Would you find it acceptable for teachers to ask children to write essays about Europe, in the middle of a referendum campaign, and reject the work if it was negative about the EU?

This post will look at some of the Lisbon Treaty referendum posters from two groups, Cóir and ‘We Belong’ critically assessing some of them and then making fun of the rest.

Brian Cowen, Ireland’s Prime Minister, has ‘not given up hope’ on finding a buyer for the beleaguered nation, as evidenced in photos on the website of the Roinn an Taoisigh.

digg_url = ‘http://nabidana.com/2009/05/26/libertas-libert-ass/’;
digg_title = ‘Libertas, Libert-ass.’;
digg_bodytext = ‘When dealing with a party of sick moronic hacks like Libertas, there’s no need to really apply one’s intellect. Instead, let’s turn to the basic politics of gut reaction.
A bunch of opportunists initially concerned about various aspects of the Lisbon Treaty (who wasn’t?) in Ireland (who cares?), [...]