Tag: Richard Hoover

If people do vote in decent numbers, it is hard to see anything other than a landslide for Higgins. After a farcical nomination campaign, we are now down to the achingly slow final stages, where we have to listen to random businessmen – the Richard Hoovers of this world – assert themselves with an arrogance that is breathtaking. Duffy is a “Believer in Ireland”, according to his Twitter profile. Gallagher’s self-righteousness is almost comedic. People started grassroots campaigns, they protested, joined forces, became activists, and springing from a sense of justice, equality and civic duty moulded, their country for the better. Gallagher, Duffy and Casey sat that one out. Duffy is a “Believer in Ireland”, according to his Twitter profile. Well at least he’s not running to be the ceremonial head of a mirage. The world that these people occupy, a world of consulting, media training, business and leadership conferences and motivational speaking, is a bastion of spoofery. This mediocrity begets mediocrity, rarely inspiring or motivating actual talented people to get involved in politics.

If people do vote in decent numbers, it is hard to see anything other than a landslide for Higgins. After a farcical nomination campaign, we are now down to the achingly slow final stages, where we have to listen to random businessmen – the Richard Hoovers of this world – assert themselves with an arrogance that is breathtaking. Duffy is a “Believer in Ireland”, according to his Twitter profile. Gallagher’s self-righteousness is almost comedic. People started grassroots campaigns, they protested, joined forces, became activists, and springing from a sense of justice, equality and civic duty moulded, their country for the better. Gallagher, Duffy and Casey sat that one out. Duffy is a “Believer in Ireland”, according to his Twitter profile. Well at least he’s not running to be the ceremonial head of a mirage. The world that these people occupy, a world of consulting, media training, business and leadership conferences and motivational speaking, is a bastion of spoofery. This mediocrity begets mediocrity, rarely inspiring or motivating actual talented people to get involved in politics.