Yibble Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Oooh a cardinal sin, the sort of which has been mentioned in another thread! Well spotted. Still, I suppose that, and a photograph possibly self-taken on his moby doesn't preclude him as a genuine and worthwhile candidate. No, but it has to be something to be taken into account. Would you vote for a candidate who does not even have a basic command of the language? Even more shockingly, his Manx Radio page uses "Sheading's" as the plural form. Greengrocer is not listed as one of his past occupations. Did candidates submit their own written content for these pages, or are they transcriptions of interviews? I'm curious as to what Pownall means by "I say to the UK/AMERICA you tread lightly when negotiating with the Isle of Man." Does he feel the IoM adopting a belligerent stance against the USA would somehow be wise / a vote winner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossils Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 I'm curious as to what Pownall means by "I say to the UK/AMERICA you tread lightly when negotiating with the Isle of Man." Does he feel the IoM adopting a belligerent stance against the USA would somehow be wise / a vote winner? It may not be wise - but I'd vote for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted June 26, 2011 Author Share Posted June 26, 2011 Don't mess with us Uncle Sam we're the Road Racing Capital of the World! I think the candidates complete a questionnaire for Manx Radio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yibble Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Don't mess with us Uncle Sam we're the Road Racing Capital of the World! Well actually he states that we're "the site of the road racing capital of the world", so this capital is on the Island somewhere, but he doesn't identify where. Given his consituency aspirations, Castletown? Billown? I'm being picky I admit, but a bit of precision is something one would presumably hope for in a legislator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uhtred Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Yibble's remark captures not only Castletown specifically, but the flavour of the whole election so far; Lamentable sitting candidates are presently facing challenges only from, frankly, (and there are possibly one or two exceptions Island-wide)the unelectable...Pownall take centre stage at this point in the case of Castletown. The earlier post in this thread from Nellie, hit several nails squarely on the head. Teflon Tony is sitting tight for the escape tunnel to President of Tynwald...if he doesn't declare himself as a candidate for that, then I'll be truly amazed. Should he not be successful - and why should the useless prick be rewarded for his incompetence? - his departure from politics by not contesting the seat is, I would say, on the cards. In the event that he did opt to carry on as an MHK, he would stroll back in with a landslide - what the rest of us can see clearly is obscured to the voters of Castletown by their "Brown goggles" (sounds vaguely lavatorial)...they think the world of the pompous, over-stuffed clown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonan3 Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Shortly after the last General Election, when Tony Brown was being mooted as a possible Chief Minister, I suggested that he possessed the intellectual capacity of a retarded toilet brush. It is time for me to apologise. Therefore, let me say a sincere "sorry" to any retarded toilet brushes who might be looking at these forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted June 27, 2011 Author Share Posted June 27, 2011 Surely any toilet brush that can operate a computer and read a forum posting is far from "retarded". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 The Tash to go for president's job. http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/isle-of-man-news/brown_to_go_for_president_s_job_1_3519428?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=iomtoday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terse Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 ... you'll be pleading for Brown to step up and look after you I think it would be quicker, more productive, and more profitable to just sell our souls to Satan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shake me up Judy Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Yes, not an inspiring performance this morning by Mr Pownall. He fell for the old one-two about whether he would be a local or a national politician. Of course it's a false distinction (the answer has to be both) but it's amazing how many of them fall for a sucker punch like this. I'm glad I don't live in Castletown but my lot are no better either ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopek Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 I hardly think that the grammar of this Chap will count against him when that of the vast majority of the electorate is, at best, not any better and possibly a goodly percentage of our population is considerably worse. The particular gaff, "could of", also 'should of' and 'would of', arise, I believe, from the conversational shortening of 'could have' to 'could've', which is interpreted by some people as 'could of', as this is how it sounds. As to TB not seeking re-election in C'town, that's , 'Town have Castle', does he not need another 5 years in public office to get the best pension deal? This may be a scurilous misrepresentation of his motives but I seem to recall that there is a legnth of service where the pension 'caps out', that is, it does not get any better after a certain number of years. Who amongst us would not try to maximise any financial return? Maybe someone with more knowledge could shed some light on this? Of course, this does not apply to TB, whose only motive is to represent the People of Castletown to the best of his ability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battling the System! Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 .......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted July 6, 2011 Author Share Posted July 6, 2011 Interesting, Batling the System! makes a post and deletes it (anyone know what it said?). Previous posts made by Battling the System! make similar punctuation errors to David Pownell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theodolite Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 Good Manx political stuff. I believe that's how Hansard works. Say something you later regret and Hey Presto!!! Deleted from the record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mona Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 I have to confess to remembering the days of the 370 disco that Tony 'Hovis' Brown ran. I'm told they were good. Can anyone tell me who his parents were, is he from Castletown? His Tynwald CV online doesn't give an awful lot away. It's nice to have a bit of skeet so that I can see who's the chaps parents are. You never know - I might have been at school with them!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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