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Tonight With Vincent Browne Thread v2.0

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  • #5452
    tayto lover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 52,198 ✭✭✭✭tayto lover


    Mary-Lou's "tan" is wearing off. She doesn't look like a squaw anymore. Did very well tonight in fairness.


  • #5453
    dublinman1990
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,526 ✭✭✭dublinman1990


    The debate about the treaty in comparison to the Frontline is that's VB programme is much better. There is no need for shouting at all when discussing our future even though it is partly done already.

    The debate from the CAP Farmer & rant from Pat Kenny was not needed at all tonight by any means.


  • #5454
    Da Shins Kelly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,048 ✭✭✭Da Shins Kelly


    Vincent was quite a feeble Devil's Advocate tonight. Didn't even seem very convinced of the 'yes' side himself.


  • #5455
    Lady Chatterton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,585 ✭✭✭✭Lady Chatterton


    I thought Gavin Titley was a really good panelist last night, he spoke a lot of sense. I hope Vinny invites him back again soon.


  • #5456
    steelcityblues
    Registered Users Posts: 4,630 ✭✭✭steelcityblues


    Talking about the future of RTE tonight - Rabbitte and O'Cuiv among the guests.

    Watched most of the Oireachtas committee today, and it was a waste of time. Much as I don't like RTE in general, gombeens like O'Cuiv and McGrath were trying to play the 'bad D4 securalists' card on RTE, and it went nowhere with the Chairman.


  • #5457
    M cebee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,431 ✭✭✭M cebee


    MrsD007 wrote: »
    I thought Gavin Titley was a really good panelist last night, he spoke a lot of sense. I hope Vinny invites him back again soon.
    Yes, he was insightful and shed some light on the debate


  • #5458
    Lady Chatterton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,585 ✭✭✭✭Lady Chatterton


    "What's the name of Jedward's song?".

    Vinny is in flying form this evening :D:D:D


  • #5459
    dublinman1990
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,526 ✭✭✭dublinman1990


    VB asking Rabbitte & O'Cuiv to sing Waterline? That would be a laugh. It would be more interesting about that Joke Committee about RTE today IMO.

    Imagine If Kenny & Gilmore sang Waterline. Cringe!


  • #5460
    Lapin
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,184 ✭✭✭✭Lapin


    Good question by VB to open the debate.

    I spent the evening with one eye on the Eurovision and I didn't know the name of the song either. :o


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  • #5461
    Lady Chatterton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,585 ✭✭✭✭Lady Chatterton


    Sweet Jaysus, you would swear Mr. Savage was volunteering with Saint Vincent De Paul :rolleyes:


  • #5462
    steelcityblues
    Registered Users Posts: 4,630 ✭✭✭steelcityblues


    That John Whelan is a no mark senator who was grandstanding too much, today.


  • #5463
    Lady Chatterton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,585 ✭✭✭✭Lady Chatterton


    steelcityblues wrote: »
    That John Whelan is a no mark senator who was grandstanding too much, today.
    John Whelan is a former editor of the Leinster Express and has over thirty years journalistic experience, that more than qualifies him to be there in my opinion.


  • #5464
    steelcityblues
    Registered Users Posts: 4,630 ✭✭✭steelcityblues


    MrsD007 wrote: »
    John Whelan is a former editor of the Leinster Express and has over thirty years journalistic experience, that more than qualifies him to be there in my opinion.

    Could not win a seat for Labour in Laois-Offaly, even with their excellent performance. A no mark in political terms,at least.
    You don't think what you posted about him there means he could have his own agenda?

    Plus, the Kate FitzGerald comment wasn't needed.


  • #5465
    Lady Chatterton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,585 ✭✭✭✭Lady Chatterton


    steelcityblues wrote: »
    You don't think what you posted about him there means he could have his own agenda?
    Personally, I feel his journalistic experience gives him a better understanding of the situation than some of the others on the committee.


  • #5466
    Lapin
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,184 ✭✭✭✭Lapin


    Rabbitte is taking less crap than usual tonight. He's in rare form indeed.

    I wouldn't like to accidently bump into him in the corridor after this.


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  • #5467
    Lady Chatterton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,585 ✭✭✭✭Lady Chatterton


    Rabbite is very close to walking off I'd say :eek:


  • #5468
    steelcityblues
    Registered Users Posts: 4,630 ✭✭✭steelcityblues


    Does Rabbitte think he is the host, now?


  • #5469
    Lapin
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,184 ✭✭✭✭Lapin


    MrsD007 wrote: »
    Rabbite is very close to walking off I'd say :eek:

    I've never seen him like this.


  • #5470
    dambarude
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 2,503 Mod ✭✭✭✭dambarude


    Babbling nonsense! There's some backtracking going on here.

    It's the first time I've watched VB in a while - I picked a good night!


  • #5471
    Lady Chatterton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,585 ✭✭✭✭Lady Chatterton


    Rabbitte is very aggressive, I wonder has she hit a nerve.


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  • #5472
    steelcityblues
    Registered Users Posts: 4,630 ✭✭✭steelcityblues


    MrsD007 wrote: »
    Rabbitte is very aggressive, I wonder has she hit a nerve.

    She works for an 'evil' private media organisation in Rabbitte's eyes. Of course she did.


  • #5473
    Happyman42
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,066 ✭✭✭✭Happyman42


    Duck...low flying dummytit imminent!


  • #5474
    cunnifferous
    Registered Users Posts: 1,085 ✭✭✭cunnifferous


    That indo journalist is some twat. Give her a smack pat!


  • #5475
    Lady Chatterton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,585 ✭✭✭✭Lady Chatterton


    steelcityblues wrote: »
    She works for an 'evil' private media organisation in Rabbitte's eyes. Of course she did.
    I have never seen Rabbitte so worked up before, I really thought he was going to storm off the set :D


  • #5476
    RayM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,973 ✭✭✭RayM


    steelcityblues wrote: »
    Could not win a seat for Labour in Laois-Offaly, even with their excellent performance.

    To be fair, Laois/Offaly is a strange and rather backward constituency. Despite everything, they returned two Fianna Fail TDs.


  • #5477
    Lapin
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,184 ✭✭✭✭Lapin


    So did County Galway :(


  • #5478
    Lady Chatterton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,585 ✭✭✭✭Lady Chatterton


    In what used to be Dev's county, Clare only returned one FF TD.



    One too many :mad:


  • #5479
    steelcityblues
    Registered Users Posts: 4,630 ✭✭✭steelcityblues


    MrsD007 wrote: »
    I have never seen Rabbitte so worked up before, I really thought he was going to storm off the set :D

    I usually think of him as being pompous, but not particularly nasty. There seems to be a nasty mood off him tonight.


  • #5480
    Skid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,873 ✭✭✭Skid


    MrsD007 wrote: »
    In what used to be Dev's county, Clare only returned one FF TD.

    yeah, but that was Timmy Dooley :(

    Hopefully next time you can join the FF Free Zone :)


  • #5481
    Lady Chatterton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,585 ✭✭✭✭Lady Chatterton


    Skid wrote: »
    yeah, but that was Timmy Dooley Dolittle :(

    Hopefully next time you can join the FF Free Zone :)
    Fixed :D


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  • #5482
    Lady Chatterton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,585 ✭✭✭✭Lady Chatterton


    WOW, I'm amazed that Gallagher gave himself up after all these years :eek:


  • #5483
    Skid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,873 ✭✭✭Skid


    MrsD007 wrote: »
    WOW, I'm amazed that Gallagher gave himself up after all these years :eek:

    I wonder if it is a tactical move, it sounds like the louser knows what he is doing :mad:


  • #5484
    Sindri
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,059 ✭✭✭Sindri


    What did ye here think of the cringe worthy exchange about the Eurovision at the start?


  • #5485
    steelcityblues
    Registered Users Posts: 4,630 ✭✭✭steelcityblues


    Sindri wrote: »
    What did ye here think of the cringe worthy exchange about the Eurovision at the start?

    Just a bit of VB randomness, and in a funny way it showed how out of touch these guys are. The bloody song must be one of the most played on TV/Radio in the last month.


  • #5486
    M cebee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,431 ✭✭✭M cebee


    Skid wrote: »
    I wonder if it is a tactical move, it sounds like the louser knows what he is doing :mad:
    He prob does in his own bad dim witted way
    I better say no more


  • #5487
    dambarude
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 2,503 Mod ✭✭✭✭dambarude


    Sindri wrote: »
    What did ye here think of the cringe worthy exchange about the Eurovision at the start?

    I didn't think it was cringeworthy at all! If Jedward won I'm sure as Minister for Communications Mr. Rabbitte would be one of the first clamouring to congratulate them. Says a lot that he couldn't even name the song.


  • #5488
    BlaasForRafa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,020 ✭✭✭BlaasForRafa


    Sindri wrote: »
    What did ye here think of the cringe worthy exchange about the Eurovision at the start?

    It wasn't as bad as the dopey Sindo journo. The exchange between her and Rabbitte was cringe-worthy, she allowed him to have the upper hand by making a stupid insinuation and by doing that she wasn't able to land a blow on him about no-one from the RTE authority resigning. He could just bluff his way out of it by getting into high dudgeon about her smartass remarks.


  • #5489
    tayto lover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 52,198 ✭✭✭✭tayto lover


    steelcityblues wrote: »
    I usually think of him as being pompous, but not particularly nasty. There seems to be a nasty mood off him tonight.

    Do you remember the night he attacked Pat "Skelator" Carey. He was spitting fire that night too.


  • #5490
    Callan57
    Registered Users Posts: 4,160 ✭✭✭Callan57


    BlaasForRafa wrote: »
    It wasn't as bad as the dopey Sindo journo. The exchange between her and Rabbitte was cringe-worthy, she allowed him to have the upper hand by making a stupid insinuation and by doing that she wasn't able to land a blow on him about no-one from the RTE authority resigning. He could just bluff his way out of it by getting into high dudgeon about her smartass remarks.

    Only got around to watching last night's show now & that lady made a terrible fool of herself .... as VB pointed out she wanted to make an implication but hadn't the guts to back it up, very unprofessional & cowardly but hardly surprising from the Indo. IMO Pat Rabbitt won that round hands down


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  • #5491
    Fenian Army
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,483 ✭✭✭Fenian Army


    Callan57 wrote: »
    Only got around to watching last night's show now & that lady made a terrible fool of herself .... as VB pointed out she wanted to make an implication but hadn't the guts to back it up, very unprofessional & cowardly but hardly surprising from the Indo. IMO Pat Rabbitt won that round hands down
    The accusation was made in the senate, basically a FF senator claimed that RTE paid off the garda Rabbitte defamed, and hey presto Rabitte is happy with RTE.

    Called it a "whitewash" I'll see if I can find the text


  • #5492
    Skid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,873 ✭✭✭Skid


    Callan57 wrote: »
    Only got around to watching last night's show now & that lady made a terrible fool of herself .... as VB pointed out she wanted to make an implication but hadn't the guts to back it up, very unprofessional & cowardly but hardly surprising from the Indo. IMO Pat Rabbitt won that round hands down

    I agree, he was totally correct to pull her up on her ridiculous behaviour. If she had a point to make about the two events occurring on the same day, she should have made it. It was like something you would hear from a Gossip reporter (not that you would ever expect much from a Sunday Independent hack). Pat Rabbitte was the only person to come out of that exchange with any credit.


  • #5493
    Fenian Army
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,483 ✭✭✭Fenian Army


    Read from where Terry Leyden starts talking:

    http://www.kildarestreet.com/sendebates/?id=2012-05-15.6.0


  • #5494
    Happyman42
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,066 ✭✭✭✭Happyman42


    tayto lover wrote: »
    Do you remember the night he attacked Pat "Skelator" Carey. He was spitting fire that night too.

    There was the distinct whiff of the 'put on' about that ^ he almost copied exactly the genuine emotion and anger of Michael O'Brien's outburst on Primetime. He was looking for a viral youtube vid methinks. He's a crass politician in that respect.


  • #5495
    M cebee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,431 ✭✭✭M cebee


    can't stand him
    He waffles on like a wannabe lawyer
    And more


  • #5496
    steelcityblues
    Registered Users Posts: 4,630 ✭✭✭steelcityblues


    It would be hilarious if Adams makes no reference to the Treaty, in his Ard Fheis speech.


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  • #5497
    steelcityblues
    Registered Users Posts: 4,630 ✭✭✭steelcityblues


    Classic VB theatrics.


  • #5498
    take everything
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,807 ✭✭✭take everything


    I wonder why i keep tuning in to VB.
    Same talking heads, same Vinny drama.
    Yet i still tune in. :pac:


  • #5499
    tayto lover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 52,198 ✭✭✭✭tayto lover


    "Enda can't hack it in a t.v. debate" V.B.

    He is probably right. He can't hack it with Angela either the wee lapdog.


  • #5500
    Harry Angstrom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,351 ✭✭✭✭Harry Angstrom


    Enda Kenny has proven himself time and again to be weak and ineffectual. He's scared sh!tless that he'll be found out on a proper debate programme. No wonder this country is going down the swanee.


  • #5501
    Varied
    Closed Accounts Posts: 725 ✭✭✭Varied


    Vincent is taking less crap than usual tonight. :D


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