The Last Word

somesoldiers

The last few days I switched off newstalk only to hear the same person being interviewed by Matt or vice Vera.the Dumping lad today and the court report yesterday, I know they share some stuff but spread it out a bit

JoeA3

NIMAN wrote: »

The show is 2.5hrs long, I'd be guessing you'd be lucky to get 1 full hour of debate each day.

Speaking of the aforementioned waffle and banter, yesterday evening I heard Matt and the Business guy / “expert” wondering if all UK imported cars are registered here as 181’s? Business expert guy says “Yes Matt, I think so”. WTF.

citykat

Does he have to constantly plug his latest book or article? I don't think there's anybody as bad for it on Irish radio. Makes him sound like a simpleton.

NIMAN

Has he a new book out?

citykat

NIMAN wrote: »

Has he a new book out?

If he has, you're as sure **** to hear about it, 100s of times over.

hullaballoo

Much and all as I dislike Cooper, I've not heard him plug any books or articles constantly... ever. Have heard him mention very occasionally in or around a book launch. But never constantly.

It wouldn't suit his self-narrative anyway, to plug his own work. In fairness to him, he's made a career from being quite understated about his own accomplishments.

I find the faux humility more infuriating than if he was spending 2.5 hours a day selling his warez tbh.

griffin100

Last night he had an AA traffic announcer and some Hooray Henry type from the Communications Clinic discussing the weeks news - they really not be getting desperate. It sounded exactly what I imagine Instagram would sound like if it could talk.

neris

Was listening to him on Thursday talking about the shooting in Florida and he was getting digs in at Trump at any opportunity. Was real childish broadcasting and his attitude to Trump in general is still like a 5 year old having a tantrum coz they didnt get their way.

pjohnson

neris wrote: »

Was listening to him on Thursday talking about the shooting in Florida and he was getting digs in at Trump at any opportunity. Was real childish broadcasting and his attitude to Trump in general is still like a 5 year old having a tantrum coz they didnt get their way.

I thought the Walsh fella was abysmal in the "debate". Facts aren't digs

Heckler

I'm no Trump supporter and usually have the last word on coming back from work but Coopers anti-Trump line got old about 6 months ago.

Every opportunity and he'll shoehorn it in somewhere. Its tiresome. We get it Matt, you don't like the guy. Build a bridge and be a bit more objective.

newcavanman

neris wrote: »

Was listening to him on Thursday talking about the shooting in Florida and he was getting digs in at Trump at any opportunity. Was real childish broadcasting and his attitude to Trump in general is still like a 5 year old having a tantrum coz they didnt get their way.

Its always the same these days. Whenever he has the Whinge, that is Marian Mckeowan, on the show they are like a double act. A few months ago, Michael Walsh was on when there was another anti Trump special on. He tore Mckeowan apart, and exposed her Clinton adoration for what it was, a misplaced teenage crush over Hilary Clinton
Since the demise of the Right Hook, drivetime radio had become a chore. You find yourself listening to Cooper, and earlier in the afternoon, his twin, Ray, justto reassure yourself azthat they really are this bad

neris

neris wrote: »

Was listening to him on Thursday talking about the shooting in Florida and he was getting digs in at Trump at any opportunity. Was real childish broadcasting and his attitude to Trump in general is still like a 5 year old having a tantrum coz they didnt get their way.

probably thinks the shootings never happened under the Clinton or Obamas administrations...Matt if your reading this your Trump bashing/PC'ness is tiresome...and there has to be anyone else better you can get for your show than the journal.ie "journalists"

NIMAN

neris wrote: »

Was listening to him on Thursday talking about the shooting in Florida and he was getting digs in at Trump at any opportunity. Was real childish broadcasting and his attitude to Trump in general is still like a 5 year old having a tantrum coz they didnt get their way.

There were school shootings before Trump.

You'd think listening to MC the other day Trump handed the guns out to the shooters.

MC was getting overly emotional about it. The Republican idiot from America even told him to calm down!
We all know it was a sad event, but I don't see why a radio host on Irish radio should get so heated about it. Its happened before, it'll happen again and MC ain't going to get guns banned in the US, so he may as well accept it.


As for the quality of the show in general, its gone to the dogs. The standard of contributor is shocking now.

pjohnson

Biggest problem Matt seems to have is he doesn't fawn over every word Trump says. I'm sure FOX have some online radio that could cater to those desires.

quintana76

pjohnson wrote: »

Biggest problem Matt seems to have is he doesn't fawn over every word Trump says. I'm sure FOX have some online radio that could cater to those desires.

There is plenty of fawning going on. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama comes to mind. The Last Word has become like a liberal Infowars on certain issues. Someone should have a word with Matt because it is becoming increasingly tiresome and unlistenable. Even that may be impossible as all his colleagues probably have the same compulsory luvvie opinions.

pjohnson

quintana76 wrote: »

There is plenty of fawning going on. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama comes to mind. The Last Word has become like a liberal Infowars on certain issues. Someone should have a word with Matt because it is becoming increasingly tiresome and unlistenable. Even that may be impossible as all his colleagues probably have the same compulsory luvvie opinions.

Michael Walsh would be your preference then? Cal Thomas too liberal aswell I'd say.

jimmyw

I agree with most views on here. It's so refreshing listening to "Dr Ruari Hanley " speaking on various health related subjects with no BS. Just tells it straight. So lacking these days on Irish radio these days. I am actually surprised he has someone like him on, as most other guests are of the PC kind.

quintana76

pjohnson wrote: »

Michael Walsh would be your preference then? Cal Thomas too liberal aswell I'd say.

Cal Thomas represents the original ideal of the programme to have a bit of balance of opinion. Long gone. Even when he is on Marion McKeown is interrupting him all the time.
Matt has over the last year or so become very partisan. Would have thought his role was that of a neutral arbitrator between the guests not a cheerleader for anti Trump rhetoric and other liberal causes.

JoeA3

I love Cal Thomas. The best contributor to the show by some distance - although that’s a relatively easy feat tbf. Best contributor and Matt is constantly poking at him and ridiculing his opinions. I’m waiting for the day Cal to tell Matt to shove his snowflakes where the sun doesn’t shine.

dominatinMC

newcavanman wrote: »

Its always the same these days. Whenever he has the Whinge, that is Marian Mckeowan, on the show they are like a double act. A few months ago, Michael Walsh was on when there was another anti Trump special on. He tore Mckeowan apart, and exposed her Clinton adoration for what it was, a misplaced teenage crush over Hilary Clinton
Since the demise of the Right Hook, drivetime radio had become a chore. You find yourself listening to Cooper, and earlier in the afternoon, his twin, Ray, justto reassure yourself azthat they really are this bad

I think you hit the nail on the head here, and I wouldn't restrict your statement to drivetime radio either. Irish radio, in general, has become so homogeneous in the last few years, that it is difficult to distinguish one show from another. Matt Cooper, Drivetime, Pat Kenny, etc. they are all singing off the same liberal hymn sheet. It's almost as if the dissenting voices have been quashed. Now, I don't agree with everything George Hook has to say but, at least, he is different, and expresses different views than those of every other presenter on Irish radio!

Some other poster on here questioned why Matt has so many Journal.ie "journalists" contributing to his show - I believe the reason is that they share the same agenda and viewpoints as Matt and there is no disagreement - ultimately leading to one big echo chamber. There is no doubt that Matt has gone down the liberal, PC route in recent times, but surely he must realise his duty, as a journalist and presenter, is to allow both sides of an argument to be given in a neutal, partisan, and unbiased manner. Then let a debate flow naturally. Instead, these days, he is coming across as much too single-minded, and obvious in his stance.

pjohnson

JoeA3 wrote: »

I love Cal Thomas. The best contributor to the show by some distance - although that’s a relatively easy feat tbf. Best contributor and Matt is constantly poking at him and ridiculing his opinions. I’m waiting for the day Cal to tell Matt to shove his snowflakes where the sun doesn’t shine.

I too like Cal but he does sometimes come out with nonsense.

Theres way more snowflakes emerging taking offence to Matt. He stopped indulging the #metoo crap and the likes but you'd swear he is just reading thejournal headlines going by the whinging here.

quintana76

pjohnson wrote: »

Michael Walsh would be your preference then? Cal Thomas too liberal aswell I'd say.

Yes Cathy Newman. Strawman argument.

pjohnson

quintana76 wrote: »

Yes Cathy Newman. Strawman argument.

And you criticised peoples debate skills :pac:

NIMAN

jimmyw wrote: »

I agree with most views on here. It's so refreshing listening to "Dr Ruari Hanley " speaking on various health related subjects with no BS. Just tells it straight. So lacking these days on Irish radio these days. I am actually surprised he has someone like him on, as most other guests are of the PC kind.

Hearing the Dr getting really annoyed last week chatting about the anti-vaxxers was refreshing, and sad, to hear.

He sounded like a guy who really wanted to let go with both barrels but he had to pick his words relatively carefully. It must be soul destroying for a medical professional to see numbskulls on the Internet convince each other to harm their children and the population as a whole.

nice_guy80

charlie weston
just rehashes the same stuff every few weeks. are there people out there who don't actually shop around for insurance? or energy bills? or phone services?

marno21

The fact that the same guests are being used on both Yates and Coopers shows and there is so much filler on the Cooper show especially, you'd wonder if there may be a merger coming down the line or that one of them will be calling it a day?

Having the Yates + Cooper combo on both TV and radio may make them more marketable.

It's getting tiring hearing Cooper introduce a segment referencing something from the Irish Times and then not being able to invite the author of the piece on the air and instead having someone from TheJournal etc.

ezra_

marno21 wrote: »

Having the Yates + Cooper combo on both TV and radio may make them more marketable.

It's getting tiring hearing Cooper introduce a segment referencing something from the Irish Times and then not being able to invite the author of the piece on the air and instead having someone from TheJournal etc.

To be fair - he isn't doing that by choice.

I have to say, I find the constant Trump-bashing annoying. Drive time radio a few years back was better, and Cooper had more competition so seemed to do a better show.

Is it coincidence that his show started to decline when his long-standing producer left last year?

Dr_serious2

Matt is on here chatting to a contributer who sounds a little like an American teenager (she is using like as every second word) The contributer in question is making the point that all women should have worn black to awards ceremonies.

Matt is pursuing a tough line of questioning, including 'A lot of people would be horrified that Kevin Spacey got paid more than his female counterpart' and 'yes indeed, a lot of people would agree with you.' Keep it up Matt, the politically correct left will be running scared.

pjohnson

Dr_serious2 wrote: »

Matt is on here chatting to a contributer who sounds a little like an American teenager (she is using like as every second word) The contributer in question is making the point that all women should have worn black to awards ceremonies.

Matt is pursuing a tough line of questioning, including 'A lot of people would be horrified that Kevin Spacey got paid more than his female counterpart' and 'yes indeed, a lot of people would agree with you.' Keep it up Matt, the politically correct left will be running scared.

He should have a trigger warning for ye.

griffin100

You have to hand it to Matt, he has some neck. With absolutely no hint of embarrassment he played and commented on a clip of Jeremy Corben talking about the control of the U.K. media by millionaire tax exiles. Pot - kettle - black Matt?

He then later referred to Today FM being involved in Public Service broadcasting.......yeah right, only when the public being served is a tax exile millionaire.