You mustn’t have heard his “w***ker from America” outburst on Newstalk. If a clip of that had been played on Frontline there might have been a different outcome.

IIRC the guy he was addressing was an (American-not that that matters, or MDH even mentioned it) wanker.

Could be worse, he could be off collecting cheques for De Party, and denying it later-getting grants and then refusing to pay them back, claiming to be a job creator, and serial ontrapranoor, and generally trying to fool the public with overly coached, stilted bullshit.

Charles mark w@@nker from Ireland

@ Mark. I heard it and I thought it was great and very complementary to Americans too. Just not your crowd.

For what it’s worth,I don’t doubt that as President MDH will be entirely diplomatic in his dealings with one and all, no matter what “crowd” they come from.

In case anyone has not heard the cllp that Charles refers to here it is. MDH was magnificent and the guy was guilty as charged. If it had been played on the Frontline the MDH vote would have doubled.

http://www.newstalk.ie/2010/programmes/all-programmes/the-right-hook/the-two-michaels/

barely….. with a record amount of winning votes for a presidential election???

Barely, with a massive lead for his Fianna Fail rival in the polls in the days before the election.

Barely, with the results of the postal vote, taken just one day before the main event, giving Gallagher an unassailable lead.

If we had the election on Tuesday or Wednesday, it is highly unlikely we would be looking at President Elect Higgins making a triumphant return to Galway, today.

Thanks Rommel. Wasn’t sure that’s why I said think. Didn’t want to sound like a know all but knew he had links to both other counties as well.

Yes.

Yup Réada, he has links to both and Rommel is correct that he went from Limerick, to Clare, to Galway! Having strong links to 3 counties is fairly useful when you’re running for President though! Fair play to him!!

Noel think he was actually born in clare and moved to Limerick and spent his adult life in Galway

spot on Noel.

This again?

Sinners aren’t really relevant. Gallagher’s lies and cute hoor tactics came back to bite him in the end, stop trying to distract attention from it. He, and his party, are a disgrace.

It’s quite normal to go home after a job well done. It’s a habit humans have developed for some time Where do you think he’s going to go?

So he headed back to his home which happens to be in his old constituency. So what? what would you rather he do? just curious.

Why wouldn’t he head back for a party. We are not living in Victorian times. It isn’t everyday that one is elected president and fair play to him. He is not someone who was born with the proverbial silver spoon. His wife has stood by him through difficult days as well as this great one and isn’t it only right that she would be elated and excited. They are a great pair of ambassadors and best of energy and health to them for their time in the Aras and beyond.

Pathetic. Typical FF outburst.

Cant be any worse than wafflers Bertie, Clowan etc..

Typical FF response. I’ll never forget FF wishing Mary Robinson would stay at home and look after her family comment. If ye like the wives to stay quiet – what are ye doing in Ireland. We’re a mouthy lot, us girls.

Interesting. Given MMcG’s repeated references to Peter Robinson during the campaign, it would seem SF are moving on. So will the president elect follow his lead in recognising the 10s of thousands of Irishmen who were slaughtered in a pointless war, the centenary of which will occur during his tenure?

Open to correction Michael,but I think he has already stated that the outbreak of the Great War will be commemorated along with many other centenaries like Easter 1916 during his tenure.

That’s good to know. Why commemorate the outbreak, though? Anyway, 11/11/11 would be the ideal time to start. 1916? Dublin, Somme, Verdun, Jutland, assassination of Rasputin. Quite a year…