New Posts For Thread: Angry viewer is quizzed on his politics by RTEhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/26338105/angry-viewer-is-quizzed-on-his-politics-by-rteAN aggrieved viewer of RTE's The Frontline has complained that the station demanded his political affiliations after he questioned how it justified its TV licence fee.RTE has received dozens of complaints over its coverage of Taoiseach Brian Cowen'sDunphy show on Newstalk worth a listen now. The idiot brother of the idiot making a show of himself yet again.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/26338105/angry-viewer-is-quizzed-on-his-politics-by-rte?post_id=475925689#475925689Dunphy show on Newstalk worth a listen now. The idiot brother of the idiot making a show of himself yet again.Sun, 28 Nov 2010 05:42:27 -0600Lenny on Paxman on youtube makes for some viewing. There is so much spinning going on it's impossible to know what to believe.Probably fair to say that the Euro is in deep trouble.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/26338105/angry-viewer-is-quizzed-on-his-politics-by-rte?post_id=475840433#475840433Lenny on Paxman on youtube makes for some viewing. There is so much spinning going on it's impossible to know what to believe.Probably fair to say that the Euro is in deep trouble.Sat, 27 Nov 2010 13:04:08 -0600Not so much this past week but I can confirm from one of the researchers on Morning Ireland that RTE were gagged in the week leading up to the announcement of the bailout. The question to AHERne on the week in Politics was a ready up. What the Governhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/26338105/angry-viewer-is-quizzed-on-his-politics-by-rte?post_id=475839653#475839653Not so much this past week but I can confirm from one of the researchers on Morning Ireland that RTE were gagged in the week leading up to the announcement of the bailout. The question to AHERne on the week in Politics was a ready up. What the GovernSat, 27 Nov 2010 12:58:10 -0600The BBC also has a tendency to stress the Government line on things, especially in times of crisis. I suppose state broadcasters are bound to operate as the mouthpiece of the Government, no matter how much they protest their neutrality. It would be ihttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/26338105/angry-viewer-is-quizzed-on-his-politics-by-rte?post_id=475799897#475799897The BBC also has a tendency to stress the Government line on things, especially in times of crisis. I suppose state broadcasters are bound to operate as the mouthpiece of the Government, no matter how much they protest their neutrality. It would be iSat, 27 Nov 2010 07:10:28 -0600gant , i think scoobyknows is a corkman , uk licence must be payed to watch bbc . hope that helps .https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/26338105/angry-viewer-is-quizzed-on-his-politics-by-rte?post_id=475783557#475783557gant , i think scoobyknows is a corkman , uk licence must be payed to watch bbc . hope that helps .Sat, 27 Nov 2010 03:08:05 -0600Do you lads in the uk pay a tv fee or what way does it work over there.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/26338105/angry-viewer-is-quizzed-on-his-politics-by-rte?post_id=475726945#475726945Do you lads in the uk pay a tv fee or what way does it work over there.Fri, 26 Nov 2010 14:52:07 -0600Any Fellow paying the TV licence must be tearing their hair out!https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/26338105/angry-viewer-is-quizzed-on-his-politics-by-rte?post_id=475716593#475716593Any Fellow paying the TV licence must be tearing their hair out!Fri, 26 Nov 2010 13:20:22 -0600state controlhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/26338105/angry-viewer-is-quizzed-on-his-politics-by-rte?post_id=475711657#475711657state controlFri, 26 Nov 2010 12:41:02 -0600The BBC's coverage of this crisis has been way simply way better than our national broadcaster. They were streets ahead.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/26338105/angry-viewer-is-quizzed-on-his-politics-by-rte?post_id=475709801#475709801The BBC's coverage of this crisis has been way simply way better than our national broadcaster. They were streets ahead.Fri, 26 Nov 2010 12:25:29 -0600AN aggrieved viewer of RTE's The Frontline has complained that the station demanded his political affiliations after he questioned how it justified its TV licence fee.RTE has received dozens of complaints over its coverage of Taoiseach Brian Cowen'shttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/26338105/angry-viewer-is-quizzed-on-his-politics-by-rte?post_id=475694089#475694089AN aggrieved viewer of RTE's The Frontline has complained that the station demanded his political affiliations after he questioned how it justified its TV licence fee.RTE has received dozens of complaints over its coverage of Taoiseach Brian Cowen'sFri, 26 Nov 2010 09:51:11 -0600