Tonight With Vincent Browne Thread v2.0

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artful_codger wrote: »

i'm attacking her hypocrisy. she trots out those usual populist soundbites about the vulnerable taxpayers, who need protection from the likes of her political party. As if she has ever been in the position of holding down a normal job it calls into question what insight she actually has about taxpayers, or job creation for that matter.

But you're not even sure about her employment past? This is laughable.

MungBean

artful_codger wrote: »

i'm attacking her hypocrisy. she trots out those usual populist soundbites about the vulnerable taxpayers, who need protection from the likes of her political party. As if she has ever been in the position of holding down a normal job it calls into question what insight she actually has about taxpayers, or job creation for that matter.

If she was a shop steward in Aer Lingus then she must have worked there. Why would you assume she didnt ?

artful_codger

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But you're not even sure about her employment past? This is laughable.

that's why i asked the question, which has yet to be answered despite your furious googling i'm sure. So... i can only assume she has no job history unless you can provide such information which i've asked for about five posts back. Ever get the feeling you're going round in circles? What did she do in Aer Lingus?

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artful_codger wrote: »

that's why i asked the question, which has yet to be answered despite your furious googling i'm sure. So... i can only assume she has no job history unless you can provide such information which i've asked for about five posts back. Ever get the feeling you're going round in circles? What did she do in Aer Lingus?

Without getting a definite answer on her employment past, you then attacked her.

I checked nothing - I don't understand why you got personal with her.

artful_codger

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Without getting a definite answer on her employment past, you then attacked her.

I checked nothing - I don't understand why you got personal with her.

if you don't understand why i took exception to her, then go back and read my post again http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=76731835&postcount=3330

if it's a personal attack for calling someone a hypocrit, then i can live with that. My definition of a personal attack would be to just call her bet down.

MungBean

artful_codger wrote: »

that's why i asked the question, which has yet to be answered despite your furious googling i'm sure. So... i can only assume she has no job history unless you can provide such information which i've asked for about five posts back. Ever get the feeling you're going round in circles? What did she do in Aer Lingus?

This is painful.

You know she was a shop steward at Aer Lingus. Why assume she never worked there ? Whats it matter what she was when you know she was employed there and represented her colleagues as a shop steward ?

You have called her a hypocrite and claimed she is removed from and has nothing in common with the taxpayers. Despite not knowing anything much about her job history and the little scrap you have pointing to her being a tax paying employee of Aer Lingus.

Agricola

Can anyone explain to me why it is that Vincent gives certain government front benchers such a hard time over others. You would understand if a fella like Mattie McGrath was in cabinet, hes the kind of gombeen that VB would love to kick lumps out of. But why is it when someone like Coveney comes on and tries to explain himself in a measured way, he gets harassed for the whole show. But when Varadkar was on the previous week, he can just explain away the bondholder payout as if its small beer and all Vincent does is listen attentively!

Is it a Dublin TD v Culchie TD thing or something!

ArtSmart

Agricola wrote: »

Can anyone explain to me why it is that Vincent gives certain government front benchers such a hard time over others. You would understand if a fella like Mattie McGrath was in cabinet, hes the kind of gombeen that VB would love to kick lumps out of. But why is it when someone like Coveney comes on and tries to explain himself in a measured way, he gets harassed for the whole show. But when Varadkar was on the previous week, he can just explain away the bondholder payout as if its small beer and all Vincent does is listen attentively!

Is it a Dublin TD v Culchie TD thing or something!

PMT

ArtSmart

Sardonicat wrote: »

Right, someone get the pitchforks and I'll light the torches...
Rabble,rabble

wait, why do you get to light the torches??


(Art, who likes a rumble before the rumble (pre-rumblite))

JonathanAnon

Christ, Vinny has finally got the hang of the autocue.. Oh wait..

Lady Chatterton

Alan Cantwell thinks it's Paddy's Day, look at his tie :eek:

Cardinal Richelieu

A show on the mind of Enda Kenny..............:eek:

take everything

Inda looking very suave at Davos.

nudger

Delving into Enda's political thought's tonight.:pac:

JonathanAnon

Enda certainly made a mistake today by not saying that SOME people got greedy, and SOME people were at fault... It's been pointed out all day how his statements today are completely at odds with what he said to people here a few months back..

But Vincent has no objectivity on this matter or anything to do with Enda Kenny.

Skid

Cardinal Richelieu wrote: »

A show on the mind of Enda Kenny..............:eek:

Must please Angela, must make Angela happy, Angela knows best ...

Havermeyer

I knew it. An hour long rant about an 'out of context' statement by Enda.

This is gonna be a waste of one hour of my life.

take everything

nummnutts wrote: »

I knew it. An hour long rant about an 'out of context' statement by Enda.

This is gonna be a waste of one hour of my life.

He could have discussed the new insolvency legislation coming in as well.

Cardinal Richelieu

Is this an advert for the Counts Financial Services? He is starting to turn into the Irish version of the Meerkat.

Skid

I'll tell you a fact about Switzerland.

Women only got the vote there in 1971 :eek:

Lady Chatterton

This programme is turning into the Dragons Den :mad:

JonathanAnon

So Constantin is another economist going to be gamekeeper turned poacher...

Lady Chatterton

No mention of the lack of financial regulation.

tayto lover

nummnutts wrote: »

I knew it. An hour long rant about an 'out of context' statement by Enda.

This is gonna be a waste of one hour of my life.

BANG !!! What was that ? Enda shooting himself in the foot again. " let me say to you all,you are not responsible" in his pre-budget speech but now "it is your fault because you were greedy". Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is our Enda.
Poor auld Cowan just got drunk and sang while Rome burned but Enda keeps shooting himself in the foot.

baldbear

JonathanAnon wrote: »

So Constantin is another economist going to be gamekeeper turned poacher...

He's a German plant! We have been set up all along...:eek:

Havermeyer

tayto lover wrote: »

BANG !!! What was that ? Enda shooting himself in the foot again. " let me say to you all,you are not responsible" in his pre-budget speech but now "it is your fault because you were greedy". Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is our Enda.
Poor auld Cowan just got drunk and sang while Rome burned but Enda keeps shooting himself in the foot.

I don't believe he was necessarily talking about the average 'man on the street'. George Hook made a good point earlier.

dublinman1990

Suppose the five PM's in Davos including Enda includes those from the Periphery countries.

EDIT* I know I'm wrong, Angela is there, Cameron is there, the Danish PM and the Finnish PM is there too.

The French and German leaders say that the public needs to go through the austerity measures, we have definitely heard that in Ireland before some time ago. We got the message of ten years
(or less) of more austerity, so it's no surprise there.

P.S. Why is there a picture of a woman with Vincent on the Indo front page?

Skid

Could they do the Paper review early so I can go to bed?

Happyman42

Did Fionnan get his ears lowered or sumfink?

tayto lover

nummnutts wrote: »

I don't believe he was necessarily talking about the average 'man on the street'. George Hook made a good point earlier.

Ah George Hook ??? Is he the rugby guy ?
I'm afraid I listened to all of Enda's speech and I don't think the people are "mad" at all. Angry maybe but mad, no.