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hung over Brian Cowen on rte morning Ireland, how many pints do you think he had??

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  • #242
    Jazzy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,315 ✭✭✭Jazzy


    IRISH MAN IN PINT DRINKING SHOCKER


  • #243
    sesna
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,229 ✭✭✭sesna


    Jazzy wrote: »
    IRISH MAN IN PINT DRINKING SHOCKER

    BRIAN COWEN IN PINT DRINKING SHOCKER :pac:


  • #244
    hotmail.com
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,746 ✭✭✭✭hotmail.com


    Only in Ireland would you have people defending the leader of the country appearing on a national radio programme drunk and/or hungover.

    I don't care that other people have shown up for work drunk or hungover.

    Perhaps it says something about our expectations of our politicians.


  • #245
    Jev/N
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,456 ✭✭✭Jev/N


    Sharon Ní Bheoláin sounds a bit hoarse, she must be drunk/hung-over


  • #246
    sesna
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    hotmail.com wrote: »
    Only in Ireland would you have people defending the leader of the country appearing on a national radio programme drunk and/or hungover.

    I don't care that other people have shown up for work drunk or hungover.

    Perhaps it says something about our expectations of our politicians.

    He had a sore throat, and a sinus infection, and must be coming down with something. No wait, it's all Simon Coveney's fault that Cowen was sinking pints half the night !


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  • #247
    AckwelFoley
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    sesna wrote: »
    Its this kind of gob$hite attitude that has the country where it is, and has FF in power so long. Part of being Irish I suppose.

    im not the one with the gob****e attitude. im sick of listening to idiotic brainless comments.


  • #248
    mikom
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    Jev/N wrote: »
    Sharon Ní Bheoláin sounds a bit hoarse

    Giddy up.


  • #249
    Mark200
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,536 ✭✭✭Mark200


    hotmail.com wrote: »
    Only in Ireland would you have people defending the leader of the country appearing on a national radio programme drunk and/or hungover.

    Can you please tell us how you know he was hungover?

    I'm not saying he was or wasn't... but the interview in no way is evidence that he was, nevermind leading to the kind of publicity that the interview has received.


  • #250
    Donkey Oaty
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    sesna wrote: »
    Its this kind of gob$hite attitude that has the country where it is, and has FF in power so long. Part of being Irish I suppose.

    Sesna, I have to disagree with you there. There are plenty of anti-FF people who think he didn't sound drunk or hungover, just his usual oafish self.

    I'm more worried that Brian Cowen will get a sympathy vote from the people who blame the nasty media for putting him down, because in this case they might have a point.


  • #251
    AckwelFoley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,556 ✭✭✭✭AckwelFoley


    mikom wrote: »
    I can tell you if I knew I was gonna be on the radio in the morning speaking to 400,00 + listeners, then I'd make a judgement call to take it easy that night.
    It makes me wonder how many other things he misjudged.

    His mistake was doing the interview. What he said was no different than what he as a politician would normally say (alot without saying anything).
    So, content wise, there is no issue outside the normal, it was merely poor presentation and doesnt look well for him.

    It was a serious PR failure


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  • #252
    mikom
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    snyper wrote: »
    His mistake was doing the interview. What he said was no different than what he as a politician would normally say (alot without saying anything).
    So, content wise, there is no issue outside the normal, it was merely poor presentation and doesnt look well for him.

    It was a serious PR failure

    He's gettin' good at this ould failure lark.


  • #253
    mysons
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 131 ✭✭mysons


    Here is a tribute to Cowen and FF.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zJkdJ2I58o


  • #254
    dr.bollocko
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    snyper wrote: »
    im not the one with the gob****e attitude. im sick of listening to idiotic brainless comments.
    sesna wrote: »
    Its this kind of gob$hite attitude that has the country where it is, and has FF in power so long. Part of being Irish I suppose.

    Calm down lads. Plenty of scope for discussion without volleying insults at each other.


  • #255
    Bikershop.ie - Authorised merchant
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    They were all at it willie and all was drinking until 5 in the GPO Galwayhttp://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?pid=555396&fbid=160688513945802&id=100000139635402&ref=nf


  • #256
    Donkey Oaty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,533 ✭✭✭Donkey Oaty


    sesna wrote: »
    Give him a sympathy vote, thats not going to change the fact that in my opinion, he was half-cut this morning on radio.

    Also, Irish people will always give a sympathy vote regardless. Just think of all the housewives ringing Joe Duffy crying when Bertie resigned in disgrace.

    Not everyone thinks he was half-cut. To be honest, I wish he had been because then he'd really have to resign right away.


  • #257
    AckwelFoley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,556 ✭✭✭✭AckwelFoley


    mikom wrote: »
    He's gettin' good at this ould failure lark.

    How? Show me, since the beginning of his term how he is a failure, and more importantly how an alternative leader party would have avoided it


  • #258
    mikom
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,391 ✭✭✭✭mikom


    snyper wrote: »
    How? Show me, since the beginning of his term how he is a failure, and more importantly how an alternative leader party would have avoided it

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=1196

    Knock yourself out.


  • #259
    Ash.J.Williams
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 23,380 ✭✭✭✭Ash.J.Williams


    Just googled "irish PM drunk".................oops whoever thought spinning that was a good idea should be shot, as it's a national embarrassment now....
    i didn't hear enough evidence in the interview to say he was "drunk", and i don't think the interview was worth the international attention, the google search even brought me to a foreign forum, where an irish person is raving about it, the only responses seem to be typical drunk paddy cliches...


  • #260
    sesna
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,229 ✭✭✭sesna


    Ash.J.Williams wrote: »
    Just googled "irish PM drunk".................oops whoever thought spinning that was a good idea should be shot, as it's a national embarrassment now....
    i didn't hear enough evidence in the interview to say he was "drunk", and i don't think the interview was worth the international attention, the google search even brought me to a foreign forum, where an irish person is raving about it, the only responses seem to be typical drunk paddy cliches...

    Half of the 400,000 listenership to Morning Ireland ?


  • #261
    LarrytheLantern
    Closed Accounts Posts: 176 ✭✭LarrytheLantern


    Irish people get drunk/hungover but we STILL get up and function and do a good hard day's work.

    it's not a problem for us, so i cant see what all the fuss is about tbh!:confused:


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  • #262
    bryaner
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    LarrytheLantern wrote: »
    Irish people get drunk/hungover but we STILL get up and function and do a good hard day's work.

    it's not a problem for us, so i cant see what all the fuss is about tbh!:confused:

    Dung you cannot apply yourself 100% to your days work with a hangover.


  • #263
    hotmail.com
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,746 ✭✭✭✭hotmail.com


    LarrytheLantern wrote: »
    Irish people get drunk/hungover but we STILL get up and function and do a good hard day's work.

    it's not a problem for us, so i cant see what all the fuss is about tbh!:confused:

    He's the Taoiseach and there's a suggestion that he drinks too much.


  • #264
    oppenheimer1
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    thebigbiffo wrote: »
    people don't not like cowen cos of his drinking (i typed 'maybe even not his policies' but deleted it cos i dont like being banned and thats the road we'd be heading down and i dont have the energy for an argument :D)

    people dont like cowen cos he's a big ugly ineloquent savage from the bog. admit it people, the majority of you are predjudiced!? nobody likes the cut of him or the sound of him and thats 50% of the battle for popularity lost!

    Albert Reynolds and Enda Kenny had the same problems too.


  • #265
    AckwelFoley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,556 ✭✭✭✭AckwelFoley


    mikom wrote: »
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=1196

    Knock yourself out.

    C'omon easy way out.. Im only looking for one or 2 specifics..

    Way too much **** been bandied about in criticizing FF nad Bertie and Brian, not enough actual logic to it.

    I'll start with some facts.
    • The Government failed to properly ensure the regulator performed their duty, actually there was a total failure, and that lies directly at the govenments doorstep
    • The mccreevy giveaway budgets - serious lack of vision for a rainy day
    • Had too much of a dependancy on the construction sector, revenue in taxes generated should have bee re invested into a more longterm sustainable sector that would hold and create jobs

    I could go on, but you may have noticed no mention of corruption, banker builder buddies bribes etc, because the reality is - they make good juicy headlines but dont have an effect on the situation we are in.


  • #266
    Sizzler
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    Isnt it ironic that a night on the pi$$ has probably done Cowen more damage than his shambolic years as minister for finance :eek:

    Whatever about him actually being locked or even close to it this morning the fact is its been well proofed today that he was on the lash till at least 3am, not exactly fitting behaviour for the leader of a country when hes due on the national airwaves the next morning, do it on off the clock if you have to but dont take the pi$$ out of joe punter.

    As for the FF goons whooping and cheering him this afternoon in his press conference, god help us, talk about a complete a$$ covering exercise whilst effectively condoning his behaviour, what a complete farce! FF party are nothing if not loyal :rolleyes: They just cant see the wood from the trees.


  • #267
    Vladidim
    Closed Accounts Posts: 50 ✭✭Vladidim


    snyper wrote: »
    C'omon easy way out.. Im only looking for one or 2 specifics..

    Way too much **** been bandied about in criticizing FF nad Bertie and Brian, not enough actual logic to it.

    I'll start with some facts.
    • The Government failed to properly ensure the regulator performed their duty, actually there was a total failure, and that lies directly at the govenments doorstep
    • The mccreevy giveaway budgets - serious lack of vision for a rainy day
    • Had too much of a dependancy on the construction sector, revenue in taxes generated should have bee re invested into a more longterm sustainable sector that would hold and create jobs

    I could go on, but you may have noticed no mention of corruption, banker builder buddies bribes etc, because the reality is - they make good juicy headlines but dont have an effect on the situation we are in.

    Of course, don't you know it was actually all the oppositions fault :pac:


  • #268
    Vladidim
    Closed Accounts Posts: 50 ✭✭Vladidim


    Sizzler wrote: »
    Isnt it ironic that a night on the pi$$ has probably done Cowen more damage than his shambolic years as minister for finance :eek:

    Whatever about him actually being locked or even close to it this morning the fact is its been well proofed today that he was on the lash till at least 3am, not exactly fitting behaviour for the leader of a country when hes due on the national airwaves the next morning, do it on off the clock if you have to but dont take the pi$$ out of joe punter.

    As for the FF goons whooping and cheering him this afternoon in his press conference, god help us, talk about a complete a$$ covering exercise whilst effectively condoning his behaviour, what a complete farce! FF party are nothing if not loyal :rolleyes: They just cant see the wood from the trees.

    I disagree that it's done him more damage. Just yet more evidence of the arrogance, incompetence, and contempt with which FF and the Taoiseach treat the country.


  • #269
    LarrytheLantern
    Closed Accounts Posts: 176 ✭✭LarrytheLantern


    bryaner wrote: »
    Dung you cannot apply yourself 100% to your days work with a hangover.

    Of course we can. Other nationalities (especially Chinese or Japanese) cannot, but us Irish are different. Genetically we are well able to drink better than any other nation on earth.
    It's part of who we are, and of our innate charm.
    It's not a problem, so please stop trying to make it into one!


  • #270
    Vladidim
    Closed Accounts Posts: 50 ✭✭Vladidim


    LarrytheLantern wrote: »
    Of course we can. Other nationalities (especially Chinese or Japanese) cannot, but us Irish are different. Genetically we are well able to drink better than any other nation on earth.
    It's part of who we are, and of our innate charm.
    It's not a problem, so please stop trying to make it into one!

    The motivation for this argument has nothing to do with Irish culture or drinking habits

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=68004872#post68004872


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  • #271
    AckwelFoley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,556 ✭✭✭✭AckwelFoley


    Vladidim wrote: »
    Of course, don't you know it was actually all the oppositions fault :pac:

    Sadly, there is no opposition in this country other than enda "no policies" kenny


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