP for Donkeys years ,Tell me one thing he has achieved in that time ?

[silverbullet]

I might bring this up if Ahern gets a nomination:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfjGSfuSQpA

I attended a candlelit vigil for taxi drivers who couldn't handle the pressure and took their own lives.

Some of whom, worked for  a cab company he was guest of honour at the opening ceremony.

He's a rat in an anorak.

[watty]

One newspaper commentator made the point that Bertie has the advantage that he knows the questions and muck that'll be thrown at him.  And he's had 10+ years to get his answers right.  The other candidates don't know what dirt will emerge from all the background digging that'll be done on them...  And with the internet nowadays, they'll only have hours to come up with an answer.