Terri Prone talking rubbish on TV3 at Fitzgerald state funeral

Slideshowbob

Just tuned in

Vin B asked why we have military bands at such funerals

She said because we copied British traditions

What a chancer!!! Surely there'd be a more substantive reason if she knew anything

Dirk Gently

Terri Prone in talking rubbish shocker. :eek:

Madd Finn

clown bag wrote: »

Terri Prone in talking rubbish shocker. :eek:

Yeah. Hold that Front Page!!! :rolleyes:

Liam Byrne

clown bag wrote: »

Terri Prone in talking rubbish shocker. :eek:

+1

Now if she wasn't talking rubbish, that might be worthy of discussion!

BlaasForRafa

Liam Byrne wrote: »

+1

Now if she wasn't talking rubbish, that might be worthy of discussion!

Shes one of the most odious so-called personalities on tv

AlekSmart

clown bag wrote: »

Terri Prone in talking rubbish(and being paid a heap of money to do it) shocker. :eek:

Sorry Clown Bag,just had to FYP there....:)

Ms P is,by now,a National Institution,rivalling the late Dr Fitz himself,I propose her for Seanad Eireann ...!

Nodin

AlekSmart wrote: »

Sorry Clown Bag,just had to FYP there....:)

Ms P is,by now,a National Institution,rivalling the late Dr Fitz himself,I propose her for Seanad Eireann ...!

No, theres a venue more befitting her 'talents'.

later12

Just to go back to the OP for a minute, Terry Prone is actually (possibly, accidentally) correct in suggesting that we have copied many of our state funeral traditions (e.g. the 21 Gun salute at the graveside was a British invention) directly from our nearest neighbour.

Others are Napoleonic, and others are difficult to trace - the very act of a military state funeral has the undertones of a medieval warrior's funeral - but it would be slightly silly to suggest that the British, shaping world military history as they have, have not contributed in a major way to the tradition surrounding such ceremonial events.

In fairness to Terry Prone, she speaks an awful lot of rubbish in my opinion, but she is far from the worst of Vincent Browne's 'experts' that I have seen on the panel... her pal the Right Hon Senator O'Donnell comes particularly to mind.

alanmcqueen

later10 wrote: »

Just to go back to the OP for a minute, Terry Prone is actually (possibly, accidentally) correct in suggesting that we have copied many of our state funeral traditions (e.g. the 21 Gun salute at the graveside was a British invention) directly from our nearest neighbour.

Others are Napoleonic, and others are difficult to trace - the very act of a military state funeral has the undertones of a medieval warrior's funeral - but it would be slightly silly to suggest that the British, shaping world military history as they have, have not contributed in a major way to the tradition surrounding such ceremonial events.

In fairness to Terry Prone, she speaks an awful lot of rubbish in my opinion, but she is far from the worst of Vincent Browne's 'experts' that I have seen on the panel... her pal the Right Hon Senator O'Donnell comes particularly to mind.

Many thanks for your considered input. An excellent narrative - balanced, well thought out and concise. However, entirely inappropriate in this 'Terry Prone kicking' thread. Please refrain from these moderate responses. I was enjoying the TP bashing until rudely interrupted by your attempt at serious conjecture. Let us return please to TP bothering.

pog it

I think the criticism levelled at Terri Prone here is unfair. I watched VB's coverage of it and I thought it was left up to her to do a lot of the talking as the other two panellists really said so little, especially the historian on her left. He never elaborated on any points he made and just seemed like a spectator more than a panellist. When it was clear the other two were not going to take up Vincent on a certain point when he gave them all a chance to come in, it was nearly always Terri Prone who spoke up, but she listened to everyone and by no means took over. Felt she carried the thing to be honest.

She can talk bluff also but I agree with later10, there are a lot worse appearing on RTE and VB.

Nodin

As a hater of things Terri Prone related, I can contribute nothing of substance, and indeed might damage my keyboard in the attempt.

alanmcqueen

pog it wrote: »

I think the criticism levelled at Terri Prone here is unfair. I watched VB's coverage of it and I thought it was left up to her to do a lot of the talking as the other two panellists really said so little, especially the historian on her left. He never elaborated on any points he made and just seemed like a spectator more than a panellist. When it was clear the other two were not going to take up Vincent on a certain point when he gave them all a chance to come in, it was nearly always Terri Prone who spoke up, but she listened to everyone and by no means took over. Felt she carried the thing to be honest.

She can talk bluff also but I agree with later10, there are a lot worse appearing on RTE and VB.

Once again my enjoyment of a TP kicking comment - Nodin's post - was reduced due to this quite clearly well thought out post. Certainly a commentator of note. However, can we please all just return to simple scathing attacks on TP's personal reputation please?
I will also accept sarcastic commentary, although unrelated, on the lack of anti-war protesters during Obama's visit.

yoshytoshy

She writes for the papers and manages to be just as bad ,even though shes not visible.
Theres loads of the verbal diarrohea brigade ,who are riding the wave of the recession ,pure and utter ****.

pog it

Can we not have a Marie Louise O'Donnell bashing thread?

later12

I think politics should just have a bitching sticky... we all need to vent, and there is a lot of worthy fodder.

Nodin

I'm still wondering how a thread with Terri Prone in the title hasn't been locked. I mean, I argue for a liberal, easy going politics forum, but still...

padd b1975

pog it wrote: »

Can we not have a Marie Louise O'Donnell bashing thread?

There is one in the Radio Forum.;)

Lefticus Loonaticus

I wouldnt be too hard on Terri tbh, I think shes prone to it.

Rebelheart

pog it wrote: »

Can we not have a Marie Louise O'Donnell bashing thread?

padd b1975 wrote: »

There is one in the Radio Forum.;)

Now that the valiant Marie-Louise is a politician - *cough* *cough* - earning (or, rather, getting paid) c. €100,000 per annum, we surely need to keep an eye on this great servant of this republic here in Politics.

Well done, Enda Kenny: you've shown when it comes to Seanad Éireann you can be just as crooked as Bertie Ahern (appointment of Eoghan Harris) when it comes to appointing your cheerleaders in the media to the ineffably objectionable institution which is the Seanad.

Paying €100,000 of our taxes any time, never mind in a huge recession, to somebody who was appointed to the Seanad entirely because she was regularly on Today with Pat Kenny and Tonight with Vincent Browne defending Enda Kenny is horrifyingly banana republic stuff from this supposedly progressive new government. There is nothing, absolutely nothing, more behind this appointment.


Terry Prone is another one whose sell-by date passed a long time ago. She had her snout in the trough blowing and pumping up the bubble for years. Now that it's gone, the least the media can do is ban these discredited individuals from our airwaves. The fact that they are paid for these tv and radio appearances should not be overlooked when choosing what tv and radio programme you'll listen to/watch.

alanmcqueen

later10 wrote: »

I think politics should just have a bitching sticky... we all need to vent, and there is a lot of worthy fodder.

Well done. I second that.