Tonight With Vincent Browne Thread v3.0 (07/04/13 - 08/07/14)

tayto lover

Roger_007 wrote: »

I think the problem is that voters expect candidates to make promises even though everyone knows that most of these promises cannot be kept. No party or politician ever tells the unvarnished truth. They would never get elected if they did. If you read the manifesto of any of the parties you would think that utopia could be created.
At elections everyone indulges in this pretence that the impossible can be achieved. When the impossible is not achieved we then have a convenient scapegoat:- the so-and-so Government, (that we elected).
It doesn't matter who gets elected or who forms the Government in our current economic situation, the harsh facts have to be faced once a Government takes office.
Instead of blaming the politicians, blame the real culprits:- us.
Politics is the art of the possible, not the impossible.

So if we cannot believe anything they say then why the need for a manifesto or promises at all?
The Liars Cup is what they all should play for. The biggest whopper gets it.

Lady Chatterton

Tom Barry FG is wearing a liquorice allsorts tie.

cunnifferous

Jesus what's with the super zoom on paul murphys bald head? I need sunglasses from the sheen coming off it.

Lady Chatterton

Paul Murphy looks, talks and has very similar facial expressions to Anthony Daly

cunnifferous

MrsD007 wrote: »

Paul Murphy looks, talks and has very similar facial expressions to Anthony Daly

Ha with a bit of Dara O'Brien thrown in as well. Not a good combination!

Atlantic Dawn

There has been foolish investment in education where 10 fold the required amounts of people have been trained for certain roles, complete export material from day 1 that a country our size will never ever benefit from.

tayto lover

300,000 gone from the country in a few years. That's a crying shame.

vicwatson

Tom Barry is soooo full of sh1te ! Seriously

A waffler

Atlantic Dawn

Our oil and gas fields have what we need, sadly given away for free to be bought back by ourselves at market rate.

baldbear

Is that Troy on the right? The mute lad?

Lady Chatterton

tayto lover wrote: »

300,000 gone from the country in a few years. That's a crying shame.

Well according to Michael Noonan, emigration is a lifestyle choice :rolleyes:

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/family-fury-as-noonan-says-young-emigrate-for-lifestyle-26813027.html

vicwatson

Tom Barry "we're all working people here" - tell that to the 15% unemployed, or those that work that earns at most a third of the salary he earns, He is a clown altogether.

tayto lover

MrsD007 wrote: »

Well according to Michael Noonan, emigration is a lifestyle choice :rolleyes:

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/family-fury-as-noonan-says-young-emigrate-for-lifestyle-26813027.html

Shows himself up as Mr Insincerity everytime he mouths that imo.

0ph0rce0

Typical ****e, Refuse to answer questions.

JonathanAnon

Littlewoods, ye can deliver me Caroline Morahan in a big box, as long as yer not shipping by weight..

Lady Chatterton

tayto lover wrote: »

Shows himself up as Mr Insincerity everytime he mouths that imo.

He is one smug f**ker.

Remember his 'feta cheese' comment when he was asked about the Greek economy.

Atlantic Dawn

Seoige, yes.

Lady Chatterton

Great pictures of Dicey Reilly

Atlantic Dawn

Abortion again ffs, hand in your catholic card and abort abort abort at will if you want to. Should be a catholic register that can be checked prior to you making the decision to abort.

Lapin

Thanks for the free PR advice there Terry.

Shame the politicians on your books don't take some of it in.

Most of them still make complete eejits of themselves whenever they speak in public.

Lady Chatterton

Very true, Lapin.

But some provide great entertainment along the way.......


Like this lad, who talks in cliches. Everytime I hear him speak I expect him to break into ...'ba mhaith liom an corn seo a ghlacadh'....:D

tayto lover

MrsD007 wrote: »

Very true, Lapin.

But some provide great entertainment along the way.......


Like this lad, who talks in cliches. Everytime I hear him speak I expect him to break into ...'ba mhaith liom an corn seo a ghlacadh'....:D

An out and out gobs****.
Empty vessels.
How could anyone sane vote for him?
He does provide some funny moments in the Dail though.
Was the Garda making rude hand jestures behind him?

Lady Chatterton

tayto lover wrote: »

How could anyone sane vote for him?

I'd say he's a fierce parish pump politician (similar to Willie O'Dea in Limerick). I hear he loves a good funeral, he makes a point of making an appearance at as many funerals as he can.

BaZmO*

vicwatson wrote: »

Tom Barry "we're all working people here" - tell that to the 15% unemployed, or those that work that earns at most a third of the salary he earns, He is a clown altogether.

Does anybody know what the percentage would be if not for the huge emigration in the last few years?

Lady Chatterton

James Reilly falls on his @rse


Check out the opening few seconds of this video.

BaZmO*

BaZmO* wrote: »

Does anybody know what the percentage would be if not for the huge emigration in the last few years?

Looking at these figures, and using an emigration total of 400K, we'd be at a figure of approx. 28% unemployment if nobody emigrated.

Population 4,487,000

Working 1,836,200
Unemployed 323,000 0.18 %
Total Labour 2,159,200 0.15 %



Population 4,887,000

Working 1,836,200
Unemployed 723,000 0.39 %
Total Labour 2,559,200 0.28 %

vicwatson

BaZmO* wrote: »

Looking at these figures, and using an emigration total of 400K, we'd be at a figure of approx. 28% unemployment if nobody emigrated.

Population 4,487,000

Working 1,836,200
Unemployed 323,000 0.18 %
Total Labour 2,159,200 0.15 %



Population 4,887,000

Working 1,836,200
Unemployed 723,000 0.39 %
Total Labour 2,559,200 0.28 %

And the figures for the self employed not working that aren't on the live register ??

And the figures for those that have fallen through the cracks in the system that are deemed "Home makers" ??

JonathanAnon

Jack O'Connor has no credibility .. I heard him saying over the weekend .. "The wealthy people on over 100k must take more of the pain".... HE is on well over 100K, which is paid by his members.... How can he justify this??? Surely anybody with his ideals should only take the average of his members??

JonathanAnon

Since leaving TV3, Alan Cantwell has been busy giving lectures about politics (to his missus in the kitchen)

Lapin

JonathanAnon wrote: »

Since leaving TV3, Alan Cantwell has been busy giving lectures about politics (to his missus in the kitchen)

I hope she doesn't rely on his microphone to hear him.