The Minister for Health, Simon Harris, has criticised those who “put pictures of miscarried babies, with my image” up in his Wicklow constituency “with a view to intimidate and upset” his family, friends and constituents. pic.twitter.com/Jj5xxj8Ul2
— RTÉ Politics (@rtepolitics) May 9, 2018
This afternoon.
At a meeting of the Oireachtas health committee.
Minister for Health Simon Harris mentions those posters outside his constituency office..
After which, Senator Ronán Mullen asked the minister:
“What I’m asking you is, is there a disconnect between disapproving of the posters and being in favour of the killing of children in that way?”
Mr Harris responded that he “disassociated”himself from the language of Senator Mullen and that he will campaign for a Yes vote.
Earlier: Still Here
Via RTE Politics
To Mr Mullen,
If you know of anyone killing children, please phone the Gardai immediately on 999.
Regards,
Starina
PS Can you also please tell me why I’m suddenly suspicious that YOU are behind these atrocious, revolting posters?
Because he’s an atrocious, revolting person.
Good on Simon Harris, not kowtowing to Mullen.
Ronan Mullen- an abundance of irrelevance.
Ronan Mullen: another pro-lifer who has to date thwarted his sperm in the creation of life. Some might say thankfully, but that’s another day’s work.
Well he’d get caught these days
He’s nuthin but a lowdown sperm murderer!
Actually, I’d bet money that Ronan is probably the one man in Ireland who doesn’t indulge in the sin of Onan.
And that’s why he’s such an angry, frustrated, nasty little clockwomble.
Possibly. But he’s still letting them wither and die on the vine, so to speak.
Which ought to be a punishable offense.
gotta get your 5 a day
He probably flagelates if he has a wet dream. as punishment to himself
He’s a nasty piece of work.
Plop his face on a poster with any number of Church atrocities in the background and spin that question around. Absolute goon.
Good point
I’m betting he wears the ceremonial robes at home. The Met Gala would’ve killed to have his collection on display.
only the robes
he rustles as he makes tea and toast in the morning
https://media1.tenor.com/images/086204ceb943f64c2a9d54c8863935f1/tenor.gif?itemid=8602896
And very tight underpants. Tighty whiteys to dye for.
So you’re saying abortion is an atrocity Paul?
Think he’s saying plastering a town with pictures of a miscarriage is atrocious.
You may not agree, but you’re probably not a woman who’s had one or multiple.
Knowingly plastering that kind of stuff around where potentially THOUSANDS of women who’ve miscarried can see them is fupping disgusting.
No ifs. No buts. No whataboutery. You either agree or you’re letting the mask really slip on misogyny.
I don’t think that’s what Paul was saying. He was equating one thing with the other in the background of a poster and calling them atrocities.
Your comments are getting a bit desperate at this point.
forgive me for speaking for you Paul however,
I’m guessing he is suggesting a misogynistic bunch with a record of crimes against humanity are hardly in a situation to say Jack sh×t
He may be suggesting that posting explicit photographs of a miscarriage on a public street is an atrocious act. Other atrocious acts include pedophliia, child abuse and Church cover ups of pedophiles and child abusers among its members. All atrocities. This is great craic altogether. Can anyone else say the names of some atrocities?
teaching people guilt, shame and fear to control them for financial and political ends….
Who is saying anything about killing children? Bringing women to the brink of death or letting them die to save a fetus maybe, that’s a type of killing.
There’s literally no redeeming qualities to Mullen.
Remember folks – he’s a board member of HUNDREDS of state-funded schools in Ireland.
I did not know that. Is there a list of them to avoid?
Check out CEIST – it’s a trust all the child-beaty-rapey-abusey orders put their schools and property into to avoid having to recompense the children whose lives they ruined or that kind of jazz. Great stuff.
Thanks for that ahjayzis. Very helpful.
No according to this. Has he left?
https://www.ceist.ie/about-us/governance/
Serious question. Both Senator Mullen and Senator Bacik have not been to the fore in print media or radio/tv on this referendum debate.
Is that a deliberate decision of both the No and Yes camps respectively?
Senator Bacik has had a few letters in the Irish Times – but that would be her personally – rather than the Yes camp.
I’d say it’s deliberate. One of them is more off putting than the other.
…at least with Mullen you generally know where you stand…Bacik, however, is completely duplicitous…she demonstrated this with her effortless defense of the water debacle…
She’s one of those people who makes me instantly reach for the Off button if I hear her on the radio. Terry Prone would be another.
Simon Harris – The Adam and the Ants years…
Staaanndd don’t deliveerrr. It not yet a real life.
Harris is a strong politician. He’s been “waterboarded” with HSE adversities as a new minister. Feels like it’s against Geneva convention on torture, really. Nature of the job though, sadly. He’s got my respect, hope he gets all the support he is due.
I really hate how we pity the ministers for health.
I sometimes think that’s why we end up with an absolute mess of a health service.
Is he, I haven’t seen anything that would back up this assertion.
He’s not a strong politician. He gave that impression prior to being given a ministership with his rat-a-tat-tat method of discussion. Lauded by his party as a potential future leader. That was very soon knocked out of him when he actually got some responsibility that he has failed miserably with.
Maybe, just maybe, he could have eked out some respect by actually coming through the back benches over a longer period of time, but like Varadkar and Murphy he got high office almost instantly only to be proven a boy trying to do a mans job.
Kenny punished Varadkar (the heir apparent to the Fg Leadership) by giving him health and Varadkar did likewise to Harris. Harris hasn’t dealt with it well, and is under severe pressure in his constituency. The only waterboarding done was by Varadkar.
There will, presumably, be a GE in the next year or so, and after that, an ‘election’ for the Seanad. There’s got to be a strong enough candidate somewhere to take Mullen’s NUI seat as long as the electorate actually turns out. I can’t believe he represents the views of a majority of graduates.
Lord Ross nominates HIMSELF to Seanad Reform Group. https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/unusual-move-as-minister-ross-nominates-himself-to-sit-on-seanad-reform-group-36890129.html
The problem is limiting it to only one strong candidate. Mullen gets elected with about 9k votes. But the anti-Mullen votes get spread between 10+ candidates.
He use single transferable vote – so as each of the 10+ get eliminated their transfers are counted for the remainder.
Doesn’t help that Simon looks like a ghoul. Get a tan dude!
Ronan Mullen, in the words of Terry Wogan “Forgotten but not gone.”
I think Ronan Mullen dresses in a very stylish yet affordable colour coordinated manner.
Booo @ Bodger.
it’s what every Amateur Gynaecologist should be wearing this season.
Someone handy with the Photoshop should put together a collage montage – whatever the arty name for it is
Of Brendan Smyth, Payne, Finnegan, O’Grady and the rest of the paedos the Catholic Church protected, and stick The Senator’s Mull right on top
Big and bold
And we should twit the púc out’ve it
Again, like Paul above, you are suggesting that abortion is as bad as paedophilia or the protection of paedophiles.
It’s nice to know where ye stand on this.
come on you are better than that
Don’t be obtuse or clutch at straws
it’s not a good look
Hold on now. Two different people have suggested replacing the pictures of an aborted foetus with bad stuff the church has done. They’ve directly compared abortion with “atrocities” and paedophilia.
What am I missing here?
you are missing it’s not a direct comparison except to say a church of atrocities is in no position to preach
was hoping you’d explain your seemingly-deliberate twisting of the peter boylan quote you used in a comment yesterday, newsjustin… disappointing
What twist?
see comment from Cian in the Dr. Yes thread (tuesday morning)
How da’ púc did you extract that from a suggestion of sticking Mulls head on a poster with some of the paedos he was employed to run PR in front off
‘kinda makes me think your not all that convinced yourself
Like if your conviction was true
You’d have more grit in your come backs
At least try and be authentic
And not like a teenage boy
And btw everyone
You can be damn sure Mull knows exactly the origins, and the who and hows about those posters
And the gorilla attacks outside the maternities
Good spot Starina
I think you should all calm down for an hour and watch a couple of large breasted French lesbians dance to techno. I find it very relaxing myself.
Very bouncy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww6Qg5bPm_c
+ boobs
+ homesick now
+ oui !!!!
https://youtu.be/4y4D-evzDTo
t’aime ça TomTom ?
J’ai bien aimé Janet.
Parfait pour le début d’un jour férié.
profite bien Lushie !