Liveline thread 09/04/2013 to 19/7/2013

Busted Flat.

signostic wrote: »

Is FF still on, has it died a death yet? I am not listening to it just reading the few and far between posts on the thread today
*/ Edit* What has FF and FF in common - neither are funny!
*/ 2nd Edit - both loved by Joe......

When yo think about it, the red wine in Lidles is some bargain.

JonathanAnon

signostic wrote: »

Is FF still on, has it died a death yet? I am not listening to it just reading the few and far between posts on the thread today

Apparently Syl Fox is still down there waiting for the first laugh (that didnt emanate from himself) at one of his jokes..

Hitchens

JonathanAnon wrote: »

Apparently Syl Fox is still down there waiting for the first laugh (that didnt emanate from himself) at one of his jokes..

is it Syl that can be heard laughing all the time then?

Dan Jaman

Hitchens wrote: »

is it Syl that can be heard laughing all the time then?

"Laugh" is too broad a word for that wheezy cackle.

RoundyMooney

Hitchens wrote: »

is it Syl that can be heard laughing all the time then?

No, this eejit.

TheVman

http://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/dearbhail-mcdonald-publication-of-the-anglo-tapes-is-done-in-the-public-interest-29379304.html

A beautiful article, the use of adjectives is second to none... and even Joe gets a plug !

my friend

The BAI has reinforced what posters on this thread have been stating for quite a while.

Joe won't like this at all.

1st instance....

Notwithstanding this, the Committee noted that, in comparison to the treatment of contributions made by those callers alleging that Fr. McKevitt’s article had inappropriately compared An Taoiseach with King Herod, the programme presenter interrupted the contribution from Fr. McKevitt on a regular basis. In addition, the callers made strong, and in some instances, lengthy uninterrupted comments in respect of the perceived intentions and motives of Fr. McKevitt and the Alive! publication. It was the Committee’s view that listeners would have benefited had such contributions been examined and challenged by the presenter.
 The Committee also noted the difference in the treatment of contributors who supported the views of Fr. McKevitt and/or the Alive! publication. In particular, the Committee noted that such contributors were interrupted and challenged by the presenter in a manner that other callers were not.
 The Committee also noted that in some instances, the issues highlighted in the programme were those that were raised by the programme presenter alone rather than callers to the programme (contrary to the audience driven format that normally prevails) and also that a number of issues discussed in the programme by the presenter and contributors were not related to the Alive! article under discussion. Such issues included an alleged libel against an RTÉ producer in a previous edition of Alive!, the support and role of the Dominican Order in the publication of the Alive! and the coverage by Alive! about, and the familiarity of Fr. McKevitt with, priests from the Dominican Order convicted of child sexual abuse.
 While the Committee agreed that the article in question merited a serious, challenging and robust discussion and that Fr. McKevitt was a very able contributor equipped to engage in a discussion of this nature, it was also its view that on balance, and for the reasons set out above, the manner in which the discussion was handled was not in the interests of listeners and lacked fairness, objectivity and impartiality, contrary to the requirements of the Broadcasting Act.

le la rat

(contrary to the audience driven format that normally prevails) My favourite bit from the above

Boombastic

I wonder what audience driven format prevails today

Trains in the 1940's
2 people crying
and a priest...

TheVman

Good Afternoon JOE

snubbleste

I'm outraged Joe, outraged..about language

signostic

TheVman wrote: »

Good Afternoon JOE

A nice weekend in Galway Joe ?

Boombastic

Difference between cursing in your spare time and at work




I didn't shiver when I heard it though

Boombastic

Does she know any french curses?

snubbleste

What's a c word?

JonathanAnon

Joe curses as well

Noel Curran: "Joe we have to cut your wages, sorry FEES, to 250k".
Joe: "And how the f**k am I meant to live on 250k".

signostic

I`d say there was bit of that sort of language used on the lavlahn down the years...off air of course :pac:

snubbleste

Sensible caller puts outraged caller in her place.

Boombastic

Will he mention the DPP warned the Independent?

syklops

We really need to string up these guys.

syklops

God he's an awful eejit altogether.

Boombastic

They wanted to be able to say




Yeah, we ripped those ****ers off'

Bits_n_Bobs

Common man on the street in Germany doesn't give a damn about teeny Irish domestic politics shocker!!

I bet some of them don't even know who Joe Duffy is the ignorant Germans!!!

Boombastic

Bolllix, I know a german who got a 100% mortgage, that blows her theory

europa11

Just in....Joe still in his 'looking for reaction from Germany mode' by the sound of it.

snubbleste

What she is basically saying is: Joe, your show is crap

JonathanAnon

I think this woman is relying a bit too much on stereotypes..

Two things we know about Germans..

1. If you offer them a 100% mortgage they wont take it.
2. If they try to push you in to a chamber, run.

europa11

By "The highest levels in our society" is she somehow referring to bankers???

Get a grip missus.

Dan Jaman

JonathanAnon wrote: »

I think this woman is relying a bit too much on stereotypes..

Two things we know about Germans..

1. If you offer them a 100% mortgage they wont take it.
2. If they try to push you in to a chamber, run.

Never been keen on that type of orchestra, myself.

le la rat

she just spent 10 minutes telling you what the attitude was