Vincent Browne

[The_Dunph]

@farmerinthecity

I thought Carey did reasonably well there. The more I think of it the more limited I think Browne is as an interviewer - going for the killer question all the time instead of breaking the person down slowly and tying him up in knots.

‘Forget the party line and tell me what you honestly think Pat’. As if he is going to.

:rolleyes:

You should have went to bed, Farmer.

[The_Dunph]

Vincent calling out the party leaders to come on the show before there is any general election to have a big debate. He said Gilmore is keen to come on and will be on next week. He was critical of Kenny and Cowen, who he said have refused invitations to come on the show. He was critical of Kenny more than any of them, i’ve seen him put the boot in on Kenny before. He really despises him. Kenny knows he can’t come on the show as Vincent will tear him a new one…

He also called one of the panelists a “nerd” there a minute ago…

[Watch_The_Break]

@The Dunph

Vincent calling out the party leaders to come on the show before there is any general election to have a big debate. He said Gilmore is keen to come on and will be on next week. He was critical of Kenny and Cowen, who he said have refused invitations to come on the show. He was critical of Kenny more than any of them, i’ve seen him put the boot in on Kenny before. He really despises him. Kenny knows he can’t come on the show as Vincent will tear him a new one…

He also called one of the panelists a “nerd” there a minute ago…

He’s said that countless times. Surely they’d be well able for him? Lenihan ran rings around him.

[Sidney]

Tonight’s show has been exceedingly boring. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that Fionnan Sheehan is one of the panellists.

[Watch_The_Break]

@sid waddell

Tonight’s show has been exceedingly boring. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that Fionnan Sheehan is one of the panellists.

Yeah I watched 5 minutes or so and it was crap. Don’t think that extended holiday has helped the show at all. Next time he goes he won’t be back.

[treaty_exile]

@Watch The Break

Yeah I watched 5 minutes or so and it was crap. Don’t think that extended holiday has helped the show at all. Next time he goes he won’t be back.

fair point, any of the replacements, with the exception of that complete gom colleran would be an improvement

[Bandage]

Vincent is seething with Eamonn Ó’Cuiv here. Eamonn said he feels there’s no blame whatsoever attached to the Fianna Fáil government for the current fiasco. :lol:

[Sidney]

Vincent Browne, following a persistent line of questioning, just asked Eamon O’Cuiv does he believe that the government has any culpability for the fiasco of the economy.

“No”, says O’Cuiv.

:o :lol:

[Watch_The_Break]

Just posted that on the tv thread. Unbelievable scenes.

[Sidney]

I wonder how he came to spell his name O’Cuiv, seeing as there is no V in the Irish language.

[Bandage]

Gas seeing him trying to worm out of it. Accused Browne of playing word games when it was a clear question, repeated a number of times:

“Do you think the government bears any responsibility for the current fiasco?”

“No.”

Vincent then went off on a rant interspersed with pauses and repetition of the question

Eventually, O’Cuiv came back with:

“I said we had bore no responsibility for the decisions the banks made. You were alluding to the banks.”

Cue Vincent having a go at him for playing the word games and telling him the electorate would have witnessed his behaviour. :lol:

[farmerinthecity]

Browne is very overrated as an interviewer. Sure O’Cuiv is an absolute gombeen.

[TwoRunnyEggs]

@sid waddell

I wonder how he came to spell his name O’Cuiv, seeing as there is no V in the Irish language.

Sure its not the first time he’d try to change a name to suit himself…

[Bandage]

@farmerinthecity

Browne is very overrated as an interviewer. Sure O’Cuiv is an absolute gombeen.

But denying any government responsibility whatsoever for the current malaise takes this to a whole new level.

Incredible really.

[Sidney]

@farmerinthecity

Browne is very overrated as an interviewer. Sure O’Cuiv is an absolute gombeen.

He’s at his best when he’s at his most cantankerous. That programme last last week with Conor Lenihan, Lucinda Creighton and Mary Lou McDonald was vintage Vinnie.

[TwoRunnyEggs]

@farmerinthecity

Browne is very overrated as an interviewer. Sure O’Cuiv is an absolute gombeen.

I’d sort of agree with that. He lets his emotions go wild at stages, especially where he looks like he’d throttle a guest for an answer. He does get answers though.

[Sidney]

This is fucking comical.

[Bandage]

Vincent’s off on one completely out of the blue again. Tremendous stuff.

Are people angry with Fianna Fáil?

How do you know? Do you walk the streets?

Do you walk the streets without a minder?

You probably stay in your car?

Speaking of which, we’re going to have all these cuts and tax measures in the budget and you’ll still get driven around in a massively expensive car.

Why don’t you get the train?

Why?

And so on.

[Sidney]

O’Cuiv: “There’s a huge amount of anger out there at the moment”
Browne: “With Fianna Fail?”
O’Cuiv: “Not in my experience, no”

Who is it with Eamonn, the tooth fairy? :rolleyes:

Vinnie’s main strength is that he treats politician guests with utter contempt.

[caoimhaoin]

@sid waddell

O’Cuiv: “There’s a huge amount of anger out there at the moment”
Browne: “With Fianna Fail?”
O’Cuiv: “Not in my experience, no”

Who is it with Eamonn, the tooth fairy? :rolleyes:

Vinnie’s main strength is that he treats politician guests with utter contempt.

Don’t we all at this stage.