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September 2012 Irish American News “We’ve AlWAys Been Green!” 33
Another Fianna Fail Mask Slips
I’ve finally had to accept
that I seem to suffer from some
weird and virulent form of Obsessive
Compulsive Disorder. I
mean, what the hell else would
you call it when you wake up
every morning and the first
thing on your mind is: “What
have the bastards been up to
while I’ve been catching zeds?”
That’s not normal. I mean, I’ve
always distrusted them but
this is taking it too far. I am, of
course, talking of politicians.
It reached ludicrous proportions
recently when I leapt out
of bed at six in the morning
and had a whole column written
and sent before half-past.
Damnation, I must have been
dreaming about them! Nor is
there any reason for this at the
moment. I mean, the jokers are
still on their two-month summer
holidays, for heaven’s sake.
That’s right. Two months. And
yet, mysteriously, the country is
still functioning. Some would
even say it’s running far better
without the grasping chancers
messing around with things.
So I was going to give them
a rest this month and try to restore
some sort of sanity to my
poor old head; but there’s no
escape. You take your eyes off
them for two seconds and they
just go and do something even
more stupid than you expect
from them.
So step forward Clown of the
Month Chris Andrews. Chris,
who had to step down in embarrassment
from Fianna Fail
this week, was revealed as the
man behind 300 Twitter posts
in which he denounced and ran
roughshod over his own party!
When he became a local representative
a year ago (and he
served Dublin South –East for
four years) he gushed “I want
to continue to make a positive
difference to the community
in the south east inner city. By
becoming an area representative
for Fianna fail, I hope to
provide a link to local and national
government and engage
a whole new group of people in
community activism.
“I also hope to play my part
in renewing positive Fianna
Fail politics in this area.”
In the time honoured tradition
amongst politicians in
general and Fianna Fail in
particular he was talking out
of both sides of his mouth; but
Andrews went one better by
setting up a Twitter account
where he went under @brianformerff.
Here he fired off
derogatory remarks about his
own party leaders. He opined
that Fianna Fail will “never recover
while current leadership
is there’ and that they should
“close up shop and get rid of
hierarchy like Willie O’Dea,
[Micheal] Martin, Sean Dorgan
[the general secretary!] and
start fresh.
Despite having warbled on
about how great the FF leader
Martin was in the past, this
coward, under his mask of
anonymity, tweeted: “Martin
was mentioned in #Mahon so
how can he still claim that he
should be leader. FF should take
Noel Whelan’s advice and close
shop…”
Another of his comments was
that “Labour have sold out and
FF have proven to be incompetent
and a large number of them
dishonest at the top of the party.”
Now I certainly can’t argue
with these opinions as I hold
them myself but for crying out
loud this bloody hypocrite is
representing Fianna Fail and
simpering to and back-slapping
the very people that he so evidently
hates the sight of! For
heaven’s sake, Andrews, would
you ever grow a pair? And how
long would this have gone on if
you hadn’t been caught?
Now I know that a lot of people
can’t stand me and that’s OK.
If you’re going to have the brass
neck to impose your views on
people in print you had damned
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well better be able to take it. But
one thing that nobody can ever
accuse me of is hiding behind a
pseudonym. Not when it comes
to political or opinion columns,
anyway. And in fairness to many
correspondents over the years
they don’t hide their names either.
That’s why I loath people
like Chris Andrews so much.
He’s just another grasping, gutless
creep who has been caught.
And make no mistake about it.
No matter what he says now, the
only thing that this yo-yo regrets
is being caught.
I can’t sign off this month
without expressing my sadness
at the passing of the great, great
journalist, Con Houlahan. To
call him a sports writer really
doesn’t do him justice as even
people like myself, who have no
great interest in sports, would
turn to him whenever possible.
He brought a warmth and humanity
to every piece he wrote.
This is one great Irish writer who
can simply never be replaced.
And he used his real name,
too.
In Memoriam
PETER JOSEPH O’BRIEN JR.
12 25, 1979 to 8, 27, 2012
I am writing to inform you that
sadness has once more touched
our family. Today, our dear son,
Peter Jr., was suddenly taken into
the arms of our loving God.
Our son Peter Jr., lived 32 years
of life with us on earth. Peter Jr.,
suffered with serious mental illness
and its many challenges. Our
son was a bright and intelligent
young man filled with wisdom,
who struggled every day to understand
his illness that remained
a constant barrier to the realization
of his many God given gifts
and the potential that he yearned
for. No one understood this challenge
more than Peter Jr. himself.
My family – my loving wife
Mimi and my dearest daughters,
Reenie, Meghan and Caitlin and
our son-in-law to be Cabell are
grateful for the support we have
received over the years and kindly
ask for your prayers during this
most difficult hour.
Gratefully, Peter and Mimi