McElduff ’s insult to memory of innocent men is unforgivable
■ As I lie here in bed in Letterkenny General Hospital reading the Irish Independent ,it sickens me to the core when I look at the photograph of Sinn Féin MP Barry McElduff with a loaf of Kingsmill bread on his head.
How this MP (mouthpiece) could insult the memory of those innocent men doing a day’s work is unforgivable – no apology is accepted and it never can be.
This clown has just taken Sinn Féin down the ranking in the estimation of so many people. There were a lot of people on the ward and when it was mentioned, the disgust was palpable.
I’m not affiliated to any political party and never have been, but living close to the Derry border I always had great respect for the late Martin McGuinness because of the fact he had made a complete U-turn to find a lasting peace. I also respected Mary Lou McDonald as an astute politician who could hold her own with anyone, but that respect is gone.
A “proportionate” response, as she put it, was in my estimation nearly as big an insult as McElduff’s actions were to the families of the Kingsmill massacre victims.
With Gerry Adams stepping down and McDonald the most likely candidate to fill his shoes, I feel her popularity has been given a devastating blow.
In my opinion, she should have ‘bit the bullet’ and called for McElduff to stand down.
If this is supposed to be the beginning of a new era in politics for Sinn Féin, I feel the party should farm out the clown to the circus. He will forever be remembered for this insult of insults to those innocent men and their families.
As a floating voter, I would consider anyone on polling day if I felt they may do something positive, but that Sinn Féin square is forever gone. This time the party has ‘shot itself’ in the foot.
Seamus Mc Bride
Letterkenny, Co Donegal