Comments on: Definition of the Day

By: joeCanuck

joeCanuck — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 22:49:12 +0000

priceless. “You have to stand over it.” The flicker picture beside it was of a urinal.

By: joeCanuck

joeCanuck — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 22:26:08 +0000

It’s rather obvious that it’s a done deal. if an Ard Feis is to be called within weeks, the outcome is a foregone conclusion. The Sinn Fein leadership would nver call such a conference otherwise.

By: Rusty Nail

Rusty Nail — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 21:00:05 +0000

Thanks, Slug. I seem to have rubbed Pete the wrong way, or perhaps I am not upholding Slugger’s standards of tea-leaf reading.
But yes, it (usually) goes without saying that the blame game is still in play, and any footering about with the future is meant to ensure no blame sticks.

By: slug

slug — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:52:01 +0000

Rusty Nail

Thanks to you too; although I am not sure whether Pete has “nailed” it better than you

By: slug

slug — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:50:54 +0000

Pete

Thanks for explaining; that makes perfect sense.

Its not that there is gonig to be a deal, the point is to show that you are ready to move so as to blame the other side.

Likewise with the DUP consultation exercise, some might say.

By: BogExile

BogExile — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:49:51 +0000

This is a typo. He clearly meant, ‘we are footering here’ derived from the verb to ‘Footer’ which means to do fuck all but give the appearance of some movement.

By: Pete Baker

Pete Baker — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:43:30 +0000

slug

As Rusty admits, there’s nothing new in the interview, Kelly’s just repeating what’s been said, with occasional wobbles, since January.

But Rusty’s reading of the smoke signals misses the rather obvious neon sign – “and because we’re ready, it’ll be their fault if there’s no deal”

By: Rusty Nail

Rusty Nail — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:31:42 +0000

Slug, as Pete has pointed out on the other thread(s), what was said in the Rowan interview was not exactly earthshatteringly new. However, as noted, the BT as choice for venue of expression indicates the message is for an external audience, and in the context of the on-going negotiations that are nearing a(nother) deadline, it can be seen, given the time-frame that has been put into the response (weeks rather than months), as an indication of movement. SF are prepared to jump if the DUP are going to move, seems to be the smoke signal.

By: Greenflag

Greenflag — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:25:37 +0000

inuit_ goddess,

Past ing .

Demonic Unprecedented Pasting

So Far

By: slug

slug — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:20:38 +0000

Pete

Good point. Perhaps he is preparing DUP voters

By: Pete Baker

Pete Baker — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:18:41 +0000

slug

I’d suggest that an interview in the Belfast Telegraph would be more likely to be aimed at an external audience.

By: slug

slug — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:14:14 +0000

Not aware of there being a pun.

My question is simply whether he is preparing base republicans for a change of stand-point on policing?

By: seabhac siulach

seabhac siulach — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:11:12 +0000

“Is he preparing his base Sinn Fein voters?”

Is that supposed to be a pun?

By: slug

slug — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:02:13 +0000

Is he preparing his base Sinn Fein voters?

By: inuit_goddess

inuit_goddess — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 19:59:37 +0000

Well if Sinn Fein are “futuring”, any favorites for describing what the Dups are doing?

Stone-ageing?

Neolithicising?

Answers on a postcard please…