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What A Cunt
Anyone else catch the Politics Show on the BBC today?
Caitriona Ruane was asked if someone witnessed activity they thought to be part of a dissident republican operation, should they go to the police?
Her response? "Stop playing games."
Games? It doesn't sound like much of a game to anyone else. In fact to dismiss the legitimate concerns of the unionist population, and dare I say many non-Unionists, as "games" is surely reaching the height of arrogance. This is the second time in the space of 3 or 4 days she's danced around the question. All the other party representatives asked the same question on the election results show the other day were able to answer the question in one word - yes. How rare is it to get a straightforward answer from any politician, never mind 4!? As far as I know Gerry Adams has had no reservations on saying a witness should contact the police, and fair play to him for that. However some senior Sinn Fein members, including Ms Ruane, can't answer it at all though. Much as it pains me to admit it, maybe the DUP are right and they're not quite ready for government after all.
What's worse is that instead of admitting they're not comfortable with the question, they're turning on the interviewers and/or accusing everyone else of treating them (and their elecotrate) as second-class citizens. When Sinn Fein resort so easily to rhetoric like that is it any wonder unionists don't believe most of the accusations of discrimination?