Proinsias de Rossa: failing to support Lisbon is "unacceptable"

Irish Labour MEP Proinsias De Rossa attacking Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek's comments in the European Parliament in Strasbourg on 14 January 2009.

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[martinbyrne68]

The Irish people are APPALLED and accuse him of a BREACH OF TRUST after. He voted against the democratic voice of his own people by voting not to recognise the outcome of the rish referendum on Lisbon. Traitor

[martinbyrne68]

Proinsias De Rossa betrayed his own people by voting with all the pro lisbon treaty MEP'S not to recognise the democractic outcome of the Irish referendum on Lisbon. He ceased to be a politican that day and became a party to a fascist regeime. Socialist how are ye !

[Shane Brady]

He's a traitor and a bully.

[manelmariarodrigues]

I WILL THANK HIM

[Juliusthebastard]

Sorry, that comment wasn't on, I admit...

[Juliusthebastard]

Fair enough, but what gives -any- nation or place the right to call itself a nation? What gives country X the ability to say it is a nation?

[Juliusthebastard]

You mightn't like a lot of current EU -policy-, but that doesn't mean that the EU should be distrusted. That's like disliking a nation because of their current government. Policy is temporary....

[Juliusthebastard]

Actually the EU frequently opposes big business when it attempts to over ride the safety and wellbeing of it's citizens.

For example, when I met DeRossa in Brussels this June, he explained a measure that he and the Social Democrats prevented being put through the parliament, which would have had put no limit on the amount of hours long haul drivers could work.

I know it's a small example, but the EU parliament does a lot of work for people on the ground.

[Juliusthebastard]

Jesus, I thought the Eurosceptic bandwagon was starting to creak alright, but when I see comments like these, I just LOL......

Seriously, you're all idiots XD

[soylentgreenb]

What an asshole.

Politics is not intended to be a game of political back-scratching. Disagreement is vital, the more the better.