Joe Brolly

[tiempo]

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Whose the man with a head of hair standing behind Dion?

[Main Street]

The discussion about the BBC re Gerry Adams in particular and northern nationalists in general was ticking along very nicely until Dion reacted to Joe's comment that McDowell was pro-british. All Joe had to do then was explain to Dion (a dullard on most things to do with the North) that McDowell was an Irish national who held very strong  pro-British views when it came to the Troubles, that opposition to the IRA campaign in itself is not enough to define one as pro-british, in fact McDowell ticked all the pro-british boxes, hatred of the republican movement was just one of those boxes. Instead what Joe did was resort to type, interrupting, importantly not listening to Dion's and going all  over-emotional in the discussion, that Joe knows best , that Joe knows the better truth than even the people who agree with him. About the only thing missing  were a few tears shed by Joe on behalf of the grievous hurt done to Gerry's character and by default to all northern nationalists.

Sometimes Joe hasn't got the foggiest of what he's blabbering on about, the other day he was attempting a whitewash of Hezbollah and failing miserably, most blatantly in ignoring  their immense mercenary support given to the tyrant Assad in the  Syrian Civil War for over 12 years.
 Nice also that Joe dragged up John Pilger again, this time when referring to the cunning pernicious BBC. Pilger was also a great supporter of the tyrannical regime of Assad. Anybody with an ounce of cop on in journalistic circles and world politics  knows that Pilger has become a mere Kremlin mouthpiece and a well paid propagandist. Joe has unwittingly earned the ignominious term to be called a 'useful idiot'.

Not every enemy of Isael

[DeasBéalFeirste]

The discussion about the BBC re Gerry Adams in particular and northern nationalists in general was ticking along very nicely until Dion reacted to Joe's comment that McDowell was pro-british. All Joe had to do then was explain to Dion (a dullard on most things to do with the North) that McDowell was an Irish national who held very strong  pro-British views when it came to the Troubles, that opposition to the IRA campaign in itself is not enough to define one as pro-british, in fact McDowell ticked all the pro-british boxes, hatred of the republican movement was just one of those boxes. Instead what Joe did was resort to type, interrupting, importantly not listening to Dion's and going all  over-emotional in the discussion, that Joe knows best , that Joe knows the better truth than even the people who agree with him. About the only thing missing  were a few tears shed by Joe on behalf of the grievous hurt done to Gerry's character and by default to all northern nationalists.

Sometimes Joe hasn't got the foggiest of what he's blabbering on about, the other day he was attempting a whitewash of Hezbollah and failing miserably, most blatantly in ignoring  their immense mercenary support given to the tyrant Assad in the  Syrian Civil War for over 12 years.
 Nice also that Joe dragged up John Pilger again, this time when referring to the cunning pernicious BBC. Pilger was also a great supporter of the tyrannical regime of Assad. Anybody with an ounce of cop on in journalistic circles and world politics  knows that Pilger has become a mere Kremlin mouthpiece and a well paid propagandist. Joe has unwittingly earned the ignominious term to be called a 'useful idiot'.

Not every enemy of Isael

A very good post. I agree with Joe on plenty, but he sees the world in very simplistic, black & white, terms. There's never any nuance with him.

[Jim Bob]

I listen to the podcast most weeks and I have noticed that even though it is supposed to be a discussion between two people on the topics of the day Joe is speaking the vast majority of the time. When Dion wants to make a point and Joe wishes to speak Joe interrupts Dion and talks over him until Dion eventually gives way. Joe isn't the greatest listener in the world !

[p3427977]

I listen to the podcast most weeks and I have noticed that even though it is supposed to be a discussion between two people on the topics of the day Joe is speaking the vast majority of the time. When Dion wants to make a point and Joe wishes to speak Joe interrupts Dion and talks over him until Dion eventually gives way. Joe isn't the greatest listener in the world !

Have you only noticed this 

[ck]

I listen to the podcast most weeks and I have noticed that even though it is supposed to be a discussion between two people on the topics of the day Joe is speaking the vast majority of the time. When Dion wants to make a point and Joe wishes to speak Joe interrupts Dion and talks over him until Dion eventually gives way. Joe isn't the greatest listener in the world !

...and the prize for stating the absolute obvious goes to?..