How the hell did you even ‘consider’ voting for Danana?
Thanks for mentioning that article in the papers today. First thing I thought when I saw it was “who writes a letter all in block capitals’? She’s an odd ball.
“I’ve never been anywhere but bottom of the polls”. I thing I will giver her, she’s honest. But stubborn.

Joe, the president has no say in forming laws, and is unable to make Ireland “return to the dark ages”. Her religious beliefs *cannot* have an effect on the job.

People need to understand what the president is and what the president does before casting judgement.

Still won’t be voting for her though.

Connor I am aware of that, but I do not want a religious nut job representing our country. It sends out the wrong signals, attracts the wrong sort of people and does not represent modern Ireland. I am convinced that Dana or even Gay Mitchell would do more harm than good in the Park.

Conor it can prevent her signing bills such as gay marriage, mandatory reporting of abuse or any abortion amendment. Your right that normal average people who happen to be Christian its not an issue what they do in their private life. Not to mention the negetive backward symbolism a president like Dana would bring.

Joe, I’d agree that it could have an impact on our international appearance.

Cyril, to the best of my knowledge, she must sign bills to pass them into law once they’re constitutional, regardless of her own opinion. Certainly, a religion-biased person might automatically refer such bills to the Supreme Court based on his/her beliefs, but hopefully that’s where we can trust the Courts.

Entering wasn’t the only one, not even the worst!

Why is everyone so exercised about Dana if she has no hope of election? All she is saying is that at the time she was elected to Europe she had been at the bottom of the polls too and she ended up being elected. It isn’t fair to be so critical and nasty to someone who is prepared to put her money up and take part in elections. Of course it is much easier to sit back and criticise. I hope all the perfect wise intelligent people who have it all Sussed out will never have to listen to the claptrap that some of those running for election have had to listen to for the past couple of weeks. It seems that those who dislike people because they are Christian don’t see anything wrong in villifying them. I don’t think that attitude does anything for anyone, least of all for those doing the criticising.

Sheelagh all the candidates in the running profess some degree of Christianity. Michael D maybe an Atheist in the closet but thats another argument so this idea that people who bash Dana is yet another example of religious paranoia. Its like when American conservatives cry when liberals poke fun at Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachman and accuse them of being anti-women ironic considering religion has been the single biggest obstacle in the way of feminism. Liberals and everyone should mock these people because they want to impose bronze age myth instead of human rights and magic spells in the classroom instead of useful things like maths science and foreign languages.

A true democracy separates church and state. Only by doing this can all beliefs be accommodated and treated with equal respect. No favoritism anymore, we have seen what happens when a Church is given “special privilege” and power in the past. Why not accept the facts and move on? Why look for excuses for the inexcusable?

Thank God she’s American!

You would probably be a great deal better off with Dana than some of the others. At least she has experience of some years in the EU and she is dead right about where we are headed with that and I would be very concerned for my children’s future in that regard if I were you.

Are you serious? I want person that doesn’t even know the limits of the office she’s applying for, along with her outdatedness in ideas, backwardness in attitude to Europe and its relationship to Ireland, never mind her rotten attitude to our constitution and an unwillingness to sign anything into law that might update it – just because she herself might not like it!

Thanks – but no thanks. My kids don’t need any of her crap! Be it outdated religious based or not!

Dana is not in touch with reality and certainly with the youth of this country. What young people want to be told that they’re going to hell if the do not believe in the same fairy stories that she believes in ?

Knock Knock

One of the movin’ statues told her she’d win this time.

I don’t know Dana and actually haven’t decided who to vote for yet. I just think that it is not fair to anyone including Dana to get so personal – ok if you wish to have a different viewpoint and allow others to do likewise. Anyone would think that those critics of Dana have a monopoly on the truth.

You dont know who you are voting for yet but you are trying to persuade others on here to vote Dana by your
comments.

It is not possible to have a monopoly on the truth, facts will always be facts even if you don’t like them.

I will say this for you Sheelagh you dont take a fight lying down. But I think on this one you have a better chance of selling sand to a bedouin.

SHEELAGH HANLEY dishonesty is not a very admirable trait in a person!!!

You have already stated in the below comment on FACEBOOK dated August 4th that you will be voting for Dana!!!!!!! It’s there plain as day on the ALL IRELAND RALLY FOR LIFE page for all to see (and it is differently your profile, name and picture). All your comments defending her are all over the internet and very easy to find by simply googling you. Nothing wrong with standing up for what you believe but to mislead people about it is unforgivable and not very christian I must say.

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http://www.facebook.com/Allirelandrallyforlife/posts/198862333504395Annie Brady yes I’d vote for Dana if she runs. August 4 at 4:20pm · 1 person Loading… Sheelagh Hanly Me too. August 4 at 4:53pm