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

shockwave

Wont be long before the religious nutters ring in.

neris

the nuremburg trials?? maybe joe can get a caller to link the extinction of the dinosaurs to abortion

pc7

Technocentral wrote: »

Would be really weird if he completely ignored it though to be fair.

Hasn't stopped him in the past Techno, I'd rather someone more balanced handling such an emotive topic and someone without an agenda.

europa11

Cue Nora Batty Bennis after this wan warms up the seat for her..

syklops

Technocentral wrote: »

Its meant to be a current affairs show and its the biggest story of the last few days so its a legitimate topic.

On the one hand I agree. On the other, the topic deserves a balanced reasonable discussion. Joe doesn't do balanced and reasonable.

Fits Morris

With a "counsellor" like Eamonn, it's no wonder so many women would attempt suicide.

Fooking hell.

Funny how it seems so far callers are of a certain generation not to mention income, can we have a realistic voice please that doesn't' rely on statistics

That_Guy

Is anyone else kinda sick of the abortion debate?

Technocentral

Its largely an age thing here it seems, older, more conservative and religious vs younger (under 40 in general) and more liberal on sexual matters and secular (like me).

neris

Sittingpretty wrote: »

Why is Joe so confrontational with his callers last few days?

time of the month

ThisRegard

You want people who are neither pro or anti abortion on the panel. Otherwise if you have one of each there'll be never an abortion.

AK333

pc7 wrote: »

Maybe these women wouldn't be thinking that way if they could have had a termination in their home country, near friends and family. I actually don't think I'll be able to listen today without fooking exploding.

+ 1

Since when should the foetus' life be put above the mothers life? These stupid ignorant auld wans, should STFU - I feel so angry about these idiots politicising this issue - its a womans health issue, not political issue

neris

That_Guy wrote: »

Is anyone else kinda sick of the abortion debate?

yep i am

pc7

Deleted User wrote: »

Funny how it seems so far callers are of a certain generation not to mention income, can we have a realistic voice please that doesn't' rely on statistics

Yet they all ignore that statistics of the women who go to the UK, we have abortion in Ireland its called England.

syklops

Technocentral wrote: »

Its largely an age thing here it seems, older, more conservative and religious vs younger (under 40 in general) and more liberal on sexual matters and secular (like me).

Next question is what's the demographic of liveline callers. I suspect the majority is the over 40 conservative, mass goer.

europa11

She believes what politician tell her prior to an election.

Delusional!


Oh f**k...now she's on about Lisbon............sorry, "Liz-bonn" to use the proper Joe euphemism.

neris

I think joes lost on this subject

Sittingpretty

syklops wrote: »

Next question is what's the demographic of liveline callers. I suspect the majority is the over 40 conservative, mass goer.

While in general I agree in some ways that's not entirely true.

I'm under forty, not religious in the slightest but abortion on demand makes me very uncomfortable, I don't know why, it just does.

That being said, I would consider myself pro choice but also pro life. It a very complex, emotional issue for me anyways.

JonathanAnon

"Turn off your radio Eamonn"..

I guess the "please" was implied? He's fairly ratty today isnt he.. More so than usual.

Roger_007

This is an issue which should be decided only by women of child-bearing years. Noone else's life is at risk!

Lapin

"I have just come in now on the discussion Joe".



Where has she been for the last 6 months ?

ThisRegard

I never realised we had some many experts on this topic in Ireland, we must have more pre natal psychiatrists per head of population than anywhere else in the world.

neris

the way their going on about you,d swear that if they allow abortion its going to be like the opening of brown thomas at the xmas sales with woman rushing pushing and barging in the door

Sittingpretty

JonathanAnon wrote: »

"Turn off your radio Eamonn"..

I guess the "please" was implied? He's fairly ratty today isnt he.. More so than usual.

He was the same yesterday, I'd love to get on air just to call him out on being a pompous bollix.

europa11

Technocentral wrote: »

Its largely an age thing here it seems, older, more conservative and religious vs younger (under 40 in general) and more liberal on sexual matters and secular (like me).

in general, you're right.

But the amount of Youth Defence nutters that I see whenever they're on one of their crusades worry me. (I've seen them in action outside a local family planning clinic here on a few occasions....scary!)

Brainwashing occurs among the present younger generations too.

Technocentral

Its a copout not having a referendum, majority now according to recent polls want it legal in the case of rape and incest which is ignored in that ridiculous bill, cowards in Government as usual, the country has changed hugely on issues of personal morality since the 83 referendum (contraception, divorce, homosexuality).

Sittingpretty

Karen sounds like Anne from Radio Roy.

europa11

Sittingpretty wrote: »

He was the same yesterday, I'd love to get on air just to call him out on being a pompous bollix.

Don't forget -- ask about the leg if you do

neris

did she just mention that loon ronan mullins?? hope joe doesnt let him on.

Lapin

Cheap travel to the UK thanks to our friend Mick O'Leary.