Albert Tatlock Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 http://m.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-29177705 Never liked the man...held any peace process up years IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sick Moon Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Spam post, rofl.! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted September 12, 2014 Author Share Posted September 12, 2014 ...and, yes, a gobshite too. There is blood indirectly on that man's hands IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheldon Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I never liked the rancid old bigot much myself, but to the best of my knowledge he never actually blew anyone up. There wouldn't have been so much need for a "peace process" if certain other Irish politicians and religious leaders had exercised similar restraint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I knew Dr. Paisley quite well. How was a very much better man than the media presented him. A man who did a very great deal that was good and who was party to bringing about an end to the Troubles in a way that ensured that the liklihood of a recommencement would be most unlikely. At least for a number of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted September 12, 2014 Author Share Posted September 12, 2014 An inevitability perhaps. But he helped hold things up for many decades IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jefferson Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Good riddence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANANNAN Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 An intolerable bigot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilligaf Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 But also spoke a lot of truth too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alibaba Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 NO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jefferson Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 But also spoke a lot of truth too. So did Hitler. Good riddance to him too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbie Bobster Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 (Only works when spoken aloud) Why did the late Ian Paisley dislike air freshners? Because "There'll be no pot-pourri in this house!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 He had the first car in Ulster with a catholytic converter. Actually thee is a very great deal that Dr. Paisley did that has not and for many years probably will not become common knowledge that resulted in the environment that resulted in the Good Friday Agreement coming good. He was not the loud mouthed rabble rouser that he created as his persona. Had it not been for him and what he did even if a cease fire and an administration in line with what is in place today had been established it would probably not have lasted six months before breaking down. Never mind, what matters are his achievementsbut but it is a shame that his huge contribution to peace is largely unknown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzi Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Someone who's obituary depends very much on which narrative of history one accepts, rather like Margaret Thatcher. I was not completely convinced by Martin Mc Guiness's eulogy of 'a friend' on TV. I am more inclined to regret the repeated "No' and 'Never' statements over the years and can't help feeling settlement might have come sooner if Mr Paisley had adopted a conciliatory position earlier. I actually see him more as one of the forces that required reconciliation rather than a prime mover for peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey boy Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 I agree, dreadful man, lots of blood on his hands. To be fair though he deserves a little bit of credit for coming good towards the end of his life, whatever the reason. The same could never be said of Thatcher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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