[IBhoy] Manny-festo
irishbhoy1967
Hi folks, I'd like to introduce you to my Manny-festo.
Military
I've been involved with just about every successful military campaign that Ireland has embarked on, ever. I've worked behind the scenes for most President's we have had here and have been central to planning any military moves we have made. My experience, knowledge and expertise in this area dwarves that of anyone else running in this election. If elected I hope to cement our peace with UK so we can focus on other things. For almost a year now we have not been able to focus on helping allies 100%. For about a year before that, Irish Soldiers travelled the world to help allies without ever having to worry too much about wars of aggression on our own turf. This month I want us to make a strong showing for our allies on battlefields everywhere. That is how we won our allies in the first place, we did not get them for free. Having a deal with UK that gives us a resource bonus without having to fight tooth and nail to defend it(or indeed our original regions) means that we have a chance to turn up for our friends when they need it the most. When you see the gratitude of an ally in a situation like that, you will see that it is worth it. Peace with UK also gives us a chance to look into other possibilities for extra resources and I'll do what I can to secure some deals to get us more of those. I have been part of Ireland's military progression for a long time and I feel this is the next step we need to make and it is an important one.
The highly complex negotiations between myself and the UK President, Talon Karrde, that finally led to the Ireland-UK Peace deal.
Foreign Affairs
I've been Minister of Foreign Affairs more than 10 times(lost count tbh) in 3 countries. When I started the game, Ireland was neutral and probably the most boring country in the game. In my first term as MoFA I brought Ireland into the Brolliance with USA and Canada, who both remain great allies to this day. This was an important first step on Ireland's journey as we had at last made a decision to join anything. I saw this as our first step towards EDEN. Since then I've been heavily involved in our Foreign Affairs and have nurtured our progression in this area and forged deep bonds between Ireland and other countries in every possible way I could. I'll continue to do this. I think we can stabilise our position in EDEN again this month. We will not be voting No to Turkey again unless there is some serious disrespect shown to us. The plan was not to vote No to them last time but they did exactly that. Blocking them is not the right thing to do however, and any problems we may or may not have with EDEN should not be used to punish another country. Turkey's membership is not a chip for us to bargain with. I also do not want a long drawn out and painful process like what happened with Bulgaria. Ireland will stay in EDEN and we will continue to be good allies as always. I want to draw a line under it and move on now. If more problems arise between ourselves and EDEN then we will hold a referendum and put the issue to bed. The people will decide whether we stay there or not. Simple as that. I'll also continue to keep an open line with any country anywhere in the world if there is an advantage for us to do so. Having affairs with foreigners is my speciality.
Community
I would love to see some extra focus on this next term. I will have what the person in question themselves referred to as "an old school MoC". In connection with Community, our national forums have been pretty much abandoned. I'm not sure we even really need to bother trying to resurrect them either. I would like to improve interaction between Government/Congress and the general public by creating a "forum" for people to air their views ingame. I'd like to release 1-2 articles per week where the sole purpose is to give the public a place to ask ANY questions they may have, air any grievances they may have, or just a place to come call me and the government names/orcs/mafia etc. Either the CP or the relevant Government Minister can answer any questions that ANYONE may have unless the information they seek is sensitive info such as certain military info needs to be. This way it gives us one place to go to try solve the problems that people have and answer questions etc. It may also help contain our lovely little shitstorms to one area.
Heartbroken, Yddub watches on as another Shitstorm begins, the most regular feature of the e-Irish climate
Finance
I brought Sweet Drinker here to take care of this a year ago. We were broke. Now we are rich. The man is a genius and we're lucky to have him. Irish citizens benefit from projects that are the envy of countries 10 times our size. Nothing will change here. Money God is Money God. Worship him.
A typical day at the office for Sweet
Why am I running?
I find it strange that Marcus continues to question my motives for running for President. Marcus himself all but left eRep last year. In the time he has been away I have been here working away as much as I could. I've planned a successful assault on what was then the #1 country in the game, Poland, a move that won us the hearts and minds of many around the world. I've been the main overall contributor/planner to taking out UK's congress 3 times in a row and have made the final calls on strategy each time. I was also the main strategist and planner for the first ever fall of fortress London(which I think was the last ever region to be conquered in the game) in one of the most epic battles in eRep history. And even to go back to when Marcus was last active(his own CP terms) I was the one doing most of the planning during those terms also. I could go on and on about accomplishments but don't want people to complain about my massive ego(this article is maybe the first time I've started talking about what I've achieved tbh because I prefer doing than talking). I don't feel I should need to justify whether I should run or not. There is no-one here that has been as consistently involved with running the place for the past 2 years, and there is no-one else in this election that has put in as much dedication to the cause of e-Ireland.
I'm the most experienced and most knowledgeable about how the game works of all the candidates, simple as that. So I'd like your vote on the 5th 🙂
PS Please have a read of a recent interview where I've answered some questions related to this election.
Comments
The Godfather for President!
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http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/does-ireland-really-deserve-them--1878152/1/20
An old article that shows IBhoy's slaves will never change....
Also: Manifesto*
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So how you all getting on with trying to get me banned lads?
Pathetic kids are pathetic.
"Having affairs with foreigners is my specialty"... Hey, that's my line!! X D
voted and good luck in elections, my friend!
good luck
o7
Good luck!
Romper supporting someone who betrayed Ireland by helping british PTO into Ireland and stealing everything from irish state while being CP..
Romper supporting someone who scam irish citizens and support his slaves to do the same.
Romper supporting someone who abuse and frame anyone who tries to legally run on elections against him or his puppets....
Pathetic......just pathetic..
In moments like this Kurgan feels a shame for being a Croat...
AM I THE ONLY CROAT IN HERE WHO HAS PROUD.......OR A FREAKING SPINE?
As a man who has witnessed his dedication to Ireland first hand i can tell you its unbelievable!
IBHOY FOR CP
IBhoy for CP, Ireland must continue good work!
Good luck bro o/
"Having affairs with foreigners is my speciality"
Got my vote.
~hyuu~
not sure if article representative. That said you're easily the best candidate. (If that is really saying much?)
Hail the Ibhoy
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Good luck!
Normally I find big egos distasteful, but in IB's case I make an exception because it is more than well deserved. He is an unrivaled erep mastermind and true Irish patriot.
Best of luck on the 5th my friend.
Vote IBhoy! FOR BETTER AND STRONGER eIreland!
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good luck o/
We have not always got along but there is no doubting your dedication and work ethic. That is not to say Marcus does not share this level of dedication. He certainly does. Just because someone has decided on occasion to take a break from the game does not mean they are incapable of taking this position, least of all Marcus who is probably the only person who could easily adapt to any changes since he was last here.
It will be a close contest, either way, we will have a good president.
Good luck.
I've never doubted that Marcus has worked hard for e-Ireland Bryan. I just found it funny that he was questioning my motives for running, when his own are far more questionable. If I was away for the best part of a year then I would not look to run for President within a few weeks of my return.
And good to see you back btw.
Well, he's questioning may have personal roots, I don't know so I cannot comment but it is a presidential election, are they ever clean? !!
Yea Bryan I'd prefer to just stick to the issues at hand tbh, because I feel I am far better placed to deal with those than anyone else running in this campaign.
As I said, there is no questioning your experience. We'll see what happens on the 5th..!
long live godfather !
Good luck!
Good luck 🙂
nice one, good luck IBHoy o/
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He has Romper's and Alexander_Auctoritas's supports, makes me think he is the better choice for CP.
Having affairs with foreigners is my speciality. - and i thought what we had was special! : ' (
Goodluck mate, hopefully this whole marcus vs you thing ends, quite hard when two good mates are against eachother : P
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All Hail to the Godfather!!
IBhoy for CP!! \o/
Good Luck mate! Looks like you're the best candidate for eEire! V+S
I'm running myself as well in eNL.
http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/van-spijck-on-a-serious-note-2000560/1/20
inb4ragequitwhenthingsarenotgoingaswantedthenmeltingdowngovtcompaniesthenattemptingtostealallthegovtgold
Good luck!
IBhoy for CP!
He was unofficially the CP forever, time to make it official!
gl IBHoy
nice safe pair of hands!
Oh yeah. It's coming.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gciFoEbOA8
VOTED HARD!!! IBHOY FOR PRESIDENT!
Don IBhoy
go go goooooo \o/
ololo