Monthly Archives: May 2014

NI21…Officially A Joke

Posted on May 21, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

The line between Political Reality and Political Fantasy…does it even exist anymore? For the best part of a year, two UUP MLAs, Basil McCrea and John McCallister …two liberals in a notoriously conservative Party…dithered about leaving the UUP. Speculation that … Continue reading →

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The Boston Bunglers?

Posted on May 19, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

Where do I really start to tell the story of the Boston College tapes? I have largely avoided the issue, in part because it is a fast moving story, in part because other “real” news sources can do it better … Continue reading →

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Max Power

Posted on May 16, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

There are really two ways to look at the Fall of a powerful man. Uncontrolled Glee. Or Sympathy. Thus…when Jeffrey Archer is imprisoned for Perjury, it makes a lot of people happy. It is not the nicest human emotion, the … Continue reading →

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Slugger O’Toole Contributors: Graded

Posted on May 15, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

As Slugger O’Toole’s over-eager contributor Doctor David McCann has initiated a thread on the letsgeralongerist message board, where he (and a committee) grade the recent Party Political Broadcasts…guess what Alliance is best and SDLP worst, I have assembled a committee … Continue reading →

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Jean McConville

Posted on May 13, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

There is something extremely upsetting about the case of Jean McConville and her family. It is not so much that it says a lot about the Norn Iron Troubles and just how sordid it all was. It say something about … Continue reading →

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The Giro Sham

Posted on May 9, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

There is a certain irony in the fact that I actually like CYCLING. Whether its the Tour of France, Spain or Italy…I have a lot of admiration for those drug-free guys that have that amount of courage, endurance and skill. … Continue reading →

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“Bring Back Our Girls”

Posted on May 5, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

There are some times when the World has the capacity to truly shock. The story of the young schoolgirls abducted in Nigeria is one such story? Whatever our politics, I know all of us hope that this horrible story has … Continue reading →

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SDLP Campaign Launch

Posted on May 2, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

Strange thing. I was at the SDLP Campaign Launch yesterday. And it was…actually very good. I am kinda surprised that I am saying that. It was certainly the best day the SDLP have had in the three or four years … Continue reading →

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