Tonight With Vincent Browne Thread v 4.0 (08/07/14 to date)

Xenophile

McBain11 wrote: »

I would pay to see Enda Kenny and Michael Noonan go on that show. They aren't the brightest bulbs on the planet, but they are well aware that they would be ripped apart by VB so that will never happen.

I can't remember when I saw Michael Martin on this show, I wonder why, maybe he is just another politician who does not want to expose himself to gratuitous insults.

Atlantic Dawn

Vinnie...often outnumbered never outgunned, feckin hell he's brave talking like that in front of all the strikers.

Atlantic Dawn

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Vinnie...often outnumbered never outgunned, feckin hell he's brave talking like that in front of all the strikers.

Did he ask the union boss guy there how much he was on or something ??? I tuned in late

Atlantic Dawn

Deleted User wrote: »

Did he ask the union boss guy there how much he was on or something ??? I tuned in late

Not yet but he did ask the drivers why they feel they are entitled to more salary when they are already on more than most of the people they are carrying in their bus. Figure mentioned of €40k salary now and rise would bring them to circa €50k.

RayM

I recognise one or two of the drivers. They're putting their case across very well.

Atlantic Dawn

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Not yet but he did ask the drivers why they feel they are entitled to more salary when they are already on more than most of the people they are carrying in their bus. Figure mentioned of €40k salary now and rise would bring them to circa €50k.

I moved from dublin a few years ago , but rode the bus for years and them guys put up with some sh!t regardless of the route but 50k???????? gtfo. They give them what they want the fares go up and average min wage joe pays for it.

RayM

Deleted User wrote: »

They give them what they want the fares go up and average min wage joe pays for it.

The fares have gone up every year regardless, and the staff haven't received a rise in over eight years.

Atlantic Dawn

13 hour working day is crazy.

Lady Chatterton

When Patricia Callan is on the show I feel I'm at a HR meeting at work.

Lady Chatterton

I had to laugh at all the poor city slickers who couldn't get to work today, most people outside of the major cities in this country have no access to a regular or reliable bus service at anytime.

Walter E GO

Did someone spike John McGuirks drink? Talking about the social good.

Lady Chatterton

Does Vinny really need free travel? Maybe there is a case for means testing the old free travel.

Gen.Zhukov

MrsD007 wrote: »

When Patricia Callan is on the show I feel I'm at a HR meeting at work.

Could be worse though.

When the 'Independent' senator Marie-Louise Kenny O'Donnell is on, I feel like I'm at a FG Ard Fheis.

Roger_007

Just listening to the discussion tonight and wondering why these 'hurlers on the ditch' who seem to have all the answers to the nations problems, never put their names on a ballot paper?

Brendan Bendar

Roger_007 wrote: »

Just listening to the discussion tonight and wondering why these 'hurlers on the ditch' who seem to have all the answers to the nations problems, never put their names on a ballot paper?

One of the great mysteries of our time Roger.

take everything

MrsD007 wrote: »

When Patricia Callan is on the show I feel I'm at a HR meeting at work.

I have to say she was/still is? one of my unusual crushes.

vicwatson

Ruth being berated by a "senator"

Brendan Bendar

take everything wrote: »

I have to say she was/still is? one of my unusual crushes.

Give her a tip of hot liver meself, in fairness.

Roger_007

I see Vinny has his favourite lefties on the panel. I presume the FG guy was just invited on to be on the receiving end of the usual Trotskyist rants.

Brendan Bendar

Roger_007 wrote: »

I see Vinny has his favourite lefties on the panel. I presume the FG guy was just invited on to be on the receiving end of the usual Trotskyist rants.

Guess so, that's the normal modus operandi of Browne even going back to his radio days.

learn_more

I watched this show tonight for the first time, I just don't know what to say. What is that exceptionally bitter red haired woman. I mean what is it? I know not much about Irish pundits but is this some kind of joke?

I mean , there is no way this person could ever be happy about anything. Except that she's not happy. Is this a joke , seriously?

As I was typing, Vincent said her name was Clair? Anyone have any further info ?

EDIT: Now there is some woman that looks like Maureen Potter wearing a shawl that is saying that Trump is highly entertaining. Have I just , am I dreaming? Someone pinch me.

sligojoek

I didn't watch it but I'm guessing it was Claire Daly TD and Senator Marie Louise O' Donnell

coolhull

learn_more wrote: »

I watched this show tonight for the first time, I just don't know what to say. What is that exceptionally bitter red haired woman. I mean what is it? I know not much about Irish pundits but is this some kind of joke?

I mean , there is no way this person could ever be happy about anything. Except that she's not happy. Is this a joke , seriously?

As I was typing, Vincent said her name was Clair? Anyone have any further info ?

EDIT: Now there is some woman that looks like Maureen Potter wearing a shawl that is saying that Trump is highly entertaining. Have I just , am I dreaming? Someone pinch me.

Boy, you really keep up to speed on your politics, don't you?

Auld Jim Halpin

learn_more wrote: »

I watched this show tonight for the first time, I just don't know what to say. What is that exceptionally bitter red haired woman. I mean what is it? I know not much about Irish pundits but is this some kind of joke?

I mean , there is no way this person could ever be happy about anything. Except that she's not happy. Is this a joke , seriously?

As I was typing, Vincent said her name was Clair? Anyone have any further info ?

EDIT: Now there is some woman that looks like Maureen Potter wearing a shawl that is saying that Trump is highly entertaining. Have I just , am I dreaming? Someone pinch me.

I am guessing that you do know who Claire Daily is and are just letting on that you do not know her? I don't think it is fair to say that she is bitter, she is just pi55ed off at the state of affairs politically in this country and who would blame her, I certainly would not.

The other lady in the shawl, Marie-Louise O Donnell, a senator, is a regular on the show, somewhat controversial and somewhat amusing, her and Vincent have a bit of an on-air "thing." Not to be taken too seriously although she is an erudite woman. That said she is also the sole member of the Enda Kenny fan club so go figure. Maureen Potter, LOL, she will like that!

realdanbreen

Auld Jim Halpin wrote: »

? I don't think it is fair to say that she is bitter, she is just pi55ed off at the state of affairs politically in this country and who would blame her, I certainly would not.

It's just a few months since we had a general election and afterwards Clare Daly, Mick Wallace Paul Murphy etc (basicly the ones that dress down to give the impression that they don't trouser €140k each year in salary + expenses) plus Sinn Fein showed no interest in helping to form a government or as you put it improving 'the state of affairs politically in this country'. BTW I don't hear a peep out of her or Mick Wallace about Russia slaughtering innocents in Alleppo. No much easier to stage a mock protest in Shannon against the USA.

Auld Jim Halpin

realdanbreen wrote: »

It's just a few months since we had a general election and afterwards Clare Daly, Mick Wallace Paul Murphy etc (basicly the ones that dress down to give the impression that they don't trouser €140k each year in salary + expenses) plus Sinn Fein showed no interest in helping to form a government or as you put it improving 'the state of affairs politically in this country'. BTW I don't hear a peep out of her or Mick Wallace about Russia slaughtering innocents in Alleppo. No much easier to stage a mock protest in Shannon against the USA.

Daly is an independent, Wallace is an independent, Murphy is a member of a party who won 6 seats and this was not enough to form a government so Im not sure what you expected them to do. Sinn Fein maybe could have done something but they said from the outset that they were not willing to partner with FF. With respect to Wallace and Daly their work involves 2 years of trying to get the gov to stop NAMA from giving billions of our money away to the vultures and acting corruptly, 2/3 years of work on getting the 8th amendment repealed and to allow woman control of their own bodies and to end the desperate journeys to the UK for an abortion, 6/7 years of trying to get Shannon airport to not be used for US rendition to Guantanomo/torture and not to be used by soldiers on their way to illegal conflicts all in return for US dollars, they are also campaigning strongly for fair and respectful treatment for garda whistleblowers and for the removal of corruption from AGS. They have done much more besides and I can research this if you like. They are hard working and don't give up easily and people should be proud of their efforts, we could use more like them. Now would you like to name another TD who is as hard working, who has stuck with their beliefs and not given it up after a few months. If you are going to start quoting stories about Clare Daly doing 59 in a 50 or Mick Wallace on the phone while driving don't bother.

Brendan Bendar

Auld Jim Halpin wrote: »

Daly is an independent, Wallace is an independent, Murphy is a member of a party who won 6 seats and this was not enough to form a government so Im not sure what you expected them to do. Sinn Fein maybe could have done something but they said from the outset that they were not willing to partner with FF. With respect to Wallace and Daly their work involves 2 years of trying to get the gov to stop NAMA from giving billions of our money away to the vultures and acting corruptly, 2/3 years of work on getting the 8th amendment repealed and to allow woman control of their own bodies and to end the desperate journeys to the UK for an abortion, 6/7 years of trying to get Shannon airport to not be used for US rendition to Guantanomo/torture and not to be used by soldiers on their way to illegal conflicts all in return for US dollars, they are also campaigning strongly for fair and respectful treatment for garda whistleblowers and for the removal of corruption from AGS. They have done much more besides and I can research this if you like. They are hard working and don't give up easily and people should be proud of their efforts, we could use more like them. Now would you like to name another TD who is as hard working, who has stuck with their beliefs and not given it up after a few months. If you are going to start quoting stories about Clare Daly doing 59 in a 50 or Mick Wallace on the phone while driving don't bother.

Jim, my friend, the bottom line is, just like you and me if we break the speed limit and are caught, we pay.

As far as I am concerned there is no issue with MsDaly, pay the fine and shut up, don't be horsing the media for spurious publicity and conning less informed poor
People on social media into supporting the unsupportable.

Time to move on, my friend.

Lady Chatterton

Vincent will be glad of his free bus pass after being banned from driving for six months.

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/tv3s-vincent-browne-banned-from-driving-for-six-months-35132961.html

vicwatson

Jeez VB sounds not well, slow speech, is he alright at all?

vicwatson

VB likes calling it a holocaust, he likes that term, probably is but he's the only one I hear calling it such.

Lackey

Four verses one on Vincents show tonight
Nothing like some impartial tv

vicwatson

Lackey wrote: »

Four verses one on Vincents show tonight
Nothing like some impartial tv

One loon

emo72

we have to get with the program. open the borders to everyone!

emo72

resilience, dignity, and nuanced understanding. thats what we just aren't getting. can we help out? women and children only? not teenage kids that look in their 30s?

emo72

what an eye opener tonight on vincent.

who is the cutie on tonight? Gemma Philomena something or other?

take everything

Anyone watching.
Vinny with the skinny on Dinny.
Should be good.

take everything

Love how measured this communications dude is. Well able to tell Vinny when he wants to make his point. Ha.

take everything

This clown with the orange tie is great at talking around the point.

take everything

TV3’s lawyers must be bricking it tonight.

Walter E GO

Missed the start of the show, who's the Fine Gael lacky on tonight. His voice is annoying the hell out of me. Makes me want to cough everytime he speaks.

sligojoek

Michael Darcy

sligojoek

https://www.finegael.ie/our-people/tds/wexford/michael-darcy/

coolhull

Walter E GO wrote: »

Missed the start of the show, who's the Fine Gael lacky on tonight. His voice is annoying the hell out of me. Makes me want to cough everytime he speaks.

Michael Darcy. He was in a serious fire many years ago, and his throat was badly damaged

Walter E GO

^^^^^^
Oops. my bad. Never saw or heard him before.
Still a Fine Gael lacky tho.

alan partridge aha

coolhull wrote: »

Michael Darcy. He was in a serious fire many years ago, and his throat was badly damaged

No his voice box got badly damaged while playing GAA years ago.

God he's been hard to watch the last few nights I've seen him on, not even asking questions really or allowing people answer just shouting at them .... yeah yeah but more than usual !!!

coolhull

And yet, I hope when I get to his age I have the same enquiring mind, and the same inability to put up with bull****

Jofspring

In fairness you can understand his frustration. He asks about the health system and gets fed a load of rubbish about the economy recovering.

take everything

Sinead's hair really suits her