F*cking Brian Cowan!

tech77 · 22-05-2008 04:19AM

Cowan's apparent straight-talking, no-nonsense style is a refreshing change.
However his threat to have the opposition silenced was bizarre and a tad worrying. :eek:

Numerous FF sources have been reported as being unhappy with his dogmatic and authoritarian style- also worrying. One guy even referenced Stalin to describe his leadership style. LOL

This incident reminds me of Bush being overheard calling a journo an a$$hole off mic at a press conference a few years ago (without the offence part in this case).

Oh and **** yeah.

kmart6 · 22-05-2008 04:28AM

Prince Charles did someghing similar when him and the son's were skiing,was referring to the photographers I think!!

gogglebok · 22-05-2008 06:11AM

Lao Lao wrote: »

Have you actually watched or listened to anything in politics over the last six months or more??? I am in no way a supporter of FF but over the last six months, FG TD's have constantly shouted down our then leader of the country over and over.

Brian Cowen has gone up in my estimation for actually being upfront by basically saying

'Right, you're a shower of cnuts and ye have been shouting us down for months now rather than actually engage in any kind of policy debate so if that's the game you want, we have more TD's and can shout you down louder. Otherwise, kop on and lets's get on with the business we're here to do'

Fair balls to the man - And as for using the F word, give me a break, it's the most commonly used word in Ireland, what's all the fuss over!

Couldn't agree more about the swearing. It's a non-story in a country with a fine tradition of gob-filth.

As to the playground stuff, maybe Fine Gael have been rowdy gits, but his response was at least as bad. Couldn't he rise above it? Or make a proper issue of it? "We can make sure you never get heard in the Dail chamber" is not good politics, and it's not good democracy.

phantom_lord · 22-05-2008 06:13AM

Winters wrote: »

**** Yeah, Cowan!

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Gone West · 22-05-2008 09:25AM

Get fúcking over it like, he was on his way out of the fúcking joint and he barely whispered it to Harney (the fúcking fat bitch).
Hes an energetic taoiseach, with a fúcking obvious fondness for the alcohol, who works really hard and is already putting in great work for the fúcking country. Leave him be to do his fúcking job and don't mind anything the tabloids sensationalise it to.

Did yous see that fúcking picture in metro this morning? A stock photo of him pointing wit h an angry look on his face, which made it seem to the casual reader that he was pointing and swearing at someone, which is not the fúcking truth at all.

all the stars · 22-05-2008 09:29AM

i get the impression he actually is rooting for the working people..

Seems to get p*ssed off with the pen pushers who just hold actual work up. And, really thats not a bad thing. i'm kinda fed up of the pen-pushers making life harder for actual workers who graft for a living..

22-05-2008 09:37AM

Brian obviously didn't watch the Naked Gun

axer · 22-05-2008 09:38AM

muletide wrote: »

The more I hear Enda Kenny on the news the more he reminds me of that snivelling little kid in school who hid behind the teacher (in this case the Ceann Comhairle) and whinged "He hurt me"

I mean for fu<ks sake if you are really that offended get out of politics. In my opinion that man is the main reason we dont have a proper opposition

Grow a spine Enda if you want to play with the big boys. Cowen is relishing the next few years picking you apart.

Oh and by the way Cowen is growing in my estimations by the day - straight talking, single minded, determined and competent (about time)

+1

token56 · 22-05-2008 09:48AM

I think Mr Cowan needs a hug

Wook · 22-05-2008 09:55AM

can someone please insert a photoshop image with Brian cowen telling the 'mother****ing oposition parties to mother****ing shutup, or get the **** out of his mother****ing dail' oh and also give him a afro?:P

mickoneill30 · 22-05-2008 10:04AM

kmart6 wrote: »

They way the FG party backbenchers kept shouting crap at Cowen when he was tryin to answer the Q asked by Kenny was childish,and yes I am aware of that's how it seem's to work,but personally I think it is a disgrace,no matter what goverment is in place the opposition always has to disagree,immature really!

Does it work though? Anybody who sees that kind of behaviour is generally not impressed. I'm never going to vote for a muppet that behaves like they're in school with a teacher that can't control them.

Although thinking back, that probably rules out most TDs.:p

I lived in Australia for a few years. I saw a couple of punches being thrown in their parliament. Obviously that wasn't standard behaviour but at least our guys have never done that (yet).

Gone West · 22-05-2008 10:16AM

mickoneill30 wrote: »

Although thinking back, that probably rules out most TDs.:p

No actually, despite popular perception, most TDs are well mannered, highly intelligent, reserved, 50-something, professional businessmen/women who don't engage in rude or agressive shouting.
Its just the jumped up wannabe opossition (mostly) and the few hyped up coke heads in government who shout a lot etc.

Varadkar (general twat/wannabe d4 head/FG attack dog/fall guy), Reilly (thinks he is hilarious and saving the world at the same time), Gilmore (thinks hes fighting for the underdog, hardly), and so on. All they do is delay time in the Daíl and waste resources which could be used to debate proper issues. Examples are all the shouting, aggro and timewasting about Berties finances, designed solely to weaken the government for the next election, not improve the country's parliament or laws.

Dyr · 22-05-2008 10:23AM

FuzzyLogic wrote: »

Hes an energetic taoiseach,

the f***kers arse has barely touched the taoiseachs chair and you're calling him an energetic taoiseach? get off the stage

he's not that familiar with expending energy judging by the size of him. The government jet will have its work cut out carrying him and jabba harney at the same time

Dragan · 22-05-2008 10:25AM

Nice to know the people elected to run out country still can't manage to have a civil conversation with each other.

Shower of morons.

Gone West · 22-05-2008 10:26AM

Bambi wrote: »

the f***kers arse has barely touched the taoiseachs chair and you're calling him an energetic taoiseach? get off the stage

Youtube Brian Cowen. Crazy fecker.
Yes, he's not been in long but that doesn't disqualify him from pundits making observations.

he's not that familiar with expending energy judging by the size of him.

Irrelevant! This is senseless filler.

The government jet will have its work cut out carrying him and jabba harney at the same time

again, Irrelevant! This is senseless filler.
Fat people can be great politicians, but trying to discredit people simply because they are overweight is idiocy really, and just makes your whole point seem silly. sorry

Dyr · 22-05-2008 10:42AM

You're saying he's an engergetic taoiseach when he literally hasnt been in the job a wet day, at least my observations are based on fact...... or physics :pac:

Tabnabs · 22-05-2008 10:50AM

FuzzyLogic wrote: »

Get fúcking over it like, he was on his way out of the fúcking joint and he barely whispered it to Harney (the fúcking fat bitch).

Never let the truth get in the way of a good rant, eh Fuzzy...

(You do know they're not talking about ****ing Bertie as well don't you

)

meditraitor · 22-05-2008 10:52AM

Its a PR stunt, makes him look more human.

Marcus.Aurelius · 22-05-2008 11:35AM

He lives up to the legend of his county. F*cking BIFFO!!!!

Cormic · 22-05-2008 11:45AM

muletide wrote: »

The more I hear Enda Kenny on the news the more he reminds me of that snivelling little kid in school who hid behind the teacher (in this case the Ceann Comhairle) and whinged "He hurt me"

I mean for fu<ks sake if you are really that offended get out of politics. In my opinion that man is the main reason we dont have a proper opposition

Grow a spine Enda if you want to play with the big boys. Cowen is relishing the next few years picking you apart.

Oh and by the way Cowen is growing in my estimations by the day - straight talking, single minded, determined and competent (about time)

You hit the nail on the head there. So he used a 'bad' word. Get over it.

Lockstep · 22-05-2008 01:15PM

I don't see the problem tbh.

I'm not a cowen fan but he swore....we all do it and frankly it hardly surprises me.

kerry4sam · 22-05-2008 11:17PM

Did anyone see Leaders Questions this morning? Kenny for the first time in weeks was absent from a Thursday mornings' leaders question session...would what happened yesterday have anything to do with it i wonder or have people heard different?

Massive difference already with the leaders questions eh

Higgins once said that "asking Bertie Ahern questions was like playing handball with a haystack"...What a difference in Cowen and the way he threw the gauntlet down yesterday

Wertz · 23-05-2008 12:10AM

meditraitor wrote: »

Its a PR stunt, makes him look more human.

Crossed my mind too...open mics "accidentally" left turned on, spliffo An Taoiseach making it look like he's doing a McBane on some HSE ass, when in fact little is or can be done, especially over a conference call.
Maybe I'm reading too much into it. Cowen maybe is going to try and change things...I hope so since we're probably stuck with the guy for another 4 yrs...

kowloon · 23-05-2008 12:56AM

Cowen don't take no lip from anyone. :pac:

I'll get my coat......

F*cking Brian Cowan!

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