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George Lee: RTE employment would be made difficult he allocated blame

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  • 05-04-2009 8:11pm
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    oceanclub
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obnGVSf6-gA


    On RTE Radio 1's Lunchtime news today (Sunday 5 April 2009), George Lee responded to a question asking how Ireland went into its economic crisis by saying that giving an answer would mean remaining employed at RTE would be difficult.

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    mikemac
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    Just enter the code between the youtube tag
    obnGVSf6-gA

    So get rid of the http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= part


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    silverharp
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    I dont get it , there is no mystery here or did he just want to use alot of 4 letter words?

    A belief in gender identity involves a level of faith as there is nothing tangible to prove its existence which, as something divorced from the physical body, is similar to the idea of a soul. - Colette Colfer



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    Kristopherus
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    Wtf was he trying to say ??? Am I right in guessing that he was thinking of saying something that you'd have heard in any pub over the past 9 months :D


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    oceanclub
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    silverharp wrote: »
    I dont get it , there is no mystery here or did he just want to use alot of 4 letter words?


    Um, the senior economics editor of RTE said that if he answered a question truthfully about how we got into the situation we are in now, his employment would be at risk. And he specifically mentioned this at the very start of the interview.

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    silverharp
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    oceanclub wrote: »
    Um, the senior economics editor of RTE said that if he answered a question truthfully about how we got into the situation we are in now, his employment would be at risk. And he specifically mentioned this at the very start of the interview.

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    Can you fill in the gaps? what hasnt he said that is the big elephant in the room? RTE economics reporting is pretty crap I know but I wouldnt expect anything different.

    A belief in gender identity involves a level of faith as there is nothing tangible to prove its existence which, as something divorced from the physical body, is similar to the idea of a soul. - Colette Colfer



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    mike65
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    Facinating! Obviously like most here I hear rather a lot of "Sunshine" and at times you get the feeling he'd really like to say what he thinks but always manages to reign himself in.

    I reckon there could be a rather good book/tv series to come from Mr Lee at some point


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    eamonnm79
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    He had obviously just been repremanded for telling the truth or depressing the country.
    Can you imagine the conversation.
    Director of RTE : George any chance you could talk up the economy. If I hear any more doom and gloom ill loose all the advertisers I have left. Bulmers are going to pull their advertising. They say no one wants to drink cider after listening to you! Im putting you on the weekend team with Colm Murray!
    It should improve absentee rates in the Irish economy on a monday. Thats right george people cant even drink after listening to you!
    George: You cant silence me blah blah!


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    Cool Mo D
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    I doubt it would be for "depressing the country" that would put him in the firing line

    I'd bet quite a lot that the real reason he can't spread the blame, is because he would name, in no uncertain terms, a list of senior Govt. names.

    I'd imagine the list would start with:

    Bertie Ahern
    Brian Cowen

    and continue with brown envelope stuffing councillors, deep pocketed builders, arrogant idiot bankers, gravy-train riding TDs, and people who thought that buying a shack of an investment property for a fortune in the middle of nowhere was a great deal.

    If you see the trouble RTE got in for a fairly innocuous piece on a nudie painting of Cowen, imagine the excrement hitting the fan if the main economist of the national TV station accused the Government, the builders, the banks, and our own greed of shafting us all rotten.


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    Time Magazine
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    No, Eamonn. I think he was hinting at how scathing he would have to be of the management of the nation's finances.


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    thebman
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    So basically he is being censored because it will upset politicians.

    Dangerous territory for the public broadcaster to go into IMO.

    From their public service broadcasting document:
    national and international news of high quality journalism and impartiality as a
    cornerstone of its schedule.     RTÉ’s news coverage shall be accurate, impartial and
    objective    : this will help set the agenda for informed democratic debate in Ireland

    in the case of its programming, maintain and cherish its freedom from political
    control or influence and from all other vested interests    , whether commercial,
    religious, social or cultural

    Isn't this violating its Public Service Obligations?


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    lostexpectation
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    who started all the rumours about him going for fg in the by-election


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    Saabdub
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    Questions and Answers going, Pat Kenny "retiring" from the Late Late, Charlie Bird broadcasting from the the US in a non-election year and George Lee stating he is unable to answer a question frankly, is there a pattern emerging?

    Maybe this belongs in the politics thread?

    Saabdub


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    Barname
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    ZANU-FF

    more and more we descend into a Zimbabwean like morass

    Thanks to the one party state ran by ZANU-FF

    The Irish electorate get everything that they deserve.


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    Barname
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    Saabdub wrote: »
    Questions and Answers going, Pat Kenny "retiring" from the Late Late, Charlie Bird broadcasting from the the US in a non-election year and George Lee stating he is unable to answer a question frankly, is there a pattern emerging?

    Maybe this belongs in the politics thread?

    Saabdub

    give this person more thread, they stitch quite well


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    #16
    Time Magazine
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    Yeah, this doesn't belong here. Moved to News & Media.


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    eamonnm79
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    The Economist wrote: »
    No, Eamonn. I think he was hinting at how scathing he would have to be of the management of the nation's finances.

    Why would that loose him his job in RTE?


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    jdivision
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    Because Eoin O'Neachtain would be straight on again and making his usual threats


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