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Is the presidency/president above satire?

  • 13-11-2011 3:21pm
    #1
    Carlow52
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,389 ✭✭✭


    At the end of Miriam meets.. this morning on Radio one , at 54:00

    Can be found from within herehttp://www.rte.ie/radio/page/radio1-podcasts.html

    There was a piece by some 'comedian' taking the 'michael' out of our new President and him not having had his first official function yet.

    The piece itself was bad enough but the host's reaction was pathetic


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  • #2
    Teclo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 496 ✭✭Teclo


    In this day and age nobody is above criticism, satire and sneering. I don't particularly like it but that's the way it is.


  • #3
    gbee
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    http://www.rte.ie/radio/page/radio1-podcasts.html

    which one?

    Of course the presidency is not above satire, the current incumbent offers the most material in a long time.


  • #4
    Mike 1972
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,018 ✭✭✭Mike 1972


    I remember Robinson coming in from a lot from certain quarters.


  • #5
    harrythehat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 264 ✭✭harrythehat


    Even as a huge MDH fan, I have to say no, of course not. No politician is, and Michael D has been satirised on Gift Grub and more for YEARS now, it would be a bit strange if it suddenly stopped!


  • #6
    murphaph
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,050 ✭✭✭✭murphaph


    If the Brits can satirise the royal family (remember Spitting Image???) then we can certainly do the same for our President!


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  • #7
    thebman
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    Don't see why he should be above satire.

    Nobody is that is why it is satire, as soon as one person is subject to being above it then everyone else can also make their case too.

    Satire works because nobody takes it seriously, as soon as someone is seen as being above it then more people will start to take it seriously.


  • #8
    V_Moth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,423 ✭✭✭V_Moth


    Nothing should be beyond Satire, see Brass Eye for example (Special Episode - NSFW).

    Unfortunately the standard of Irish Satire (and comedy in general) is rather poor (but that is something for a different thread/forum).


  • #9
    Batsy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,341 ✭✭✭Batsy


    murphaph wrote: »
    If the Brits can satirise the royal family (remember Spitting Image???) then we can certainly do the same for our President!

    Spitting Image also satirised politicians and celebrities, not just the Royals.


  • #10
    Liam Byrne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,163 ✭✭✭✭Liam Byrne


    I don't think much satire is required when the likes of Ray Burke & Michael Lowry were invited to his inauguration.

    My opinion of the man fell significantly on hearing about that.


  • #11
    alboco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24 ✭alboco


    Carlow52 wrote: »
    At the end of Miriam meets.. this morning on Radio one , at 54:00

    Can be found from within herehttp://www.rte.ie/radio/page/radio1-podcasts.html

    There was a piece by some 'comedian' taking the 'michael' out of our new President and him not having had his first official function yet.

    The piece itself was bad enough but the host's reaction was pathetic
    Satire / What do you call a country that is bankrupt, and massively so, electing a Socialist as Head of State ?
    I call it hilarious but it so defines the irish mentality - stick your collectives heads in the sand and pretend it is not happening - never mind the industrious Germans will tell you what to do and how to do it !


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  • #12
    alboco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24 ✭alboco


    Liam Byrne wrote: »
    I don't think much satire is required when the likes of Ray Burke & Michael Lowry were invited to his inauguration.

    My opinion of the man fell significantly on hearing about that.

    Is this actually true ? Did not Burke serve time in prison :http://www.rte.ie/news/2005/0124/burker.html

    And hasnt ireland spent hundreds of million on a Tribunal revolving around Lowry ?


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