Slugger O'Toole

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Zig70 has commented 574 times (8 in the last month).

1. Comment on “Republicans should remember that the third colour in the Irish flag is Orange…”
   on 20 May 2013 at 11:35 pm

   I always thought the orange thing was a reflection of nationalist bigotry, tarring a lot of people with an inappropriate brush. We would be better going back to green white and gold.

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2. Comment on Increasing numbers of passengers let the train take the strain … apart from a 10 year decline on the Enterprise
   on 14 May 2013 at 7:10 pm

   It cost me £40 return and took 90mins to drive a 3l car to Dublin. Why would I ever get the train?

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3. Comment on Seize the opportunities opened up by the Good Relations strategy. Don’t write it off
   on 12 May 2013 at 3:38 pm

   So after all the bad blood over flegs and parades, it’s now happy families. Then the next news item is Obama’s coming. Smile for the cameras everyone.
   ‘So what!’
   That’s what the electorate have been saying in increasing numbers.

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4. Comment on Shared future means “free and equal access to public and residential space”
   on 5 May 2013 at 9:54 pm

   Time to get on board Ginger, lol. http://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/56111/providence-resources-drilling-starts-on-dunquin-exploration-well–56111.html

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5. Comment on British & Irish flags at new Korean War Memorial for Ulster troops
   on 3 May 2013 at 11:43 pm

   I’ve also worked in Korea and found them a lovely people though I find the comment that they are harder working just plain bigotry. There is a lot of irishness in Korea but a hell of a lot more that isn’t.

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6. Comment on Futile Border Poll campaign to launch
   on 30 April 2013 at 7:18 pm

   The flegs was maybe one of the first moves by Unionists from denial to anger on the change curve. Looking at combining the Scottish poll dips a toe in the bargaining phase. Too soon, bit more to swing out of denial. Anyway unionists don’t have the balls to tackle it head on and would have to recognise nationalist identity to do it.

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7. Comment on Sinn Fein undermining the sanctity of marriage
   on 29 April 2013 at 8:12 pm

   The opening line ‘SF under attack from Catholic priests’ as a sign of the times is a bad start as an indication of the depth of the piece. Priests would be too posh for SF and even that is a poor generalisation from me. I’ve no real interest in where people want to stick their bits. There is a need for society to encourage the production of kids, outside of that it’s not worth legislating for and all this flapping is a waste of money.

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8. Comment on Scotland – will the Orange Order save the Union?
   on 24 April 2013 at 10:10 pm

   Off topic but FDM started it, Swansea is fantastic for a night out. Something worth seeing.

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9. Comment on Explosions at Boston Marathon Finish Line
   on 16 April 2013 at 10:37 pm

   In some ways I’m not as shocked that some lunatic(s) attacked the Boston marathon as I was of Breivik’s actions in Norway. The cowboy romanticism of violence does invite a raised level of aggression and Drones, Guantanamo or high street arm selling has consequences which sadly are often not visited on just the hawks that advocate them.

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10. Comment on Is the proof of Margaret Thatcher’s Northern Ireland policy the prosperity of modern Sinn Fein?
    on 10 April 2013 at 11:12 pm

    Reader, would you concede that Thatcher’s lack of political intelligence handed the hunger strikers a victory. You would abandon your own beliefs it you saw it do more harm to you achieving your goals, not to do so is stupidity.

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