Paisley and Yamato
The greatest battleship ever built was the Japanese Yamato. She was the largest, had the largest guns and was the most heavily armoured. She was sent on a suicide mission (called operation Ten-Go) to attack the Americans on Okinawa in April 1945. However, she was repeatedly attacked by American carrier borne aircraft and over a period of two hours she was sunk by numerous torpedo and bomb hits. It was the inevitable end of the finest example of a once overwhelmingly powerful military machine which technology had rendered obsolete.
It appears that Dr. Paisley may feel that he has at least one election left in him: both the BBC and the News Letter are carrying the story that Dr. Paisley is thinking of running again for North Antrim in the next Westminster elections. Paisley earlier suggested that Jim Allister would be “very welcome to come and get a hiding in North Antrim.” Jim Allister seems unmoved stating
“I look forward to the verdict of the people of North Antrim on the chuckle routine and the record of their absentee Westminster representative.”
The question is whether Paisley has one more victory left in him or is he fated like the Yamato to be perused to destruction, military technology having passed the battleship by.
DanielMoran
Agree about the programme
Last nights ‘let’s Talk’ was practically a PPB for Ian Jr.
neil… msg 25. Can’t argue with much of that, neil. in a recent interview ian snr. gave the game away completely, as when asked how far into the future he thought a united ireland was likely, his answer was a bit too revealing. he said, and i believe i’m quoting verbatim, ‘thirty or forty years at least, and after that it won’t matter, because i won’t be here anymore’
charming. i wonder how many dup voters thought that was his view.
Daniel,
“charming. i wonder how many dup voters thought that was his view.”
Are we surprised? The man is a liar. His whole life was and is a lie. He lied to his congregation each and every Sunday. He lied about his Christianity, which is nothing but a mask lightly covering his hatred of others. He lied to his constituents when he said “never” and then climbed into bed with Sinn Féin.
Will he fool the DUP voters again? Very probably.
big maggie…. aye there’s the rub, as shakespeare said. you can’t help dup voters from themselves it seems. they’re a different breed.
it’s curious because in the end, it’s not nationalists who were most betrayed by him [obviously expecting nothing from him] but his own co religionists. look how many ended up in jail after following his lead for decades. ironic eh!
Daniel,
“his own co religionists. look how many ended up in jail after following his lead for decades.”
True, and it goes to prove there’s one born again every minute :^)
Gerry Adams could win on a split vote. Living in Belfast shouldn’t harm his cause.
Mr Pete W
As I was saying on another thread – having SF & Gerry A win a Stormont election by default would be ideal for the backwoods men who back the TUV as it would be very easy for them to out flank out organize and ultimately out vote London’s latest pro DUP settlement. People will then say that’s the way it must be – the kicking party or nothing… our very own Ulsterish BNP.
Because as I and others have been posting in the end the biggest bigot will always win as long as this state exists.
DD
if the state ceases to exist, it will be a federal entity within an Irish state, the biggest bigot will have a stronger vote then on the unionist side, so utopia for nats. won’t come in a hurry either way.
Mr Pete
This state is not reformable – that is what the success of TUV and the re-emergence of the Ultras will prove.
As to alternatives SF and IRA have proved that they are not an alternative.
The project of Slugger and the anti new ultras (and anti failed ultras) is a liberal democracy – which this state is not and will never be as long as the *Loyalist* Ultra tail wags the Westminster dog.
different….. exactly. what they’ve been doing with agreements for 35 yrs is using band aid on a gaping wound. it’ll NEVER solve this.
Mr Pete2
I’m assuming that your understanding of ‘the biggest bigot’ having his/her vote strengthened will mean that Donegal will be able to vote ultra unionist again – possible but the figures and existing voting patterns suggest otherwise – Donegal and the North West tends to have to favor independents rather than follow the mainstream.
In any case the opposite of what you say is much more likely in a federal all Ireland context Nationalists/republicans will stop voting for SF as a sectarian reaction. The impoverished and the dispossessed will take action and vote accordingly – as they all ready have done in Dublin by voting out Mary Lou.
Why because things have changed- who would have thought that SF ‘professionalism’ would be read as Gombeenism…
Anyway Pete post back
Please don’t call him ‘Dr’.
It is not deserved as it represents a huge injustice to those who have have studied diligently over a period of several years.
The award of a doctorate is the culmination of rigorous academic research. It is not to be diminished.