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I think I'll post that she will be an excellent Minister for Finance in the next Government and that I'm looking forward to that day.
 
Despite her apparent perfect lack of understanding of the intentions of the interest rate rises, Joan is a chartered accountant and lectured in accountancy in DIT.

Yikes. Way to go - chartered accountants.
 
ashambles said:
Despite her apparent perfect lack of understanding of the intentions of the interest rate rises, Joan is a chartered accountant and lectured in accountancy in DIT.

Yikes. Way to go - chartered accountants.
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There you go she's obviously not kept up her studies, i knew that CPD was more than just yet another rip off foisted on us by the beloved Institute.
 
I don't really think that a CA qualification bestows any knowledge of economics or general knowledge?

CCOVICH (ACA)
 
ashambles said:
Despite her apparent perfect lack of understanding of the intentions of the interest rate rises, Joan is a chartered accountant and lectured in accountancy in DIT.
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This leads me to believe that she knows the facts but chooses to ignore them in order to be emotive and populist. That's not what I would expect from those who occupy the moral high ground in Irish politics.
 
Vanilla said:
There's a moral high ground in Irish politics?! :eek:
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Seagull said:
Yes. It belongs to those who only took small brown envelopes.
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It is occupied by what John Bruton called the moral Pharisees. I thought is was a very good description of the shrill holier than thou bunch that are so morally pure that they can point out everyone else’s short comings.
 
Purple said:
It is occupied by what John Bruton called the moral Pharisees. I thought is was a very good description of the shrill holier than thou bunch that are so morally pure that they can point out everyone else’s short comings.
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Jeepers, I would have thought being morally pure and being able to point out everyone else’s short comings would be a good thing? I do it all the time. :)
 
Bushfire said:
Jeepers, I would have thought being morally pure and being able to point out everyone else’s short comings would be a good thing? I do it all the time. :)
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You're not my wife are you :eek:
I posted another comment on Joan's blog asking why she has removed all of the comments (other than Dr.M's)
 
Purple said:
It is occupied by what John Bruton called the moral Pharisees. I thought is was a very good description of the shrill holier than thou bunch that are so morally pure that they can point out everyone else’s short comings.
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Did he have any snappy names for those who point out the short-comings in those who point out short-comings?
 
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