Joan Burton on Vincent Brown

Jaysoose

Deleted User wrote: »

That whole show tonight was a farce,isn't it always like that.
Simon didn't play to VB's usual trolling style of debate and came off well I think.
Joan was just being human,she forgot herself and let herself go as if the camera's weren't there.
Betwixt and between,she made her points in the vb show inimitable way
Quite funny.
Style as well as substance and not the usual boring presentation,I like this irreverancy,I must say.

Relax folks,look at this in a bigger way.

Im sorry but she couldnt string a coherent sentence together when asked about policy...the labour party will get in..of this we can be sure but they wont have the first clue what they are doing when they get in to goverment buildings. I havent heard one realistic policy coming out of burtons mouth any time she has started waffling.

People know this and this is why sinn fein popularity is on the up...and they have even less policies..This is all gonna end in disaster with labour shouting and the last few ff'ers across the dail floor.

hallelujajordan

1. Gilmore refuses to go on the Frontline
2. Shorthall goes on the Week in Politics, describes Independents as a ragbag and gives no coherent answer to why Labour pulled their No Confidence motion
3. Moany Joan lives up to her stereotype and makes an eejit of herself on VB . .

Meanwhile Enda hides in Mayo and waits for the tide to turn his way

alan85

Labour lost my vote... After last night's performance on Frontline and Vincent Browne. It was actually quite concerning.

I'm now going to go extreme left with Sinn Féin and any socialist candidates in my area.

ranger4

Would spell total disaster for irelands recovery, FACT.

bcmf

like a lot of posters here I am finding myself in a quandry about who to vote for.
Are the 'National Forum' putting anyone forward?

markphillips

As someone who wouldn't know who to give their no. 1 to this election, this performance ain't going to make me give it to Labour!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMcpEaYsb7M

Dan_Solo

ranger4 wrote: »

Would spell total disaster for irelands recovery, FACT.

That's like saying it'd be total disaster for Ireland's time machine industry and dinosaur theme parks.
We don't have them either.

Sponge Bob

Aprés Match had no idea how right they were when they did Joan and Vincent in June 2010. Now this is what I call Forecasting!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHTNTptUEe8

RandolphEsq

Hahaha that is hilarious! Vincent Brown impression is spot on! And the face on Moan!

The Volt

ranger4 wrote: »

Would spell total disaster for irelands recovery, FACT.

Proof?

hotmail.com

Joan's performance last night is beyonds words.

Luckily for Coveney, it deflected attention from his terrible performance.

tipptom

Sponge Bob wrote: »

Aprés Match had no idea how right they were when they did Joan and Vincent in June 2010. Now this is what I call Forecasting!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHTNTptUEe8

Thats fantastic,when vincent keeps saying yes yes impatiently and then goes jesus c.
Joan really made a a show of herself by pulling out the feminist card,i dont know what joe said that warranted that,also think she seemed to have a problem with him calling them deputy burton and deputy coveny and this is what led to her childish mpship nonsense,might be wrong on that but something clearly irked her,Coveny nearly coughed up his water trying to answer how the scarlet pimpernal kenny has improved since the no confidence.
Rock on VB,another half an hour for the election,so much more comedy gold.

The Volt

Burton was provoked last night by both Higgins and Browne who were cosy with each other but she should've known better than to reduce herself to petty insults. As for Vinny B, I don't have a huge amount of respect for him tbh. He's a former Fine Gael candidate that now acts as the pretender to the leftie throne, which is just disingenuous really.

Sponge Bob

Voltwad wrote: »

Burton was provoked

Ah! The Innocence, The Innocence, The Innocence.

Chucky the tree

Joan Burton "We are in the business of solutions for people and the businesses in this country who are not working and the way to get a solution is to have a general election and a fresh government"

Lol, I thought policies were the solutions, but I suppose when you have none you can't really use them.

orourkeda

She came across very poorly.

Jeboa Safari

Labour throwing away votes with her and Shortalls poor performance on Sunday, probably to the hard left and Sinn Fein, who both came out well after yesterdays programmes.

outandabout

I actually thought she did well last night. She's usually not as combative but the gloves are off now the election has been called.

Strange to see Joe Higgins looking subdued but it's all entertainmment.

Dan_Solo

outandabout wrote: »

Strange to see Joe Higgins looking subdued but it's all entertainmment.

Joe said more about Joan Burton and the Labour party by keeping his mouth shut TBH. That amount of arrogance in opposition is cringeworthy.

LeixlipRed

Voltwad wrote: »

Burton was provoked last night by both Higgins and Browne who were cosy with each other but she should've known better than to reduce herself to petty insults. As for Vinny B, I don't have a huge amount of respect for him tbh. He's a former Fine Gael candidate that now acts as the pretender to the leftie throne, which is just disingenuous really.

I disagree, if it's possible to pull a Gilmore and remain credible (snigger) then it's definitely possible to swing the other way. It's clear that over the last 20 years Browne became disillusioned with the major parties and come more to the left. Everyone can change their mind, their ideology.

barrackali

Joan Burton came across like a raving loony last night, she needs to be sacked, how could we have an idiot like that in any new government.

fliball123

When moan was pushed on anything she just kept retorting back to "what we want is to see a government for jobs and for small businesses...No matter what Joe or Vinny asked them. As for Coveny he dittered way too much, especially when pushed on why the debt of the banks should be shouldered on the public.

It begs to question I am voting FG but in my view if either Labour or FG pulled no convidence before the finance bill it would go along way to getting support. This way people can tell politicians their view and get exactly what each partys manefesto is for each of the different cuts/policies that are in the finance bill..

I fear FG and Labour are just letting FF take the can for putting in the policies yet they have the power to stop them and they wont

LeixlipRed

You shouldn't just fear it you should accept it as the truth. It's obvious that's what they're doing.

RobbieTheRobber

fliball123 wrote: »

I fear FG and Labour are just letting FF take the can for putting in the policies yet they have the power to stop them and they wont

Gilmore says they will object and propose amendments to elements they oppose.
There is all party consensus that elements of the finance bill must be passed to meet our requirements under the EU/IMF bailout(Loan).

Gilmore said

Labour remained strongly opposed to major provisions of the Finance Bill and would table amendments in the normal way

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/...reaking12.html


They have also said in the past they will try to renegotiate the terms of the loan by the EU/IMF this can be done once the bill is passed and the new government elected.

EDIT: Eu says it can be renegotiated

Parts of the International Monetary Fund bailout package extended to Ireland are open to possible renegotiation in the event of a new government, the Fund said yesterday after it approved the loan.

http://www.businessandleadership.com/economy/item/27422-imf-open-to-renegotiation-o

simon-king

Joan Burton was an absolute disgrace on VB ... cringeworthy on a par with Sarah Palin...

Shame the fallout won't be enough to ensure that she will not reach a position in government....

Maybe she can nag the powers that be in Brussels into renegotiating the bailout package etc....

fliball123

In fairness what they should do with Moan is put her into talks with the IMF and EU ...and just tell her to be herself and go in with an idea that she wants our debts at .5%. I garentee you by the second or third meeting we will be offered full debt forgiveness + a couple of billion to keep her at home. The woman has to be the most annoying person ever

RobbieTheRobber

fliball123 wrote: »

The woman has to be the most annoying person ever

Thats very subjective, I could equally claim the same for certain posters on boards!

starbelgrade

Joan Burton on Vincent Brown

The mental image I got when I read the thread title is not one I care to remember.

bhovaspack

If Vincent Browne needs to raise some cash, he should compile a 90 minute special featuring politicians going mental on his show and release on DVD in time for Christmas. It is absolutely cracking television, and there's bound to be plenty more over the weeks to come.

alan85

Thats very subjective, I could equally claim the same for certain posters on boards!

I agree with Fliball123... I was thinking the same thing. She has no sense of humor either from the few jokes she made last night. And when she found out she was trending worldwide on Twitter last night she was proud of herself. Little did she realise she was trending because of the fool she made of herself...

I hope she does not represent me at any level in new government.