Comments on: Ghostriding the Tiger http://thegurrier.com/2007/05/22/ghostriding-the-tiger/ Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:12:18 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Donal http://thegurrier.com/2007/05/22/ghostriding-the-tiger/comment-page-1/#comment-16097 Donal Wed, 23 May 2007 10:15:47 +0000 http://thegurrier.com/2007/05/22/ghostriding-the-tiger/#comment-16097 Kesey, I have no doubt of the truth to that story, its sounds like just the sort of gombeen man politics we love in this country. Elimare, the guy <em>did</em> have to wait the ten days, that's my point and Ken's example is more blatant. It's all about the appearance of being able to 'get things done' and also being part of a special community of people, like the mafia only on a larger scale. 'See dis Missus O'Reilly here, She's a friend of <em>ours</em>' Kesey, I have no doubt of the truth to that story, its sounds like just the sort of gombeen man politics we love in this country.

Elimare, the guy did have to wait the ten days, that’s my point and Ken’s example is more blatant. It’s all about the appearance of being able to ‘get things done’ and also being part of a special community of people, like the mafia only on a larger scale.

‘See dis Missus O’Reilly here, She’s a friend of ours‘

]]> By: Elimare http://thegurrier.com/2007/05/22/ghostriding-the-tiger/comment-page-1/#comment-16095 Elimare Wed, 23 May 2007 09:41:18 +0000 http://thegurrier.com/2007/05/22/ghostriding-the-tiger/#comment-16095 I don't understand why the old dear went to Bertie to get her sons license. Could he not wait the 10 days it takes in the post? He probably HAD to wait 10 days anyway. btw, check out AndreaF 's flickr stream this morning, she got a shot of Bertie in Phibsborough... as someone said 'imagine thats what Celia would have had to look at...' I don’t understand why the old dear went to Bertie to get her sons license. Could he not wait the 10 days it takes in the post? He probably HAD to wait 10 days anyway.

btw, check out AndreaF ’s flickr stream this morning, she got a shot of Bertie in Phibsborough… as someone said ‘imagine thats what Celia would have had to look at…’

]]> By: Kesey http://thegurrier.com/2007/05/22/ghostriding-the-tiger/comment-page-1/#comment-16080 Kesey Tue, 22 May 2007 23:13:27 +0000 http://thegurrier.com/2007/05/22/ghostriding-the-tiger/#comment-16080 You think that's bad? When I worked for the ESB, I was told the political parties had spies in the area offices so when the order went out to connect Mrs. Byrne in Ballyarsefuckery, the local TD would be informed and he'd send out a smarmy letter, strongly implying that he had something to do with her connection when it was simply the old dear's turn to be wired up. The parties were running the same scam in Eircom and Bord Gais too. In other words, these fucks were not even going to trouble of acting on behalf their constituents, just pretending they were. Inbred shower of lazy, shit-eating fucks, every single one. Five minutes with one of them, a lumphammer and a pair of pliers, that's all I ask. You think that’s bad? When I worked for the ESB, I was told the political parties had spies in the area offices so when the order went out to connect Mrs. Byrne in Ballyarsefuckery, the local TD would be informed and he’d send out a smarmy letter, strongly implying that he had something to do with her connection when it was simply the old dear’s turn to be wired up. The parties were running the same scam in Eircom and Bord Gais too. In other words, these fucks were not even going to trouble of acting on behalf their constituents, just pretending they were. Inbred shower of lazy, shit-eating fucks, every single one. Five minutes with one of them, a lumphammer and a pair of pliers, that’s all I ask.

]]> By: Teaandcakes http://thegurrier.com/2007/05/22/ghostriding-the-tiger/comment-page-1/#comment-16068 Teaandcakes Tue, 22 May 2007 20:01:06 +0000 http://thegurrier.com/2007/05/22/ghostriding-the-tiger/#comment-16068 Sometimes I just want to scream at the whole country. The lies that are being told at the moment! Bare faced lies! Not just election promises that they think nobody will hold them to, bare faced lies and the interviewers don't call them out on it! - someone comes on the radio and says "That's blue", and the other person says "So, they think it's red", and nobody points out that we all just heard them say it was blue right then. Arrgh! Sometimes I just want to scream at the whole country. The lies that are being told at the moment! Bare faced lies! Not just election promises that they think nobody will hold them to, bare faced lies and the interviewers don’t call them out on it! – someone comes on the radio and says “That’s blue”, and the other person says “So, they think it’s red”, and nobody points out that we all just heard them say it was blue right then. Arrgh!

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