http://www.haloscan.com/ Latest comments for irisheagle. Syndicated by HaloScan http://www.haloscan.com/ http://www.haloscan.com/halolink.gif http://www.haloscan.com/ 88 31 Commenting Powered by HaloScan.com http://www.haloscan.com/comments/irisheagle/4639281409204189605/?src=hsr#452342 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:14:41 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/irisheagle/4639281409204189605/?src=hsrs#452342 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/irisheagle/4639281409204189605/?src=hsrs#452342 Eagle: I can sympathize with you. It hurts when the refs do the damage. It makes you feel like a sucker; like you wasted your time tuning in. This thing just cries out for replay. And even if they don't want to go to in-game replay, the can review these matches and see if a player like Drogba goes down when he wasn't touched, he should get a couple of matches ban--and a fine. The diving wou... http://www.haloscan.com/comments/irisheagle/4639281409204189605/?src=hsr#452340 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:47:09 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/irisheagle/4639281409204189605/?src=hsrs#452340 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/irisheagle/4639281409204189605/?src=hsrs#452340 The FAI knew right well there would be no replay - they just wanted to avoid being accused of doing nothing. The politicians were only gasping for a chance not to be the object of hatred for a few hours. No real football fan with half a brain called for a replay. The people making the most noise are the ones who would have fallen over themselves to tell you how 'shit' our football team is an... http://www.haloscan.com/comments/irisheagle/9104917659393996533/?src=hsr#452337 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:57:14 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/irisheagle/9104917659393996533/?src=hsrs#452337 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/irisheagle/9104917659393996533/?src=hsrs#452337 I was reminded of a Star Trek episode where a Federation researcher who had gone Nazi was only seen on TV, to "preserve his semi-divine detachment," if I am 'membering properly. Thought he could prevent the worst of the National Socialist abuses from his superior knowledge of history. Only to be undone by the superior avarice for power of the human psyche. Mrs. Walker! http://www.haloscan.com/comments/irisheagle/1374915849997893093/?src=hsr#452330 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:29:49 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/irisheagle/1374915849997893093/?src=hsrs#452330 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/irisheagle/1374915849997893093/?src=hsrs#452330 Late responding to this one! You're making an argument that sounds reasonable, but I'm not sure that it is, in the absence of research that demonstrates the actual effect of such child benefit in home countries. (Maybe such research exists? I haven't seen any, but I know that emigrant remittances are generally well regarded as a tool for economic development in home countries.) What if payi... http://www.haloscan.com/comments/irisheagle/9104917659393996533/?src=hsr#452324 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:39:55 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/irisheagle/9104917659393996533/?src=hsrs#452324 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/irisheagle/9104917659393996533/?src=hsrs#452324 Obama's drivel is all the more egregious when you read what he said as part of his Olympic speech: "At this defining moment," a moment "when the fate of each nation is inextricably linked to the fate of all nations" in "this ever-shrinking world," he aspires to "forge new partnerships with the nations and the peoples of the world." http://www.haloscan.com/comments/irisheagle/9104917659393996533/?src=hsr#452323 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:29:01 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/irisheagle/9104917659393996533/?src=hsrs#452323 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/irisheagle/9104917659393996533/?src=hsrs#452323 I hope the political cartoonists are keeping an eye on this. I look forward to a sketch of a POTUS TV screen using TOTUS to make a speech. http://www.haloscan.com/comments/irisheagle/9104917659393996533/?src=hsr#452322 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:23:43 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/irisheagle/9104917659393996533/?src=hsrs#452322 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/irisheagle/9104917659393996533/?src=hsrs#452322 Mahons, That Leg Lamp reference: tremendous. Tobias, Yes, your analogy is better. That's what it was like. Some big star who just doesn't have time to come claim his award so he sends his video message and his acolyte to receive the award on his behalf. http://www.haloscan.com/comments/irisheagle/9104917659393996533/?src=hsr#452321 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:31:33 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/irisheagle/9104917659393996533/?src=hsrs#452321 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/irisheagle/9104917659393996533/?src=hsrs#452321 "It was like a scene out of some science fiction movie where the leader is only ever seen on a video screen." Or an awards ceremony when such-and-such a big star "can't be with us tonight" but sends us this message from his Miami beachhouse or whatever. http://www.haloscan.com/comments/irisheagle/9104917659393996533/?src=hsr#452319 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:54:12 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/irisheagle/9104917659393996533/?src=hsrs#452319 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/irisheagle/9104917659393996533/?src=hsrs#452319 Something tells me he makes it to Oslo for his Nobel prize - the most ridiculous prize since the Leg Lamp in A Christmas Story. I have to agree with you on thisone, and the cringe factor was at its highest whehe once again made the who would have thought we'd have an African American President Comment? Lower than Bush? Not there yet by a long shot, but certainly not his best day. http://www.haloscan.com/comments/irisheagle/8896592133896257553/?src=hsr#452305 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:51:32 +0000 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/irisheagle/8896592133896257553/?src=hsrs#452305 http://www.haloscan.com/comments/irisheagle/8896592133896257553/?src=hsrs#452305 Thanks, Gerard. That's the kind of detail I don't have to hand when I'm getting annoyed at the Irish media.