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Thread: Bertie Ahern pronounces Dubai to be a "great success"

  1. 30th November 2009, 06:53 PM #1
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    Bertie Ahern pronounces Dubai to be a "great success"

    Just heard this on Matt Cooper. He played a clip of Ahern praising Dubai as a model of visionary development and a great success. No wonder he made such a balls of the Irish Economy
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  3. 30th November 2009, 06:55 PM #2
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    Bertie was always a Dubaious character
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    He made his comments just shortly before it all went wallop apparantly
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    Quote Originally Posted by flavirostris View Post
    Just heard this on Matt Cooper. He played a clip of Ahern praising Dubai as a model of visionary development and a great success. No wonder he made such a balls of the Irish Economy
    The similarities are amazing. They built an economy on quicksand we built one on flood plains.
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    Quote Originally Posted by flavirostris View Post
    Just heard this on Matt Cooper. He played a clip of Ahern praising Dubai as a model of visionary development and a great success. No wonder he made such a balls of the Irish Economy
    He is heading out to Dubai next to sell investments in fostery its going to be the next big money spinner acording to a source close to Bertie
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    Quote Originally Posted by flavirostris View Post
    He made his comments just shortly before it all went wallop apparantly
    Ah come on, Dubai has been a spectacular trainwreck waiting to happen for years and years now.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SideysGhost View Post
    Ah come on, Dubai has been a spectacular trainwreck waiting to happen for years and years now.
    We all know that but Ahern's timing is hilarious. What a doofus
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    Quote Originally Posted by flavirostris View Post
    We all know that but Ahern's timing is hilarious. What a doofus
    Right gotcha, misread your first comment

    Truly Da Bert missed his true calling, he has the gift of comic timing, he could be making millions on the English club circuit pedling his unique brand of Paddywhackery.
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