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The Pat Kenny Show Thread

Poly · 2010-09-08 09:46:34

Valerie Cox out “investigating” rubbish again. I could understand how a one-off piece about illegal dumping could be interesting, but a weekly piece where she roots through sh1te is just boring. Literally the same crap every week.

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#3902 06-06-2013 11:34am
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Christ, SOMEBODY in RTE can pronounce Olivia O'Leary's name right... I thought my radio was broken..

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#3903 06-06-2013 11:37am
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Here we go for the MLOD "trip"... ALL ABOARD...

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#3904 06-06-2013 11:41am
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AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

After her pas of faux last week, she should have been fined a months worth of appearances and been kept off our radios for same.

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#3905 06-06-2013 11:43am
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"And had I been younger, Myles.... " *nudge nudge, wink wink*

It still would have taken him less time to cut off both his ears than it took Vincent Van Gough to cut off one..

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#3906 06-06-2013 11:44am
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Can we get Michael McDowell back on after Senator MLOD's jabbering to remind us again how invaluable the Seanad is ?

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#3907 06-06-2013 11:48am
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Pass the fupping bucket !

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#3908 06-06-2013 12:00pm
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Tina Leonard stating the obvious again.

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#3909 06-06-2013 12:10pm
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JonathanAnon wrote: »

Christ, SOMEBODY in RTE can pronounce Olivia O'Leary's name right... I thought my radio was broken..

Nope, they can't. Olivia O'Leary actually pronounces it the "wrong" way, heard her a couple of months ago saying that is the way it should be pronounced.

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#3910 06-06-2013 1:08pm
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Mary O'Rourke on Newstalk now just giving a third reason today to get rid of the Seanad... She's actually just agreed with Jonathan Healy that the only reason she was in the Seanad was because she lost her seat, yet she said she accepted a Seanad seat as she wanted to remain in public service and a part of the democratic process....

So she was democratically rejected by the electorate and took a job handed to her by her party... That's some form of democratic process she's part of alright..

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#3911 06-06-2013 2:41pm
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JonathanAnon wrote: »

Mary O'Rourke on Newstalk now just giving a third reason today to get rid of the Seanad... She's actually just agreed with Jonathan Healy that the only reason she was in the Seanad was because she lost her seat, yet she said she accepted a Seanad seat as she wanted to remain in public service and a part of the democratic process....

So she was democratically rejected by the electorate and took a job handed to her by her party... That's some form of democratic process she's part of alright..

That is exactly the point ... The Seanad is full of people who either:

1. were rejected by the electorate (some on a number of occasions)
2. don't have the bottle to face the electorate in the first place
3. think they are too "eletist" to have to actually face the grubby man/woman in the street.

Not only is it undemocratic it is anti-democratic and actually usurps the democratic will of the people. High time it was gone.

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#3912 06-06-2013 4:06pm
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Pity some of you here wouldn't pop up over to the Politics Forum where most posters seem to think that abolishing the Seanad would mean the end of life on the planet.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056958363

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#3913 06-06-2013 4:12pm
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Shut the shop and anyone wishing to be involved in politics can run for the Dail.

The Dail should be cut too. 80 useless feckers is enough.

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#3914 06-06-2013 4:27pm
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constitutionus wrote: »

and as for going on about mary robinson, theres alot of people think she took us for a ride to get a "better " job in the UN.

Those people are idiots. I think the majority of people accept that she was a great president, who did more in her single term than most of her predecessors combined. And very few (sane) people begrudge her decision to accept the position of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Callan57 wrote:

That is exactly the point ... The Seanad is full of people who either:

1. were rejected by the electorate (some on a number of occasions)
2. don't have the bottle to face the electorate in the first place
3. think they are too "eletist" to have to actually face the grubby man/woman in the street.

Not only is it undemocratic it is anti-democratic and actually usurps the democratic will of the people. High time it was gone.

The system through which we elect our TDs gives a huge advantage to people who are very good at dealing with local issues (and sometimes not a lot else). It's not about "elitism". If someone like Professor John Crown, for example, was to resign from St Vincent's Hospital (which would be a crying shame) and run in the next general election as an independent TD, he'd probably have a reasonably good chance of getting elected (especially on the basis of his Seanad performance). However, I can't imagine his constituents being too happy about him neglecting their local needs in favour of speaking out about national issues.

I'd be in favour of a smaller, nationally elected Seanad with no constituencies and no party whips. I just hope Fine Gael keep sending idiots like Paschal Donohoe out to argue in favour of its abolition.

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#3915 06-06-2013 4:32pm
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Judgement Day wrote: »

Pity some of you here wouldn't pop up over to the Politics Forum where most posters seem to think that abolishing the Seanad would mean the end of life on the planet.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056958363

are ya mad ?

its easy enough to get banned here as it is without risking the nutters in the politics section !

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#3916 07-06-2013 10:01am
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Wanted to post about Marie Louise yesterday but didnt get the chance...

First off, why did RTE pay for her to go off on a jolly on a tour bus and not bring back any audio?

We were left with quotes from people she'd met on this thing...pretty poor.

Also next time she's on PK should give her a trowel, she lays it on so thick

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#3917 07-06-2013 10:05am
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Good to hear Pat.:)

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#3918 07-06-2013 10:21am
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after endless days of Shatter Vs Wallace are we now being subjected to days/weeks of getting rid of the seanad debate by know it all intellectuals and people afraid of loosing their jobs

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#3919 07-06-2013 10:31am
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neris wrote: »

after endless days of Shatter Vs Wallace are we now being subjected to days/weeks of getting rid of the seanad debate by know it all intellectuals and people afraid of loosing their jobs

Would you prefer that the debate be conducted by non-intellectuals?

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#3920 07-06-2013 10:59am
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Ok this is a bug bear of mine, but just because something is "natural" doesn't mean it is not a chemical! Everything is a chemical of some sort.

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#3921 07-06-2013 11:25am
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However inaccurate, the term chemical has very strong connotations of something that has been prepared in an artifical manner, even though there are plenty of naturally-occurring chemicals in existence.

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#3922 07-06-2013 11:32am
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Yakuza wrote: »

However inaccurate, the term chemical has very strong connotations of something that has been prepared in an artifical manner, even though there are plenty of naturally-occurring chemicals in existence.

Something produced in an artificial manner isn't necessarily bad though. Salt, NaCl, is a chemical, it's natural, and it's bad for you. It's just a bit simplistic to divide things into natural = good vs chemical/artificial = bad

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#3923 07-06-2013 11:41am
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Not disagreeing with you, just my take on the perception that's out there, however misguided it may be.

Excuse me while I slurp down my tea, liberally laced with [latex]C_{12}H_{22}O_{11}[/latex]

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#3924 07-06-2013 11:46am
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Is that Fionná Sheehan's brother?

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#3925 07-06-2013 11:56am
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IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

Something produced in an artificial manner isn't necessarily bad though. Salt, NaCl, is a chemical, it's natural, and it's bad for you. It's just a bit simplistic to divide things into natural = good vs chemical/artificial = bad

Salt is bad for you in high quantities. But it is also an essential part of the diet. Too much salt might kill you but none at all will!

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#3926 07-06-2013 12:10pm
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JonathanAnon wrote: »

Is that Fionná Sheehan's brother?

Really? There all in for a slice of the RTE pie. The gift that keeps on giving!

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#3927 10-06-2013 10:27am
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Seconds until Richard Boyd Barrett calls for taxing the rich in 5, 4, 3, 2...

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#3928 10-06-2013 10:44am
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pointless debate this about europe. "trumpet blower" crighton Vs Richard "im against everything" boyd barrett.

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#3929 10-06-2013 10:47am
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Lucinda facing both ways as usual :rolleyes:

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#3930 10-06-2013 10:48am
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jays lucy just say it.

ya wanna keep the senate cause you and yours might need it when their arses get kicked out next election.

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#3931 10-06-2013 10:50am
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constitutionus wrote: »

jays lucy just say it.

ya wanna keep the senate cause you and yours might need it when their arses get kicked out next election.

FG are still running high on the sheeple poll, what makes you think they will be kicked out?

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