Brendan Gleeson for President

Rock of Gibraltar

Rumours are abounding that Brendan Gleeson is throwing his hat in the ring, anyone have any info?
It's on http://www.broadsheet.ie/

He made a great speech earlier this year on College Green before Obama;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHkUnlVq3Z0&feature=related

Tabnabs

Question is, would he stick it for seven years?

D1stant

Ah Jesus no. Who next? - Bosco?

3rdDegree

It would be a shameful waste of a great actor.

Yes please. Met the man a few times, very decent guy

My name is URL

This is getting ridiculous now.

I doubt it's true anyway.. it's mentioned on broadsheet.ie for god's sake!

Dermo

D1stant wrote: »

Ah Jesus no. Who next? - Bosco?

I'd vote for Bosco over the current muppets

Rock of Gibraltar

I've no idea what his politics are but he has pizzazz

later12

Who isn't thinking of running for the Presidency? We're really just making our way through the telephone book right now

Dermo

later10 wrote: »

Who isn't thinking of running for the Presidency? We're really just making our way through the telephone book right now

is that your roundabout way of saying that you are also running for president?

later10 for president!

Frank Black

Great idea it’ll add a bit of glamour to the role – Although as one of the posters has mentioned, seven years is too long to have him off the old silver screen.

So my proposal – we put together a Hollywood 7 who’ll do the job for a year each.

• Brendan Gleeson
• Pierce Brosnan
• Liam Neison
• Colin Farrell (I can see problems this year)
• Cillian Murphy
• Daniel Day Lewis
• Gabriel Byrne

AnonoBoy

Broadsheet isn't exactly a reliable source now is it?

View

later10 wrote: »

Who isn't thinking of running for the Presidency? We're really just making our way through the telephone book right now

Well, George Lee is perhaps the exception (I think)...

Evil_little_me

He seems like a lovely man and he's a fantasic talent, for those reasons alone stay away Brendan.

dlofnep

I'd prefer him acting. He's a terrific actor

axer

dlofnep wrote: »

I'd prefer him acting. He's a terrific actor

Surely he can act as president! It would be his ultimate acting role.

Evil_little_me

axer wrote: »

Surely he can act as president! It would be his ultimate acting role.

Or if that fails call Mario Rosenstock and he can do impressions of Barack Obama. Or Roy Keane..:cool:

anymore

Thought the actor/ presient thing had been before ?
Anyway he would ahve to take a big salary cut.

Mr Trade In

Only one man for the job, Mr Tayto.

NO, I don't mean that bollox Berty

irishh_bob

Rock of Gibraltar wrote: »

I've no idea what his politics are but he has pizzazz

heard him on the late late show a few times , hes clearly on the left but then again what actor isnt

stimpson

irishh_bob wrote: »

heard him on the late late show a few times , hes clearly on the left but then again what actor isnt

Charlton Heston?

Pride Fighter

He gave a very passionate speech lashing into the HSE and FF/PD's on the late late show a few years ago, due to the bad treatment of his mother in hospital. Would certainly give him a second preference behind Michael D.

murphaph

Pride Fighter wrote: »

He gave a very passionate speech lashing into the HSE and FF/PD's on the late late show a few years ago, due to the bad treatment of his mother in hospital. Would certainly give him a second preference behind Michael D.

I remember this vividly. He has experienced the HSE at first hand and knows what an absolute shambles it is. I would hope that he is a wise enough man to see that HSE admin staff on 50% more than private sector equivalents and consultants on double the UK rate are not the people that need protecting from government, rather the ordinary workers in the non-unionsed jobs, just getting by.

I couldn't vote for a Labour nominee after Joan Burton's assertion that they couldn't possibly cut teachers (on 60k+) wages and so there is nothing for it but to enlarge classes. What a great "left wing" we have in Labour.

irishh_bob

Pride Fighter wrote: »

He gave a very passionate speech lashing into the HSE and FF/PD's on the late late show a few years ago, due to the bad treatment of his mother in hospital. Would certainly give him a second preference behind Michael D.

pure populism unless your willing to point to over paid health workers

dvpower

Brendan Gleeson is a ridiculous option... until you consider the rest of the declared candidates.

Rock of Gibraltar

I've been told there is an article about this in the Sunday World, I don't have access to a copy. Anyone seen it?

goose2005

Jedward for co-presidents.

take everything

Rock of Gibraltar wrote: »

I've no idea what his politics are but he has pizzazz

Pizzazz is all well and good.
But IMO he's lacking in chutzpah and his moxy needs work.

Teclo

Chuck Norris FTW :cool: