Senator Lynn ruane speaking to Prof William binchy

Senator Lynn ruane speaking to Prof William binchy
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by Neiwhsb

31 comments

  2. Hard to judge this as we don’t see the full clip.

  3. Nothing like two Trinity grads trying to talk down to each other

  4. I don’t like the answer you are giving me, so I’m going to interrupt you. We do politicians on both sides like to hear themselves instead of the person they are questioning?

  6. “White male privilege” what does that have to do with anything, he shouldn’t have even bothered talking to her after that,

  8. Why would the committee invite someone and not let them speak? Regardless of if you agreed with them or not.

  9. …could the full exchange not be posted so we can assess what actually happened? After watching I hardly know what side either are on in the debate

  10. Lynn Ruane never fails to be underinformed. She plays emotional politics constantly. It’s the same with her blanket crusade against NDAs (which have been misused in some select instances but are used as standard in much more than workplace SA accusations). She’s a populist of the worst kind.

  13. Someone was having a laugh putting her in any committee.

  14. Reminds me of someone you hear wrongly ranting at a worker in Tesco, and you reluctantly decide to move on, knowing it’s pointless to correct or even engage.

    Was there not somebody chairing or moderating to pull her up? If so, woeful underperformance.

  15. I don’t agree with his points but she is some fucking dose dear Lord.

  16. Yanks will mop this drivel up as some sort of “you go girl” heroism.

  17. What an ar$ehole she is. Fml she had absolutely nothing of use to offer to the debate. Regardless of topic or which side you land on.

    As a privileged white male…. Wtf was that about?

  18. Ever since she got drunk on RTE’s new years eve show and said her big hope for 2021 was that “Joe Biden shows he’s the feminist he says he is, and steps aside and lets Kamala take charge”, I find it hard to listen to anything Lynn Ruane related.

  19. He’s invited to answer questions not shite on and meander to avoid the direct question. She’s right.

  20. Lynn Ruane, the only person from Tallaght to ever live in a rough estate but eventually do good for themself.

    That’s the narrative herself and her followers liked to perpetuate when she became senator.

  21. With all due respect in the most unsenatorial language FUCK YOU PROF BINCHY, FUCK YOU!
    No need to be rude, disagree sure, argue your points sure. Scream down and constantly interrupt, nah.

  22. who the fuck is Lynn Ruane. Why do we have such idiots in our highest chamber, what the hell is with this country.

    You invite someone thoughtful with a subtle or philosophical point of view to speak on a complex and fraught topic. Then you subject him to this moron’s hectoring.

  24. “It is not right to end one’s life. There are limits to autonomy”

    Those are his points.

    He remains one of the key architects of the Ireland of the 8th Amendment.

  25. On the other hand William Binchy is one of the most malign individuals in Ireland’s recent history.

    From Wikipedia:

    In particular, he campaigned:

    in favour of the constitutional ban on abortion in 1983 (successfully);
    against the introduction of divorce in Ireland (successfully in 1986, and unsuccessfully in 1995);
    against the restriction of the automatic, constitutional right to citizenship of all of those born on the island of Ireland (unsuccessfully in 2004);
    against the Marriage Equality Bill 2015, to provide for same-sex marriage (unsuccessfully).

  26. Grand clipping out 2 minutes of an almost three hour video. No captions or transcript up yet. No indication of where in the run of the video this is. So if I want context I need to play the whole fucking thing.

  27. It’s kind of funny/depressing to see so many comments here reacting to this video as if it isn’t obviously a highly selective edit that completely omits everything up until the point where she becomes frustrated with him.

    Binchy is a far right hack who is more worth your ire than a senator trying to get a straight answer out of him.

  28. She doesn’t seem very bright. That style of questioning is too emotive for a politician. That’s not how you get answers.

    Whoever voted for her may not be bright either.

  29. You as a white privileged man.

    How are you supposed to engage with someone who wants to shame you for your race and gender?

    She completely undermined herself with that comment.

  30. William Binchy is generally viewed as an absolute gentleman, as well as a *bona fide* expert on the law. Lynn Ruane comes across as a braying moron.

  31. People like her just give ammunition to the alt-right.

    Gobshite.

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