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Enda Kenny Speech

  • 24-05-2011 11:42AM
    #1
    Eastcoastryan
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    Has anyone noticed that Enda Kennys speech yesterday was almost word for word copied from a speech Obama gave in Chicago.

    Check out the first 30 seconds of both videos below??

    If this was intentional, then surely it should have been flagged to the media, alot of the paper analysed the speech, did they know some of it was Obamas own words?


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

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jll5baCAaQU


    It's actually 50 seconds in on the Enda Kenny speech


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  • #2
    Dravokivich
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    Didn't no, but he sounded like he really needed to take a dump.


  • #3
    MagicMarker
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    Did Obama make up those words?


  • #4
    Absurdum
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    Enda was deadly yesterday, he should do cocaine more often imo


  • #5
    Clare Bear
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,613 ✭✭✭✭Clare Bear


    Eastcoastryan wrote: »
    Has anyone noticed that Enda Kennys speech yesterday was almost word for word copied from a speech Obama gave in Chicago.

    Check out the first 30 seconds of both videos below??

    If this was intentional, then surely it should have been flagged to the media, alot of the paper analysed the speech, did they know some of it was Obamas own words?


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

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jll5baCAaQU


    It's actually 50 seconds in on the Enda Kenny speech

    They're just playing this on Ray D'Arcy now.

    Can Kenny not think up anything for himself?


  • #6
    louise5754
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 63 ✭✭louise5754


    Maybe Obama copied him???:D


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  • #7
    chin_grin
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    I thought the delivery and the speech was quite out of character for him (being quite animated). This did cross my mind.


  • #8
    Gingersnaps
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    Great minds think alike??? :D


  • #9
    mikemac
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    35 minutes lads, wear that jersey with pride, the whole parish is watching ye

    Enda has a career as a GAA coach when he is finished in politics


  • #10
    Mr. Presentable
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,495 ✭✭✭Mr. Presentable


    This'll make us look good internationally :rolleyes:

    Kenny in poor form shocker!


  • #11
    Guill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,332 ✭✭✭Guill


    Enda kenny is a sack. Regardless of who wrote the speech it should be blatantly obvious that he didn't.


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  • #12
    Opelfruit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 158 ✭✭Opelfruit


    Clare Bear wrote: »
    They're just playing this on Ray D'Arcy now.

    Can Kenny not think up anything for himself?
    These guys all have speechwriters. Most speeches are the same rehashed guff anyway. Does anyone actually think Bertie Ahern ever wrote a single word of his speeches?


  • #13
    mikemac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,967 ✭✭✭✭mikemac


    Clare Bear wrote: »
    They're just playing this on Ray D'Arcy now.

    Can't be true

    He promised to emigrate, he wouldn't break a promise would he?


  • #14
    AnonoBoy
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    louise5754 wrote: »
    Maybe Obama copied him???:D

    Obama does have a time machine.


  • #15
    Absurdum
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    haters gunna hate, D'arcy can piss right off


  • #16
    bonzos
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    Clare Bear wrote: »
    They're just playing this on Ray D'Arcy now.

    Can Kenny not think up anything for himself?

    D'Arcy views on Kenny are well known....Why are certain people in this country always looking for a reason to drag the country back down. If people feel good about the our country has projected itself to the world in the past week why try to find faults...we have enough problems


  • #17
    TheZohanS
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    Inda Kenny doing what he does best, cogging.

    Sure didn't he copy FF's Four Year Plan too.


  • #18
    Barlett
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    Kenny and O'Bama have speechwriters, sure they have the final say on what is said but for the most part they have a team working on what sounds best. The West Wing gives a pretty good insight into this.


  • #19
    Clare Bear
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    bonzos wrote: »
    D'Arcy views on Kenny are well known....Why are certain people in this country always looking for a reason to drag the country back down. If people feel good about the our country has projected itself to the world in the past week why try to find faults...we have enough problems

    Yesterday was a great day and yes I'm sure D'Arcy is loving this now but it is worth pointing out to be fair.


  • #20
    stovelid
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    Given that it was an incoherent, overly-emotional spot of craw-thumping delivered to a guilible nationalistic crowd in an economically ruined country, he should have put on a Hitler 'tache for the extra Nuremburg touch.


  • #21
    AnonoBoy
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    Ray D'Arcy is a funny little man isn't he?

    Remember people he has a child therefore what he says is more important.


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  • #22
    Eastcoastryan
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    Clare Bear wrote: »
    They're just playing this on Ray D'Arcy now.

    Can Kenny not think up anything for himself?


    Ray D'arcy picked up the audio from East Coast FM who spotted the similarities and put together the audio.


  • #23
    Absurdum
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    well....at least it wasn't Cowen :o


  • #24
    Clare Bear
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    Eastcoastryan wrote: »
    Ray D'arcy picked up the audio from East Coast FM who spotted the similarities and put together the audio.

    He gave you credit Eastcoastryan don't worry ;)


  • #25
    TheZohanS
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    Eastcoastryan wrote: »
    Ray D'arcy picked up the audio from East Coast FM who spotted the similarities and put together the audio.


    Ha ha, community radio!!


  • #26
    Opelfruit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 158 ✭✭Opelfruit


    Someone should tell Raymond that Enda didn't make a speech, he made a "figure of speech", and it shouldn't be taken seriously.


  • #27
    _feedback_
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    Eastcoastryan wrote: »
    Ray D'arcy picked up the audio from East Coast FM who spotted the similarities and put together the audio.
    Clare Bear wrote: »
    He gave you credit Eastcoastryan don't worry ;)

    More credit than Inda gave Barack for the speech!

    In fairness to Inda, he was merely using some of Obamas words as the man was standing behind him. As if he thought he'd just take it and nobody would notice. It was very purposely!


  • #28
    Cool_CM
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    AnonoBoy wrote: »

    Remember people he has a child therefore what he says is more important.

    AKA The Amanda Brunker Complex.


  • #29
    Dyr
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    Opelfruit wrote: »
    These guys all have speechwriters. Most speeches are the same rehashed guff anyway. Does anyone actually think Bertie Ahern ever wrote a single word of his speeches?

    the c**t could barely read a single word of his speeches


  • #30
    AnonoBoy
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    Cool_CM wrote: »
    AKA The Amanda Brunker Complex.

    She knows all about beds though apparently.

    "Buy some beds, I'm Amanda Brunker!"

    Really Amanda?


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  • #31
    Dravokivich
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    Bambi wrote: »
    the c**t could barely read a single word of his speeches

    Na, his writer was a terrible typist and kept putting in mistakes. After a while they decided to use the "impedment" as a gimmick.

    Bertie doesn't actually have a stutter at all.

    :pac:


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