All of the "new positivity" preachers are millionaires

Ally Dick

I'm sick of the very arrogant, patronising positivity preachers that have cropped up in the media, telling us that we have a "great little country" and can "turn things around". Yes I am talking about you Des Cahill, Ryan Tubridy and others. I especially despise Peter Sutherland who presided over the great derivatives con job at Goldman Sachs, and Michael Soden, who claims he left BoI in good shape, yet tried a number of outrageous takeover bids including that of AIB, and also had to resign for other matters

mikom

A pat on the head to the little people.
Tubridy makes me want to puke.

squod

Their investments are in you and me. ''They'' need us to make their money for them. Congratulations to them though, don't we all want to be rich.....








*.....but young enough to enjoy it. In your face old foggies.

ejmaztec

What we need now is free cash, and not condescending bullsh1t from some smug bastards who coined it by being in the right place at the right time.

Sonnenblumen

ejmaztec wrote: »

What we need now is free cash, and not condescending bullsh1t from some smug bastards who coined it by being in the right place at the right time.

Oh Great One, praytell, where is this free cash, which we we would all love some of?

Myrddin

Flatly was on the radio the other day, having lunch in a high class new york cafe or something...telling us we need to keep out heads up & think positive. Apparently there's a lot of negativity in this country.

Maybe he's talking about negative equity? Yeah, that must be it.

saywhatyousee

Sonnenblumen wrote: »

Oh Great One, praytell, where is this free cash, which we we would all love some of?

I think he is refering to interest free money ?

De Dannan

Sonnenblumen wrote: »

Oh Great One, praytell, where is this free cash, which we we would all love some of?

I think hes talking through his arse again

Gneez

I like the free cash idea whoever came up with it.

RichieC

I'd be pretty positive if I was a millionaire too.

pragmatic1

I remember Bill Cullen on frontline about a year ago saying the youth of the country are spoilt and they should basically work for nothing. No need to worry about that now Bill, most of them who have sense have already left for greener pastures.

ejmaztec

Sonnenblumen wrote: »

Oh Great One, praytell, where is this free cash, which we we would all love some of?

Here you go

Save some for me.:P

bonerm

Gneez wrote: »

I like the free cash idea whoever came up with it.

That would be the banks.

ejmaztec

De Dannan wrote: »

I think hes talking through his arse again

I'm trying out rectal positivity preaching, so that I too can earn vast sums of money, sit on the Late Late, and tell the country's paupers to get off their arses and do something.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON-7v4qnHP8

Saila

what

ejmaztec

Saila wrote: »

what

dsmythy

Millionaires are a positive bunch. I wonder if this positivity had something to do with their becoming millionaires in the first place. Just a thought.

panda100

I thought Bill Clinton's speech on St.Patricks day was extremely patronising.
A millionare telling us that smelling a flower is what's important in life. I must remember to sniff a daffodil the next time I can't afford to pay the bills because my wages and hours have been slashed. :rolleyes:

While I agree with his sentiment, it seems a bit hollow coming from a raging capitalist like Clinton.

gigino

mikom wrote: »

A pat on the head to the little people.
Tubridy makes me want to puke.

+1. He is a very overpaid pain.

Logical Fallacy

You are missing the point folks. All these people are extremely rich...as such they have moved beyond such material issues and realised that what is really important (when you are financially sound and have **** all to really worry about ) is smelling things and thinking happy thoughts.

Can't pay the heating bill? THINK yourself warm.
Can't afford to feed your family? THINK up a three course meal and a bottle of pop!
Medical bills getting you down? THINK yourself better.

No doubt we should prostrate ourselves before these new age philosophers and praise them for their remarkable input.

StupidLikeAFox

ejmaztec wrote: »

What we need now is free cash, and not condescending bullsh1t from some smug bastards who coined it by being in the right place at the right time.

I fucking hate it with a passion when people do this, but.......


Joe Higgins, is that you?

stevenmu

Take a random millionaire and random person on the dole. Which one do you think think you should take economic advise from?

Fart

stevenmu wrote: »

Take a random millionaire and random person on the dole. Which one do you think think you should take economic advise from?

The guy getting free money?

ejmaztec

Fart wrote: »

The guy getting free money?

Yes, he would be the one who used to work for the millionaire and helped him earn his millions, and has now been tossed onto the scrap-heap for his efforts.:(

humanji

ejmaztec wrote: »

Yes, he would be the one who used to work for the millionaire and helped him earn his millions, and has now been tossed onto the scrap-heap for his efforts.:(

So he'd know what not to do then.

Poor Craythur

It's almost as bad as John Boorman complaining mid-boom that we had lost the run of ourselves entirely and lost ourselves. I think he preferred it when most of us were lowly peasants and he was part of an exclusive club. :rolleyes:

Saw a very orange Tubbers in Dalkey a few weeks ago looking very pleased with himself altogether. Twunt. Twunt who wants to be like Conan O'Brien and all the other big boys. Fat chance.