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

LarrytheLantern · 14-09-2010 08:33PM

Boris Yeltsin was a drunk, but he commanded worldwide respect.

Mark200 · 14-09-2010 08:35PM

drunken_munky52 wrote: »

If Barrack Obama or any other Prime Minister went on air in that condition, there would be uproar over it too, so dont assume this is something to be tolerated.

I really doubt there'd be uproar if Obama seemed to have a hoarse voice in an early morning radio interview.

drunken_munky52 · 14-09-2010 08:36PM

amos13 wrote: »

firstly, I despise the man, but come on, yis are all a pack of hypocrits. so the fk what if he was on the sauce last night. he went to work and done his job. how many of you have called in sick with a hangover? ah none of yis of course. angels yis are. the man ruined the country and passes the blame, then makes us pay for what shareholders should be. shouldnt that be the issue?:mad:

How many people go into work without a hangover? Id say the majority, but for the minority who do, you will all be pulling more sickies, justified by our so called leader's antics.

bnt · 14-09-2010 08:37PM

Berlusconi, respected? He's barely tolerated, but gets away with a lot because of all the media he controls directly. That and the fact that Italian voters have a sick sense of humour. (Remember Andreotti?)

As for Cowen: the story has hit the Reuters wires, here:

Renowned for his gruff public persona, Cowen traditionally lets his hair down at the annual conference with ballad songs and pints of beer into the small hours.

But headlines about a party-time Taoiseach (prime minister) are the last thing the government needs as it seeks to squeeze more cutbacks out of a badly stretched electorate and convince investors that Ireland is not on the rocks.

"This is an exhausted man running an exhausted government. For me, this is just another example of why we could really do with another election as soon as possible," said David Farrell, professor of politics at University College Dublin.

"He is a person who is clearly under a lot of stress and strain and this is revealed by this morning's very poor performance."

greendragon3 · 14-09-2010 08:38PM

just caught the tail end of it , thought at first it was a traveler speaking ! and this is our countrys main representetive , he sounded and looks like a pig eating out of a trough ! thankfully i didnt vote for the fat bastard ! ****ing disgrace

drunken_munky52 · 14-09-2010 08:40PM

Mark200 wrote: »

I really doubt there'd be uproar if Obama seemed to have a hoarse voice in an early morning radio interview.

Yeah right... horse voice. His tone was that of a late night bar fly coupled with a repetitive mantra about "the government getting on with the job at hand".

musings · 14-09-2010 08:41PM

To those of you who are sympathising with "media victim" Mr Cowen.

lets not forget:

Mr Cowen thinks he is entitled to earn €310,000 per annum, a higher salary than Barack Obama, David Cameron and other small time premiers such as Merkel.

He's entitled to go on the sauce alright, but when you and I are paying him 6 grand a week, I think we deserve better than our leader speaking to us smelling of curry chips!

amos13 · 14-09-2010 08:41PM

bnt wrote: »

Berlusconi, respected? He's barely tolerated, but gets away with a lot because of all the media he controls directly. That and the fact that Italian voters have a sick sense of humour. (Remember Andreotti?)

As for Cowen: the story has hit the Reuters wires, here:

Nah berlusconi aint respected outside Italy but the clip I showed was of Sarkozy, who is, at a press conference.

Noffles · 14-09-2010 08:43PM

The dribbling slurring mess that runs your country goes on the radio and appears to be half drunk... I'm shocked by the surprise... his ****ing actions have been that of a monumentally pissed drunk off the street since they were elected!

drunken_munky52 · 14-09-2010 08:45PM

Its just the first time hes been caught.

His weekday boozing sessions were mentioned on Ray Darcy before; popping out to the Dail bar for 1 or 2, then heading back in to debate bills.

The usual reaction from Ray's listeners, "leave the man alone", "hes entitled to have a few pints", "no harm".

Stompbox · 14-09-2010 08:45PM

drunken_munky52 wrote: »

If Barrack Obama or any other Prime Minister went on air in that condition, there would be uproar over it too, so dont assume this is something to be tolerated. Its just this kind of tolerance and double standards on the matter that is the cause of Ireland's excessive alcohol problem and when a prime minister of a country, big or small, gets pissed, has 4 hours sleep and then goes on his mantra to the nation is an absolute disgrace and embarrassment for the country.

Someone hasn't listened to the interview....

drunken_munky52 · 14-09-2010 08:47PM

Sweet wrote: »

Someone hasn't listened to the interview....

I did listen to it and he was clearly not fit to drive a car, never mind be at the helm of a sinking ship called Ireland.

_feedback_ · 14-09-2010 08:51PM

Never mind this going international. There could be a civil war over it by the looks of this thread now. I don't agree with him working with a hangover, some do. Let's all be a happy family, we're still stuck with the same shít at the end of the day.

Anyone fancy a pint?

mikom · 14-09-2010 08:51PM

drunken_munky52 wrote: »

I did listen to it and he was clearly not fit to drive a car, never mind be at the helm of a sinking ship called Ireland.

Would you let him drive the train to Cork?

drunken_munky52 · 14-09-2010 08:54PM

mikom wrote: »

Would you let him drive the train to Cork?

Would you let a drug addict drive a train to Cork? I wouldnt.

SeaFields · 14-09-2010 08:57PM

would ye let him take the horse to France?

greendragon3 · 14-09-2010 09:00PM

i hears a guy on joe duffy one day saying BC wouldnt find his arse hole with both hands ! how right he was !!!!

Diddler1977 · 14-09-2010 09:03PM

I think it is more worrying if he wasn't hungover (as he claims).

If that was him in fighting form he needs to go.

The state of the country is just too serious to have this mess of a man leading us.

amos13 · 14-09-2010 09:05PM

mikom wrote: »

You're getting that 88% employment figure by guessing that 88% leaves just 12% unemployed.
Totally wrong
The live register does not equate to the true number of those unemployed.

Your right it doesn't. It includes people who are working part-time and claiming the dole for the days they don't work.

drunken_munky52 · 14-09-2010 09:08PM

Diddler1977 wrote: »

I think it is more worrying if he wasn't hungover (as he claims).

If that was him in fighting form he needs to go.

The state of the country is just too serious to have this mess of a man leading us.

He was never elected by the people as our leader; I think he should go.

Thanks Brian and Bertie for fukcing up my future. I hope you can both find solace looking down into a half empty glass of Bass or Carlsberg; pair of gurriers ye

Agricola · 14-09-2010 09:09PM

Just listened to it on youtube. What a storm in a fúckin teacup. I was looking forward to slurred speech, maybe the odd verbal gaffe, all I got was Brian Cowen, sounding alittle rougher than usual. But otherwise, waffling his way through an interview in the exact same way he always does.

People make me sick. If Bertie had come on the radio 5 years ago after an annual FF event, sounding like he had one too many pints of Bass, we would all have had a right aul laugh about it. Sure Bertie is an aul character, fair play to him. Now because its Cowen, and we're in a recession, people want to crucify him for not being ............ his normal chirpy self! :rolleyes:

bryaner · 14-09-2010 09:10PM

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!

Will you call a meeting with yourself, pure bollox talk out of you.

Jev/N · 14-09-2010 09:13PM

I forgot about this....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1HCFHjLndQ

Diddler1977 · 14-09-2010 09:14PM

Agricola wrote: »

People make me sick. If Bertie had come on the radio 5 years ago after an annual FF event, sounding like he had one too many pints of Bass, we would all have had a right aul laugh about it. :rolleyes:

An Annual FF event!!!!

Ha ha, what a joke - you make it sound like a social occasion.

You do know that it was suposedly a "think-in" - there was meant to be serious work going on regarding digging the country out of the hole that FF has got us in to. Obviously you just are mistakenly thinking it was a "drink-in".

But maybe you are right - certainly it is evidenced by the state of BC after his night of ballads & pints.

Storminateacup · 14-09-2010 09:15PM

I listened to the interview and he sounded nothing more than nasally. Who can really tell if he's hungover or coming down with a cold?

Frankly this uproar is absolutely ridiculous. I'm more horrified at the fact that FG are acting like children in a playground. Starting rumors on a social networking site.

As bad as FF are I'd rather them in the saddle as opposed to Enda Kenny, who's main objective is not to serve the people that voted for them, but instead shout down the leader of our country, in front of every other country in the world.

Also I find the use of the word biffo being used in media outrageous. Can you imagine the uproar if the media in America kept referring to Obama as a nig*er?

Agricola · 14-09-2010 09:19PM

People of Ireland, fear not. This man has it under control!

_feedback_ · 14-09-2010 09:19PM

@ storminateacup - This is the only place I've seen him described as that, where else?

mikom · 14-09-2010 09:22PM

Agricola wrote: »

People of Ireland, fear not. This man has it under control!

Is this the same lad?

duckysauce · 14-09-2010 09:22PM

Storminateacup wrote: »

Also I find the use of the word biffo being used in media outrageous. Can you imagine the uproar if the media in America kept referring to Obama as a nig*er?

jayus the country is hilarious Biffo getting loaded , Enda drinking tea and dying his hair , Rabbit talking ****e no opinions of his own , whats the alternative ???? Gormley :pac: Adams :eek: we are screwed

Lone Stone · 14-09-2010 09:23PM

I heard him on the raido there and i really dont know what the hell anyone is talking about sounded fine to me, But i do how ever think having meetings about the future or economic job creation meetings in a pub is the most ****ing retarded i ever heard of in my life who do these people think they are do it in the dail or some where no booze no wonder the country is a poxy state. :mad:

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

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