Sean O'Rourke Today Show

California Dreamer · 16-08-2018 12:32PM

Icsics wrote: »

No probing questions whatsoever & Mir only read out supportive texts.

Very disappointed in that interview. Miriam is normally a lot harder but this sounded like an edited puff piece.

dulpit · 16-08-2018 12:48PM

California Dreamer wrote: »

Very disappointed in that interview. Miriam is normally a lot harder but this sounded like an edited puff piece.

I haven't heard the interview yet, but she's been awful soft on the radio all summer since she's taken over from SOR... More of the same it would seem...

hotmail.com · 16-08-2018 09:22PM

Icsics wrote:

No probing questions whatsoever & Mir only read out supportive texts.

Probing about what! Her sex life?

thesandeman · 17-08-2018 03:27AM

In fairness to Miriam she did ask her why she had six kids and would she look for work when she got her new place. However she didn't push her on it when she avoided the questions.

elperello · 17-08-2018 06:31AM

I think she got it right.
It was a balanced interview with a private individual.

California Dreamer · 17-08-2018 11:11AM

elperello wrote: »

I think she got it right.
It was a balanced interview with a private individual.

Fox news balanced more like!!!!

Brendan Bendar · 17-08-2018 11:41AM

California Dreamer wrote: »

Very disappointed in that interview. Miriam is normally a lot harder but this sounded like an edited puff piece.

You see, this is the situation, these media types love to appear ‘hard’ to ‘the man’ the establishment like, those who have to implement things.

When it comes to other stuff they are wary of their image and public popularity, which, in my opinion,is why Meeriam didn’t delve as deep as she should have.

Sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander like.

Remember the Liam Miller controversy?

All the politicos especially in Coe-erk hopped on the ‘agin the GAA bandwagon’,watching the big picture for their own popularity.

Media people are no different.

dulpit · 17-08-2018 11:57AM

She seemed to take a few pops at John Halligan yesterday re. gambling tax, so she's well able - maybe previous poster is correct?

Maybe I'm imagining it, but she came across as patronising of Paddy O'Gorman with his piece yesterday re. the Burka, something about meeting different people.

Is SOR back yet?

Ursus Horribilis · 17-08-2018 12:02PM

elperello wrote: »

I think she got it right.
It was a balanced interview with a private individual.

She ceased to be a private individual when she went public with this blatant publicity stunt. As a private individual who pays for everything, I'd like more questions to be asked of people like Margaret Cash. Our taxes are paying for this.

padd b1975 · 17-08-2018 12:17PM

hotmail.com wrote: »

Probing about what! Her sex life?

Her massive sense of entitlement.

Her criminal record.

Her giving birth to seven children and demanding someone else pays for their them and 100% of their accomodation.

Her having already turned down an offer of a home.

And many more.

elperello · 17-08-2018 05:22PM

Ursus Horribilis wrote: »

She ceased to be a private individual when she went public with this blatant publicity stunt. As a private individual who pays for everything, I'd like more questions to be asked of people like Margaret Cash. Our taxes are paying for this.

I think it's best to save the hard questioning for politicians, civil servants, lobby groups, representative groups and such like.

I would award no kudos to a journalist for leaning on an ordinary citizen in a difficult situation who is just doing the best they can to get out of it.

sligojoek · 17-08-2018 09:13PM

I didn't hear that whole interview but I heard her list off a load of things she felt she was "entitled" to.

If Meeeriam was any good she'd have asked about the entitlements of the people who owned the stolen goods Margaret Cash was caught carrying in her car in wexford.

So she saved up for her daughter's communion dress. Saved up from what, exactly? Becaues if she's surviving on welfare only with that amount of kids she must have been saving since the child was born. I have 4 children and was on the dole for two years, Believe me you'll save for nothing when you're in that situation.

hotmail.com · 18-08-2018 10:09AM

sligojoek wrote:

So she saved up for her daughter's communion dress. Saved up from what, exactly? Becaues if she's surviving on welfare only with that amount of kids she must have been saving since the child was born. I have 4 children and was on the dole for two years, Believe me you'll save for nothing when you're in that situation.

Someone that lived on social welfare for 2 years attacking another person on welfare. This is where we are now.

Brendan Bendar · 18-08-2018 03:18PM

hotmail.com wrote: »

Someone that lived on social welfare for 2 years attacking another person on welfare. This is where we are now.

Bulldust my friend,the person is gaming the system, screwing the taxpayer.

That’s not what the social welfare system was set up for .

The lad is perfectly right to highlight this gross abuse, pity is that more haven’t the balls to do so.

This country would be a better place then, in my opinion and those that are genuine would be better supported if those intent on riding John Q Taxpayer ragged were called out for what they are, leeches on society.

Ursus Horribilis · 18-08-2018 03:30PM

What's adding insult to injury is the news report today that they want to make taxpayers pay more PRSI to boost the social welfare coffers.

Brendan Bendar · 18-08-2018 03:41PM

Ursus Horribilis wrote: »

What's adding insult to injury is the news report today that they want to make taxpayers pay more PRSI to boost the social welfare coffers.

Middle Ireland won’t accept that UH, do not panic.

The squats will always play the ‘bully’ card but they were badly found out in the Tallaght Garda Station set up.

Sure there are a lot of things wrong with the current situation, but horsing more taxpayers dosh into a black hole won’t solve it.

hotmail.com · 18-08-2018 06:12PM

Brendan Bendar wrote:

The lad is perfectly right to highlight this gross abuse, pity is that more havenâ€™t the balls to do so.

The above poster said he was living on the dole for 2 years! Doesn't your type not criticise that?

Ursus Horribilis · 18-08-2018 06:16PM

What's wrong with being on the dole when you come back off it and get a job? I'll be crowned Miss World before Margaret Cash does an honest day's work.

Spanish Eyes · 18-08-2018 06:18PM

For the silly season I move to LBC or R4. Cannot stand MOC sorry it is probably just me.

I will listen to Newstalk if Ciaran Cuddihy is standing in, but with due respect, not when the other fella from Cork is doing it. He seems to try too hard, Jonathon Healy.

I know this thread is about SOR, but things have a habit of morphing!

Brendan Bendar · 18-08-2018 07:27PM

Ursus Horribilis wrote: »

What's wrong with being on the dole when you come back off it and get a job? I'll be crowned Miss World before Margaret Cash does an honest day's work.

Exactly.

sligojoek · 18-08-2018 08:17PM

hotmail.com wrote: »

Someone that lived on social welfare for 2 years attacking another person on welfare. This is where we are now.

Where are we now?

I didn't attack anyone. I asked a question. How could she save up for an expensive communion dress when n the dole with 8 children? I know from experience that's nigh on impossible. There are far far more important things to spend money on.

sligojoek · 18-08-2018 08:28PM

hotmail.com wrote: »

The above poster said he was living on the dole for 2 years! Doesn't your type not criticise that?

There's nothing to critisise. From the day I left school I worked and paid tax and PRSI non stop for 20 years. Due to no fault of my own I was unable to work for 2 years. Since then I've never been out of work for a day. That's what SW is for. Not sustaining the "Can't work won't work" brigade.

hotmail.com · 18-08-2018 08:32PM

sligojoek wrote:

There's nothing to critisise. From the day I left school I worked and paid tax and PRSI non stop for 20 years. Due to no fault of my own I was unable to work for 2 years. Since then I've never been out of work for a day. That's what SW is for. Not sustaining the "Can't work won't work" brigade.

2 years! And you're throwing stones at others so brazenly. You couldn't make it up.

Brendan Bendar · 19-08-2018 06:02AM

hotmail.com wrote: »

2 years! And you're throwing stones at others so brazenly. You couldn't make it up.

Nobody is throwing stones at anyone .

There is a big difference in using SW as it was intended to be used and using it as a lifetime career.

hotmail.com · 19-08-2018 03:41PM

Brendan Bendar wrote:

There is a big difference in using SW as it was intended to be used and using it as a lifetime career.

Brendan Bendar wrote:

Nobody is throwing stones at anyone .

This is the definition of throwing stones or judging other people anyway. Like why deny the judgement. You don't like people that live off social welfare. My point is that many of us draw welfare at some point or another and how do you define those you hate and those you don't hate.

And leaping to the defence of a guy that claimed the dole for 2 years suggests you accept that at least 2 years on the dole is ok.

Brendan Bendar · 19-08-2018 04:57PM

hotmail.com wrote: »

This is the definition of throwing stones or judging other people anyway. Like why deny the judgement. You don't like people that live off social welfare. My point is that many of us draw welfare at some point or another and how do you define those you hate and those you don't hate.

And leaping to the defence of a guy that claimed the dole for 2 years suggests you accept that at least 2 years on the dole is ok.

You seem very anxious to ‘put out’ on this issue my friend.

You are making a lot of very unfounded assumptions here, getting very aggressive, and ignoring several issues which are relevant.

I’ll make it easy for you.

I have no problem with anyone on social welfare who is genuinely being supported and genuinely trying to sort out their issues.

I have a problem with people gaming the system, using social welfare as a lifelong career and doing nothing to solve their issues, other than to try to blame everyone else for their plight

Now , my friend that is not ambiguous, so don’t try to attribute views to me that you think I have, or whether i hate or don’t hate,your use of words,any particular stratum of society.

Much obliged, my friend.

hotmail.com · 19-08-2018 05:02PM

Brendan Bendar wrote:

I have a problem with people gaming the system, using social welfare as a lifelong career and doing nothing to solve their issues, other than to try to blame everyone else for their plight

Brendan Bendar wrote:

I have no problem with anyone on social welfare who is genuinely being supported and genuinely trying to sort out their issues.

Brendan Bendar wrote:

Iâ€™ll make it easy for you.

I think I would just be repeating myself, but I think you get my point but choose to ignore it.

Brendan Bendar · 19-08-2018 06:48PM

hotmail.com wrote: »

I think I would just be repeating myself, but I think you get my point but choose to ignore it.

No idea what your point is, to be perfectly honest.

QueensGael · 21-08-2018 09:33AM

Mariam and Seán Spicer getting angsty now

HeidiHeidi · 21-08-2018 10:03AM

QueensGael wrote: »

Mariam and Seán Spicer getting angsty now

That was quite the hysteria fest.

Pair of 'em in it.

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