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The Official (State of the nation, enda kenny speech thread)

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  • #102
    carveone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,276 ✭✭✭carveone


    PRAF wrote: »
    Remember, we are a nation of begruders, whingers and hurlers on the ditch.

    Did you like the bit after the address where the continuity announcer actually apologised for the Taoiseach cutting into their fine programming? I think RTE is shoddy at the best of times but that takes the biscuit.

    Whatever you think about Enda Kenny, this was the elected Leader of our country coming on air to address the people. RTE could have some bloody respect given that they haven't taken a penny hit on their free money stream...


  • #103
    anymore
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,672 ✭✭✭anymore


    PRAF wrote: »
    You didn't answer my question - would you take the job and potentially put yourself up to lifelong media intrusion, public ridicule and anger, untold levels of stress for you and your family etc for 80k?

    Remember, we are a nation of begruders, whingers and hurlers on the ditch. Even if you end unemployment, reduce the national debt to zero and win us the Euro Championships, we'd still find fault with you. We'd even go on Joe Duffy to complain that you were seen eating dinner in a fancy restaurant (probably at the taxpayers expense). Whoever is in the job will be fodder for the likes of Matt Cooper and Shane Ross to poke fun at for years to come.

    I wouldn't go near a job like that for double the salary. Not to mention that I would be crap at the job as well!

    ;)

    I am sure you are being far too modest ! Though it may explain why Fg actually elected this man as a leader and why we have a teacher as Taoiseach and finance Minister. Perhaps Fg has simply dumbed down during the long years in opposition and that the membership truly believe Kenny is the best they have got.
    Mind you, in his favour, Kenny has not have to arrange his own personal ' bank bailout like that towering intellectual and economic geniius ' Dr Garrter Fitzgerald. So maybe we are better off with the teacher ?


  • #104
    Godge
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,727 ✭✭✭✭Godge


    PRAF wrote: »
    You didn't answer my question - would you take the job and potentially put yourself up to lifelong media intrusion, public ridicule and anger, untold levels of stress for you and your family etc for 80k?

    Remember, we are a nation of begruders, whingers and hurlers on the ditch. Even if you end unemployment, reduce the national debt to zero and win us the Euro Championships, we'd still find fault with you. We'd even go on Joe Duffy to complain that you were seen eating dinner in a fancy restaurant (probably at the taxpayers expense). Whoever is in the job will be fodder for the likes of Matt Cooper and Shane Ross to poke fun at for years to come.

    I wouldn't go near a job like that for double the salary. Not to mention that I would be crap at the job as well!

    ;)


    Agreed, it is a very tough job for the money involved. It is essentially 16 hours a day, seven days a week for about 48 weeks of the year.


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