Pat Rabbitte sacked by the public!

Hooray for mob justice! Who needs democracy when we can just rant at politicians in the pub? You and I clearly have different definitions of what being rude means, the guy was being a ranting arsehole.

Good on the man.

that man deserves a medal






for listening to that ****e

I've always wondered about the type of onion-headed mouth breathers who post comments after articles on thejournal.ie and join facebook groups supporting idiocy like this. That 'protester' sums them right up.

seamus wrote: »

Ah yeah, this is that old video of the complete asshole who decides to verbally assault a man who's trying to eat a meal?

No end of morons in this country who think that political action involves shouting at people and being a dick.

Sounds like an average day in D.E in fairness.

Legend Shy Watchman wrote: »

Yes and the fat fvck is still stuffing his face, and getting fatter.

I heard he drinks tea too.


What a monster.

He's lucky the Rabbite didn't eat him by mistake.

paperwork wrote: »

People who are standing up for Rabbitte are being extremely childish,.

He's a centrist politician, not a serial killer or child abuser.

If there is a huge problem with him, vote against him or his party or protest or organize yourself politically

Targeting somebody in their personal life like that is a bit OTT.

Rabbitte should have given your man a slap.

Pat Rabbitte was enjoying a meal in a restaurant like any normal person. It is not in his job description to answer the questions of any incoherent loon whose company he is unfortunately unable to avoid, just because said fool feels like airing some grievances. Judging by the other clientèle of the establishment, it is not a snooty restaurant and even if Mr. Rabbitte was adding the bill to his expenses, under the right circumstances he is entitled to do so, as is the same for many government ministers or businessmen globally. €40 is not going to save this economy, lower spending and higher taxes will, however unpalatable you may find that.

As for the gentleman who was subsequently arrested in a fracas, I only skimmed through the video but it appeared that he was warned numerous times that if he did not move along on his merry way he would be arrested. At this point he has two choices, and he seems to think he is some kind of martyr as he resists the inevitable arrest, as if he was achieving more than just embarrassing himself and his family and wasting Garda time. Even if perhaps the Garda did not have a genuine reason to send the gentleman on his way, he should have had the cop-on not to try and take a stand.

Regarding the rest of the hecklers in the video, they seem to be unworthy of much attention. I would imagine most are probably relatively unsuccessful and frustrated with their lives, but being too stupid or immature to acknowledge their own shortcomings in their lives thus far, are keen to point the finger at anyone else in a desperate attempt to justify their beliefs to themselves that it is not because they didn't work hard enough that they are not where they want to be, it is the politicians' fault, the bankers' fault or anyone else's fault but their own apparently.

Mr. Rabbitte is doing his best for this country and does not deserve abuse from onlookers in his personal life. Nobody here has as much experience and knowledge of government as he does, and most who claim they do exist in a fantasy gaga-land of their own where we can just tax the rich at 90% and there's enough money to go around for ALL their little pet projects. Funny how none of those people I ever met have done significant study of economics. They are usually armchair administrators who think with a few strokes, all of Ireland's woes could be solved in a day.

Finally I must note how ridiculous those who reprimanded Mr. Rabbitte for not intervening with the Gardai arresting the other gentleman. What kind of a state would we be in if we had government ministers clashing with Gardai in public telling them not to do their job? Thank goodness Mr Rabbitte is not so egotistical that he thinks he can step in and overrule any member of our police force in an attempt to gain cheap popularity. The attitudes of some people in this country would boggle anyone's mind.