Newstalk interview enraging

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Listening to Chris interview Luke 'Ming' Flanagan this morning was totally enraging, before i give my reasons i will point out that i am not in Lukes constituency & i wouldn’t have been voting for Luke had i been

From the outset luke was giving his position on how he intends to navigate & negotiate in the dail & was doing it in an assertive & coherent manner. Immediately Ivan waded in with the, learned through experience, list of protocol's regarding dail eireann which Luke challenged rationally from the perspective of a citizen about to serve his constituents not bound up in the rigmarole that has done us no service that is the protocol ivan was highlighting.

Almost immediately after when again responding to a question posed by chris, Luke had immediately prior to the question stated that he was not up to speed on all the monies he would be entitled to upon his election, he was berated by chris as being on the attack when he simply highlighted what he had just said prior to the question!

The question being were they briefed on how much monney they would be entitled to now being elected.

Now anyone listening to the show can clearly see that Chris was totally irrational in the manner he was handling the interview for what reason i do not know, what i do know is that Luke came away from the show with 100% integrity & if he maintains this approach when in dail eireann then we will see politics change in this country.

Both Chris & to a lesser extent Ivan done a disservice to Newstalk, the people of South Leitrim & Ireland in the manner they attempted to almost mock Luke & at one point Mick Wallace also.

Listen back here,

http://www.newstalk.ie/programmes/all/breakfast/listen-back/

In The Sticks

I still can't get over the fact that Luke 'Ming' Flannagan got elected in the first place, <SNIP> and has admitted on more than one occasion that he is a user. What sort of a role model is this guy to younger kids growing up surrounded by drugs? He should not have been left within a mile of Kildare street. However the good people of Co. Roscommon choose him as their Independent TD, It beggers belief as to why.

duckysauce

In The Sticks wrote: »

I still can't get over the fact that Luke 'Ming' Flannagan got elected in the first place, <SNIP> and has admitted on more than one occasion that he is a user. What sort of a role model is this guy to younger kids growing up surrounded by drugs? He should not have been left within a mile of Kildare street. However the good people of Co. Roscommon choose him as their Independent TD, It beggers belief as to why.

yawn

In The Sticks

You have kids duckysauce??

muffler

In The Sticks wrote: »

You have kids duckysauce??

Do not ask personal questions in this or any forum on Boards.ie

In The Sticks

muffler wrote: »

Do not ask personal questions in this or any forum on Boards.ie

I was putting the point across that people in here who have kids would do anything to protect them. Giving a 'Yawn' as a comment just shows that people don't take the issues I raised seriously enough to warrent a proper reply.

aftermn

Don't know much about 'Ming', but he was elected by his constituency. Doubt they did so because he was a cannabis user. Suspect there is more to him then just that.
I wouldn't be into cannabis but am open to others having a different view. Even i doubt it is much more dangerous then cigs, and we haven't banned them (yet).
Lets lighten up and discuss.

Phill Ewinn

In The Sticks wrote: »

I still can't get over the fact that Luke 'Ming' Flannagan got elected in the first place, <SNIP> and has admitted on more than one occasion that he is a user. What sort of a role model is this guy to younger kids growing up surrounded by drugs? He should not have been left within a mile of Kildare street. However the good people of Co. Roscommon choose him as their Independent TD, It beggers belief as to why.

What kind of role models do kids have now generally.? I can no longer turn the radio on in the car when my kids are in it. The constant news updates are completely unsuitable for their ears!

Have no time for Ming but better him then those pesky FF/FG traitors people insist on voting for.

dvpower

In The Sticks wrote: »

I was putting the point across that people in here who have kids would do anything to protect them.

No you weren't. You just asked if he had kids.

wtf has parents protecting kids to do with anything?

In The Sticks wrote: »

Giving a 'Yawn' as a comment just shows that people don't take the issues I raised seriously enough to warrent a proper reply.

'Yawn' was generous.
Luke likes a joint now and again. No big deal, at least not to to his constituents, who elected him in the full knowledge that he likes a joint now and again.

In The Sticks

dvpower wrote: »

No you weren't. You just asked if he had kids.

wtf has parents protecting kids to do with anything?


'Yawn' was generous.
Luke likes a joint now and again. No big deal, at least not to to his constituents, who elected him in the full knowledge that he likes a joint now and again.

I can only assume DV that that you are from Roscommon. DV probably the 'Yawn' was the most productive answer you have giving so far, your most recent post does not even warrent a reply.

duckysauce

In The Sticks wrote: »

I can only assume DV that that you are from Roscommon. DV probably the 'Yawn' was the most productive answer you have giving so far, your most recent post does not even warrent a reply.

eh you just replied :eek: