LATE LATE PROPAGANDA

We the People of this Country are Disgusted,

Fianna Fail are out of government but a change of government doesn't solve all our problems no not by a long shot the next little dictator that needs to be de-throned is that bastard Ryan Tubridy not only is he a FF man throughandthrough but he and RTE have made an unholy mockery of the Late Late Show which was a shining beacon back in Gaybo's time Gaybo had class and he had balls he wasn't afraid to ask the hard questions and he broke so many taboos in this country like about the gays and sure didn't he launch Boyzone who were brilliant but now Tubbers and before him Pat Kenny have made an absolute dog's dinner of the Late Late getting celebrities in to talk to other celebrities about their personal experience of the economic crisis and ignoring abortion because they're completely detached from reality altogether only a few weeks ago while this country was in the throes of a leadership crisis they had Jim Corr and some ponce from the United Kingdom Independence Party saying how 9/11 was faked and climate change is a hoax well no one doubts that America had a hand in knocking over those towers but there are more important things to be talking about than a secret race of lizard people who control the world.

Hello, Welcome and Cead Míle Fáilte

A note from our president and editor, Thómáis Ó Donnághchínnéitígdh,

Hello, Welcome and Cead Míle Failte to The People of This Country. My name is Thómáis Ó Donnághchínnéitígdh and I am the Founder, President and Chief-Editor of this little "Venture". You may have enjoyed the opinions and wise words of our staff writers over the past few weeks, I certainly have (!). Mr. Murtagh and Mr. Prendergast are not exactly "P.C." but they speak with the true voice of the people.

Yes, 'na Daoine atá Ísteach sa Tireanna Sin' (The People of This Country), thats what it's all about. We here at the People feel that the voices of This Particular Country have gone unheard for rather too long. While you may say 'Marbh le Tae agus Marbh gan é', we remain confident that our "small" contribution will go "a long way" towards getting this country back on the "right track".

You won't be hearing much from me on this little "Blogosphere", I will leave the "Grass-Roots Rhetoric" to my friends Mr.Prendergast and Mr.Murtagh. They say more with their simple words than I ever could with one of my extended Manx Gaelic poems, although the good people at the Áosdána might disagree (!).

With that in mind I should introduce our august writing staff, as the bard says, 'Ar Scath a Cheile a Mhaireann na Daoine'.

Peter Prendergast (B.A. Hons) is a longtime Dubliner who has never been reticent in airing his views. He is a much respected expert in the areas of Popular Dissent and Ethical Engagement. He serves as the "Moral Compass" of the blog, frequently "bringing us down to earth" when our rhetoric becomes obsessively "Duaisceart". He will deal with a wide range of subjects, from the Bank Bailouts to the rescue of Anglo-Irish, and everything in between (!).

J.Murtagh (B.Sc) is a Kerryman from just west of Valencia Island. He has a wide variety of interests, including confrontation, dispute and discourse (both healthy and unhealthy). He currently lives on a combination of the old age pension and a college grant but his views on the welfare state are just to the right of Margaret Thatcher. To quote himself 'Spongers like me are destroying this Country.' Murtagh has some surprisingly Socialist views, but only when it comes to the topic of whether he should be forced to pay for anything. Failing to make the distinction between those who have traveled and members of the Travelling Community, Murtagh is inherently suspicious of those who carry a passport, or have traveled beyond the Kerry frontier.

With that dispensed, let me tell you a story. One year ago, on the then embryonic discussion program 'The Frontline', a brave and noble being stood as a bulwark against the corrosive and entropic force of presenter Pat Kenny. On that day the founding spirit of this site was born, as Peter, J. and myself spontaneously decided to break our self imposed vows of silence and speak out. This man was the driving force behind us, his spirit keeping us going at times that all we wanted to do was quit. I leave you only with the video of the incident, and with the words of the great Greek philosopher Aristotle who stated 'Ní raibh bhRome deanta isteach aon lá'.