Sean Gallagher and his "comparisons"

fishy fishy · 16-05-2012 09:14AM #1

I nearly fell down in shock yesterday when I looked at this goon comparing what happened to him to the catholic church and the abuse issue.

How dare he? Has he got any idea of reality at all.

I always knew he was sleezy, but he has gone below the below with this one.

The fact of the matter is, he screwed up HIS OWN ANSWER. He should have been well able to handle he question/tweed if he was indeed innocent of it. He cracked. He wants to blame everyone else. But to bring in the abused children and the church, to justify his inability to get his story straight.

Low, very low. glad he's not my president.

DonnaHay · 16-05-2012 09:18AM

this man would have been a seer, a shaman priest... possibly a leader. In our world, he's a shoe peddler, and lives in the shadows.

Biggins · 16-05-2012 09:18AM

Sean Gallagher, is there anyone out there in politics in Ireland that loves themselves more?

El Guapo! · 16-05-2012 09:32AM

I'm sick of listening to his irritating voice. Every time he speaks I just want to kill him. I wish he'd just fcuk off!

lividduck · 16-05-2012 09:34AM

Love him or hate him the fact is that he was royally shafted by RTE, and that was the view of Broadcasting Authority, so he has a point.
BTW OP he merely made an analogy between the arrogance of RTE in dealing with his, now proven to be valid, complaint and the arrogance of the church years ago in dealing with victims of abuse.

foxyboxer · 16-05-2012 09:36AM

Well it isn't easy being a thumb.

SEPT 23 1989 · 16-05-2012 10:02AM

Poor cue ball:(

padd b1975 · 16-05-2012 10:03AM

Biggins wrote: »

Sean Gallagher, is there anyone out there in politics in Ireland that loves themselves more?

Lucinda Creighton.

the_syco · 16-05-2012 10:04AM

Biggins wrote: »

Sean Gallagher, is there anyone out there in politics in Ireland that loves themselves more?

Possibly Bertie?

BTW, haven't heard of him fúcking up lately. What gives?

enviro · 16-05-2012 10:05AM

padd b1975 wrote: »

Lucinda Creighton.

Would ya?

Biggins · 16-05-2012 10:07AM

the_syco wrote: »

Possibly Bertie?

BTW, haven't heard of him fúcking up lately. What gives?

Could be busy either with his Swiss bank or in Nigeria getting another 40K for speaking more rubbish!

tonycascarino · 16-05-2012 10:07AM

Who does he think he is anyway? Self promotion at it's best with this lad.

Ellis Dee · 16-05-2012 10:13AM

Phew! What a narrow escape our nation had when Martin McGuinness lamped that recycled and rebranded Fianna Fail bagman and kept him out of the Aras!:D

Talk about sour grapes. And what a capacity for whinging. His sheer effrontery in comparing himself to the victims of the kiddy-fiddler priests is beyond breathtaking.:rolleyes::rolleyes:

He nearly won an election under false pretences, but he didn't. Now it is finally time to get in line and support the honest man who did and who is our head of state. Sean Gallagher, it's way past time for you to recognise the reality and say "I'm out". And then find a nice little rock to slither back under.:):)

padd b1975 · 16-05-2012 10:16AM

enviro wrote: »

Would ya?

Yes.

Yes I would.

fishy fishy · 16-05-2012 10:19AM

lividduck wrote: »

Love him or hate him the fact is that he was royally shafted by RTE, and that was the view of Broadcasting Authority, so he has a point.
BTW OP he merely made an analogy between the arrogance of RTE in dealing with his, now proven to be valid, complaint and the arrogance of the church years ago in dealing with victims of abuse.

wrong....he was shafted by himself and his inability to hide the fact that, although the tweet was incorrect - it showed that he had some dealings that he didn't want the public to know about.

frag420 · 16-05-2012 10:27AM

So does this mean we owe Martin McGuinness a big thanks.......................bloody conflicted now!!

kfallon · 16-05-2012 10:30AM

the_syco wrote: »

Possibly Bertie?

BTW, haven't heard of him fúcking up lately. What gives?

Biggins wrote: »

Could be busy either with his Swiss bank or in Nigeria getting another 40K for speaking more rubbish!

He's back driving an '08 car now is 'our' Bertie, apparently he had to resit his driving test too

Pherekydes · 16-05-2012 10:53AM

lividduck wrote: »

Love him or hate him the fact is that he was royally shafted by RTE...

They did the nation some service...

LordSutch · 16-05-2012 11:02AM

Ellis Dee wrote: »

Phew! What a narrow escape our nation had when Martin McGuinness lamped that recycled and rebranded Fianna Fail bagman and kept him out of the Aras!:D

It was RTE/Pat Kenny who 'lamped' Gallagher, not McGuinness.

c_man · 16-05-2012 11:05AM

No time for the guy, but I don't know how RTE's behaviour can sit easy with anyone.

Biggins · 16-05-2012 11:07AM

c_man wrote: »

No time for the guy, but I don't know how RTE's behaviour can sit easy with anyone.

Its RTE, their behaviour in a lot of cases, has much to answer for.

Carter P Fly · 16-05-2012 11:18AM

Seriously, wooptie-fcuking-do that RTE read out an unfair or unsubstantiated tweet. Its nothing, a blip, a who cares, the newspapers print retractions practically every other day.

The fact that these IS such a hubub about this is the shocking thing, not that it was read out.

Fluorescence · 16-05-2012 11:52AM

lividduck wrote: »

Love him or hate him the fact is that he was royally shafted by RTE, and that was the view of Broadcasting Authority, so he has a point.
BTW OP he merely made an analogy between the arrogance of RTE in dealing with his, now proven to be valid, complaint and the arrogance of the church years ago in dealing with victims of abuse.

Yes he was mistreated by RTÉ, but his comments were very insensitive. He's shown himself time and again to be a fool and a windbag. I'm still embarrassed he managed to do as well as he did in the elections despite not knowing a single thing about the constitution.

the purple tin · 16-05-2012 11:59AM

Thank God Mussolini didn't get the presidency.

Cedrus · 16-05-2012 12:26PM

I don't believe that RTEs incompetence amounted to a shafting, they should not have announced/published an unverified statement but it was one display of many which is in line with their unchallenged arrogance as 'The National Broadcaster'. Mission to prey is another one in the headlamps at the moment.

It was Gallaghers certain knowledge that it could be true that felled him, if he had never been a FF bagman he could have confidently faced down that tweet.

If RTE really had tried to shaft him he'd probably be president now.:rolleyes:

Sleepy · 16-05-2012 12:34PM

The man is a contemporary of the most corrupt Taoiseach since Haughey.

Is it any wonder he has a neck like a jockey's bollix?

Slideshowbob · 16-05-2012 10:56PM

Because of RTE, Pat Kenny, Martin McGuinness, Twitter, television and the Frontline audience, Ireland has been deprived of this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpUpR4P7eu8

I hope they are proud of themselves

omgitsthelazor · 16-05-2012 11:07PM

Some very blinkered people in this thread who apparently have no qualms about somebody getting shafted by supposed indiscriminate broadcasting so long as they don't like him personally. :rolleyes:

Slideshowbob · 16-05-2012 11:14PM

omgitsthelazor wrote: »

Some very blinkered people in this thread who apparently have no qualms about somebody getting shafted by supposed indiscriminate broadcasting so long as they don't like him personally. :rolleyes:

Correct - why don't we dislike him personally -> because he is a sham.

The man was so confused when the tweet was mentioned he didn't know right from wrong.

Do we really need to go back over his credentials? Charging volunteer sports clubs 5K to "help" with sports capital grants applications !!! What a saint etc etc

charlemont · 16-05-2012 11:14PM

Carter P Fly wrote: »

Seriously, wooptie-fcuking-do that RTE read out an unfair or unsubstantiated tweet. Its nothing, a blip, a who cares, the newspapers print retractions practically every other day.

The fact that these IS such a hubub about this is the shocking thing, not that it was read out.

He milk this to the extreme too, The fact that he is still so bitter about it just show's what a lucky escape we had, RTÉ should be thanked instead of criticised.
Gallagher is just after compensation now.

MadsL · 16-05-2012 11:16PM

omgitsthelazor wrote: »

Some very blinkered people in this thread who apparently have no qualms about somebody getting shafted by supposed indiscriminate broadcasting so long as they don't like him personally. :rolleyes:

The Nation didn't like him, that's why he lost an election - all he had to do on RTE was explain himself. What shafted him was his constant dissociation with FF only to be shown that he was in fact collecting cheques for FF. I firmly believe he would have done better at the polls as a FF candidate. It was the sheer two-faced brazen neck on him that shafted him.

RTE got roped in by SF - but should have checked their sources. But I have long since learnt to disregard anything in the Irish media until two sources verify it. Journalism in Ireland is shoddy at best.

Sean Gallagher and his "comparisons"

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