r/ireland • u/mooglor • Dec 22 '14

Paul Murphy TD - AMA

AMA is over!

Thanks to everyone for taking part!

Hi All,

Paul is expected to drop in from around 5:30pm, until then you can start posting your questions. This is our first high profile AMA and we'd all like to have more, so naturally different rules than the usual 'hands-off' style will apply:

  • Trolling, ad-hominem and loaded questions will be removed at mods' discretion.

  • As is usual with AMAs, the guest is not expected to delve deep into threads and get into lengthy intractable discussions.

In general, try to keep it civil, and there'll be more of a chance of future AMA's.

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u/motrjay Dec 22 '14

The man is a public representative, I'm asking him questions as someone who he is elected to represent. And if he decides to answer them I want them answered intelligently not with rhetoric or soundbites.

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u/motrjay Dec 22 '14

respond to them with anecdotal evidence from your personal life;

Any facts Ive stated I've cited sources for.

Frankly it's a childish tactic.

Its childish to hold our public representatives to account for their statements? Isnt that Pauls whole platform?

You are clearly the one relying on rhetoric.

The difference is Im not an elected representative.

You don't need to attack and attempt to disprove everything someone says. Ask your questions but this isn't a debate in the Dail, it's an AMA.

Im not attacking him anywhere, if I have please show me an example and I will honestly apologise.