{"id":1714,"date":"2015-05-14T00:47:20","date_gmt":"2015-05-14T00:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/?p=1714"},"modified":"2015-05-14T00:47:20","modified_gmt":"2015-05-14T00:47:20","slug":"toddling-along-to-the-polling-booth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/toddling-along-to-the-polling-booth\/","title":{"rendered":"Toddling Along to the Polling Booth"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, Enda Kenny told Paul Murphy to “toddle along” to Irish water to find answers to his questions, showing utter contempt for the opposition and the people of this island. In time, we will be at the ballot box, and assuming what comes out is the same as what goes in, we will be telling im and his ilk to toddle along!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We will toddle along in our own good time
\nCast our votes, and cast you out
\nWho sell your land for thirty pieces of silver
\nYour heritage but words from the mouth<\/p>\n

There will be banking tribunals in their own good time
\nLayers will have yet another fortune made
\nAs they did from the Beef ones, and the abuse ones
\nBut of them you are not afraid<\/p>\n

For in Ireland, in its own good time
\nWe know no justice will ever be got
\nBut we can and we will replace you
\nWhen we toddle along to vote – doubt it not!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, Enda Kenny told Paul Murphy to “toddle along” to Irish water to find answers to his questions, showing utter contempt for the opposition and the people of this island. In time, we will be at the ballot box, and assuming what comes out is the same as what goes …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[571,55,54,1304,1518],"tags":[1001,1352],"class_list":["post-1714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-austerity","category-current-affairs-in-ireland","category-ireland","category-media-2","category-water-protests","tag-enda-kenny","tag-paul-murphy","column","twocol"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7EI4f-rE","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3728,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/enda-exits-legacy-of-lives-lost\/","url_meta":{"origin":1714,"position":0},"title":"Enda Exits – Legacy of Lives Lost","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"18th May 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Enda Kenny is set to retire as I speak as Fine Gael leader, and as prime minister when a replacement is found, and we look back on a legacy that will be shrouded darkly by the ghosts of the dead - those who killed themselves as a result of banks\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Austerity"","block_context":{"text":"Austerity","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/category\/austerity\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The little people to be afraid of are not the leprechauns... its the citizens saying they have had enough of austerity and will take no more!","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/The-Embarrasing-Relations.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/The-Embarrasing-Relations.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/The-Embarrasing-Relations.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/The-Embarrasing-Relations.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/The-Embarrasing-Relations.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3137,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/enda-and-angela-and-the-apple-of-eden\/","url_meta":{"origin":1714,"position":1},"title":"Enda and Angela and the Apple of Eden","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"3rd September 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Enda was hungry having thrown his food away Angela was giving\u00a0him nuts and berries every\u00a0day But it was not free, the food he did lack He had to give it all, and as much more back! 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