Cowen on Hook

ScumLord

Cowen getting an hear full on George hook. It's not so much an interview as Cowen isn't allowed to reply while Hook just berates him.

TeddyTedson

Are they talking about Rugby?

arybvtcw0eolkf

I'm busy listening to Canned Heat. Is it worth my while knocking them off?.

Sykk

Linky please!

TheZohanS

Over now and it was on News Talk for anyone interested.

curlzy

ScumLord wrote: »

Cowen getting an hear full on George hook. It's not so much an interview as Cowen isn't allowed to reply while Hook just berates him.

Sounds awesome, it's a pity Hook doesn't have an actual hook, or a whip or spike covered baton would be cool too.:D

DrumSteve

there's a mental image

TeddyTedson

Why is George hook talk to him?

Badgermonkey

That was a good interview, if only Cowen had communicated in such a manner over the last 2 years.

I reserve most of my bile for the creep Ahern, though Cowen was of course complicit.

positron

Missed this, but Hook is good at ranting - he does the good old ear-aching, spit-flying type of ranting, but he usually lets his guests out very easy.

Can't stand either of them

Sykk

rarnes1 wrote: »

Can't understand either of them

FYP

ScumLord

I'm not sure when the pod casts go up but it's worth a listen. Cowen takes most of it on the chin in fairness to him.

I really don't understand why he's determined to stay on, at this point no matter what the facts were I wouldn't want to stick around.

Sergeant

Hook openly admits to being a passionate FG supporter. It was never going to be an impartial interview.

arybvtcw0eolkf

ScumLord wrote: »

I'm not sure when the pod casts go up but it's worth a listen. Cowen takes most of it on the chin in fairness to him.

Which chin?.. He had more chin's than a Chinese phone book.

hal9000

was hook telling cowen about the benefits of sky!

mike65

Cowen just on The Last Word as well so one was taped, anyway I heard it and Cowen illustrated why the country is fecked and FF are going to get wiped out. Utterly clueless finance minister and as Tee-Shockt how to be a leader in the media age.

Shryke

mike65 wrote: »

Cowen just on The Last Word as well so one was taped, anyway I heard it and Cowen illustrated why the country is fecked and FF are going to get wiped out. Utterly clueless finance minister and as Tee-Shockt how to be a leader in the media age.

Could you tell me a little bit how the Matt Cooper interview went? I might just try to find it on RTE.

muckwarrior

ScumLord wrote: »

I really don't understand why he's determined to stay on, .

Another few months and he'll qualify for the full taoiseach's pension.

Gerry Manderer

Shryke wrote: »

Could you tell me a little bit how the Matt Cooper interview went? I might just try to find it on RTE.

Cowen was very much in combative mode, he's sure not going to go down without a fight. He came across as a little aggressive but actually made some good points about the bank guarantee and how easy it is to be in opposition and not have to make and take the hard decisions

mike65

Its on www.todayfm.com or rather it will be a bit later.

I didn't hear all of it, Cooper was questioning Cowen esp about his legacy and how being the leader might damage the party for the election, his lousy PR skills/going missing when a statement is needed (it was this area he sounded the worst, he didn't seem to understand the public are his public as leader of the state).

Shryke

Cheers for that, the hopeless bastard.

strokemyclover

Jesus! Thread title has put unerasable images of Brian Cowen ON George Hook in my head! :eek:

*SHUDDERS*

Seriously tho, Hook has his own agenda when it comes to interviews, always biased. As an anti-Cowen, former Fianna Failer it'll do him no good appearing on such a programme which I'm all for these days! Well played Brian ye g*b****e!

Trog

mike65 wrote: »

Its on www.todayfm.com or rather it will be a bit later.

I didn't hear all of it, Cooper was questioning Cowen esp about his legacy and how being the leader might damage the party for the election, his lousy PR skills/going missing when a statement is needed (it was this area he sounded the worst, he didn't seem to understand the public are his public as leader of the state).

Today fm? Newstalk.ie surely?

http://media.newstalk.ie/listenback/221/monday/1/popup

It should be here if it's todays George hook show. Failing that newstalk.ie homepage and 'listen back', podcasts usually take a day or two but the whole show is on listen back.

Edit: Oops, didn't realise we had moved on to discussing the Matt Cooper one. The link for the Hook interview is above anyway.

Yet another edit: Yup, click '2' on Monday in the link above to get straight to it.

Cool_CM

mike65 wrote: »

Cowen just on The Last Word as well so one was taped

Fairly sure that Newstalk and Today FM are based in the same building. Hook mentioned him having to run upstairs for his interview with Matt Cooper.

Trog

Cool_CM wrote: »

Fairly sure that Newstalk and Today FM are based in the same building. Hook mentioned him having to run upstairs for his interview with Matt Cooper.

They are indeed. Well, Newstalk are split between Cork and Dublin, but the Dublin one is the same building as Today FM near Stephen's green as far as I know.

papajimsmooth

hal9000 wrote: »

was hook telling cowen about the benefits of sky!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ur91VBpDuqg

Liam Byrne

Shryke wrote: »

Could you tell me a little bit how the Matt Cooper interview went? I might just try to find it on RTE.

Doubt you'll find it there. Trying www.todayfm.com might give you a better chance.

messymess

I heard Cowan on The Last Word and I thought he gave a fantastic interview, he really did hold his own. It wasn't worth a 100k though, which is about the negative equity I'm in.

Trog

Martin was fantastic on the RTE news earlier. Brian Dobson is an awful interviewer though. He criticised Micky for using the money gotten from an unstable economy to achieve his goals in his various ministerial positions. He neglected to realise that all the while Martin's opponent was the one managing the unstable economy. Fool.

Dravokivich

messymess wrote: »

I heard Cowan on The Last Word and I thought he gave a fantastic interview, he really did hold his own. It wasn't worth a 100k though, which is about the negative equity I'm in.

get out of here with that negative equity crap... property isnt a market thats always going to go up in value...

NapoleonInRags

Dravokivich wrote: »

get out of here with that negative equity crap... property isnt a market thats always going to go up in value...

Not everyone bought property to be in a market y'know. Some people actually bought houses to like, live in them.

mikom

ScumLord wrote: »

Cowen on Hook

Here was me hoping leatherface had caught up with him....

Johro

Sergeant wrote: »

Hook openly admits to being a passionate FG supporter.

Is there such a thing?

Dravokivich

NapoleonInRags wrote: »

Not everyone bought property to be in a market y'know. Some people actually bought houses to like, live in them.

yeah... then the issue of "negative equity" wouldnt be a problem for them because thwy weren't thinking of re-sale....

Trog

Presumably because he's still paying a mortgage on a property that may not to be worth what he paid for it ever again.

bigwormbundoran

I wish he'd man up and go on #VinB and get berated thoroughly as he deserves to be done

filthymcnasty

Trog wrote: »

Martin was fantastic on the RTE news earlier. Brian Dobson is an awful interviewer though. He criticised Micky for using the money gotten from an unstable economy to achieve his goals in his various ministerial positions. He neglected to realise that all the while Martin's opponent was the one managing the unstable economy. Fool.

Dobsons problem like many in RTE is he loves the sound of his own voice.
No matter who he is interviewing he will cut across them or interrupt them before they have finished a sentence.
Still though didn't think Martin said anything special in that interview.

Trog

Hook does the same. I thought Mick-e-Mart he was pretty good politically. He made some good points about not forcing his resignation so that there was no hostility and there could be an open debate etc. I mean it's not like I'd vote for FF because he's in charge, but he ran rings around Dobby the news elf.

Son Of A Vidic

Cowen on Hook.

Whatever your into I suppose, each to their own and all that. But certainly not my cup of tea.