Sean O'Rourke Today Show

NIMAN

Pity I missed Gerry, always entertaining. Must listen back to it.

BarryD

NIMAN wrote: »

Pity I missed Gerry, always entertaining. Must listen back to it.

Do, I see the clips on the news have been carefully chosen so as to make some sense of whatever he was trying to say. It was an entertaining and informative ding dong.

NIMAN

Anyone know how long it takes for the podcast to go on the website?

cowboyBuilder

hehee . Sean : Can we agree that 260 - 100 = 160 ?

Gerry : No.

:rolleyes:

ThisRegard

NIMAN wrote: »

Pity I missed Gerry, always entertaining. Must listen back to it.

It doesn't look like it's on their player yet, but the interview with the man who needs to take his socks off to count to 20 is here on their soundcloud.

https://soundcloud.com/rte-radio-1/todaysor-sinn-fein-leader-gerry-adams

Callan57

ThisRegard wrote: »

It doesn't look like it's on their player yet, but the interview with the man who needs to take his socks off to count to 20 is here on their soundcloud.

https://soundcloud.com/rte-radio-1/todaysor-sinn-fein-leader-gerry-adams

Is that Oliver Callan????? :)

NIMAN

11min in so far, and it is embarrassing.......the man hasn't a clue and is waffling to kill time.

Fair play to SOR, not letting him off being stupid.

Edit: just past the 7c bit, Jesus SOR is on the verge of telling him how stupid he is.Then he goes off waffling about hungry kids cos he's in bother...now he's talking about food kitchens.

Just finished listening, think SOR eased up on him towards the end, let him waffle a little bit more. It was car crash radio, the man is a liability when it comes to economics, but of course no one in the party, be they members or advisors, are going to tell him that.

GavMan

Shinners and their ilk have been doing this for the last while. They throw on the handbrake if there's a sniff of them being in power. They don't want it. They'd have to implement the manifesto then.

This is just all part of the process for them

ThisRegard

NIMAN wrote: »

It was car crash radio, the man is a liability when it comes to economics, but of course no one in the party, be they members or advisors, are going to tell him that.

Not a chance, Doherty was out defending him pretty quickly,
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2016/news/sinn-feins-pearse-doherty-defends-gerry-adams-following-difficult-sean-orourke-interview-34465027.html

NIMAN

A video link of part of the interview

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2016/watch-gerry-adams-flounders-under-intense-questioning-on-sinn-fein-plans-for-additional-tax-on-salaries-over-100k-34464807.html

neris

Bollocks Bollocks Bollocks I turned on the radio this morning and heard Gerry Adams voice and said feck this Ive had enough of this damn election and political leaders waffle so turned over to Pat Kenny

NIMAN

Its definitely worth listening to if you can take the time, its cringeworthy at times.

BarryD

Micheál putting in a sterling performance this morning, baffling all & sundry with promises to beat the band. One for everyone in the audience, particularly if you work in the public service, seems to be the message. Same old, same old message & tactics. I suppose if it works.........

Woodville56

"Far more important is good government than stable government" says Micheal - I would have thought stability would be a prerequisite for good government ?? Sounds like get into government at any cost and worry about stability thereafter ??

Woodville56

Micheal just confirming there will be no deal with SF, no deal with FG so where to for FF ? So even on a good day FF will get 30-40 seats leaving them short of a working majority by some 40 seats ? It will be a feat of major proportions if not impossible to get a stable government from that scenario ? So what's his game ? Promises and more promises - all in the national interest of course !

BarryD

Woodville56 wrote: »

Micheal just confirming there will be no deal with SF, no deal with FG so where to for FF ? So even on a good day FF will get 30-40 seats leaving them short of a working majority by some 40 seats ? It will be a feat of major proportions if not impossible to get a stable government from that scenario ? So what's his game ? Promises and more promises - all in the national interest of course !

Maximise the vote at any cost seems to be principle agenda of them all and feck the consequences

Callan57

BarryD wrote: »

Maximise the vote at any cost seems to be principle agenda of them all and feck the consequences

.. and get FF faces back at the trough :rolleyes:

Woodville56

It's really going to be an interesting few weeks ahead - FG/FF confirming they won't work together in coalition , nor will either of them have anything to do with SF ? So what next ? Either they're lying through their teeth or we're on course for another election fairly quickly ??

BarryD

Woodville56 wrote: »

It's really going to be an interesting few weeks ahead - FG/FF confirming they won't work together in coalition , nor will either of them have anything to do with SF ? So what next ? Either they're lying through their teeth or we're on course for another election fairly quickly ??

You'd think that the pressure will really be on FF & FG to form a government if the figures don't stack up other ways. And if they don't and a new election is called, things would get really interesting - would the public vote 'a plague on all their houses' ???? And decimate them?

Callan57

BarryD wrote: »

You'd think that the pressure will really be on FF & FG to form a government if the figures don't stack up other ways. And if they don't and a new election is called, things would get really interesting - would the public vote 'a plague on all their houses' ???? And decimate them?

Or scurry back to old certain certainty?

padd b1975

Very good performance from Simon Harris at the start of today's show. Calm, factual and clearly made points-very refreshing.

In contrast, a floundering Mary Lou could only offer the usual Shinner soundbites with no actual solutions.

Callan57

padd b1975 wrote: »

Very good performance from Simon Harris at the start of today's show. Calm, factual and clearly made points-very refreshing.

In contrast, a floundering Mary Lou could only offer the usual Shinner soundbites with no actual solutions.

Usual cliches from Mary Lou

HeidiHeidi

Callan57 wrote: »

Usual cliches from Mary Lou

She did marginally better than Jurry on Morning Ireland, who just kept getting into a row with Cathal Mac Coille about who was asking the questions :eek:

Between him and Enda with his whingers, the party leaders aren't exactly covering themselves in glory!

(Slightly O/T for this thread, I know)

padd b1975

Callan57 wrote: »

Usual cliches from Mary Lou

I suspect there was steam coming out her ears when Sean had to cut her off towards the end of the interview having wasted her allotted time spoofing.

She totally blanked him.

padd b1975

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

She did marginally better than Jurry on Morning Ireland, who just kept getting into a row with Cathal Mac Coille about who was asking the questions :eek:

Good old fashioned filibustering right there.

BarryD

padd b1975 wrote: »

I suspect there was steam coming out her ears when Sean had to cut her off towards the end of the interview having wasted her allotted time spoofing.

Ah sure, waffle and dissemination is all you get from that quarter. The last thing they want to talk about is how they will actually attempt to implement their policies.

BarryD

Interesting to hear de media generally acknowledging that Joan Burton and Labour 'did better last night'.

Are they realising late in the day, that they've been busy putting the boot into Labour for the past few years in order to generate a bit of hype and media sales?

And with the resulting decline of Labour, they now realise they've given too much oxygen to the others on the left and will come to regret it?

Too late in the day, I tend to think.

padd b1975

Bertie "helpfully" giving his tuppence worth.

BarryD

padd b1975 wrote: »

Bertie "helpfully" giving his tuppence worth.

Decided to tune into PK this morning - figured S'OR would be a bit OTT on the Fianna Fail angle

Brendan Bendar

BarryD wrote: »

Decided to tune into PK this morning - figured S'OR would be a bit OTT on the Fianna Fail angle

New,to me anyway, Shinner Rottweiler Eoin OBroin coming up on SOR, should be plenty of bitterness in that one.

Watch for the confrontational attitude:p

BoJack Horseman

This new SF kid is ditch-hurling like mad!

They really are petrified of the idea of doing their job & governing.

BarryD

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

New,to me anyway, Shinner Rottweiler Eoin OBroin coming up on SOR, should be plenty of bitterness in that one.

Watch for the confrontational attitude:p

Listening now, why do so many Sinn Féin people talk at ninety miles an hour? Do they go to some training school? How to peddle obfuscation, sound sort of convincing but baffle the public?

BoJack Horseman

"Sinn Fein want to into government. ...
...... We don't want to see FF/FG in government....


..... We won't go into government. "

remarkable

neris

BoJack Horseman wrote: »

This new SF kid is ditch-hurling like mad!

They really are petrified of the idea of doing their job & governing.

all the lefties are. they know the waffles they spout is pure bull and if they have to implement what they say they know they,ll fall flat on their face and put the country in a worse state then its ever been in

BoJack Horseman

neris wrote: »

all the lefties are. they know the waffles they spout is pure bull and if they have to implement what they say they know they,ll fall flat on their face and put the country in a worse state then its ever been in

Yeah.... but we're not supposed to say it out loud!

BarryD

Mick Barry (with an odd Cork accent!) trying to have it every way - we won't support the main parties but we are appalled at the prospect of them in government together!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BoJack Horseman

So, this morning we have learned that:
- AAA want to go into government
- Sinn Fein want to go into government.

So lads.... get on with it!!

(Oh, and Dermot Ferriter can hardly hide his contempt for them).

BoJack Horseman

BarryD wrote: »

Mick Barry (with an odd Cork accent!) trying to have it every way - we won't support the main parties but we are appalled at the prospect of them in government together!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The double speak of these lads is quite incredible.

ThisRegard

BoJack Horseman wrote: »

So, this morning we have learned that:
- AAA want to go into government
- Sinn Fein want to go into government.

So lads.... get on with it!!

(Oh, and Dermot Ferriter can hardly hide his contempt for them).

Well Coppinger was talking pot shots at SF this morning about how she thinks they're whinging about her grouping not transferring to SF in Dublin West, leading to Paul Donnelly not getting elected.

Maybe she's being coy like kids do with people they fancy, slagging them as a form of flirtation?

BarryD

Irish Water is clearly still the main issue according to these lads that threatens the very country. Did you ever hear such nonsense? How do we end up with this sort of thinking? Mad.

BarryD

ThisRegard wrote: »

Well Coppinger was talking pot shots at SF this morning about how she thinks they're whinging about her grouping not transferring to SF in Dublin West, leading to Paul Donnelly not getting elected.

Maybe she's being coy like kids do with people they fancy, slagging them as a form of flirtation?

Paul Murphy was taking pot shots at Sinn Féin too yesterday, questioning their degree of left wingedness. So I'd be guessing there's no love lost between them, each will be eyeing up the other's electorate

neris

BarryD wrote: »

Paul Murphy was taking pot shots at Sinn Féin too yesterday, questioning their degree of left wingedness. So I'd be guessing there's no love lost between them, each will be eyeing up the other's electorate

the left wingers are all trying to out leftie each other

BarryD

Michael Healy Rae says he is going to take his own advice??? What does that mean?

snubbleste

Did O'Rourke really tell Michael Healy Rae TD "I'll let you go to take your medication" :eek:

Callan57

OMG the celebrations must have been something to behold in Kilgarvan last night

Callan57

BarryD wrote: »

Michael Healy Rae says he is going to take his own advice??? What does that mean?

Play the cards close to the chest, tell noone nothin & knock out the best deal you can I'd say

BoJack Horseman

Newbie Green TD crashing a little.

BarryD

Callan57 wrote: »

Play the cards close to the chest, tell noone nothin & knock out the best deal you can I'd say

Maybe, I was figuring he might be going to have a good chat with himself and see what his alter ego advises?? Michael Healy: vote Micheal. Michael Rae: vote Enda, Michael Healy: vote Micheal. Michael Rae: vote Enda etc

Surprised to hear such a simplistic analysis from Stephen Donnelly. I'd be thinking the vast majority of people who vote Fianna Fail or Fine Gael these days aren't remotely concerned with which trench their grandfather sat in. They are just simply centre or right of centre, have jobs, houses and savings etc., and want to keep them.

Harry Angstrom

This new Green Party TD is very wet behind the ears. She's going to have to get up to speed with the fine art of waffle if she hopes to have any chance of a long career in politics.

touts

That poor reporter in the RDS sounds like she is resigned to not seeing her family for days.....