St. Patricks Day at the White House
President Obama and Vice President Biden are joined by Taoiseach of Ireland Brian Cowen at a White House reception celebrating St. Patricks Day. March 17, 2010.
President Obama and Vice President Biden are joined by Taoiseach of Ireland Brian Cowen at a White House reception celebrating St. Patricks Day. March 17, 2010.
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@skoi87
To right Peter has a right to be there….thing is HES NOT THERE!
That is what i’m saying he should be standing along with the Irish PM and Obama (or whoever is president at a later date). The fact the Irish PM is the only one there is a disgrace as Patrick actually lived and worked in Northern Ireland, hes buried in NI as well. So why does the Republic of Ireland try and claim him for their own!?
Peter has more right to be there then the Irish PM.
@51wins peter robinson has every right to be there hes irish
@skoi87
No-one said there was!
In-fact if you want to go into detail there was no Ireland back in St. Patrick’s day either, the island was divided among clans and kinds (high rulers).
Basically what your saying is because there was no Northern Ireland our First Minister shouldn’t be there…if that’s your point then there also was no Ireland and therefore no Irish PM should be there !
@51wins there was no northern ireland in saint patricks day you dumb sectarian bigot
President Obama makes me proud to be an American, & we are all honored to have him as our President.
weel miss you biffo
Look at the incurred, all government hacks. Most have a video cam or phone to video this. They cant believe they are in the white house, because they don’t belong there.”. Biden is an embarrassment too.
how to do to be invinted in White House ??
@JamesFallon23
So you expect the Irish to travel the world and be accepted, never integrating into American society…yet when Scottish and English arrive in Ireland and integrate well into the Irish people often marrying and mixing among them you call them robbers and wish for them to leave….bit of a contradiction there.
There are more Irish in America from Northern Ireland then there are Irish from the Republic = Northern Ireland’s First Minister should be there!
@51wins The bottom line is that american’s celebrate st.patricks day beacause of there REAL Irish roots….and not the fucking north of Ireland which was basicly robbed by the English who just never left,that why the first minister is not up there,cause its fuck all to do with him…..end of story.
@JamesFallon23
First Minister of Northern Ireland is British however he is also Northern Irish!
Some say St.Patrick came from Wales others say Northern Ireland/Scottish border….either way it makes him British haha. St.Patrick when in Ireland lived and worked in Northern Ireland (Ulster) in Co.Antrim/Down and Armagh…therefore Northern Ireland’s first Minister has more of a right to be there then the Irish President does!
@51wins 1.The first minister of N.reland is british….not irish….he has no reason to be there in the first place other than to make it look good and promote peace between the two sides.
2.St.Patrick was from wales…not fucking n.irieland
Dear Nomadic Born Again Pagan Celts and Druids of the Free World, lets Promote (((March 17th and the 18th))) as (((Celtic Pagan Liberation Day))). If you are proud to be a BORN AGAIN PAGAN CELT wear all GREEN and lets celebrate
@GusdaSpark yes they do…i think i’d know
@pkiernan86
No they don’t. Even those who consider themselves to be both are British, no Irish person would consider himself/herself to be both. You may claim different but it’s nonsense.
Proud Irish Catholic.Third Generation.My Grandfathers parents came from Kerry and my Great-Gradnmother came from Roscomon and my Great-Grandfather came Roscomon.My Grandmothers mother came to America at 17.I do not like Obama but I think he and Biden did a great job here.
@eurocrime dear god your right
@pkiernan86
Not during the famine! Most Protestant arrived in the 16/1700′s I believe in large numbers, it wasn’t until the 1800′s that the famine took place and those arriving during the famine were mostly Catholics although probable around 15/20% may have still been Protestant.
@smp236520 many died in Ireland due to funding, training and information the British government gave the UVF. the single greatest atrocity of the Troubles in fact.
@51wins so more Protestant Irish emigrated during the famine than Irish Catholics…doubt it some how. the population of Ireland was reduced from 8 million to less than 4 million…with 5% of the population at the time being Protestant i’m going to guess you might be wrong
@GusdaSpark some actually see themselves as both Irish and British
“well if you’re lucky enough to be Irish then you’re lucky enough”….what a joke!
@51wins
Well if you want a frank answer, It’s because St.Patrick’s day is a day for Irish people to celebrate. I believe the First Minister would classify himself as British. If he wishes to be British, that’s fine but he can’t have it every way.
@GusdaSpark
St. Patrick isn’t a Roman Catholic day, he brought Christianity to Ireland and is remembered by all. If anything as far as I know he disliked inference from Rome in the Irish Christian Church. Anyway that’s not the point…its a day that the entire island of Ireland celebrates, the US Government invites the First Minister over on the day therefore it recognised the link, Why then only have the Rep of Ireland PM to present the shamrocks and why only have the Irish flag on display