High Noon with George Hook.

Lt Dan wrote: »

But these people should not be ignored.

They should be challenged, when they are using terms incorrectly. Some times, there is legitimacy for the terms

They and their argument should be ripped apart for every other readers to see. Humiliate them, expose them for the lying/retarded people that they are.

Would be better if they just got kicked instead. Moderators won't do a thing

Typical liberal bull**** - lack the mental fortitude to put forward a counter argument? Just shout them down instead and threaten them personally. It's utterly pathetic but it's the only way the PC softies can feel like they have any relevance to a topic.

foxtrot101 wrote: »

It helps to read all the relevant posts before you jump in feet first. You don't look like such an idiot then.

I saw enough to make my own opinion, from what else you quoted I don't see any reason to rescind what I said.

The Specialist wrote: »

Typical liberal bull**** - lack the mental fortitude to put forward a counter argument? Just shout them down instead and threaten them personally. It's utterly pathetic but it's the only way the PC softies can feel like they have any relevance to a topic.

Boxing people off 'typical liberal, PC softies etc.' and dismissive terms shouldn't be countered, but pitied. Even in the face of scientific fact you get 'fake news'. That's pretty sad.

I've switched over by mistake a few times when I've heard the Ronan Collins music starting. You can hear from her voice that she's incredibly happy with the way that things have panned out, and really wants that job full time. I know that serious career people should not necessarily put loyalty in front of progressing their own careers, but I've never been comfortable with standing on somebody else's head to get to the top. Ciara Kelly can pretend that this is just serendipity, that all of these events occurred around her and it was nothing to do with her. But her contrived silence buried George, when a real friend would have spoken out in support of him (if not in support of his remarks).

Even if you listen back to the Marian Finucane, when she eventually spoke out... (after she was sitting in George's seat)... at least three of the texts read out were "How could you take over his job?", so she's not fooling anybody.

suicide_circus wrote: »

The market will decide. And I haven't tuned in to newstalk (apart from an hour of pat kenny) since george was pulled and I suspect I'm not alone in this.

No - you're not alone. That's exactly what I'm doing because of Ciara Kelly and this fiasco.
Also can't stick Paul Williams in the morning but listened reluctantly up til the 'George' incident but I've now done a complete cull of Newstalk bar the Pat Kenny show. He showed himself to be a gentleman and a professional so I'm rewarding him by listening I certainly didn't agree with everything George said on a range of issues but he has been annihilated for this particular opinion in a very nasty, unnecessary way.

Unfortunately, the alternative to the Breakfast show (Morning Ireland) is as dull as ditch water Oh god its painful. I like my presenters with a bit of spark, whether I agree with them or not.

I fill in the gaps now with LBC/Talk Radio.

Kenny, Moncrieff and OTB are the only things I have any interest on Newstalk and admittedly OTB is only on in the car on the way home if I'm after working late. The breakfast show is absolutely painful and Yates I can't abide. I'd share little to none of George Hook's views but I tended to leave him on to get the view of the other side of the fence so to speak. He kind of grew on me like mould would on bread. His comments were a tad stupid but probably reflective of what a lot of people think. It could have been a good opportunity to create discussion about the issue instead of turning it into the witch hunt it become. I fear discussion between opposing points of view seems to have become a thing of the past in the twitter age we live in. Also, if it is the end of George's broadcasting career, it is a terrible way for it to end.

Swanner wrote: »

100%.

Made all the worse by the fact that it was George who built her up and gave her a platform in the first place.. She wouldn't have any media career without George..

It's a despicable trait in someone's character imo.

I'm genuinely trying to figure out what she did wrong here. Did she force him to say what he said? And did she not defend him on Marian Finucane?

Swanner wrote: »

She waited in the wings for a full week as the mob descended and ripped him apart. She waited till he was critically wounded and she knew exactly what she was doing.

If she had any loyalty at all she would have spoken up in support of him straight away, especially given that she thinks he's "One of the most gender blind people I've ever worked with". But she didn't and she knew exactly what she was doing.

It suited her to say too little too late so that exactly what's she did..

And look at her now..

One step closer to that job she so desperately wants..

http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/radio/id-like-marian-finucanes-job-dr-ciaras-ambitions-for-more-radio-success-35076322.html

He was suspended on the Friday and she talked to Marian on the Saturday. Her silence on the issue beforehand could easily be put down to management at the station telling people working there not to get involved with the controversy.

But, sure let's paint her as a plotting Lady Macbeth feminist because she has boobies… that's way more fun.