What have the Chinese Govt and the Irish Govt now got in Common?

Victor_M

Propaganda! http://www.merrionstreet.ie/index.php/about/

Merrionstreet.ie ! Seeing as Cowen isn't capable of delivering a competent live interview any more, rather than get rid of him, or allow for a general election Fianna Fail have decided to set up a propaganda website where carefully scripted, carefully edited and rehearsed tripe can be published. The Chinese and North Koreans have been doing this for years, filling the people in on how great their leaders are via a one way medium.

smash

What have the Chinese Govt and the Irish Govt now got in Common?

Both leaders are fat bastards?

GLaDOS

They're both governments?

prinz

Like almost every other country on the planet does......... a website shock horror..

By the by it says nothing about being an exclusive mouthpiece for Cowen et al....

_feedback_

Victor_M wrote: »

Propaganda! http://www.merrionstreet.ie/index.php/about/

Merrionstreet.ie ! Seeing as Cowen isn't capable of delivering a competent live interview any more, rather than get rid of him, or allow for a general election Fianna Fail have decided to set up a propaganda website where carefully scripted, carefully edited and rehearsed tripe can be published. The Chinese and North Koreans have been doing this for years, filling the people in on how great their leaders are via a one way medium.

Both Ministers for Health eat a lot of Chinese takeaways?

kraggy

They have both done a lot of Wong.

Gunsfortoys

They are both undemocratic.

humanji

I wonder how much it cost us?

Sheeps

Eh, this thread is pathetic.

Bus77II

humanji wrote: »

I wonder how much it cost us?

MerrionStreet.ie is your friend
http://www.merrionstreet.ie/index.php/2010/10/brian-cowen-on-cost-of-merrionstreet-ie/?cat=18

humanji

Bus77II wrote: »

MerrionStreet.ie is your friend
http://www.merrionstreet.ie/index.php/2010/10/brian-cowen-on-cost-of-merrionstreet-ie/?cat=18

After reading that I realise that they don't tell us how much it's costing us, they just give us a base figure and mention as an aside that there'll be more costs. Sounds oddly familiar...

Gunsfortoys

Sheeps wrote: »

Eh, this thread is pathetic.

You should try threads like 'Xfactor', they are catered to people like yourself.

St._Andalou

That website is set up to show the democratic process in action. China is a Communist state, people have no say, so comparisons between the two are silly.

the_syco

They both have people cerified by Irish IT colleges?

Cool_CM

Reminds me a bit more of this country.
At least they can control what the outside world see, whereas the whole world can see plainly that Ireland a laughing stock

gizmo

The team that maintains and updates the site content is also drawn from existing departmental resources, with the exception of two temporary staff – journalism graduates – requiring relevant work experience who were recruited at clerical officer level.

Well at least that's something at least...