TONIGHT With Vincent Browne

ThisRegard

I like Ferriter, his documentary series on the state was quite good.

If Vincent was actually listening he should have picked up on the general election in a few months time comment, it's odd that there's been no further mention of it.

fricatus

Will you give me 20 seconds? (to not answer the question)

This guy is a smarmy fcuking prick. I feel like punching him in the snot. :mad:

Koloman

ArtSmart wrote: »

hmmm, he's pushing the 'give me a min / seconds ' a bit too much

It's very annoying alright. They got 13 years to make their point.

baldbear

Fair play to Power the slimy fecker. He has some neck and will stick up for FF until his last breath.

sellerbarry

Powers total blanking of Vincents questions just sums FF up. Lying,Robbing,Shameless Bxxtards!

JonathanAnon

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

Constant deflecting and changing the argument.

And when he's asked a question, respond with the political equivalent of "Once upon a time there was .... "

Kristopherus

spyderski wrote: »

Jesus, Power is playing a blinder - who'd have thought there was actually a small bit of talent in FF! He's 100% right, and Vincent is getting nowhere.

That man should be Taoiseach:D

spyderski

ThisRegard wrote: »

If Vincent was actually listening he should have picked up on the general election in a few months time comment, it's odd that there's been no further mention of it.

Is it possible to contact the show & tell VB to ask about it??

RayM

This is Vincent Browne at his very best. Right up there with the time he introduced Frank Dunlop by saying, "Frank Dunlop... You're some little bollix, aren't you?"

To quote a character from The Thick of It, it's "like watching a lion raping a sheep."

take everything

What i don't understand is why he doesn't have a couple of proper heavyweights on against this guy.

Koloman

Would you get this sort of questioning from RTE? I think not!

fricatus

"Difficulties"

DIFFICULTIES???

THE EURO IS ABOUT TO BE BROUGHT DOWN BY FIANNA FCUKING FAIL'S STUPIDITY AND YOU REFER TO IT AS DIFFICULTIES??? :mad:

bluefinger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRFlfwPr2n4

Peter power reminds me of this guy

Utopia Parkway

Ferriter getting sick of him now.

yosemite_sam

Kristopherus wrote: »

That man should be Taoiseach:D

A man on about the national interest, from a party who gave 650 billion euro to Shell in the national interest

Utopia Parkway

take everything wrote: »

What i don't understand is why he doesn't have a couple of proper heavyweights on against this guy.

Yeah the panel is not great tonight. Needed at least one economist on.

ArtSmart

ThisRegard wrote: »

I like Ferriter, his documentary series on the state was quite good.

If Vincent was actually listening he should have picked up on the general election in a few months time comment, it's odd that there's been no further mention of it.

yeah, but Power said 'election' not general election'

he's referring to the by-elections

Webmonkey

VB: "We're talking about lies, NOT WORD GAMES!"

F-Stop

Hey, can anyone think up a word game that I can tell my wife about why I was in the pub all night?

fricatus

This guy is as cold as ice. I get the feeling, looking at him, that he would kill his own mother to get his way.

spyderski

ArtSmart wrote: »

yeah, but Power said 'election' not general election'

he's referring to the by-elections

I could be wrong, but I don't think so.....

Koloman

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

Needed at least one economist on.

Paul Sommerville was excellent last night and I wish he was on tonight.

ThisRegard

spyderski wrote: »

Is it possible to contact the show & tell VB to ask about it??

You would think an editor, producer or researcher would whisper in his ear, or maybe he's gone all Agent Smith and removed his ear piece while getting stuck into his Neo.

hotmail.com

Fascinating 30 minutes of television.

Power's snotty/snobby responses and general attitude was repugnant.

ArtSmart

take everything wrote: »

What i don't understand is why he doesn't have a couple of proper heavyweights on against this guy.

lol.

proves the point of Power's ability. (there's 3 against 1 already.

He's the guy should ditch FF and set up hiss own party - in about 10 years though and not with the vast majority of the present crew.

sellerbarry

Thing is. He didn't get anywhere with Power. Questions just bounced off the smarmy fcuker.

enfant terrible

RayM wrote: »

This is Vincent Browne at his very best. Right up there with the time he introduced Frank Dunlop by saying, "Frank Dunlop... You're some little bollix, aren't you?"

To quote a character from The Thick of It, it's "like watching a lion raping a sheep."

The camera men are even laughing

take everything

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

Yeah the panel is not great tonight. Needed at least one economist on.

I'd pay to see what Morgan Kelly would have to say to him (i understand he doesn't do these shows though).

Lame Lantern

Power is the most reasonable and pragmatic speaker on the programme, whether you like agree with his position or not.

I don't understand why Fianna Fáil keep hurling uninformed backbenchers at Vincent Browne where it all it takes is a soft-spoken, confident panelist to make all the dramatic outrage and abuse being thrown around by Vincent and his regular guests seem nonsensical.

Happyman42

Koloman wrote: »

Would you get this sort of questioning from RTE? I think not!

You weren't listening to RTE today then? :rolleyes:

spyderski

In fairness, what else could he have done. I'm no FF supporter, but he did well in the face of VB's usual bluster.

ThisRegard

ArtSmart wrote: »

yeah, but Power said 'election' not general election'

he's referring to the by-elections

I'm pretty sure it was general, I thought it was the by-election he meant but 99% sure he said general. Isn't the by-election sooner than a few months time ?

th3 s1aught3r

Did this guy pull the short straw in the Fianna Fail canteen today?
"you'll be grand, Vincent is very easy going"

eoinbn

I can't believe that VB, or one of the guests, hasn't pointed out that an extensive guarantee is not the same as a blanket guarantee.

KerranJast

Tbf and it scares me saying it but most of Powers replies were perfectly logical.

steelcityblues

Peter Power is what I would describe as a "skilled liar", and they are far, far more dangerous than the bad liars like Roche and Manseragh!

Utopia Parkway

sellerbarry wrote: »

Thing is. He didn't get anywhere with Power. Questions just bounced off the smarmy fcuker.

VB is no economist though. He's just getting wound up. Power even though he's coming out with absolute manure is staying calm under pressure. Other two on the panel are contributing very little.

bluefinger

I expected more from sideshow bob.

Webmonkey

Now he's stuttering mad and sounds like he going cry

Webmonkey

bluefinger wrote: »

I expected more from sideshow bob.

That made my night!

Flimbos

take everything wrote: »

I'd pay to see what Morgan Kelly would have to say to him (i understand he doesn't do these shows though).

Would love to see Morgan Kelly up against this spindoctor, but you're right, he doesn't really do these type of things, he writes his articles and leaves it at that I think.

Alternatively, Constantin Gurdgiev would be good here.

ArtSmart

ThisRegard wrote: »

I'm pretty sure it was general, I thought it was the by-election he meant but 99% sure he said general. Isn't the by-election sooner than a few months time ?

no it's March

it's the other 3 seats which will be end of March - will be an election before that i reckon

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/0929/breaking74.html

JonathanAnon

"Schools that you'd be familiar with Vincent" :eek::eek:

Jaysus, what's he accusing Vincent of now??

spyderski

JonathanAnon wrote: »

"Schools that you'd be familiar with Vincent" :eek::eek:

Jaysus, what's he accusing Vincent of now??

VB is from Limerick

AOwannabe

JonathanAnon wrote: »

"Schools that you'd be familiar with Vincent" :eek::eek:

Jaysus, what's he accusing Vincent of now??

I think he meant Vincent would be familiar with them because he is from Limerick.

Koloman

spyderski wrote: »

VB is from Limerick

Are you saying that being from Limerick is an insult in itself?

ArtSmart

It's Gas.

Because of the situation over the last two years, both VB and Pat Kenny's careers have being thrown a life-line.

no harm. great craic as far as VB is concerned. . for all his high octane emotion VB is still preferable to Pat 'I am a human, honest', Kenny.
or worse, Kenny's decent into tabloid telly.

take everything

Conan on 3e.
Not missing it tonight.
Should be worth a look.

hotmail.com

Power is in danger of losing his seat next time round, I'm not sure tonight's programme helped that situation.

Power did say there'll be an election in "a few months". He's presuming the government won't make it past the summer.

bluefinger

dissapointed with that tonight. brian lucey or even the economist with the american accent from the unions would have had a few things to say to Power. Don't know where they've been hiding him, though i expect he'll be making a few more tv appearances after that.