I’d just like to add. I won’t rule it out either. That will be all.
Jaysus at this rate the next Presidential ballot paper will have every Tom, Dick and Harry that gained any level.of notoriety on it.
Well I can rule out you getting my vote
Sure I’ll throw my name in too.
I’d vote for him over Bertie anyway.
If he was chocolate he’d eat himself
Jesus wept. Fintan O’Toole really needs someone to sit him down and explain that the “friends” who tell him he is the greatest living Irishman are actually taking the piss out of him.
😂 So now he’s into standup comedy?
I will vote for whoever has the best chance of keeping Bertie out.
A pain in the Áras
Did he describe the 1916 rising leaders as terrorists ?
Did I read that or imagine it ?
Fintan is a decent skin, but I’d have no interest in voting for him as President. He had the option to go for real politics back in 2011 and run for the Dáil, having spent his life criticising politics. He backed away from it, openly saying that he realised “that analysing the world is a lot easier than changing it.”
Robinson and McAleese both at least tried to run for the Dáil (both failed) and importantly had real experience of politics beyond mere commentary on it. Both also had relevat jobs and experience of thinking about the kind of constitutional issues that might emerge for a president, both being Reid chair of law at Trinity. Higgins obviously spent most of his life as a TD, having been a professor before that, and had experience as a Minister.
It’s nice that O’Toole recognised that he didn’t have the stomach for politics or the ability to make change. It’s brave to have admitted it. You don’t get to go back on that though, and certainly not when seeking the presidency. The fact is that the presidency isn’t just being a commentator on events, it is the final constitutional check against tyranny if things go wrong. If you don’t think you can manage the difficulties of being an opposition TD then I fail to see how you could hope to meet the moment as President if you were called upon to do so.
I’m in too. I know none of yiz know me but lookit thanks for the aul votes lads, vote for me, I’m delicious
Is there any credible path to a nomination for him? Like why would a councillor vote to give Fintan a nomination over say Bundee Aki, Alice Mary Higgins, or anyone else really who has contributed to the happiness of the country?
You know he should run. He really should. It will be a great source of moany material post event
I’m voting for Graham Norton. I’m aware he’s not running but I’m voting for him anyway.
I , for one , welcome our Finto overlords.
Ah now Fintan, if you couldn’t even get anywhere being elected as the Irish Times editor, how far will you get in a Presidential election?
No where near as popular as he imagines in his head.
Wouldn’t be my first choice but not the worst name I’ve seen floated
out of interest though, who is actually running for this office? of putting out feelers that they’re interested?
Cant think of anyone id be excited to see there
It is going to be him, Bertie and Hazel Chu. The trifecta of people you know but really wish you didn’t. Fuck me, the political class of this country is a complete dry well of decent people.
Not my first choice by a country mile. Having said that, my voting strategy will be to
(a) Make sure Bertie Ahern doesn’t get elected (the fucker will run, just you wait) and,
(b) Also keep out the fucking headbangers.
I’d definitely vote for him over Bertie or McGregor.
Someone contact Sir Michael (@michael1979 on twitter) and make sure he rules himself out, we wouldn’t want any accidents. Though he would be a good fit.
All joking aside I think Fintan is a good egg, intelligent and wise, and a great scholar of Ireland and our history. Depending on who else was running I’d be happy to vote for him. If it was Bertie up against him I’d vote for Fintan twice .
I’d vote for him. Roisin Shortall or Fintan O’Toole would be good presidents.
Just please god no Bertie Ahern or Conor McGregor
At this stage I have no idea what the criteria for the role is or should be. MMA rapists, eurovision singers, stuffy journalists, corrupt former Taoiseach, small time local businessmen, property developers – Lottie Ryan be having a go next
He should run though it’d be a loss to no longer have him as a commentator.
The Green party could nominate him.
I don’t know. Is he any good at MMA?
He’d be so grumpy the whole time though.
Not a bad retirement for someone who has written the same article for 20 years.
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Is he related to Miles?
I’d just like to add. I won’t rule it out either. That will be all.
Jaysus at this rate the next Presidential ballot paper will have every Tom, Dick and Harry that gained any level.of notoriety on it.
Well I can rule out you getting my vote
Sure I’ll throw my name in too.
I’d vote for him over Bertie anyway.
If he was chocolate he’d eat himself
Jesus wept. Fintan O’Toole really needs someone to sit him down and explain that the “friends” who tell him he is the greatest living Irishman are actually taking the piss out of him.
😂 So now he’s into standup comedy?
I will vote for whoever has the best chance of keeping Bertie out.
A pain in the Áras
Did he describe the 1916 rising leaders as terrorists ?
Did I read that or imagine it ?
Fintan is a decent skin, but I’d have no interest in voting for him as President. He had the option to go for real politics back in 2011 and run for the Dáil, having spent his life criticising politics. He backed away from it, openly saying that he realised “that analysing the world is a lot easier than changing it.”
Robinson and McAleese both at least tried to run for the Dáil (both failed) and importantly had real experience of politics beyond mere commentary on it. Both also had relevat jobs and experience of thinking about the kind of constitutional issues that might emerge for a president, both being Reid chair of law at Trinity. Higgins obviously spent most of his life as a TD, having been a professor before that, and had experience as a Minister.
It’s nice that O’Toole recognised that he didn’t have the stomach for politics or the ability to make change. It’s brave to have admitted it. You don’t get to go back on that though, and certainly not when seeking the presidency. The fact is that the presidency isn’t just being a commentator on events, it is the final constitutional check against tyranny if things go wrong. If you don’t think you can manage the difficulties of being an opposition TD then I fail to see how you could hope to meet the moment as President if you were called upon to do so.
I’m in too. I know none of yiz know me but lookit thanks for the aul votes lads, vote for me, I’m delicious
Is there any credible path to a nomination for him? Like why would a councillor vote to give Fintan a nomination over say Bundee Aki, Alice Mary Higgins, or anyone else really who has contributed to the happiness of the country?
You know he should run. He really should. It will be a great source of moany material post event
I’m voting for Graham Norton. I’m aware he’s not running but I’m voting for him anyway.
I , for one , welcome our Finto overlords.
Ah now Fintan, if you couldn’t even get anywhere being elected as the Irish Times editor, how far will you get in a Presidential election?
No where near as popular as he imagines in his head.
Wouldn’t be my first choice but not the worst name I’ve seen floated
out of interest though, who is actually running for this office? of putting out feelers that they’re interested?
Cant think of anyone id be excited to see there
It is going to be him, Bertie and Hazel Chu. The trifecta of people you know but really wish you didn’t. Fuck me, the political class of this country is a complete dry well of decent people.
Not my first choice by a country mile. Having said that, my voting strategy will be to
(a) Make sure Bertie Ahern doesn’t get elected (the fucker will run, just you wait) and,
(b) Also keep out the fucking headbangers.
I’d definitely vote for him over Bertie or McGregor.
Someone contact Sir Michael (@michael1979 on twitter) and make sure he rules himself out, we wouldn’t want any accidents. Though he would be a good fit.
All joking aside I think Fintan is a good egg, intelligent and wise, and a great scholar of Ireland and our history. Depending on who else was running I’d be happy to vote for him. If it was Bertie up against him I’d vote for Fintan twice .
I’d vote for him. Roisin Shortall or Fintan O’Toole would be good presidents.
Just please god no Bertie Ahern or Conor McGregor
At this stage I have no idea what the criteria for the role is or should be. MMA rapists, eurovision singers, stuffy journalists, corrupt former Taoiseach, small time local businessmen, property developers – Lottie Ryan be having a go next
He should run though it’d be a loss to no longer have him as a commentator.
The Green party could nominate him.
I don’t know. Is he any good at MMA?
He’d be so grumpy the whole time though.
Not a bad retirement for someone who has written the same article for 20 years.
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