Imperial tone: “I don’t want to make assumptions about your words, so please let us know.”
Elitism: “Did you realize that the way you worded this, you make it sound like Éire is thinking about attack Israel?”
Possible suspect in neighborhood canine disappearance: “We barely if ever interact, did I kill your dog or something?”
What Exit?: You’re like thread defoliant. I shall from now on refer to you as Agent Orange. Change your ways or become the laughing stock of my underwear drawer.
Going back to the OP, I suspect it’s all due to the Irish media’s Freudian envy of the American media’s mastery of the absurd theater that is modern political coverage.
In my head I see two Irish media tycoons watching American election coverage with their mouths agape. One finally turns to the other and says “Can you believe this? It goes on twenty four hours a day on multiple channels and it’s all garbage! Always! And it *never * stops!”
Maybe they’re making you watch it just to make you thankful that your media isn’t like ours.
Well it’s also heavily covered in the British media (most of which we receive).
I’m sorry, I’m just sick of the manipulation. The POTUS is an illusion. So my hand’s up.
[QUOTE=El Cid Viscoso]
Imperial tone: “I don’t want to make assumptions about your words, so please let us know.”
Elitism: “Did you realize that the way you worded this, you make it sound like Éire is thinking about attack Israel?”
Possible suspect in neighborhood canine disappearance: “We barely if ever interact, did I kill your dog or something?”
What Exit?: You’re like thread defoliant. I shall from now on refer to you as Agent Orange. Change your ways or become the laughing stock of my underwear drawer.
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I won’t presume to answer for What Exit but I must say one thing.
You are being a douchebag.
Y’know what? If Clinton, Obama and McCain are all I have to choose from, I don’t give a rat’s ass, either.
An insufferable harpy.
An inexperienced impossibility.
A permanent senior moment.
Fuck us.
[QUOTE=Rysdad]
Y’know what? If Clinton, Obama and McCain are all I have to choose from, I don’t give a rat’s ass, either.
An insufferable harpy.
An inexperienced impossibility.
A permanent senior moment.
Fuck us.
[/QUOTE]
There’s a Holy Trininty joke in there somewhere. Anybody care to try it?
[QUOTE=El Cid Viscoso]
Imperial tone: “I don’t want to make assumptions about your words, so please let us know.”
Elitism: “Did you realize that the way you worded this, you make it sound like Éire is thinking about attack Israel?”
Possible suspect in neighborhood canine disappearance: “We barely if ever interact, did I kill your dog or something?”
What Exit?: You’re like thread defoliant. I shall from now on refer to you as Agent Orange. Change your ways or become the laughing stock of my underwear drawer.
[/QUOTE]
What Exit? may have been a wee bit overly serious, but I think you’re reading your own interpretation into the other charges.
Nobody expects the Irish Inquisition!
Christ, now Hillary’s going to claim she’s the reason that Ireland and Israel are at peace.
Alright sports fan Dopers— Israel ca. 1967 versus Ireland in her prime- who’d win? Or go ancient, Slings versus Shilleleaghs/David vs. Brian Boru, both in their prime… who’d win?
[QUOTE=Autolycus]
Nobody expects the Irish Inquisition!
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Our chief weapons are surprise!
Headbutt to the face
SURPRISE!
Kill your TV! It eliminates so much of the static, BS and propaganda that passes for “information” these days.
[QUOTE=Sampiro]
Christ, now Hillary’s going to claim she’s the reason that Ireland and Israel are at peace.
Alright sports fan Dopers— Israel ca. 1967 versus Ireland in her prime- who’d win? Or go ancient, Slings versus Shilleleaghs/David vs. Brian Boru, both in their prime… who’d win?
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Does Ireland have much of an Armed Forces? I am under the impression that the 1967 Israeli military might even be able to defeat the modern day military of Ireland.
Éire is a mostly peaceful country on the world stage.
Jim
[QUOTE=What Exit?]
Éire is a mostly peaceful country on the world stage.
Jim
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What’s it like off the world stage?
[QUOTE=Sampiro]
Alright sports fan Dopers— Israel ca. 1967 versus Ireland in her prime- who’d win?
[/QUOTE]
What Irish prime do you refer to - that of the 1916 Easter Uprising?
Intriguing thought, however - the Israelis would never expect an attack on their post office.
Come to think of it, the Israelis and Irish do have in common a great deal of experience in gunrunning. 
[QUOTE=Sampiro]
What’s it like off the world stage?
[/QUOTE]
See post #13.
[QUOTE=Sampiro]
What’s it like off the world stage?
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Good question. Maybe that would be Antarctica or Sealand.
[QUOTE=An Gadaí]
We planned to attack Israel this morning but someone suggested a pint and it all snowballed from there then we forgot why we’d all brought our pitchforks and “The Jews Killed Our Lord” banners to the pub.
I don’t just mean television, newspapers are full of snazzy diagrams and arrows pointing towards South Carolina. Even certain websites have loads and loads about it. My whole world is contaminated. I blame America for being so damn important, and so damn attractive. Thanks for the kind words Simplicio.
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Hey, you trying to say something about South Carolina?
Seriously, you’re not the only ones tired of it. I mean, I care who wins, but I’m kind of sunk into a slough of despond about it and am beyond tired of hearing it
ETA - are you trying to tell me that Irish people don’t know where South Carolina is? I may cry. Ireland, of all places, with its many… government divisions. Counties, I guess, because there’s County Cork, right? People are from County Cork. And, uh, there are probably some other ones.
[QUOTE=5-4-Fighting]
There’s a Holy Trininty joke in there somewhere. Anybody care to try it?
[/QUOTE]
The Father, the Son and the Harpy Ghost? Nah…
Howzabout: An insufferable harpy, an inexperienced impossibility and a permanent senior moment enter an Irish pub. The bartender says: “That setup line is way too convoluted for the joke to go anywhere.”
[QUOTE=Simplicio]
I’m gonna go out on a limb here, and say that the Irish are not all that worried about the consequences of their country attacking Israel.
No seriously, wtf?
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Do they seat them alphabetically at the UN? You’ve got to worry about having Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel and the Ivory Coast all whispering away at the back there.
[QUOTE=What Exit?]
Does Ireland have much of an Armed Forces? I am under the impression that the 1967 Israeli military might even be able to defeat the modern day military of Ireland.
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Israel would destroy Ireland. We have a tiny armed force. Few if any tanks or armed planes for example. Pretty good small contingent of special forces but thats about it.