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December 13, 2006
Mary Harney portrayed as a bloodsucker - seanad demands apology
The Star ran with a front page image of Harney altered to resemble a vampire.
Apparently this was 'biting' political commentary on her intentions with care for the elderly.
The seanad (the Irish senate) are up in arms with crosses, torches and all the paraphenalia conducting a witch hunt in order to procure an apology from the tabloid.
Seanad demands apology from the Star newspaper
Feck em. If they can close ranks and let Bertie away with his shenanigans then they should harldy be surprised when the public starts acting in the same manner. You cant turn a blind eye on one hand and demand the letter of the law on the other. Consistency please! Or accountability!
Mary is a big girl now (...) she should be able to take this kind of thing on the chin.
Maybe this is a chance for Irish politics to turn itself around and actually implement some level of accountability in Irish politics.
Or maybe not.
Still it would be a shame to waste all those torches and what with Christmas coming up and all the homeless on the streets - a PD BBQ would be in order with some roast suckiling something or other.....
Posted by dottie at December 13, 2006 2:15 PM