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“My idea of a good picture is one that’s in focus and of a famous person”

Sun 21 March 2010, 1:07am

Keith gets in first with a great blog taking the piss out of Ian Parsley’s sudden fondness for being pictured standing in front of stuff.

The facebook series titled “Out and About” sees the former promising Alliance upstart stand, dare I say it, UNCUNFortably, at some of the North Down issue key battlegrounds, including the Bangor fountain “I say NO, NO, NO, to the needless waste of fairy washing up liquid in this fine seaside water feature.”, Donaghadee Harbour and the above pictured temporary carpark. Talk about drawing battle-lines.

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  1. joeCanuck (profile) says:

    He does look very uncomfortable. Camera shy? Borrowed suit?

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  2. snowstorm (profile) says:

    He looks very chubby never mind uncomfortable.

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  3. alan56 (profile) says:

    Mark
    In good form tonight..uncunfortably…brilliant!
    We should start a review of candidates image and dress sense. great crack.

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  4. Mark McGregor (profile) says:

    Alan,

    Its Keith’s line and a great one.

    I’m a little more base

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  5. Harry J (profile) says:

    shame Sylvia is gonna beat the wee lad into the ground

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  6. alan56 (profile) says:

    Harry
    Don’t think Sylvia would agree with your form of words.

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  7. interested (profile) says:

    I take it this means there is no way back for Hermon and she must go independent?

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  8. Harry J (profile) says:

    alan, do you knw sylvia personally then?

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  9. alan56 (profile) says:

    Harry
    Not that well!

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  10. Drumlins Rock (profile) says:

    my fav facebook pics are of Ross Hussey in west tyrone, our very own Peter Griffin lookalike, it nice to see a genuine smile on a politician.

    http://www.facebook.com/ross.hussey?ref=search&sid=592275119.4054118891..1#!/album.php?aid=2019886&id=1316067534

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  11. Pigeon Toes (profile) says:

    Right who left Mc Gregor in charge?

    There are far too many people profiting from taking the piss out of Ni Politics (about 108 = civil servants at last count) without Mc Gregor adding to the whole sorry charade.

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  12. Pigeon Toes (profile) says:

    Right who left Mc Gregor in charge?

    There are far too many people profiting from taking the piss out of Ni Politics (about 108 + civil servants at last count) without Mc Gregor adding to the whole sorry charade.

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  13. Mark McGregor (profile) says:

    PT,

    Elections inevitable through up slightly ridiculous moments and that series of photographs is slightly ridiculous. Noting them is all part of the game.

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  14. joeCanuck (profile) says:

    through up, threw up, or throw up?

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  15. West Sider (profile) says:

    Who the flock is Ian Parsley? I only came in here cos I thought it was Ian Paisley.

    If he’s a Norn Iron Conservative he deserves our spit, or to have his balls mangled in a print press rather tahn his press releases.

    F**** him, then.

    He looks funny and sounds creepy, is that the best that can do?

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  16. Keithbelfast (profile) says:

    what on earth are you going on about west sider.

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  17. Mark McGregor (profile) says:

    Joe,

    Apologies and me a Grammer School boy too ;0)

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  18. Drumlins Rock (profile) says:

    here mark, saying your so bored, can you tell us how many “non mainstream” republicans are likely to stand? and who and where.

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  19. Mark McGregor (profile) says:

    DR,

    I doubt any will stand beyond council level for the foreseeable given the absolute drubbing they received everywhere but Derry in the last Stormont election.

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  20. Pigeon Toes (profile) says:

    Mark
    I know, and I laughed like a donkey (poor ould Mr PT)

    But ye are in for the wooden spoon boy..

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  21. Mark McGregor (profile) says:

    DR,

    Though in my view it’d be wise, ahead of council elections, for the following republican dissenters to run in constituencies and start building a register:

    Derry – IRSP/32CSM
    West Belfast – éirígí
    North Belfast – IRSP/RNU
    FST – éirígí/32CSM
    East Tyrone – 32CSM
    Upper Bann – éirígí
    Newry & Armagh – 32CSM
    Mid Ulster – independent republican

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  22. Drumlins Rock (profile) says:

    mark, did you know the “Green Party” were polling up to 15% in parts of Fermanagh in the Euros, I didnt think they were that enviromental out there lol.
    Eirigi have one councillor in Dungannon, think he would stand?

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  23. Drumlins Rock (profile) says:

    mark, did you know the “Green Party” were polling up to 15% in parts of Fermanagh in the Euros, I didnt think they were that enviromental out there lol.
    Eirigi have one councillor in Dungannon, think he would stand?

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  24. Michaelhenry (profile) says:

    anyone read edwin poots m.l.a letter in todays newsletter,the leading party of unionist vote spliters is now agaist vote spliters,mr poots also mentions the slugger otoole website has is source for his letter.

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  25. Michaelhenry (profile) says:

    anyone read edwin poots m.l.a letter in todays newsletter,the leading party of unionist vote spliters is now agaist vote spliters,mr poots also mentions the slugger otoole website has is source for his letter.

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  26. Mark McGregor (profile) says:

    DR – its a she and she wont commit

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  27. Drumlins Rock (profile) says:

    I was thinking of Barry Monteith in Dungannon. You thinking of someone in Fermanagh? They could just about manage an assembly seat, with the right candiate, :)

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  28. apollo293867 (profile) says:

    Back on message.

    IJP looks very strange and he really needs to get a better fitting suit. Can’t believe I campaingned for him only for him to waltz over and cosy up to Fred Empy and Dave Snooty.

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  29. lamhdearg (profile) says:

    He is a horse’s ass, he would fit in with the rest of them, He like the others, Won’t secure my job, Won’t educate my child,Wont help me if i am ill, Will cost me in tax, Cromwell had it right when he said “…It is high time for me to put an end to your sitting in this place, which you have dishonoured by your contempt of all virtue, and defiled by your practice of every vice; ye are a factious crew, and enemies to all good government; ye are a pack of mercenary wretches,

    “Is there a single virtue now remaining amongst you? Is there one vice you do not possess?’ Gold is your God; which of you have not barter’d your conscience for bribes? Is there a man amongst you that has the least care for the good of the Commonwealth?

    Ye are grown intolerably odious to the whole nation; you were deputed here by the people to get grievances redress’d; your country therefore calls upon me to cleanse the Augean Stable, by putting a final period to your iniquitous proceedings, and which by God’s help and the strength He has given me, I now come to do.

    “I command ye, therefore, upon the peril of your lives, to depart immediately out of this place! Take away that shining bauble there, and lock up the doors. You have sat here too long for the good you do. In the name of God, go!”

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  30. Michaelhenry (profile) says:

    cromwell sold out,he killed the king then years latter wanted to become the king,lamhderg,know your history.

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  31. iluvni (profile) says:

    Has Anthony Gormley been commissioned to do IJP’s everywhere?

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  32. lamhdearg (profile) says:

    Cromwell like us all had faults, He also did all the people (of the british isles)a service when he first curbed the power of kings and then the power’s of an unwanted parliament, we all know absolute power corrupts, I for one think we have to many people telling us what to do and not enough people doing what needs to be done.

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  33. Michaelhenry (profile) says:

    cromwell sold out every roundhead soldier who fought and died for him,you know this lamhdearg,every body knows this.

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  34. lamhdearg (profile) says:

    “I for one think we have to many people telling us what to do and not enough people doing what needs to be done”. This is the point i am trying to make ian parsley is like the rest of the tubes that sit in goverment a waste of tax payers money. Do we need so many?.

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  35. Michaelhenry (profile) says:

    thank you lamhderag for dropinng that traitor cromwell,you hat me worried for a while.

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  36. lamhdearg (profile) says:

    Back on Cromwell do you think his tenure improved things for people living today?.

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  37. lamhdearg (profile) says:

    Please dont take umbridge if i do not reply to any posts after this tonight, I am off to bed, good night.

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  38. Michaelhenry (profile) says:

    you are of to bed because you have no reply,figure this out yourself.

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  39. lamhdearg (profile) says:

    Michaelhenry
    my reply, ? to you was in post 11,Are you still there or are you human and require sleep also.

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  40. Michaelhenry (profile) says:

    you never answerd my question on why cromwell sold out lamhdearg,but i will answer yours,the only reason people are better of today is because cromwell is long dead.

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  41. YelloSmurf (profile) says:

    Parsley needs some new photos; so far as I know, a number of them had to be removed from his blo because the Alliance Party still owned the copyright.

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  42. YelloSmurf (profile) says:

    That’s “blog” not “blo”. I need to take more care (and proof-read) when I type.

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  43. sdelaneys (profile) says:

    19 “I doubt any will stand beyond council level for the foreseeable given the absolute drubbing they received everywhere but Derry in the last Stormont election.” Mark…

    Mark, don’t remember the figures but I do believe that Hyland in Newry and Armagh done best of the non party republicans.

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  44. YelloSmurf (profile) says:

    I was wondering what Cromwell had to do with a post about IJP, then I read

    “cromwell sold out every roundhead soldier who fought and died for him”.

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  45. lamhdearg (profile) says:

    15.”you never answerd my question on why cromwell sold out lamhdearg”, Please point me to where you asked ANY question of me.”the only reason people are better of today is because cromwell is long dead”. Michael would you prefer to have an absolute monarchy.

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