SF target of ‘black propaganda’ from Rabbitte
If nothing else, the comments attributed to him about Sinn Féin show how detached Labour has become from its working class roots under his leadership.
In his diatribe he is allowed unfortunately to make unsubstantiated comments about how Sinn Féin is funded without being challenged to back up his assertions.
If his claim that Sinn Féin is funded by 'criminality' that is "obvious and well-traced" had any merit, then surely he would have been able to provide some evidence. He can't.
He knows it is black propaganda aimed at stymieing a party that is rapidly replacing his own in terms of meeting the needs of the marginalised and disadvantaged a point acknowledged by him elsewhere in the same article.
Sinn Féin, he says, "target the marginalised." I would add to that the disadvantaged and dispossessed.
In trying to build an Ireland of equals you have to address the needs of those left behind by the Celtic Tiger those who have been forgotten by the establishment, which includes Labour.
SF makes no apologies for that and is proud of its record in representing those who up until now have had no voice in Leinster House or elsewhere.
Of course the marginalised or disadvantaged don't have any role in the Labour party leader's attempts to form a future coalition with Fine Gael
After all, you couldn't have uppity people from disadvantaged backgrounds demanding their fair share in case it upset Enda and the Blueshirts.
Finally, just a quick question was your headline in the same issue, 'Rabbitte in vicious attack on Martin,' meant to be funny? I suppose it's akin to being mauled by a pet lamb.
Michael Nolan
Sinn Féin Press Office
Leinster House
Kildare Street
Dublin 2
