Tag Archives: DUP

Danny Boy?

Posted on December 6, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Now here is an odd coincidence. Two days ago, I blogged “Wanted: One Catholic…No Experience Necessary”. It was a reference to the inevitability that one day Peter Robinson will call a news conference to unveil the DUP;s first Catholic member. … Continue reading →

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Belfast Meets Rock Ridge

Posted on December 4, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Watching the “stream” from Belfast Council last night……I could not quite put my finger on who those assorted unionist councillors reminded me of………surely it is that Town hall meeting in the movie Blazing Saddles. Gabby Johnson, Van Johnson, Howard Johnson … Continue reading →

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Wanted: One Catholic…No Experience Necessary

Posted on December 4, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

There is just one thing missing from Peter Robinson’s retro-1960s Outreach to Catholics…….a Catholic. No Unionist Outreach is complete without a Catholic. Back in the 1960s, the Chairman of QUB Unionist association was a Catholic called Louis Boyle. Although occasionally … Continue reading →

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Take It Down From The Mast

Posted on December 3, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

So First Minister Robinson….apart from all that unpleasantness at the City Hall…how is your outreach to Catholics going? I watched the council debate on a “stream” and I actually enjoyed it. The UUP looked right out of touch. Jim Rodgers, … Continue reading →

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Flagging Support

Posted on December 2, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

One of the most interesting aspects of the past few weeks has been that when writing up and taping presentations for Texas….I am reminded that some things have changed and some things have not changed that much over the past … Continue reading →

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“Starring Peter Robinson As Terence O’Neill”

Posted on November 26, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Hollywood (California) should never be allowed to re-make movies like Casablanca or Gone With The Wind. In the 1970s they did re-make the classic John Ford western, Stagecoach, with Bing Crosby in the role of the boozy doctor. Nor should … Continue reading →

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The Magnificent Seven Per Cent

Posted on November 24, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Interviewed (at the DUP Conference) on BBC News, Ian Paisley Junior MP spoke about how only seven per cent of people in Norn Iron want a United Ireland…..but he kinda gave the game away by revealing that it was published … Continue reading →

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Selective DUP Nastiness

Posted on November 22, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

So Jim Wells MLA  is a bit unpleasant (per Sinn Féin, SDLP, Green & Alliance) On the other hand Jim Wells MLA is not at all unpleasant. (per DUP & UUP). At worst he is a bit “in your face”. … Continue reading →

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Margaret Ritchie In Westminster

Posted on November 22, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Sinn Féin had a bad day yesterday. Martin McGuinness seemed a bit like a rabbit caught in headlights over the G8 Summit. There’s certainly something in this for the SDLP. Better minds than mine will need to sit down and … Continue reading →

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Around The Councils

Posted on November 13, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

A few snippets from around the Councils. Mickey Coogan, Chair of Down Council, has left Sinn Féin. Seems it is nothing more than the usual in-fighting and personality clash. Sinn Féin is a minor player on Down Council. I dont … Continue reading →

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