Just on Newstalk FM:
Pat Rabbitte possibly to announce his resignation as leader of the Labour Party at a news conference at 3:30 today.
Any thoughts?
I thought he had integrity until he started banging on about the 35 million Poles who could come over here and put us all out of jobs. That xenophobic nonsense put me right off him.
I thought Brian Cowen made him look like a fool on Questions and Answers before the election. Cowen said that he be happy to go into Government with Labour and Rabbitte putting on an act of disgust for the faithful made a right eejit of himself. His only policy was his self righteousness. Adios Pat and since you tried to be funny in the Dáil maybe there will be a spot for you on the Panel(TV Programe) next season
Who the people elect represents us who we are warts and all
I always thought that Labour should have been the biggest party in Ireland but somehow they disinfrachise themselves from the voters. Pat Rabbitte did not or was too snoobish to engage with the electorate and pandered to the horrible middle class mentality.
Reminds me of Frank Cluskey's response to accusations that he was being hypocritical in claiming to be a Socialist but having private health insurance - "Sure nothing's too good for the working classes".Also what about his double standard banging on about fee paying schools and his own children going to one in Templeouge. He shut up fairly quickly on that topic.
I suppose grey is technically a colour alright. I suspect that politicos and journos create their own mythology. For ages I've heard about how great an orator and character PR is/was but could never see it myself. Maybe if you repeat something often enough etc...?suffers a bit from the Ml Noonan factor in that he appears competent while on the attack but you'd wonder could he ever lead or be effective in power.
Not the worst I suppose, could add a bit of colour at times
The definition of middle class varies it seems but my thinking of middleclass is the people who could and did go to University in the 19760s/1970s. They seem to be embarresed or try and be shy about how much money they have . They can also talk so eloquently about the poor the pain they feel about people on hospital trolleys,they know the right facial expressions to use(watch Liz McManus in action) but do not have the guts to do anything about it like go into Goverment. Could go on and on about them but would stray away from original point. Ooops the rant stops hereAre the middle class not Ireland's largest body politic?
but do not have the guts to do anything about it like go into Goverment.
I suppose grey is technically a colour alright. I suspect that politicos and journos create their own mythology. For ages I've heard about how great an orator and character PR is/was but could never see it myself. Maybe if you repeat something often enough etc...?
but you'd wonder could he ever lead or be effective in power.
The key to great oratory seems to be:
1. Don't asnwer the question
2. Make the point you want to make in a loud, braying voice
3. Talk over anyone else trying to respond to you
4. Out-boor the FF'ers
5. Jump on every band-wagon with the tuppeny sound bites
Not a fan. Though Descartes help us all if Joan Burton gets elected to replace him.
But the end result was still I think much more impressive than the mumbling, stuttering, inarticulate, winking, devoid of charisma excuses for public representatives that make up 90% of Pat's colleagues.