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Bertie Ahern Eamonn Farrell

Fianna Fáil branch to ask Bertie Ahern to rejoin party

Dublin Central chair Brian Mohan said Ahern “has been nothing but loyal to Fianna Fáil” and “deserves a second chance”.

FIANNA FÁIL IN Dublin Central is set to ask former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern to rejoin the party.

Branch chairman Brian Mohan confirmed the news to TheJournal.ie, after a motion was unanimously backed at a meeting tonight.

Mohan said about 30 people were at the meeting and the motion was voted on after “a deep, meaningful discussion”.

He said he expected a letter to be drafted at Fianna Fáil headquarters tomorrow morning before he will deliver it to Ahern.

Mohan said that while Ahern is “controversial in some people’s eyes, he has been nothing but loyal to Fianna Fáil” and “deserves a second chance”.

He said the former party leader would be an asset to Fianna Fáil as he knows the constituency very well and “knows how to win elections, something he proved throughout his career”.

Speaking on RTÉ’s Late Debate, Fianna Fáil TD Éamon Ó Cuív said the issue will “come to the national executive, and it’ll be debated there”, adding: “I’ll make my views known at the national executive debate.”

Mahon Tribunal 

Ahern resigned from the party in March 2012 following the publication of the Mahon Tribunal report. He stepped down as Taoiseach in 2008 and as a TD in 2011.

The tribunal found that he did not truthfully account for payments of IR£165,000 made to accounts connected to him.

The report did not make findings of corruption against Ahern, but proved hugely damaging to his reputation. He has disputed the findings.

Read: What’s Bertie been up to?

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:07 PM

    Just shows how out of touch these lads are. They’re in a world of their own.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:11 PM

    Top of the polls,head in the clouds

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    Mute John S
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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:50 PM

    I’ll gladly support Bertie being brought back, and being strung up by the balls.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 11:10 PM

    @Larry Whack: This him laying the ground work for a presidential run

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    Nov 29th 2016, 11:14 PM

    @Larry Whack: Finna fail are having trouble winning seats in Dublin, from an electoral perspective this could be genius

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    Mute Joey Westland
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    Nov 29th 2016, 11:17 PM

    I’d take Bertie back over Enda, mind I’ve never voted for either party, but there’s an awful lot of thick out there who do, they vote for Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil and Labour, every fooking General Election, they make up about 66% of the electorate, and it will never change.

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    Mute Brendan McGill
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    Nov 29th 2016, 11:31 PM

    Fianna Fáil, absolute snakes!

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    Mute sparky
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    Nov 30th 2016, 12:06 AM

    @ Joey westland…I guess that’s a bit like me saying I’d take cal back over joey or I’d take Frederick back over oran. .you get my drift dude..I could go on..ya know like..

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    Nov 30th 2016, 12:33 AM

    I’d take Carrie over Miranda

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    Nov 30th 2016, 1:10 AM

    Bravo Michael Herron

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    Mute Tom Collins
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    Nov 30th 2016, 1:50 AM

    The real worst part about this is that all we can do is express our disbelief on social media. Meanwhile he walks through the door, takes a nosebleed seat, waits for the election and then hey!

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    Mute Steven Cee
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    Nov 30th 2016, 5:36 AM

    One man will be happy ..dithering Sean Dorgan FF Gen Sec clapping his hands.

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    Nov 30th 2016, 5:41 AM

    @joey you tripped yourself up there with your first line, that would be the same as the tricks voting for the same parties!

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    Nov 30th 2016, 6:16 AM

    Bertie won’t be running for Kildare Street. The park?

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    Nov 30th 2016, 7:23 AM

    You are spot on; ffs

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    Nov 30th 2016, 7:35 AM

    @John S: What balls?

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:06 PM

    My God have they no shame?

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    Mute Andrew Corcoran
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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:32 PM

    Ah come on, do you really need to ask that question of Fianna Fáil?

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    Mute winston smith
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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:34 PM

    Maybe he is threatening to let some skeletons out of the closet if they don’t let him back in….Micheál must be worried.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:45 PM

    @Bean Ui Mise: none whatsoever. It seems FF are saying if you have destroyed the country, bankrupted it. Destroyed many families through suicide, evictions, repossessions. Have had to suffer on a trolley due to failure of health system, suffered cutbacks in disabilities, etc . Sure what’s that matter . Because Bertie deserves a second chance.

    Mohan said that while Ahern is “controversial in some people’s eyes, he has been nothing but loyal to Fianna Fáil” and “deserves a second chance”.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:46 PM

    Controversial……. with good reason.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:10 PM

    Gangsters. Waterford whispers couldn’t make this up

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:35 PM

    For a second I thought it was a WW headline when I read it

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:44 PM

    I thought it was April 1st for a minute there, must be a joke.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 11:13 PM

    Please stop with the ‘for a second I thought it was a Waterford Whispers headline’ shite, it wore thin over a year ago.

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    Mute Maria Hickey-Fagan
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    Nov 29th 2016, 11:51 PM

    Settle down there Joey, you might give yourself a hernia

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    Nov 29th 2016, 11:58 PM

    @Maria Hickey-Fagan:

    A Bertie Ahernia

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:06 PM

    You are f#%kin joking???

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:20 PM

    You couldn’t make this sh*t up.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 11:53 PM

    Oh you could make it up, easily, simple question, how many of the too civil servants who are the real government (behind the scenes ) lost their jobs because of decisions they made during the boom and bust I would say NONE! Civil servants sacked for imcompatence, never!!! It would be the end of civilisation as we know it!!! (quote from Sir Humphry Appleby of yes Minister Primeministrr Fame ) all episodes are on YouTube watch, laugh (or cry!)

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    Nov 30th 2016, 12:42 AM

    And Brian Cowan too? No! The dream team!

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    Nov 30th 2016, 8:34 AM

    Leave him under his rock where he belongs…fkn traitor of the highest order.

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    Mute David Carroll
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    Nov 30th 2016, 9:17 AM

    @William Clay: it’s unreal, isn’t it? The fact that the likes of Bertie and Lowry can still earn a comfortable living from politics after doing what they did and getting found out shows what a cesspit this country really is.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:07 PM

    Political suicide.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:13 PM

    To be honest, my opinion of him could only go up at this point… or stay the same. Yeah, it will probably stay the same.

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    Mute Hugh Mannatee
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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:14 PM

    I meant Fianna Fàil.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:16 PM

    Same goes for them really, could you actually think any lower of them?

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:18 PM

    It’s like digging up the bones of Cromwell and parading them around Wexford.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:20 PM

    I’d say Martin must be absolutely raging.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:21 PM

    Ah now he’s bad, but don’t compare him to Bertie

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:25 PM

    Hugh you would likely think so but unfortunately it won’t be. There are plenty of diehard FFers who vote blindly for them and a lot of casual voters. The sheep from rural Ireland and the small towns will always vote for these corrupt weasels.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:30 PM

    He’s in Dublin PaulJ. It’s not the yokels that are to blame.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:32 PM

    No shame at all by FF. Unfortunately, this won’t be enough to bury them.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:36 PM

    @PaulJ: except Bertie and those people you speak of are not from rural Ireland but the big city. So in this case it’s the city folks that can take the responsibility of Bertie and the voting of corrupt weasel’s

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:46 PM

    I know he’s from Dublin but the vast majority of FF diehard supporters are from rural areas and small towns. When they nearly got wiped out in the 2011 election it was in the rural areas where they survived and are now at their strongest. There’s no denying rural voters are the backbone of vote FF and FG.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:53 PM

    @PaulJ: that’s simply not true. Michael Martin… cork city just example. Many fg and ff TDs are from cities and got voted back in. Easy to blame rural Ireland but the cities and large towns also do the voting and they voted these people time and again. Willie o dea limerick city, just look at ff TDs to see where they are from .

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    Nov 29th 2016, 11:15 PM

    Martin has sanctioned this. Baxk to advise MM on his ascent to the throne

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:09 PM

    What the face of corruption looks like.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:11 PM

    All who voted for this should either be commited or arrested.

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    Nov 30th 2016, 1:54 AM

    @Derek Poutch: Just figure out the 30 members of the local part cuman in Dublin Central

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:11 PM

    Havyou noticed lately, all these are crawling back out. Sarkosky tried in France. Blair is talking about it in UK. Now Bertie . FF literally have no shame .

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:12 PM

    @LITTLEONE:
    Enda will outlast them all.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:21 PM

    @Frederick Burden: sure when you keep getting patted on the head , licking so many arses . Then sure he will try .

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    Nov 30th 2016, 7:28 AM

    @Frederick Burden: Yeah, cockroaches are pretty resilient.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:10 PM

    The Irish lack a sense of outrage.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:10 PM

    @Dave Hogan: and a political memory.

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    Nov 30th 2016, 5:38 AM

    Have a look at political memory. Mr. Ahern led the country to a decade of success and technically full employment. Most of the economic crash from 2008 was caused by external factors. Ireland was and still is a small open economy. We might say house prices etc went up and unemployment went to 15%. It is now back to around 7%. However with the new signs of the “recovery” we have an even more cynical government hoping houses will become more expensive in order that the country will look wealthier for the IMF inspections. The “national cake” is only the national cake. What matters is how it is sliced up and distributed. Mr. Ahern’s legacy both as a leader and as a skilled negotiator will stand the test of time. Lest we forget he buried his mother at a crucial time when negotiating the Good Friday Agreement and returned to the negotiating table next day. Given his vast experience he could be an excellent asset to our country again, particularly in the new Brexit situations now developing. He brings a lot of problem solving skills which can well be used for the benefit of the country.

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    Nov 30th 2016, 6:18 AM

    Hitler loved dogs and Wagner’s music and see what he did!!
    Same old tripe from ‘old Fianna Failers’. Ahearn was only one of many who were involved in the Peace Process. Throwing in the death of his mother into the mix by you shows how bereft of achievements he is. He led the country in an artificial property bubble and threw money at the Public Service Unions like confetti and the consequences of this sleight of hand will be suffered for years.
    He lied at a Tribunal of Inquiry, ‘lost’ his memory when asked the hard questions, pocketed multi thousands from friends he was helping to enrich, appointed cronies to top positions in State Agencies, one could go on and on.
    Take off your Civil War Fianna Fáil blinkers and take a dispassionate look at the state of the country after years Fianna Fáil corrupt management.
    Blaming Fine Gael for the mess is like blaming the FIre Brigade for the fire.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:16 PM

    Brilliant news, that should finish ff for good.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 11:42 PM

    Fingers crossed!

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    Nov 30th 2016, 1:53 AM

    @itzme: Unfortunately I doubt it will

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:20 PM

    Hope it happens as it will help everyone understand that leopard hasn’t changed its spots and needs to be put down for once and for all.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 11:32 PM

    .. If only!

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:14 PM

    The Bankers have broken open the champagne in celebration and pinstripe suits are back in fashion. Just need to restore the Galway tent and the helicopters need to be dusted down.

    Those who worry about homelessness are monaners and cribbers.

    Smokes and daggers are back.

    Bertie’s testicles will spread everywhere.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:35 PM

    His testicles!!

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:52 PM

    @bernipyne: I’m quoting Bertie. He used the word “testicles” instead of “tentacles”.

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    Nov 30th 2016, 7:39 AM

    Indeed. He was describing Lehmans and the impact of their implosion.. “They had testicles everywhere’.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:12 PM

    Similar to Tony Blair, the man doesn’t realise how unpopular he is!

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:19 PM

    @JFN: delusions of popularity.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:15 PM

    Bertie, who would sell the family cow for fake magic beans as long as there is a turn in it for him.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:41 PM

    He would even marry one of his daughters off to Westlife!

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    Nov 29th 2016, 11:48 PM

    And all the while making sure there were lucrative publishing contracts arranged for the other one.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:41 PM

    So Bertie gets a second chance where people are still being evicted through his mis-management of the Country. Lest we forget and, he shouldn’t be allowed either, this particular gent brought poverty to thousands of people, his party led by him have destroyed families and left broken marriages throughout the country. The guy is an absolute disgrace and to think that Fianna Fail would allow him stand under their banner again is shameful. He should have done the honourable thing and disappeared totally from all public media and kept his opinions to himself.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:08 PM

    Stuttery Bast##d

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:09 PM

    Mad!

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:13 PM

    Looks like Bertie is going to run in the 2018 presidential election.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:15 PM

    I say again, have they no shame?

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:21 PM

    Has Waterford Whispers hacked The Journal?

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:28 PM

    @Lazlo Saint Pierre: whew! Just for a minute I thought that it was genuine but it’s too crazy to be genuine.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:08 PM

    In fact eh……..

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:14 PM

    I am just waiting for a bank lone to open my new business ? Brown envelope factory.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:17 PM

    @Jimmy Mac: make sure you apply for 10 times what you need or the Banks won’t look at it.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:22 PM

    Ive said it before, the slimy, back stabbing, two faced crook is making a run for the Park

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:26 PM

    @Jeanette McDonald: he wants to get his arse into the Aras.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:42 PM

    @MICHAEL OLainn..well I’m sure the mattress will be big enough to save all his money under.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:54 PM

    @sparky: justvabout since Bertie does not have any bank accounts, at least not in his own name.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:57 PM

    Yes he does Michael. Too many fooled by his demeanour, but he is ruthless and conniving.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 11:35 PM

    @Jeanette McDonald: the most ruthless and cunning of them all according to CJ Haughey and Haughey would certainly know.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:29 PM

    Just let Bernie come to our home trying to canvass. The entire family would be happy to serve time.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 11:07 PM

    @Micheal OLainn:
    You need to break that family cycle Michael.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 11:16 PM

    Michael, if you guys need help disposing of the body let us know…

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:26 PM

    Ha ha this is hilarious. F*ckin joke of a country!

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:16 PM

    We didn’t see this coming from these the failure party. Populialst showers.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:22 PM

    But sure they’re a new party with a new sense if morality. Me arse.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:20 PM

    Neck. Jockey’s. B@ll@x. I’m sure there’s a phrase in there somewhere!

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    Mute John Mac
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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:30 PM

    The unkindest cut of all, cruel, cruel 2016

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    Nov 29th 2016, 11:53 PM

    Ah now I think David Bowie dying was the cruellest cut in fairness

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:50 PM

    I wonder did he manage to open a bank account yet or are his pensions paid in cash.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:34 PM

    Corrupt, self-promoting and completely without principle. I’d say bring him back; they are a good match.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:31 PM

    Bertie,your a pox on our country, you destroyed the good stuff, if you stopped breathing I would not care,because you buried the people who voted for you

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:17 PM

    Johnnie Roman just had a multiple orgasm.

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    Mute Type17
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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:40 PM

    Too soon, Bertie – maybe wait a bit longer – try again in, say, 2075…

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    Mute Micheal OLainn
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    Nov 29th 2016, 11:01 PM

    @Type17: I was going to ask for a 10 year moratorium on Bertie but I prefer 2075!

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    Mute Micheal OLainn
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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:25 PM

    Politics is a principles free zone.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:27 PM

    God help us all

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:42 PM

    Haha, this is hilarious, reeks of desperation. Bertie will absolutely ruin them. Hilarious…

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:21 PM

    Sure isn’t there a dublin major election moves in place – he always said he’d fancy that position and sure he is now calling in his favours!!!!

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    Mute sparky
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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:31 PM

    Jasyus I nearly choked on my pint of Bass..30 ff headers having a meaningful discussion about Bertie…

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    Mute Jason Byrne
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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:17 PM

    Yet they’ll probably be the majority in government next GE.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:26 PM

    bertie wha,?? infacta deadly!, ya spanner.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 11:16 PM

    If you think that thing was bad check out Jonathon sugerman on u tube but sit down before you read what he had to say about Bruton. Noonan burton and Ireland’s friend dragi will knock you to the ground……..he was an honest banker here at the begining of the crash…. he went to Neary(the banking regulator )to blow the whistle on the bank he managed in Dublin……neary treatened to have not prosecuted if he dident shut up…….he hasent worked since. He spoke up in the eu on the 15 nov but no irish media covered it He has evidence to back up his claims

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    Nov 30th 2016, 12:05 AM

    @Upowthat Burke:

    Thanks for highlighting this it really is an eye opener, keep saying the names, keep posting the link.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-EvFQvoAt4

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    Mute Gerry Ryan deG
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    Nov 29th 2016, 11:03 PM

    The man who said that it wasn’t drink that was the curse of the Irish but it was Ignorance is proven correct yet again.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:44 PM

    Obviously, if ordinary people are stopped on the street by journalists and told that the Mahon Tribunal made findings against Bertie, they’ll say, “What tribunal?”

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    Mute Micheal OLainn
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    Nov 29th 2016, 11:00 PM

    @Ciarán Masterson: same with DOB and the Moriarty Tribunal.

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    Mute Brian McDonnell
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    Nov 29th 2016, 11:00 PM

    Now this is actually something to cry into your coffee and get offended about. FF the party that keeps on taking and rubbing your nose in it!!!

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    Mute Frederick Burden
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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:08 PM

    Welcome back Bertie.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:09 PM

    I met Bertie once.
    One of the soundest you could ever meet.

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    Mute Micheal OLainn
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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:10 PM

    @Frederick Burden: Bertie is militantly anti-choice.

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    Mute David Mac Shite
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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:51 PM

    For all his massive and numerous faults he does have one thing that the rest lack….. Charisma. When you meet him he is charming and engaging. He makes time for people he meets on the street. Those who know him well seem to love and miss him. Funny thing, that stuttering blithering idiot that came across when he was on TV or radio is completely absent in person. Never underestimate the power of personality especially in the dull greyness of Leinster House.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:59 PM

    @David Mac Shite: the charisma of a con man and confidence trickster pretending to be a plain man of the country. He can sucker those who are attracted to charisma, in this case the ability to plaumas and humour the egos of those who needs their egos stroked.

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    Mute Alois Irlmaier
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    Nov 29th 2016, 11:11 PM

    @Frederick Burden: Your not YFG then lol.

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    Nov 30th 2016, 12:26 AM

    Agreed.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:39 PM

    Right, now we need to be worried. Where’s that fella with the crutch?

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:18 PM

    It’s the news we’ve all been waiting for.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 11:46 PM

    Sounds like the remnants of the Drumcondra mafia are alive and kicking in Dublin Central. I’d say Michael Martin must be banging his head against a wall right now. Several years of trying to change the image of that party and 30 die hards in Dublin Central vote to bring back one of their most notorious and corrupt ex-members. That should consign them to the scrap heap for another decade or so.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:16 PM

    The good times are back baby…

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:50 PM

    Is it april the 1st ?

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:57 PM

    @Michael Farrelly: I so want it to be.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 11:35 PM

    Because “he knows how to win elections”… literally the only thing these lizards care about is Power.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 11:22 PM

    Can I have a 110% Mortgage for a 4-bed in Ongar & New Audi Please?

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:37 PM

    Which foot do they wish to shoot?

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:56 PM

    @PJ Berry: both feet and multiply.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 11:11 PM

    It really stinks… Left the boat like Blair just before the collapses like rats off a ship?

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    Nov 29th 2016, 11:12 PM

    Equivilant of saying Charlie Manson and Fred West “Deserve another chance”

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    Mute mrmeade
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    Nov 29th 2016, 11:43 PM

    Some things never change. Precisely why I would never even consider voting FF.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:46 PM

    Waterford Whispers has to be!!

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    Mute @mdmak33
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    Nov 30th 2016, 12:22 AM

    Have these people no shame.he is THE corrupt type of politician we want out of politics.no wonder people are striking,protesting,when support for this leech is still around.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 11:15 PM

    Fianna Fail first, country second, and only after reading about Rambo trying to mug us for €12million. Depressing.

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    Mute Brendan McGill
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    Nov 29th 2016, 11:34 PM

    Country second? Jaysus no that’d be something at least.. We’d be lucky to see 3rd or 4th place with those lot!

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    Nov 29th 2016, 11:41 PM

    Big mistake FF.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:35 PM

    Cant,believe im.saying this but id prefer bertie the shiffty arthur daley type. Than the weasel school teacher who probably tucks his vest into his underpants enda kenny

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:37 PM

    I can’t believe you’re saying it either!

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    Nov 30th 2016, 1:43 AM

    Fianna failure are relying on goldfish brains like yours.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:43 PM

    This will be some craic!!

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    Nov 29th 2016, 11:25 PM

    A charlatan who presided over a feckless excuse for a government that destroyed so many people’s livelihoods with many turning to suicide and the goldfish with a few quid now to give a “bit of a dig out” think it’s great he’s back.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 11:54 PM

    Lets go the whole distance, and bring in John Gilligan as Tanaiste, they can both back horses and get the country moving with their winnings!

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    Nov 29th 2016, 11:00 PM

    They obvious don’t want to rule this sorry state ..this should desimate them and good riddence

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:10 PM

    Bad news fior Enda. This will be good.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 11:19 PM

    Absolutely unbelievable.

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    Nov 30th 2016, 12:36 AM

    My husband went to an international job fair in the RDS he couldn’t get work here. Bertie was there in different hall attending a Fianna Fáil conference getting a standing ovation.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 11:00 PM

    I don’t understand…it’s not April first…

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:51 PM

    Just as Gerry goes to bury his buddy in Cuba Bertie comes in from the cold ,welcome back Bertie to the Gold Fish Bowl we call Ireland

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    Nov 30th 2016, 5:16 AM

    Put bertie where he should be…behind bars…
    how patetic is this little country gone.

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    Nov 30th 2016, 12:20 AM

    Every Mafia has to have a boss to teach the rest how to be better Gangsters this is going to be the biggest laugh of the Century

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    Nov 29th 2016, 11:39 PM

    Ah jaysus! Will someone please hoosh Broccoli Bernie back in the cupboard.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 11:39 PM

    @Sandra Waddick:

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    Nov 30th 2016, 12:50 AM

    I have no bank account .. Sur i won a few quid on the horses … Hold on boys I can’t recollect having that account ..but sur sur the money was just resting in me account .. WE KNOW WHAT HE IS LIKE .. but what of the mentality of FF in Dublin Central .. FF has never changed ..

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    Nov 29th 2016, 11:57 PM

    Loved him on Gift Grub!

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    Nov 30th 2016, 5:38 AM

    Why does he deserve a 2nd chance? He’s clearly rubbish at his job.Mediocrity shouldn’t be rewarded.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 11:12 PM

    HAhahah.. this was a Waterford whisperer article that got misplaced?

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    Nov 30th 2016, 2:01 AM

    @iMoan Brutal: someone just actually wrote the man has charisma. much like when the daughter defended him (jesus christ!).

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    Nov 30th 2016, 1:34 AM

    Bertie Ahern is a bigger fuçking pox than Bono.

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    Mute Sandra Waddick
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    Nov 29th 2016, 11:41 PM

    *Bertie but it is like weekend at Bernies!

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    Nov 30th 2016, 3:12 AM

    No, just no

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    Nov 30th 2016, 2:39 AM

    Effin Crazy…..

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    Nov 30th 2016, 1:10 AM

    Is this a feckin joke ?????,,

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    Nov 30th 2016, 12:20 AM

    do u think he has a bank account yet

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    Nov 30th 2016, 1:02 AM

    Quelle surprise

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    Nov 29th 2016, 10:25 PM

    Good times back baby.

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    Nov 30th 2016, 7:04 AM

    Put a badger on that man’s head,he’s going to make Ireland great again ,,,lessons have fuc@ing not being learnt ,,,

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    Mute Mary Gray
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    Nov 30th 2016, 7:19 AM

    Tells you a lot about our politicial parties. Tomorrow is the 1st December not 1st April

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    Nov 30th 2016, 2:02 AM

    Right about now i imagine poor old Michael Martin is crying in to his tea on hearing this news lol!

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    Nov 29th 2016, 11:32 PM

    I’d have him back over Enda that and we need a pro builder party to get the housing show Olin the road again.

    The country needs it.

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    Nov 30th 2016, 6:08 AM

    He’s finally off the Group W Bench!

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    Nov 30th 2016, 4:15 AM

    Inarticulate Bertie goes trumpety Trump back to the circus of dishonesty low low levels of ethics.

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    Nov 29th 2016, 11:17 PM

    Haha genius the perfect person to deal with Donald Trump! Paddy’s day 2020 just wait and see

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    Mute Cyril Mc Donnell
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    Nov 30th 2016, 11:05 AM

    sure for gods sake nobody told him that things were going down the toilet i heard him saying it myself!!

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    Nov 30th 2016, 9:11 AM

    We better have a dig out for him, the poor guy does not have a bank account but hes great at doing the horses, what a guy, another upstanding, honest FF man.

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    Nov 30th 2016, 7:15 AM

    Oh God spare us

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    Nov 30th 2016, 4:29 PM

    Banana republic…

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    Mute June Rose-Sommer
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    Nov 30th 2016, 12:50 PM

    What???!!! Is this a joke? Teflon Bertie!! Jesus!! Things just getting worse!!

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    Mute Martina Flynn Fitzgerald
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    Nov 30th 2016, 11:17 AM

    Absolutely hilarious….trump and bertie..oh and dont forget little fall guy brian!

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    Mute Tomás Ó Briain
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    Nov 30th 2016, 8:29 AM

    Same old FF. See what they foisted on Cork East. Ned convicted, idiot son elected with Mícheál Martin’s blessing. Mícheál was an accomplice of Bertie’s and Brian, brother of Barry, Cowen.

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    Dec 1st 2016, 7:23 AM

    I think I’ve heard it all now. The man who banks in the bank of the brown paper bag, … For president ?

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    Nov 29th 2016, 11:28 PM

    Is this Waterford whispers???

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