Bertie Ahern, July 2007

johnathan woss

Anyone remember this gem of a quote from our erstwhile esteemed leader ?

'Sitting on the sidelines, cribbing and moaning is a lost opportunity. I don't know how people who engage in that don't commit suicide because frankly the only thing that motivates me is being able to actively change something,'
( http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0704/economy.html )

Those people "moaning and cribbing" were warning about the economic catastrophe that was coming for Ireland, and were powerless to avoid it because of the stranglehold that Fianna Fail has had on power in this country for so long.

What's Bertie doing these days anyway ?

MikeC101

johnathan woss wrote: »

Anyone remember this gem of a quote from our erstwhile esteemed leader ?

'Sitting on the sidelines, cribbing and moaning is a lost opportunity. I don't know how people who engage in that don't commit suicide because frankly the only thing that motivates me is being able to actively change something,'
( http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0704/economy.html )

Those people "moaning and cribbing" were warning about the economic catastrophe that was coming for Ireland, and were powerless to avoid it because of the stranglehold that Fianna Fail has had on power in this country for so long.

What's Bertie doing these days anyway ?

Writing sports articles for the "Irish" Daily Mirror (or the "Irish" Sun maybe? or the Star?), not turning up to the Dáil, and planning his strategy for becoming Lord Mayor of Dublin, or perhaps even President when this "unpleasantness" blows over.

gavney

Yeah, I remember that. It's funny how at the time, the focus of criticism (as far as I remember) was on his choice of words because he trivialised suicide. Perhaps that quote wouldn't have even been newsworthy if it weren't for the suicide bit.

SLUSK

johnathan woss wrote: »

Anyone remember this gem of a quote from our erstwhile esteemed leader ?

'Sitting on the sidelines, cribbing and moaning is a lost opportunity. I don't know how people who engage in that don't commit suicide because frankly the only thing that motivates me is being able to actively change something,'
( http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0704/economy.html )

Those people "moaning and cribbing" were warning about the economic catastrophe that was coming for Ireland, and were powerless to avoid it because of the stranglehold that Fianna Fail has had on power in this country for so long.

What's Bertie doing these days anyway ?

He also said "the boom is getting boomier".
He's got his head up his ass that one, what a f*cking moron.

Huggles

I seen during the week he is exclusive new soccer pundit for the mail or the mirror or some other rag. Imagine, soccer pundit. Christ.

EDIT: Its teh News of the World : http://www.politics.ie/media/91067-new-sports-columnist-news-world-bertie-ahern.html

johnathan woss wrote: »

Anyone remember this gem of a quote from our erstwhile esteemed leader ?

'Sitting on the sidelines, cribbing and moaning is a lost opportunity. I don't know how people who engage in that don't commit suicide because frankly the only thing that motivates me is being able to actively change something,'
( http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0704/economy.html )

Those people "moaning and cribbing" were warning about the economic catastrophe that was coming for Ireland, and were powerless to avoid it because of the stranglehold that Fianna Fail has had on power in this country for so long.

What's Bertie doing these days anyway ?

ghost_ie

Huggles wrote: »

I seen during the week he is exclusive new soccer pundit for the mail or the mirror or some other rag. Imagine, soccer pundit. Christ.

EDIT: Its teh News of the World : http://www.politics.ie/media/91067-new-sports-columnist-news-world-bertie-ahern.html

Surely he'd make a better racing pundit. Look at all that money he told a tribunal he had won on the horses

The Orb

Bertie, the man who picked up where Corleone Haughey left off, used and abused this nation of ours for the benefit of his "supporters"...I could go on but due to the laws of libel a mod would remove my post, my defence would be fair comment. Look around you, everything you see, the f*cked health care system, education system, infrastructure, banjaxed welfare system is all due to Bertie and his acolytes, not to mention the wasteland housing estates and f*cked commercial property sector which was rubberstamped every year in the FF tent in Ballybrit. Bertie should get down on his knees and beg this country's forgiveness for destroying this nation and for his legacy of Cowen and the other gombeen gob****es that are continuing the relentless drive to finish the country once and for all. Bertie, I hate everything you and your associates stand for, I can't wait for the Mahon Tribunal report when you will be exposed for waht you truly are, putitng paid to any ambitions you may have for any fututre public office. ....and as for writing in some bog-roll rag, sums him up quite well really.

97i9y3941

well to us ordinary folks,we knew that building houses forever woundnt be something that last,and alast since our economy was like the titanic and bertie was like the rats had fled the sinking ship.....

cremeegg

jesus i just seen the wanker on the tele in a cupboard doing a news of the world ad... the man has no shame... you'd thing he would be keepin his head down this weather.. a belt of a mallet down accross the head he would want...:mad:

Liam Byrne

Ah lads, Ahern never said that about anyone who warned him because......

......according to other statements by the same rat, no-one ever warned him.

So why would he possibly have said the above to a non-existent person that never warned him ?

My head hurts!

hinault

"it was dem Lehman Brudders that caused de recession"

BobbyD10

It makes me sick to think he may run for President, that would be the absolute irony.

This pr**k was way up his own ass and that of the developers and he was in his own private brown envelope bubble.

Words fail the contempt I hold for it....

Ulysses Gaze

'Lehmans had their testicles everywhere'

'De boom is gettin' boomier'

"I dont listen to Walter Mitty characters" - when in 2009 Pat Kenny asked Ahern why he didnt listen to David Mc Williams who foresaw the crash.

Some clown

johngalway

Dear B-b-b-b-ertie,

Please F.O.

Sincerely,

The voters.

Sir Oxman

johnathan woss wrote: »

What's Bertie doing these days anyway ?

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056049199

This.:mad:

johndaman66

BobbyD10 wrote: »

It makes me sick to think he may run for President, that would be the absolute irony.

What makes me even sicker is the fact that the conniving b@st@*d would most likely be voted in. Sorry for my extreme use in words but I'm that exasperated. Tis amazing how all the sheeple are moving away from Fianna Fail in their masses now only. If you voted for Ahern and his cronies down through the years I don't feel you are worthy of posting on the thread to criticise him or certainly not defend the r@ts ....Remember you allowed them to remain in an abusive position.

I sometimes sincerely think we would be better of under British rule and I do come from a strong nationalist background.

Liam Byrne

gambiaman wrote: »

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056049199

This.:mad:

They should have had Ahern looking up when yer man went for his morning piss!

That would have been funny AND apt!

jprender

johndaman66 wrote: »

What makes me even sicker is the fact that the conniving b@st@*d would most likely be voted in.

No chance, and he knows that (surely?).

He should run for King of the Pr1cks. it would be a land-slide.

johndaman66

jprender wrote: »

No chance, and he knows that (surely?)

I'd certainly be hoping so too but given the bunch of gombeen thick head staunch Fianna Fail supporters I live among in this country nothing would surprise me too much either.

Remember that public sentiment was very low towards Fianna Fail even on the run up to the last general election and they still got enough seats to form a Government along with the Greens.