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Fri Feb 24, 2012, 09:17 PM

Esra Star (2,064 posts)

8. Thanks for that

So it is on an Irish talk show.
It is one year before he became president.
Once he got going he just had to say it all.
Good on him.
Cheers

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112 replies	Author	Time	Post
President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins goes off on tea-bagger... [View all]	Drunken Irishman	Feb 2012	OP
Where? When? Who? Why?....nt	Esra Star	Feb 2012	#1
George Hook interviews Michael D Higgins T.D. and talk show host Michael Graham	Brother Buzz	Feb 2012	#3
Thanks for that	Esra Star	Feb 2012	#8
Is it the Michael Graham from the Boston Herald/WTKK 96.9?	alp227	Feb 2012	#79
Yes and no. Wish I could find more of the backstory	Brother Buzz	Feb 2012	#80
Michael Graham, huh? I wondered who that fecking eejit was.	Granny M	Feb 2012	#100
The wanker is tea party organizer and talk show host Michael Graham	Brother Buzz	Feb 2012	#2
A tribute to the extemporaneous expression of truth.	cachukis	Feb 2012	#4
This righteous rant made my day!!!	felix_numinous	Feb 2012	#5
I wish we had more people like him in Congress!	Rosa Luxemburg	Feb 2012	#63
Yes! Yes ! Yes!	rurallib	Feb 2012	#6
Wow. a 5 star rant!!!	northoftheborder	Feb 2012	#7
Would	chervilant	Feb 2012	#9
SO perfect. A wanker whipping up fear. INDEED! Thank you. This made my evening. n/t	indie_voter	Feb 2012	#10
I love a man who calls a spade a spade.	Crunchy Frog	Feb 2012	#11
You Would Never See Them On the Tee Vee If We Did. Never.	AndyTiedye	Feb 2012	#56
An intellectual vs. a reactionary...nice job dismantling the tebagger!	Snarkoleptic	Feb 2012	#12
reminds me of Bush interview on Irish TV	riverwalker	Feb 2012	#13
Bush in retrospect, as in real time, was either dillusional or insanely deceptive. Sickening.	The Wielding Truth	Feb 2012	#21
that description obsolves him from his guilt	Slit Skirt	Feb 2012	#38
This message was self-deleted by its author	Maynar	Feb 2012	#95
More delusional than anything I think. nt	AverageJoe90	Feb 2012	#98
i can't believe i made it almost three minutes in.	barbtries	Feb 2012	#34
you win!	CountAllVotes	Feb 2012	#47
1:23 for me!	Whisp	Feb 2012	#55
2:03 for me.	Maynar	Feb 2012	#96
I get so angry	12AngryBorneoWildmen	Feb 2012	#39
GW Bush	penndragon69	Feb 2012	#57
Holy sheepshit.	Doc Holliday	Feb 2012	#77
This guy	Doc Holliday	Feb 2012	#78
I fantasize that the interviewer	yesphan	Feb 2012	#97
A real criminal genius, his stupidity was his cover act.	Dont call me Shirley	Feb 2012	#103
"A wanker whipping up fear." That was great!	valerief	Feb 2012	#14
Wow, thank you Mr. President.....well done.	Historic NY	Feb 2012	#15
May the Gods Love an Irishman	Heathen57	Feb 2012	#16
I was going to say. That's what we used to call an "Irish temper."	JDPriestly	Feb 2012	#66
Just Friggin Awesome!	Katashi_itto	Feb 2012	#17
Pres Higgins should be giving lessons to some of our elected Democrats.	baldguy	Feb 2012	#18
Any chance we can have this guy give the keynote speech in Charlotte?	Ken Burch	Feb 2012	#19
YES PLEASE! n/t	musicblind	Feb 2012	#82
My sentiments, exactly. Wish I could say it as well!	The Wielding Truth	Feb 2012	#20
A wanker whipping up fear! Well said, Michael Higgins! nt	MADem	Feb 2012	#22
thank you, thank you,,,that truly made my day	Douglas Carpenter	Feb 2012	#23
I second your response - it's perfect. nt	Mira	Feb 2012	#40
Ow. And wow!	ChairmanAgnostic	Feb 2012	#24
an excellent way to start that day!! Thanks for posting!!	bowens43	Feb 2012	#25
My childrens' mother is of Filipino descent;	greiner3	Feb 2012	#26
Holy Saint Joseph. Can we get him to come back? We need him more than they do....... n/t	Smarmie Doofus	Feb 2012	#27
Glad to see that there are politicians left who do not suffer fools gladly!	ColesCountyDem	Feb 2012	#28
this is a must listen : )	april	Feb 2012	#29
This is what happens	sulphurdunn	Feb 2012	#30
THANK YOU!!!	butterfly77	Feb 2012	#31
beautiful.	barbtries	Feb 2012	#32
He was talking to a..	butterfly77	Feb 2012	#33
'nough said.	barbtries	Feb 2012	#35
Now THAT'S what I call "FIGHTING IRISH!"	DFW	Feb 2012	#36
Wow! I love this!	SalviaBlue	Feb 2012	#37
It's sad that most Americans won't hear this.	shcrane71	Feb 2012	#41
re: President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins goes off on tea-bagger...	allan01	Feb 2012	#42
tea party ignorance	noiretextatique	Feb 2012	#43
Leave it to a fine Irishman like Pres. Higgins	CountAllVotes	Feb 2012	#44
Let's get this out there - I posted it on my Facebook page. n/t	Peregrine Took	Feb 2012	#45
Tea baggers = Wankers whipping up fear	ashling	Feb 2012	#46
Two things come to mind:	Bette Noir	Feb 2012	#48
I 2nd that emotion.	orpupilofnature57	Feb 2012	#51
You are correct -	RC	Feb 2012	#74
Brilliant, absolutely brilliant	davidthegnome	Feb 2012	#49
WOW!!!!!!	orpupilofnature57	Feb 2012	#50
Whoa! We need a few Democrats in Congress with his ability to argue the point!	Frustratedlady	Feb 2012	#52
That's the best thing about it! He doesn't just go nuts; he's SMART!!! nt	patrice	Feb 2012	#71
Fantastic!!!	LiberalLovinLug	Feb 2012	#53
+1	snagglepuss	Feb 2012	#58
OH SHIT!!!	Iggo	Feb 2012	#54
'Keep drinking Guiness and keep ranting away"	Tanelorn	Feb 2012	#59
" Keep drinking Guiness and ranting away'	Tanelorn	Feb 2012	#60
KICK and R	vanlassie	Feb 2012	#61
I love this man	flamingdem	Feb 2012	#62
i habby	ELKODCH	Feb 2012	#64
So awesome. nt	ZombieHorde	Feb 2012	#65
Yes! K AND R!!!	Shankapotomus	Feb 2012	#67
Just wrote to the Irish president's office thanking him	Shankapotomus	Feb 2012	#68
BEAUTIFUL!!!	pacalo	Feb 2012	#69
Whew!! OMG! "I need a cigarette!" that IS as good as it gets!!	patrice	Feb 2012	#70
Out standing! nt	and-justice-for-all	Feb 2012	#72
Aside from the sheer beauty of the rant itself, the next most beautiful thing is that we were	sabrina 1	Feb 2012	#73
This is wonderful!	Rosa Luxemburg	Feb 2012	#75
yooo hooooooo!	certainot	Feb 2012	#76
Whoooo!	Skip Intro	Feb 2012	#81
Yo, Ireland...	47of74	Feb 2012	#83
K&R. n/t	FSogol	Feb 2012	#84
When you've got an Irish person on a roll, look out!	JNelson6563	Feb 2012	#85
forsure	3auld6phart	Feb 2012	#88
I looked for the whole interview on YouTube...	CBHagman	Feb 2012	#86
We need more like this guy. Don't let the "Wankers" get in a word slanty even.	alphafemale	Feb 2012	#87
Hahahahaha!!! K&R	JoePhilly	Feb 2012	#89
Standing and Applauding!	SouthernJewel	Feb 2012	#90
I'm going to raise my glass & down a green brew ti Pres Higgins on Patty's day for sure!!! n/t ;-D	hue	Feb 2012	#91
love it	dem644555il	Feb 2012	#92
9,000 Views by _________pm?	patrice	Feb 2012	#93
Bravo Mr. Higgins	got root	Feb 2012	#94
Right on! Don't let the wankers grind you down!	Beartracks	Feb 2012	#99
I can't tell you how many people have E-mailed me back to tell me how much they loved this	Douglas Carpenter	Feb 2012	#101
Oh that was brilliant!	ceile	Feb 2012	#102
Graham - Ignorant, Rude. Deserved Dressdown from Irish Prez.	LSK1000	Feb 2012	#104
That's called, "Telling it like it is".	WHEN CRABS ROAR	Feb 2012	#105
Blarney Stone kisser	toosmarttovoteGOP	Mar 2012	#106
I'm so proud.	dcbmc	Mar 2012	#107
The teabagger is the Jackass Micheal Graham	Lefty2214	Mar 2012	#108
last week this video had only about 1,500 views on youtube - now it has 101,869 views on youtube	Douglas Carpenter	Mar 2012	#109
now at 121,910 views - an increase of more than 20,000 in 24 hours - keep it going viral	Douglas Carpenter	Mar 2012	#110
That was AWESOME!!!	bitchkitty	Aug 2012	#111
This was fucking awesome!	Firebrand Gary	Aug 2012	#112

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