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Favourite quotes of Budget 2009

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  • 07-04-2009 11:46pm
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    toco123
    Registered Users Posts: 595 ✭✭✭


    What was your favourite quote of the budget, regardless of party?


    Mine was:

    "People see banks bailed out developers,
    the Government bailed out banks,
    taxpayers bailed out the government . . . who is going to bail out the taxpayer?"
    -Mr. Bruton


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    aare
    Registered Users Posts: 1,579 ✭✭✭aare


    Comment read out by Vincent Browne:
    Our Lord was betrayed for 30 pieces of silver, today we were all betrayed for billions.


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    gcgirl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,044 ✭✭✭gcgirl


    I will quote someone i know ''Its like dry Anal Sex''


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    #4
    Dean D
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20 ✭Dean D


    "Up, up, up."- Opposition TDs encourage Fianna Fáil and Green Party TDs to give Brian Lenihan a standing ovation as they did in October.

    "There is some realisation on the benches opposite that this budget does not deserve a standing ovation. I am not surprised."- Richard Bruton's opening remarks.

    "This is the budget from hell"- Joan Burton's opening remarks.


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    Purple Gorilla
    Closed Accounts Posts: 865 ✭✭✭Purple Gorilla


    If I hear "Ireland is still open for business" one more time...I will murder cats


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    Jesus Wept
    Registered Users Posts: 25,243 ✭✭✭✭Jesus Wept


    Purple Gorilla wrote: »
    If I hear "Ireland is still open for business" one more time...I will murder cats

    You must mean puppies, otherwise it's no sort of threat.


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    Sierra Oscar
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 8,500 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sierra Oscar


    When our Minister for Finance partly blamed the rejection of the Lisbon Treaty for our economic turmoil.

    Yeah right.:rolleyes:


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    O'Coonassa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,318 ✭✭✭O'Coonassa


    "Qu'ils mangent de la brioche." M.Antionette.


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    Morpheus
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 2,688 Mod ✭✭✭✭Morpheus


    wondered what that meant! :rolleyes:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_them_eat_cake

    +1 on Brutons comments above!


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    whippet
    Registered Users Posts: 7,687 ✭✭✭whippet


    Joan Burton ... "The Budget from Hell"

    Well what did you expect woman ..........

    To be honest I am sick of listening to pre-electioneering from the opposition with out substance.

    I think it was a softer than expected budget and feel the government are holding back in anticipation of a recover of any proportion so they don't have to introduce even more draconian measures.


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    dooardbhoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29 ✭dooardbhoy


    Did she not use the first world war analogy describing the irish people as lions led by donkeys. If she had used celtic tigers led by donkeys she might have had a few headlines.


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    BroomBurner
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,737 ✭✭✭BroomBurner


    Best quote was Lenhian saying that we'de all have to share the hardship and that Ministers had already given 1/5th of their salary.

    I laughed out loud.


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    aare
    Registered Users Posts: 1,579 ✭✭✭aare


    "I am an economist, not a moralist"

    Prime Time Analysis of the Bank buy out...

    ...and I am planning to print THAT (or maybe a variation that involves less in the way of "sums") on a T-shirt :D


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    Quartet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 103 ✭✭Quartet


    My Favourite was

    "Now bend Over" ...at least thats what Im sure BL said...


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    #15
    aare
    Registered Users Posts: 1,579 ✭✭✭aare


    "The Budget is a Bodice Ripper???" Vincent Browne


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