Anyone actually believe Bertie?

tech77 · 24-02-2008 12:31AM #1

Dunno if this belongs in Politics but:
Anyone willing to defend this guy.
Or even believe his hilarious stories.

We were long over-due another Bertie-bashing thread methinks.

Ruu_Old · 24-02-2008 12:33AM

The money was just resting in his account, leave him alone!

Have to laugh at my Mam when I talk to her and mention Bertie. "Ah sure isn't he a loveable sort of a rogue though".

Dyr · 24-02-2008 12:33AM

I think its terrible they way they're hounding him over that money, he got it for his confirmation no doubt.

Jesus Wept · 24-02-2008 12:33AM

Bertie Bassett?

I bet this story is hilarious.

Huggles · 24-02-2008 12:36AM

Hes some piece of work I'll give him that.

Was passng St. Lukes earlier and he was inside, destroying evidence no doubt.

:mad:

SoupyNorman · 24-02-2008 12:56AM

No way do I believe him, do I care?......nope.

He's a legend, hes did a super job leading this country.

Every single Politician that ever shook hands with Charlie Haughy has a little 'baggage'.

Just imagine how bad things cound be....Taosaich Enda Kenny.

Dave! · 24-02-2008 12:57AM

Check it out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4xPRYnExAw

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4xPRYnExAw)

No I do not believe any of it. It's only a matter of time before it all comes out into the open, like CJ. I'm sure he'll be retired by then though.

Toto Wolfcastle · 24-02-2008 12:59AM

Am I right in thinking that he was given 5 grand a good few years ago but can't exactly remember who gave it to him?

Feck off, 5 grand is a lot of money, I'd remember 500, never mind 5000. And if he doesn't remember he's getting paid too much.

Mr.Nice Guy · 24-02-2008 01:01AM

He's got about as much integrity as Al Capone. I can't stomach the way certain people will defend him when I'm sure deep down they know he's a crook.

Susannahmia · 24-02-2008 01:07AM

Na sur come on, Charlie Haughey was his mentor.

tech77 · 24-02-2008 01:12AM

DaveMcG wrote: »

Check it out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4xPRYnExAw

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4xPRYnExAw)

Bwahahahaha.

GhostInTheRuins · 24-02-2008 01:19AM

lol

slipss · 24-02-2008 01:24AM

DaveMcG wrote: »

Check it out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4xPRYnExAw

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4xPRYnExAw)

No I do not believe any of it. It's only a matter of time before it all comes out into the open, like CJ. I'm sure he'll be retired by then though.

Ahhh man, the editors of Reeling In The Years are fukking geniuses, "Oh I've got freinds in low places", I hope they repeat that program again, i've watched it about three times straight through but little gems like that clip would easily have me watching it a forth time.

24-02-2008 01:53AM

Some people obviously do, like the thing about 2 weeks ago where a group carried sacks of potatoes from Ballymun to Fagan's in Drumcondra in support of him. I only heard about it on the radio so don't know what came of it. But still, shows he does have some support.

gcgirl · 24-02-2008 01:55AM

and how about this classic

http://www.blather.net/globaleyes/Bertie.jpg

Meirleach · 24-02-2008 02:15AM

tech77 wrote: »

Bwahahahaha.

That is an absolute classic, and in answer to the OP: HELL NO!

Bob the Builder · 24-02-2008 02:38AM

Why hasn't anyone came up with a credible "Leave Bertie Alone" video by now?

Of course i believe him... He has a bad memory, and loads of corrupt friends who aren;t a bad influence.... we all believe bertie!

randylonghorn · 24-02-2008 03:06AM

Ruu wrote: »

Have to laugh at my Mam when I talk to her and mention Bertie. "Ah sure isn't he a loveable sort of a rogue though".

Yeah, that's how CJ got away with so much as well ... with Bertie handing him blank cheques afair. Bertie just doesn't seem to have been as good at it as his mentor was ... if he was going to get his hands into the same cesspit, he may as well have gone for gold.

Guy:Incognito · 24-02-2008 03:14AM

I couldnt care less if he walked into the central bank and stuffed his pockets with whatever amount they are talking about. What I do care about is spending countless millions chasing the poxy few grand. Worse still the amount of i thats going to lawyers. They are earnign many multiples of what Bertie has earned, legitimately or otherwise since taking any sort of offic ein this country and will drag this rubish out as long as possible to keep the cash cow mooing.

Show me a 100% clean politician and I'll point to a liar.

Just for the record, I have spent about 30,000 of mostly the banks mone over the last 2 or 3 years and I honestly couldnt tell you what I spent most of it on.

annie19 · 24-02-2008 03:54AM

Bertie, nobody has ever mentoned he was going through a tough time in his personal life. This has prob clouded his judgement. I know he can't account for alot of details that maybe he should have a better idea of......... but come on he's a lovely fellow and this country would not be in the good economic state it's in now only for him and a few others.

Ruu_Old · 24-02-2008 03:57AM

I hear he likes pink as well.

annie19 · 24-02-2008 04:03AM

I hear he likes pink as well.
Ha Ha very funny.........if thats all you come up with you must agree with me so???

there is that better???

randylonghorn · 24-02-2008 04:16AM

Annie, have you any idea how difficult that is to read?

And I suspect Ruu is just too nice to undermine what seems to be a bad case of myopic hero-worship.

ziggy · 24-02-2008 05:27AM

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Senna · 24-02-2008 06:40AM

sdonn_1 wrote: »

Bertie has no doubt been involved in some shady deals but I refuse to believe he was quite as neck high in sh*t as tribunal cousel would have us think.

Do you really think the tribunal has or will find out about every shady deal.

At the end of it (if it ever ends) i'm sure bertie will be thinking to himself, thank feck the didn't find out about €xxxxxxx for x.

faceman · 24-02-2008 10:28AM

Stekelly wrote: »

I couldnt care less if he walked into the central bank and stuffed his pockets with whatever amount they are talking about. What I do care about is spending countless millions chasing the poxy few grand.

The integrity and credibility of our leader is a pretty serious affair. If this was the UK he would have been forced to resign long ago. There are too many question marks over his affairs and a line needs to be drawn somewhere and him given the boot.

annie19 wrote: »

Bertie, nobody has ever mentoned he was going through a tough time in his personal life. This has prob clouded his judgement. I know he can't account for alot of details that maybe he should have a better idea of......... but come on he's a lovely fellow and this country would not be in the good economic state it's in now only for him and a few others.

Actually his seperation from yer wan was talked about in great detail previously and she had to answer to the tribunal at one stage too.

We have charlie mccreevey to thank for our economy, not that bertie chancer!!

galwayrush · 24-02-2008 11:59AM

annie19 wrote: »

Bertie, nobody has ever mentoned he was going through a tough time in his personal life. This has prob clouded his judgement. I know he can't account for alot of details that maybe he should have a better idea of......... but come on he's a lovely fellow and this country would not be in the good economic state it's in now only for him and a few others.

HAHAHAHAHAH, The economy is down the tubes because of him and his cronies.

mike65 · 24-02-2008 12:12PM

Its facinating stuff, Celia Larkin (thats Berties bit on the side for those not paying attention) had borrowed 30 grand to buy a house from the Bank of Bertie without him knowing it. It was finally paid back last december. Aherns personal trauma occured in 1987 by the time he was reciving wedges of cash of all sorts 7 years had passed.

The man is a chancer - he was a book-keeper and finanace minister, is famous for his powers of recollection and running a tight constituency ship yet he remembers nothing can't keep track of money and apparently has no idea whats going on in his own Cumann.

Mike.

Hagar · 24-02-2008 12:40PM

panda100 wrote: »

It was a case of better the devil you know.

But do we really know how much of a devil he is? And if we did would we still want him?
The truth must come out.

greatdeeds · 24-02-2008 12:49PM

panda100 wrote: »

I agree but Its perfectly understandble to see why people voted back in Bertie. Who was the alternative?Enda kenny? He provides no alternative,he stands for exactly what Bertie stands for,protecting big buissness and the buisness men who finance the parties to get them into power.
It was a case of better the devil you know.

Absolute rubbish. Its for this very reason we are in such a sorry, sad, frustrating and deeply embarrassing position.

Bertie is delighted people like you have such low standards. Setting your sights so low is hardly anyway to go thru life.

Plus its exceptionally naive of you to say "a case of better the devil you know"

Sherifu · 24-02-2008 12:57PM

Dustin and the poultry party get my vote next time round.

Anyone actually believe Bertie?

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