Cowen Lampooned on US TV

MrMatisse · 27-09-2010 06:20PM #1

Oh dear:mad:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRZvERI5nf8

recylingbin · 27-09-2010 06:21PM

Again? The yanks should let it drop now ffs.
First Leno, now....

Leno again.

Biggins · 27-09-2010 06:21PM

They gave it a good write-up in the Herald.

http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/chat-king-leno-describes-cowen-to-millions-as-lsquoa-drunken-moronrsquo-2354697.html

Sea Sharp · 27-09-2010 06:25PM

Who cares!!!
There is no head of state in the world that would not be slagged off when mentioned on a comedy show.
Jay takes the p1ss out of people for a living.

Cakes. · 27-09-2010 06:26PM

what annoys me is they call him the " Prime Minister " his title is Taoiseach !!

fontanalis · 27-09-2010 06:28PM

Cakesofrice wrote: »

what annoys me is they call him the " Prime Minister " his title is Taoiseach !!

In fairness you can't expect a country to be fluent in a langauge that isn't spoken by most if the people in the country where it's from.

Cakes. · 27-09-2010 06:33PM

I dont speak chinese and dont call the dalai lama the pope of the buddhist

Mr Benevolent · 27-09-2010 06:35PM

Cakesofrice wrote: »

what annoys me is they call him the " Prime Minister " his title is Taoiseach !!

Taoiseach means Prime Minister. I can imagine you saying 'That's not a bed, it's a leaba!' :rolleyes:

Star Bingo · 27-09-2010 06:36PM

****in yanks. we're so far flung west anyhow we are top of europe's fat table with britain. stuck in the middle =( we are the fatty meat in a sandwich of sour dough bread

Sam Vimes · 27-09-2010 06:38PM

Cakesofrice wrote: »

what annoys me is they call him the " Prime Minister " his title is Taoiseach !!

And when talking about Vladimir Putin they should refer to him by his correct title "Премьер-министр"

JONJO THE MISER · 27-09-2010 06:42PM

Poor Auld Cowan, all he wanted was a pint.

Poly · 27-09-2010 06:45PM

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

Poor Auld Cowan, all he wanted was a pint.

No problems with the pints, all he really really wanted was a duvet day

onlyrocknroll · 27-09-2010 06:48PM

Yeah, I'd forgive the Yanks for calling him the Prime Minister. The Brits should learn the word Taoiseach though. Christ if you're close enough to a country to hit it with a stone, and you have a long and complex relationship with that country you should learn the correct term for its head of government.

Back on topic.

Cringe:o

Rented Mule · 27-09-2010 06:53PM

I'd like to see this quiz done in a few places around the country.

Superbus · 27-09-2010 06:55PM

The English translation should be the T-Shock.

El Guapo! · 27-09-2010 06:56PM

Who gives a fúck? We slag off every president they've ever had...Bill Clinton getting blown in the oval office.....George Bush Sr for being an idiot.....George Bush Jr for....well for being a bigger idiot.
They can slag off all our politicians if they want. They're right anyway Cowan is an idiot.

Dj Stiggie · 27-09-2010 07:01PM

Its one thing taking the p!ss out of him when it happened, but come on, it was two weeks ago.

Leno I thought you were about topical affairs

starbelgrade · 27-09-2010 07:05PM

Lampooned?

They should have harpooned him instead.

Mark200 · 27-09-2010 07:06PM

Yeah how dare they call our Taoiseach names!!! Only boards members should be allowed do that :mad: :mad: :mad:

brianthebard · 27-09-2010 07:07PM

Cowen is a bollocks, but his bollockology has been a godsend for other countries trying to hide from their own problems for a while.

Cowen will be the first taoiseach to die by falling into a ditch while staggering home from the pub on a dark night.

Mark200 · 27-09-2010 07:23PM

brianthebard wrote: »

Cowen is a bollocks, but his bollockology has been a godsend for other countries trying to hide from their own problems for a while.

I'm pretty sure Ireland falls into that also.

strobe · 27-09-2010 07:36PM

Confab wrote: »

Taoiseach means Prime Minister. :rolleyes:

Ehhh, no it doesn't. :rolleyes: Nice try though.

Augmerson · 27-09-2010 07:37PM

strobe wrote: »

Ehhh, no it doesn't. :rolleyes: Nicer try though.

I thought it meant Chieftain?

strobe · 27-09-2010 07:38PM

Augmerson wrote: »

I thought it meant Chieftain?

Give the man a gold star. :pac:

JJJJNR · 27-09-2010 07:39PM

Best president in Ireland for years IMO.

Brian CivilEng · 27-09-2010 07:47PM

Leno is a gob****e anyway, he's entire act seems to have denigrated into pointing out how superior he is to other people. I cant stand the smug git, but he has achieved the impossible, he made me stand up for Brian Cowen. How many other world leaders enjoy a drink, Winston Churchill was an alcoholic for pete's sake. Yet because Cowen wasn't blessed with looks he becomes an object of ridicule. If he was being mocked for his policies, his incompetence or his record then I would be all for it, satire is a wonderful thing. But no, Mr. Holywood Jay Leno wants us all to look at this freak of nature, with a photograph catching him at a bad time, who enjoys a pint like everyone else. Muppet.

Conan never would have lowered himself to this.

arybvtcw0eolkf · 27-09-2010 07:47PM

Sam Vimes wrote: »

And when talking about Vladimir Putin they should refer to him by his correct title "Премьер-министр"

One of the best bitch slaps I've ever seen!.. Bravo :cool:

brianthebard · 27-09-2010 07:50PM

Mark200 wrote: »

I'm pretty sure Ireland falls into that also.

Cowen's drinking is just adding to our problems however, and reinforcing negative stereotypes and perceptions of the country as a whole.

Killer Pigeon · 27-09-2010 07:52PM

Really-Stressed wrote: »

Oh dear:mad:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRZvERI5nf8

"Hold on, Prime Minister of Ireland? Is Ireland a country?"

onlyrocknroll · 27-09-2010 07:54PM

strobe wrote: »

Taoiseach means Prime Minister

.Ehhh, no it doesn't. :rolleyes: Nice try though.

Yes it does, its meaning is derived from the word meaning chieftain, but in modern usage it refers to the head of our parliament, which in most English speaking countries is called a prime minister.

I know that Taoiseach is the correct term in both English and Irish, so technically 'prime minister' is sloppy and inaccurate, but the word still does mean prime minister.

happyoutscan · 27-09-2010 07:56PM

Jay Leno is a mong.

Cowen Lampooned on US TV

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