Originally posted by Cré Na Cille:
The Cowen Nudes

Originally posted by hurlball:


This is pathetic, i wouldn`t call him a genius. Its a real show of
disrespect. He should get jail for this and looks like he might.
Its a typical bully tactic by Irish people, things aren`t going our way i.e. the big R. To make ourselves feel better we mock those who are in authority and this goes too far. If your children or anyone you know create  d a disgusting nude of their teacher, you would be disgusted. What if it was one of your relations. This is really poor taste on the artists side and we shouldn`t condone it.

Originally posted by hurlball:


This is pathetic, i wouldn`t call him a genius. Its a real show of
disrespect. He should get jail for this and looks like he might.
Its a typical bully tactic by Irish people, things aren`t going our way i.e. the big R. To make ourselves feel better we mock those who are in authority and this goes too far. If your children or anyone you know create  d a disgusting nude of their teacher, you would be disgusted. What if it was one of your relations. This is really poor taste on the artists side and we shouldn`t condone it.

Originally posted by hurlball:


He should get jail for this and looks like he might.
Its a typical bully tactic by Irish people, things aren`t going our way .

Originally posted by funnyname1:
Biffo on the Bog!!!

Article in the UK Times

Link

Originally posted by twiceasnice97:


the three charges the guards are investigating are
1 incitement to hatred. now i would love to hear your theory on how this charge will be made to stick considering that the only hatred it will have incited is from among the soldiers of destiny.
2 indecency. if this one sticks then you open the door for bras and underpants having to be painted on to nude paintings and statues of all types which is clearly a farce. will sports players now be arrested and charged for swopping shirts i wonder.
3 criminal damage. which amounts to a nail in the wall of an art gallery.

this whole storm in a tea cup has almost certainly been incited by some loo laa on the taoiseachs staff or constituency office ringing rte screeching about it and the g1ts on the other end of the phone capitulating immediately.

they are two mildly amusing paintings of the upper body of the taoiseach in suggestive poses. there is nothing even remotely indecenty about them. this is the first time i have seen them and to be honest i am stunned at how bland they are considering the hoo haa and breast beating that is going on.

there are certainly bully boy tactics in operation here but it is not on the side of the people who hung the paintings.
the object of the investigation is to intimidate anyone else who might feel like having a go at the spanners who blew the biggest boom in the history of the state.

would you ever fcuk off with your idea that anyone is going to jail. the guards and the establishment wouldn`t dream of allowing this to go to court as it will make a laughing stock of them. it would also give another opportunity for newspapers and tv stations to show the paintings all over again in three or six months

just goes to show how much inherent power the fianna fail party wield over the institutions of the state such as rte and the guards which is the real story behind this incident.

Originally posted by hurlball:


This is pathetic, i wouldn`t call him a genius. Its a real show of
disrespect. He should get jail for this and looks like he might.
Its a typical bully tactic by Irish people, things aren`t going our way i.e. the big R. To make ourselves feel better we mock those who are in authority and this goes too far. If your children or anyone you know create  d a disgusting nude of their teacher, you would be disgusted. What if it was one of your relations. This is really poor taste on the artists side and we shouldn`t condone it.

Originally posted by abadref:

RTE were classless the way they broadcast it And get over your FF bulls** . No matter who the picture was of and was hung illegally in the National gallery and create  d such a furore in the press the cops would have to investigate it.

This message has been edited - 26-mar-2009 @ 10:24

Originally posted by Cré Na Cille:
The Cowen Nudes

Originally posted by Basil Twicenightly :
This whole episode is a diversion.

No more than the Grand Slam or Bernard Dunne it distracts peoples attention from the real issues.

We have a hopeless Government, a pathetic opposition, economy going down the tubes, massive corruption in our financial services and all we can focus on is some paintings that would embarass a Junior Cert student for their quality.

Bread and Circuses

Originally posted by abadref:
Thats it lads blame FF for everything. God help us. These Pictures are classless and insult the office of taoiseach and should not be carried by the national broadcaster.....
Wait for it I`m gonna be shouted down again ... Empty vessels.. ll FF`s Fault bla bla bla.

Originally posted by abadref:
Thats it lads blame FF for everything. God help us. These Pictures are classless and insult the office of taoiseach and should not be carried by the national broadcaster.....
Wait for it I`m gonna be shouted down again ... Empty vessels.. ll FF`s Fault bla bla bla.

Originally posted by asdf:


What have these paintings got to do with the Office of the Taoiseach?

Originally posted by abadref:

Who`s the Taoiseach?

Originally posted by abadref:
Thats it lads blame FF for everything. God help us. These Pictures are classless and insult the office of taoiseach and should not be carried by the national broadcaster.....

Originally posted by Keyboard Pacifist:


Are you seriously suggesting that RTE news should no longer carry factual news stories that might be of public interest without getting government approval first?