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

RayM

Father Michael Cleary is looking well...

Harry Angstrom

I don't think unemployed under 25 year olds would agree with you, Joanna.

RobertKK

Ireland needed austerity to reduce the budget deficit.

Eamon Gilmore was going on about same sex marriage as the main human rights issue at a time when we had mass emigration , high unemployment, people losing their homes...and the Labour Party concentrated on liberal social issues and left the finances to FG.

tayto lover

Pi**ing against a hurricane Joanna.
You will be history very soon.

Lady Chatterton

How could Labour have selected Joan to lead them?

Harry Angstrom

MrsD007 wrote: »

How could Labour have selected Joan to lead them?

With the alternative being Alex White, it was either Tweedledum or Tweedledumber.

Happyman42

The Sun has a 'political editor' shocker! :eek:

BlaasForRafa

that editor of the Irish Scum newspaper sounds exactly like Sylvester Sneakly from the Penelope Pitstop cartoon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwJKzoKRN8U

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Leaving the graphic up!!

coolhull

Happyman42 wrote: »

The Sun has a 'political editor' shocker! :eek:

fixed your post

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Labour did not have to go into government in 2011.

Roger_007

Is this a political gang-bang on Johanna. This is a shameless set-up!

RobertKK

Capital gains tax brought in more tax when the rate was lowered.
Having it high doesn't encourage one to sell an asset.

RobertKK

Roger_007 wrote: »

Is this a political gang-bang on Johanna. This is a shameless set-up!

No fan of labour but I agree.

Harry Angstrom

Joanna Tuffy was getting a lot of stick on Facebook about previous statements she'd made in the past, that seem a million miles away from her current position, so she decided to delete her Facebook page. She knows the game is up.

BlaasForRafa

Roger_007 wrote: »

Is this a political gang-bang on Johanna. This is a shameless set-up!

I doubt if the words Joanna Tuffy and gang bang have ever been put into a sentance before

Roger_007

RobertKK wrote: »

Capital gains tax brought in more tax when the rate was lowered.
Having it high doesn't encourage one to sell an asset.

The reason is simple. When capital gains tax rates are high, assets are moved elsewhere and there tends to be more tax-evasion!

RobertKK

I would vote left wing if I hated Ireland. Their economics don't add up.

Kristopherus

That beardy guy is so far left, he'll meet himself some day:D

RayM

RobertKK wrote: »

I would vote left wing if I hated Ireland. Their economics don't add up.

I'd vote right-wing if I hated humanity in general.

Roger_007

"...Frank Flannery slipping the STILETTO into Enda....."

?????????

BlaasForRafa

RobertKK wrote: »

I would vote left wing if I hated Ireland. Their economics don't add up.

The likes of Sinn Fein, Joe Higgins, People before Profit don't that's for sure. But under right-wing governments the gap between rich and poor tends to grow and that causes societal damage to countries. It's why I dislike ideologies and -ism's (except for pragmatism), they tend to give a blinkered view on how politics and economics affects the population as a whole.

Lady Chatterton

I'm no fan of Frank Flannery but I'm enjoying that he is putting Enda under pressure His FB page 'The Flannery Files' has only 4 likes, is anyone else surprised at this?

Harry Angstrom

RobertKK wrote: »

I would vote left wing if I hated Ireland. Their economics don't add up.

So you vote for the likes of Fine Gael because you love Ireland?

RobertKK

Roger_007 wrote: »

The reason is simple. When capital gains tax rates are high, assets are moved elsewhere and there tends to be more tax-evasion!

A lot of assets can't be moved, and the way to avoid would become a tax exile. Moving moveable assets doesn't remove the need to pay for where you are resident.

RobertKK

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

So you vote for the likes of Fine Gael because you love Ireland?

Never voted for FG. No one can blame me for Phil Hogan.

RobertKK

MrsD007 wrote: »

I'm no fan of Frank Flannery but I'm enjoying that he is putting Enda under pressure His FB page 'The Flannery Files' has only 4 likes, is anyone else surprised at this?

The Flannerys are a weird lot.
One has a problem with FG, and is clearly bitter even if I think Enda is up there as one of our worst ever leader.
The brother Fr Flannery has a problem with Catholicism.

Harry Angstrom

RobertKK wrote: »

Never voted for FG. No one can blame me for Phil Hogan.

You must be a Fianna Fáil voter so?

RayM

RobertKK wrote: »

The brother Fr Flannery has a problem with Catholicism.

In fairness, very few people this side of the Vatican would disagree with him.

RobertKK

I loved the Cranberries.

I hope Dolores is ok, very out of character for her.

coolhull

RobertKK wrote: »

The Flannerys are a weird lot.
One has a problem with FG, and is clearly bitter even if I think Enda is up there as one of our worst ever leader.
The brother Fr Flannery has a problem with Catholicism.

So both of them have some good points?

BlaasForRafa

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

You must be a Fianna Fáil voter so?

Maybe he's a mussolini fan? After all he did make the trains run on time, which is more than can be said for Iarnrod Eireann.

Harry Angstrom

BlaasForRafa wrote: »

Maybe he's a mussolini fan? After all he did make the trains run on time, which is more than can be said for Iarnrod Eireann.

That's because Barry Kenny is too busy doing chat shows to be getting the timetable working

tayto lover

She who is full of herself -- Fidelma Healy-Eames - tonight.
Also RBB.
Should be interesting.

coolhull

Kate Pickett looks wholesome

Rorzz

"Frank is richer than you by the way"

Good panel on this one, I've a lot of time for Jerry Buttimer.

coolhull

Rorzz wrote: »

"Frank is richer than you by the way"

Good panel on this one, I've a lot of time for Jerry Buttimer.

I admire the way he 'came out' when he didn't need to, not knowing (or caring) if it might harm him electorally

Busted Flat.

The Goth woman is not on this planet.

BlaasForRafa

There must be a rule somewhere that anyone called Fidelma is a thicko.

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Fidelma is caricature of a politician?

Phoebas

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

That's because Barry Kenny is too busy doing chat shows to be getting the timetable working

He's the Communications Manager, not the Operations Manager.

Lapin

I usually leg it when I see Paddy in case I start sneezing and break out in a rash, but I'll suffer him tonight because Mick Clifford there and he's usually worth a listen.

Lapin

€4.5M for Waterford Castle.

Bargain.

I'd consider snapping it up myself if I ever came up with a good reason to go to Waterford.

Busted Flat.

Mario Rosenstock gave a good look into Garda training.

coolhull

I'm never sure why Eleanor McEvoy is invited on to preview the papers. She's probably ok, but why not Richie Kavanagh or my cousin, who's also a reasonable singer (when he has a few pints in him!)

coolhull

Anyone out there?

tampopo

coolhull wrote: »

Anyone out there?

Ya.

Geirrie.....

Lapin

Who was that blonde TD sitting in the Dail next to Regina Doherty there?

Things are looking up !

take everything

Regina wins the chance to have a cut at the Shinners.
Adams' mouth seems to go dry when telling porkies.

RobertKK

I do believe everything Gerry Adams is saying. He never tells lies and the poor man is a victim again.
Forget the abuse victims, gerry and SF are the real victims...