TONIGHT With Vincent Browne

Mr.Nice Guy · 03-03-2011 12:53am

OPENROAD wrote: »

People loved Eamon Ryan on here back in 2007

They did? :eek: Never liked him at all but I find Mick quite likeable. Doesn't mean he'll be any good as a politician of course but I hope it works out well.

Skidmark wrote:

The magic has gone out of this show since the election.

It was pretty magical when Bill Tormey was on the other night! That's what they need I think. More people who will clash. Lately the panels seem to be quite similar.

Glad to see Vincent tackling the Seanad problem.

Fitzerb · 03-03-2011 12:53am

celtictiger32 wrote: »

here we go again another thread that turns into a SF bashing session

Well deserved and LONG overdue

Bullseye1 · 03-03-2011 12:54am

She is a solicitor running for the senate.

JonathanAnon · 03-03-2011 12:54am

The one in white is a pain in the ars*.. and it's a disgrace that Bacik and Norris are both trying to keep up their 70k a year jobs, when they know that people dont want the Seanad..

No1J · 03-03-2011 12:54am

Linda O Shea Fallon?????

ArtSmart · 03-03-2011 12:54am

Sardonicat wrote: »

ArtSmart isn't dart smart.:D

I'll get my coat...

finally. Indian ok? (by the way, i'm easy after two glasses of wine)

Sardonicat · 03-03-2011 12:56am

ArtSmart wrote: »

finally. Indian ok? (by the way, i'm easy after two glasses of wine)

Fine, but i'm leaving my coat on. Don't want you getting distracted on this chilly night.

Skid · 03-03-2011 12:56am

Koloman wrote: »

Wasn't that woman in white (whose name escapes me)

Bullseye1 wrote: »

Who is Mrs. Marx second in on the right?

celtictiger32 wrote: »

you r woman in the white anybody???

Why do I bother?:rolleyes:

SkidMark wrote: »

Tonight, can Fine Gael form a Government with support from independents?

Guests are Mick Wallace, Clare Daly, Pádraig MacLochlainn and Linda O' Shea Farren

ArtSmart · 03-03-2011 12:57am

Sardonicat wrote: »

Fine, but i'm leaving my coat on. Don't want you getting distracted on this chilly night.

kinky.

em, do you were high boots? and 'dart' blouses?

BaZmO* · 03-03-2011 12:59am

Ah it was just getting good there

OPENROAD · 03-03-2011 12:59am

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

They did? :eek: Never liked him

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Remember he was on the Late Late show, people were falling over themselves to praise him, if memory serves me correct even a love in thread started in AH :eek:

Mr.Nice Guy · 03-03-2011 1:00am

We should send Mick, Constantin and Vincent over to renegotiate with Merkel. Give them a big bus and have them drive across Europe. They'll either come back with a better deal or a bloody great show.

celtictiger32 · 03-03-2011 1:00am

artful_codger wrote: »

Get. Over. It.

is that what the thread is about??

Koloman · 03-03-2011 1:01am

SkidMark wrote: »

Why do I bother?:rolleyes:

Well she is very forgettable.

brianthebard · 03-03-2011 1:04am

I think it was somewhat of a cheap shot by vincent to attack daly for suggesting Labour want to go into govt because most of the front bench won't be running again, its been widely suggested in the press and vincent would make the exact same suggestion in another situation. I wish he would be even just a little more consistent in his questions/policies.

liogairmhordain · 03-03-2011 1:05am

JonathanAnon wrote: »

The one in white is a pain in the ars*.. and it's a disgrace that Bacik and Norris are both trying to keep up their 70k a year jobs, when they know that people dont want the Seanad..

Linda Farren O Shea ran for the Seanad the last three times - http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?id=4421

ArtSmart · 03-03-2011 1:10am

brianthebard wrote: »

I think it was somewhat of a cheap shot by vincent to attack daly for suggesting Labour want to go into govt because most of the front bench won't be running again, its been widely suggested in the press and vincent would make the exact same suggestion in another situation. I wish he would be even just a little more consistent in his questions/policies.

em, can you clarify that paragraph a bit? or maybe i'm too tired to figure it out>

brianthebard · 03-03-2011 1:16am

ArtSmart wrote: »

em, can you clarify that paragraph a bit? or maybe i'm too tired to figure it out>

Daly says that the labour front bench are primarily or strongly motivated to gain power at any cost before they retire.

Vincent says that is a shocking thing to say, even though its been widely suggested in the press and vincent would say it himself if he wanted to annoy a labour member or thought it was even a small factor in these negotiations (which I'd almost guarantee he does).

Can't do any better than that sorry.

ArtSmart · 03-03-2011 1:22am

brianthebard wrote: »

Daly says that the labour front bench are primarily or strongly motivated to gain power at any cost before they retire.

Vincent says that is a shocking thing to say, even though its been widely suggested in the press and vincent would say it himself if he wanted to annoy a labour member or thought it was even a small factor in these negotiations (which I'd almost guarantee he does).

Can't do any better than that sorry.

understand now. tnx.

em, I think Vinny really likes labour's front bench - they've been on his show enough times. so i'd say his reaction is real.

sure he gets digs in at everyone - with gusto, but his digs are usually spot on and politically sharp. i dont think he sees labour FB as cynical, so i think he's being consistent.

K-9 · 03-03-2011 1:23am

brianthebard wrote: »

Daly says that the labour front bench are primarily or strongly motivated to gain power at any cost before they retire.

Vincent says that is a shocking thing to say, even though its been widely suggested in the press and vincent would say it himself if he wanted to annoy a labour member or thought it was even a small factor in these negotiations (which I'd almost guarantee he does).

Can't do any better than that sorry.

I get your point, but if he agreed with her, he'd be seen as attacking Labour.

Tbh, it is obvious Browne is left leaning.

He's asking questions of Daly, not of himself!

He has to ask hard questions otherwise the thread would be wondering why not!

ArtSmart · 03-03-2011 1:26am

the only think which surprised me - mildly - was the opening nonsense about FG possibly NOT forming a coalition with Labour.

FG may want control, but they're not suicidal .

TJJP · 03-03-2011 1:44am

Oh_Noes wrote: »

Quote:
Originally Posted by artful_codger
Those ira scumbags gave two fingers to the views of 99% of irish people for 30 years

Quote:
Originally Posted by artful_codger
Get. Over. It.

Off topic perhaps, but the detective in the Hazel Stewart, case at Coleraine Crown Court today offered the fact that they were dealing with 141 sectarian murders during 1991 as a possible reason why they missed the boat that May when investigating the original case.

Yes, 141. Yes 1991.

brianthebard · 03-03-2011 2:07am

K-9 wrote: »

I get your point, but if he agreed with her, he'd be seen as attacking Labour.

Tbh, it is obvious Browne is left leaning.

He's asking questions of Daly, not of himself!

He has to ask hard questions otherwise the thread would be wondering why not!

Well he appears left leaning, but he wanted to run for Fine Gael. I would think he would be to the left in that organisation if he still wanted to be in politics, but no more left than that.

I agree for the most part with what you and artsmart are saying but there are still lingering doubts in my head how anyone could not imagine that many in the labour front bench see this as their last chance for minister positions.

Perhaps they do see it in more positive terms, that this is their chance to turn things around for the country, but rushing into power with a Fg party which has made a significant shift to the right in the past 10 (or even 2) years is shortsighted of them and leads others to question how important government posts at any cost is to them.

K-9 · 03-03-2011 2:21am

brianthebard wrote: »

Well he appears left leaning, but he wanted to run for Fine Gael. I would think he would be to the left in that organisation if he still wanted to be in politics, but no more left than that.

I agree for the most part with what you and artsmart are saying but there are still lingering doubts in my head how anyone could not imagine that many in the labour front bench see this as their last chance for minister positions.

Perhaps they do see it in more positive terms, that this is their chance to turn things around for the country, but rushing into power with a Fg party which has made a significant shift to the right in the past 10 (or even 2) years is shortsighted of them and leads others to question how important government posts at any cost is to them.

I've said they could do the State some service by being the main opposition party now.

Tbh, I think Labour will get targeted no matter what they do!

brianthebard · 03-03-2011 2:31am

K-9 wrote: »

I've said they could do the State some service by being the main opposition party now.

Tbh, I think Labour will get targeted no matter what they do!

I agree they should be in opposition, even more so now merkel is saying the bailout is non-negotiable.

BaZmO* · 03-03-2011 10:57am

brianthebard wrote: »

I agree for the most part with what you and artsmart are saying but there are still lingering doubts in my head how anyone could not imagine that many in the labour front bench see this as their last chance for minister positions.

tbh, I'm surprised that it's even up for discussion. I assumed that it was the general consensus that it was the last chance saloon for many of the big guns to get their shot at the top. It was discussed an awful lot during the run up to the GE.

Skid · 03-03-2011 9:29pm

I see Vincent has a new regular show on Friday Nights on TV3, the 'light hearted' election specials must have been considered a success

Friday 11.30pm (ends 12.30am) Friday Late with Vincent Browne

New Series - The Presenter reviews the week's news

Lady Chatterton · 03-03-2011 10:01pm

SkidMark wrote: »

I see Vincent has a new regular show on Friday Nights on TV3, the 'light hearted' election specials must have been considered a success

Hey Skid, Is it pre-recorded?

Skid · 03-03-2011 10:28pm

MrsD007 wrote: »

Hey Skid, Is it pre-recorded?

Ha!

Erm, Not sure to be honest - I'd guess it's recorded - all the other Friday night shows were.

so, it's recorded! (maybe

)

JonathanAnon · 03-03-2011 10:37pm

Linda Farren O Shea and Fiona O'Malley were on the radio earlier today talking about why they want to be in the Senate... Same with Norris and Bacik... These privileged people, who aspire to being career politicians, are lining up for 70k, 2 day a week jobs is sickening.. And Cowen appointing one of his FF buddies Dara O'Brien to the Senate is also sickening... Nothing has changed..

TONIGHT With Vincent Browne

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