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

tayto lover

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

I'll be there nice and early at the polling station to vote to get rid of The Seanad. It's a complete affront to democracy. If the majority vote to retain it, it will stay as it is. There won't be any reform.

There won't be any money saved by closing it either. I would have been in favour of closing it if there was BUT Enda intends to pump it into the Dail for his own use. The money saved should have been diverted to Special Needs or some other necessary service.

Harry Angstrom

tayto lover wrote: »

There won't be any money saved by closing it either. I would have been in favour of closing it if there was BUT Enda intends to pump it into the Dail for his own use. The money saved should have been diverted to Special Needs or some other necessary service.

The potential Seanad savings are a tiny drop in the ocean. Enda Kenny deliberately bumped up the cost of The Seanad in order to strengthen his case to get rid of it, but the fact remains that it's nothing more than a doss house for has-beens and never-have-beens.

JonathanAnon

Monsenior Bradford is very priestly in his speech and manner..

Lady Chatterton

tayto lover wrote: »

There won't be any money saved by closing it either. I would have been in favour of closing it if there was BUT Enda intends to pump it into the Dail for his own use. The money saved should have been diverted to Special Needs or some other necessary service.

It's never going to happen Tayto, this government have done a complete hatchet job on disability services, educational supports and carer's payments :mad::mad::mad::mad:

I can't wait for the local elections, I intend giving FG and Labour a piece of my mind.

Lady Chatterton

JonathanAnon wrote: »

Monsenior Bradford is very priestly in his speech and manner..

He reminds me of Daniel O'Donnell.

Hitchens

Mary Robinson never nodded as much as yer wan! :pac:

JonathanAnon

Why does she keep throwing her head around.. I feel like I should be throwing her a fish or something..

Harry Angstrom

Jaysus, Paul Bradford is the male equivalent of Mary Mitchell O'Connor :rolleyes:

Hitchens

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

Jaysus, Paul Bradford is the male equivalent of Mary Mitchell O'Connor :rolleyes:

Kermit?

Harry Angstrom

She's making me dizzy.

JonathanAnon

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

She's making me dizzy.

She reminds me of that sinead o'connor type person that visited Craggy Island..

darkhorse

MrsD007 wrote: »

Paul Bradford Mr. Lucinda Creighton looks like he is wearing lipstick :eek:

I didn't even twig what you were talking about, as I didn't get the start of the show, so I didn't know yer man was married to Lucinda. I would have never put them together, not least because of the fairly big age gap. But I have to say, OMG MrsD.

darkhorse

tayto lover wrote: »

Closing Seanad Eireann will not save money.
They have plans to pump any savings into the Dail for their own use.

I will be voting to retain the Seanad after changing my tune due to the above.

You have that right. I will also be voting to retain it, more so because Enda wants it abolished than any other reason.

Harry Angstrom

darkhorse wrote: »

You have that right. I will also be voting to retain it, more so because Enda wants it abolished than any other reason.

As far as I'm concerned Enda Kenny has been a huge disappointment (though I never expected much from him) but I'm going to use this opportunity he's given us to get rid of the most crony-filled, undemocratic institution in the State. People who intend to vote to retain it are doing so for all the wrong reasons, and they'll probably regret their decision 10 or 20 years down the line when The Seanad continues to be the same cosy crony club that it always has been and always will be.

darkhorse

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

As far as I'm concerned Enda Kenny has been a huge disappointment (though I never expected much from him) but I'm going to use this opportunity he's given us to get rid of the most crony-filled, undemocratic institution in the State. People who intend to vote to retain it are doing so for all the wrong reasons, and they'll probably regret their decision 10 or 20 years down the line when The Seanad continues to be the same cosy crony club that it always has been and always will be.

But, just think aboura, Harry. If Enda thinks its a good idea to abolish it, does that necessarily mean that its good for us.

Harry Angstrom

darkhorse wrote: »

But, just think aboura, Harry. If Enda thinks its a good idea to abolish it, does that necessarily mean that its good for us.

It's no skin off Enda's nose if the public vote to retain The Seanad. He's not going to reform it in the lifetime of this government or in the lifetime of the next government if he's re-elected.
I can see Enda coming out on the day after the referendum and proudly spinning that he gave the citizens of Ireland the choice of retaining it or abolishing it and they chose to retain it, and if that's the case, then Enda will still have his in-built majority in the upper house, and things will continue along as they always have.

take everything

Man, so many people to dislike on tonight.

Also.
Eamon Ryan.
Why God.
Why.

take everything

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAS0c5AkiNg

Just to remind ourselves of the kind of guy Rabbitte is.

Happyman42

I wanna slap Rabbitte already, is that bad?

Roger_007

take everything wrote: »

Man, so many people to dislike on tonight.

Also.
Eamon Ryan.
Why God.
Why.

Because God decided to appear in person, (better known as Eamon Ryan):(

Happyman42

Can I slap him with Eamonn 'Wet Fish' Ryan?

tayto lover

I wonder where i could get my hands on some of that gas the Syrians used.

Happyman42

'Printing' kills trees Eamonn!

Roger_007

Bad job on the make-up on Martina...she looks like yer wan from the Addams Family!

BlaasForRafa

What that fatheaded buffoon Rabbitte doesn't seem to realise is that if you don't have a tv you don't have to pay the tv licence whereas it seems that if you have no electronic device at all you'll still have to pay this new tax.

Hitchens

BlaasForRafa wrote: »

What that fatheaded buffoon Rabbitte doesn't seem to realise is that if you don't have a tv you don't have to pay the tv licence whereas it seems that if you have no electronic device at all you'll still have to pay this new tax.

None of them have brought this up so far! :mad:

sligojoek

I just tuned in. Who's the guy between Pat Rabbitte and Martina ?

tayto lover

BlaasForRafa wrote: »

What that fatheaded buffoon Rabbitte doesn't seem to realise is that if you don't have a tv you don't have to pay the tv licence whereas it seems that if you have no electronic device at all you'll still have to pay this new tax.

You will be charged whether you have a t.v. or not. Rabbitte is typical Labour in that they forgot who voted for them and the principles of Labour.

Roger_007

Eamon Ryan always sounds like he is about to burst into tears!

Happyman42

sligojoek wrote: »

I just tuned in. Who's the guy between Pat Rabbitte and Martina ?

John Purcell, independent broadcasters of Ireland,