Slugger O'Toole

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1. Comment on Unionist Unity is not a Sectarian proposition…
   on 19 April 2010 at 10:31 pm

   Unionist Unity is not a Sectarian proposition…

   No, but conjuring up images of drunken, looting nationalist hordes unless a ‘Unionist’ is elected, is.

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2. Comment on “While we are a city of culture there has to be a recognition that we’re not part of the UK.”
   on 2 March 2010 at 9:49 pm

   Malcolm

   I know I’m risking something here, but I thought it was “the European Capital of Culture”, and the “city of culture” thing was a newly-minted, UK-specific imitation. I expect to be corrected.

   According to wikipedia, the European City of Culture programme was renamed the European Capital of Culture in 1999.

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3. Comment on “While we are a city of culture there has to be a recognition that we’re not part of the UK.”
   on 2 March 2010 at 7:53 pm

   Pippakin

   By the way Im not positive but I think Glasgow had it and did very well out of it.

   Glasgow won the European City of Culture award in 1990. Apples and oranges etc

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4. Comment on “While we are a city of culture there has to be a recognition that we’re not part of the UK.”
   on 2 March 2010 at 6:57 pm

   Pippakin

   I’m doubt the people of Dingle or Doolin particularly care which small town wins the UK’s First City of Culture. Persoanlly I could care less though I suppose I’m secretly rootingg for Norwich if only to highlight the utter waste of everyone’s time this thing is. (How many jobs flow to the eventual winner is clearly up for debate). I’m fairly certain I hate unemployment almost as much as you do, myself but all I was stating is that McLaughlin, aside from the constitutional blooper, is simply articulating the Derry electorate’s viewpoint. Isn’t that one of the duties of politicians?

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5. Comment on “While we are a city of culture there has to be a recognition that we’re not part of the UK.”
   on 2 March 2010 at 6:25 pm

   Whilst she is factually incorrect, she’s clearly representing the views of the vast majority of Derry people.

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6. Comment on Eddie McGrady to stand down
   on 26 February 2010 at 7:12 pm

   Double jobbing will not be a factor in the South Down seat for Westminster. Abstentionism and Education will.

   Yeah right, nothing bugs nationalists more than abstentionism.

   The only real issue for debate here is how many votes the SDLP win by.

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7. Comment on “These Holy Warriors, reportedly operating in the name of Jesus…”
   on 24 February 2010 at 7:45 pm

   Driftwood

   I’d be interested to hear how you arrived at the conclusion that an ‘Anyone but England’ t-shirt is sectarian.

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8. Comment on “These Holy Warriors, reportedly operating in the name of Jesus…”
   on 24 February 2010 at 6:53 pm

   Who says Muslims don’t do irony?

   Just not very well. I suggest MPAC do a bit of research on how Irish people (of all hues) were treated in GB back in the 70s and 80s, when flying to Belfast out of Heathrow meant several hours of herding and ‘facilities’ that would make cattle blush and ‘acting suspiciously’ was shorthand for ‘speaking with an Irish accent’.

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