http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YNUCm5YmZM

Like “Prime Minister of Iran feted at Democratic National Convention by Obama….” “Thierry Henry feted by Sepp Blatter….”

Actually “feted” IS a neutral word.
But in the cliche ridden world of the journalist only “reprehensible” figures can be “feted”.

Thus we never see headlines “Dalai Lama feted”.
but surely Mr Fealty also in Boston and a highly respected commentator on affairs here is using the opportunity to network, shake a few hands, etc.

One might almost say “feted”?

Again you go onto to talk about Gerry,(for that is who I assume you mean), not having a mandate in the South – but his party has, and they speak for the Irish people, in fact he can claim, although tenuously I accept, that SF has the best claim on the title “who speaks for the Irish people” as it organises and gets elected right across the island
The next statement is odd to say the least “We cannot compare Liam’s brother to Southern politicians whose junkets often have an economic rationale.” Does that mean that often they do not? Does that mean Gerry Adams never talks about investment? I think that is so wrong you should really be embarrassed making it.

“Why would anyyone and does nayone set up shop in West Belfast?”

Shows how little about economics you know and also seems to be an indication of your bigotry against the WB people. How about a population of about
90,000 which would make it between Galway and Cork. That is a lot of consumers. And why ask here if you are truly interested? ask the likes of the West Belfast Partneship or Workwest for example and they will take you around the many successful businesses in West Belfast. But then why let facts cloud your bigoted mind.

As for the “pervie” gravy train – are they getting any more than other politicians?

I still cannot see why you keep talking about Liam – it shows that you have nothing to say about Gerry Adams or you would talk about him.

As for the Church in Boston – the damage was not caused by Adams so I cannot see the relevance.

In short your diatribe is nothing more than dressed up bigotry – you ramble incoherently from one point to another.

Liam’s brother is the son of his father. Like father, like son, as they say.

And, given the grave damage done to our blessed Church in Boston, it is quite relevant. Wil Liam’s brother visit the Purple Shamrock and explain how he too is a victim?

As for the economic fossil – I agree – the socialist outlook is a fossil of 19th century begrudgery and should be discarded.

Why talk about Liam? – this is about Gerry Adams visiting Boston. If you wish to extrapolate why not talk about all those others who go on visits around the world – at least that would be in keeping with the thread.

Gerry Adams, the borther of Liam Adams and the son of his father, does not speak for the Irish people. Jowe Hendron, who was lucky not to get shot for beating him at the polls, said that Adams only brought one job, his own, to West Belfast. Whilst it is true that Liam’s brother is MP for Shankill and environs, he does not speak for the peole of the South.

His vote, and hence his so called mandate, is a curiosity. The people of West Belfast (Shankill, Falls etc) vote for him for the same reason they voted for Wee Joe Devlin andn ot Dev. They reckon it is the better “devil you know” choice.

Adams, like many in the SDLP, is an economic fossil. He showed that on RTE when the other minnow parties savaged him.

There have been different visions of Ireland. Amongst the best know are those of cut throat Tone, Connolly and Dev. They all have little in common.

One wonders did the Yanks get Liam for Whitey?

By your friends you shall know them. Liam’s brotehr wines and dines with Peter King and the others who unleashed terror for oil on Iraq.

So f-k him and his “Vision of Connaught” and elsewhere.

Makes me want to cash in the latter half of my ulster-scots identity if that’s the case.

Which Ireland would that be? Liam Adams’ Ireland? Bernadette McAlliskey’s Ireland? Fine Gael’s Ireland? MI5′s Ireland?

Too many romantic ideas of ‘old ireland’ over there still I feel.

I think some of them need to catch up and realise for sure, to be sure, to be sure that Sinn Fein have wised up & moved on. Let’s see how many want to contribute now to a cause when it’s posters, leaflets & no longer the bullet. ( Not a slur against the Irish American Clover Club but there’s always someone eejit with ‘green’ tinted spectacles on )

Remember America, the soldiers that got shot at Masereene were shot going out to help your boys.

I do favor allowing everyone to have their say everywhere within the United States. That is the only way the truth ever comes out on anything.

I don’t, by the way, call myself an Irish Republican. Being American, my only possible relationship to that world view would be as an adherent, as its direction and policies would be decided far away. I don’t adhere to any principles but my very own.

I’ve attended many Irish Republican visits to the US for more than 30 years. There have always been people to the political right of the visitors at such gatherings. Irish Republicans have always been to the left of the average American of Irish heritage.

Nothing has changed in that regard.

As for benfits for WB – there is one thing for sure – unless you talk to people there will not be.

Was the donation to the party perchance?

If anyone thinks that there has been discrimination on the jobs front there are remedies in place for that – and you can rest assured that there are plenty who would just love to take up cudgels if there was any chance of bludgeoning SF