2016 Postmortem

japple

(9,827 posts) Fri Nov 18, 2016, 08:54 PM Nov 2016

From Irish Times: Aodhan O' Riordain: 'America has just elected a fascist'

A video of Labour senator Aodhán Ó Riordáin reacting to the victory of US president-elect Donald Trump has gone viral after being posted on a number of US based websites and Facebook pages.
In the speech delivered in the Seanad on November 10th, the former equality minister and now senator Mr Ó Riordáin described Mr Trump as a fascist and said he was “embarrassed” by the Irish Government’s reaction to the election result.

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/oireachtas/aodh%C3%A1n-%C3%B3-r%C3%ADord%C3%A1in-america-has-just-elected-a-fascist-1.2873621

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From Irish Times: Aodhan O' Riordain: 'America has just elected a fascist' (Original Post) japple Nov 2016 OP

Some people just know the truth cilla4progress Nov 2016 #1

mark to return to tomorrow rurallib Nov 2016 #2

I like that guy world wide wally Nov 2016 #3

Aodhan did well there, he's never been afraid to speak his mind.He was unlucky to lose his Dail seat OnDoutside Nov 2016 #6

So we fucking have... bhikkhu Nov 2016 #4

Sadly he will likely employ the evil henchpeople to cement himeself in power. BSdetect Nov 2016 #5

cilla4progress

(24,736 posts)

1. Some people just know the truth

Reply to japple (Original post)

Fri Nov 18, 2016, 08:57 PM

Nov 2016

when they see it

rurallib

(62,416 posts)

2. mark to return to tomorrow

Reply to japple (Original post)

Fri Nov 18, 2016, 10:36 PM

Nov 2016

world wide wally

(21,743 posts)

3. I like that guy

Reply to japple (Original post)

Fri Nov 18, 2016, 10:50 PM

Nov 2016

I wish we had some more like that over here.

OnDoutside

(19,956 posts)

6. Aodhan did well there, he's never been afraid to speak his mind.He was unlucky to lose his Dail seat

Reply to world wide wally (Reply #3)

Sat Nov 19, 2016, 04:21 PM

Nov 2016

in the last General Election, I'm sure it won't be long before he's back there. (The Senate in Ireland is far less powerful than the Dail or Parliament)

bhikkhu

(10,718 posts)

4. So we fucking have...

Reply to japple (Original post)

Fri Nov 18, 2016, 11:21 PM

Nov 2016

but if the majority of the people here have anything to say about it, he'll be the most pathetically brief and ineffective loser of a fascist the world has ever seen

BSdetect

(8,998 posts)

5. Sadly he will likely employ the evil henchpeople to cement himeself in power.

Reply to bhikkhu (Reply #4)

Sat Nov 19, 2016, 04:04 PM

Nov 2016

They are just getting warmed up.

This is Germany 1933.

With the FBI in line what hope is there to investigate anything drumph does.

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