Comments on: Bertie Ahern's Resignation Statement — First Draft http://bocktherobber.com/2008/04/bertie-aherns-resignation-statement-first-draft/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:35:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Medbh http://bocktherobber.com/2008/04/bertie-aherns-resignation-statement-first-draft/comment-page-1/#comment-18900 Medbh Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:53:13 +0000 http://bocktherobber.com/2008/04/bertie-aherns-resignation-statement-first-draft#comment-18900 Brilliant, Bock. Brilliant, Bock.

]]> By: artyeva http://bocktherobber.com/2008/04/bertie-aherns-resignation-statement-first-draft/comment-page-1/#comment-18881 artyeva Sun, 06 Apr 2008 14:49:26 +0000 http://bocktherobber.com/2008/04/bertie-aherns-resignation-statement-first-draft#comment-18881 oooookkaaaaaaaaaayyyy then...... good to know that the lying bastard will STILL be earning 11.2 times my salary... .....a fantastic incentive to get out of my sickbed and go to work tomorrow......... oooookkaaaaaaaaaayyyy then……

good to know that the lying bastard will STILL be earning 11.2 times my salary…

…..a fantastic incentive to get out of my sickbed and go to work tomorrow………

]]> By: Bock http://bocktherobber.com/2008/04/bertie-aherns-resignation-statement-first-draft/comment-page-1/#comment-18875 Bock Sun, 06 Apr 2008 13:26:37 +0000 http://bocktherobber.com/2008/04/bertie-aherns-resignation-statement-first-draft#comment-18875 He's on €270,000 plus expenses at the moment, but this will drop down to €101,446 as a basic TD salary. In addition he qualifies for expenses of about €65,000. Don't worry too much about him, though. He's entitled to a ministerial pension of €202,500 for the next 6 months, and €162,000 after that. Forever. So his annual salary six months from retirement will be €263,446, as opposed to the €270,000 he gets as Taoiseach. Not a huge drop. One small dig-out would make up the difference. He's also entitled to a car and driver round the clock, for the rest of his days, unless he ends up in jail for being a crook, but that's probably unlikely. He's on €270,000 plus expenses at the moment, but this will drop down to €101,446 as a basic TD salary. In addition he qualifies for expenses of about €65,000.

Don't worry too much about him, though. He's entitled to a ministerial pension of €202,500 for the next 6 months, and €162,000 after that. Forever.

So his annual salary six months from retirement will be €263,446, as opposed to the €270,000 he gets as Taoiseach. Not a huge drop. One small dig-out would make up the difference.

He's also entitled to a car and driver round the clock, for the rest of his days, unless he ends up in jail for being a crook, but that's probably unlikely.

]]> By: artyeva http://bocktherobber.com/2008/04/bertie-aherns-resignation-statement-first-draft/comment-page-1/#comment-18873 artyeva Sun, 06 Apr 2008 13:12:56 +0000 http://bocktherobber.com/2008/04/bertie-aherns-resignation-statement-first-draft#comment-18873 so - just out of interest, bock - do we have a full tally of his yearly (official) income from now on - he'll be getting a yearly TD salary for the duration of the current Dail - and I presume he'll be getting quite a bit given how many years he's been a TD, but when does his Taoseach pension kick in and how much is that? And then there's the cost of a garda escort/bodyguard, he's entitled to that as an ex Taoseach, isn't he? so – just out of interest, bock – do we have a full tally of his yearly (official) income from now on – he'll be getting a yearly TD salary for the duration of the current Dail – and I presume he'll be getting quite a bit given how many years he's been a TD, but when does his Taoseach pension kick in and how much is that? And then there's the cost of a garda escort/bodyguard, he's entitled to that as an ex Taoseach, isn't he?

]]> By: Bock http://bocktherobber.com/2008/04/bertie-aherns-resignation-statement-first-draft/comment-page-1/#comment-18693 Bock Sat, 05 Apr 2008 00:40:05 +0000 http://bocktherobber.com/2008/04/bertie-aherns-resignation-statement-first-draft#comment-18693 I think I recognise that Borderman character. He's a well-known troublemaker. Ignore him. I think I recognise that Borderman character. He's a well-known troublemaker. Ignore him.

]]> By: GOM http://bocktherobber.com/2008/04/bertie-aherns-resignation-statement-first-draft/comment-page-1/#comment-18682 GOM Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:18:09 +0000 http://bocktherobber.com/2008/04/bertie-aherns-resignation-statement-first-draft#comment-18682 Borderman, its Friday night - we all should be watching the Late Late - not defrosting the mushrooms stored from last November.....did I say watching the Late Late!....there's another example of a prick with ears....trying to rip his neighbour off for land he squatted on. History may be kind to him as well. Problem is, history is kind to even the worst sons of bitches who ever walked this earth...its a strange quirk of human nature....You can't even call shitheads like all the leaders of recent times who should have taken responsibility for their actions much earlier ...Steve Staunton, John Delaney, Eddie O'Sullivan the wastes of space they are on Wikipedia without the "tut tut brigade" censoring it...so I'm afraid you will be satisfied because other than the postion taken by bloggers, the mainstream history will read "kindly" on Aherne....the lying shitehawk - sorry I'm kind of pissed. Borderman, its Friday night – we all should be watching the Late Late – not defrosting the mushrooms stored from last November…..did I say watching the Late Late!….there's another example of a prick with ears….trying to rip his neighbour off for land he squatted on. History may be kind to him as well. Problem is, history is kind to even the worst sons of bitches who ever walked this earth…its a strange quirk of human nature….You can't even call shitheads like all the leaders of recent times who should have taken responsibility for their actions much earlier …Steve Staunton, John Delaney, Eddie O'Sullivan the wastes of space they are on Wikipedia without the "tut tut brigade" censoring it…so I'm afraid you will be satisfied because other than the postion taken by bloggers, the mainstream history will read "kindly" on Aherne….the lying shitehawk – sorry I'm kind of pissed.

]]> By: snookertony http://bocktherobber.com/2008/04/bertie-aherns-resignation-statement-first-draft/comment-page-1/#comment-18680 snookertony Fri, 04 Apr 2008 20:39:10 +0000 http://bocktherobber.com/2008/04/bertie-aherns-resignation-statement-first-draft#comment-18680 Mother of divine jesus, can we not agree on one thing. Ahearn is a thieving dishonest cunt. He robbed his wife and family. He lied to the country. He put self before everything. His part in the ""peace process, god between us and all fucking harm, was only due to the vageries of time. Let him be known as a cunt from this day onward. following in CJ's footsteps. Thank you for listening. (Now, let the next honest bollix step forward to be anointed...) Mother of divine jesus, can we not agree on one thing.
Ahearn is a thieving dishonest cunt. He robbed his wife and family. He lied to the country. He put self before everything. His part in the ""peace process, god between us and all fucking harm, was only due to the vageries of time.
Let him be known as a cunt from this day onward.
following in CJ's footsteps.
Thank you for listening.

(Now, let the next honest bollix step forward to be anointed…)

]]> By: Borderman http://bocktherobber.com/2008/04/bertie-aherns-resignation-statement-first-draft/comment-page-1/#comment-18676 Borderman Fri, 04 Apr 2008 20:00:07 +0000 http://bocktherobber.com/2008/04/bertie-aherns-resignation-statement-first-draft#comment-18676 Let's deal with the peace process. He was brilliant; a master negotiator whose patience, eye to the detail and ability to get on with all sides was key to bringing about one of the greatest political achievements this country has known. He came from the Haughey culture and was spoiled by its greed. He was exemplary of the hand-to-mouth political ethos of Fianna Fáil. He was indecisive and he lacked vision. He may even have been a wee bit corrupt. And yes, he wore yellow trousers. Yet - trousers aside - there has been no politician in the past eleven years who would have done it differently, but none could have matched his work on Northern Ireland. So for the peace process I salute Bertie and wish him a kind history. From the Donegal border. Let's deal with the peace process. He was brilliant; a master negotiator whose patience, eye to the detail and ability to get on with all sides was key to bringing about one of the greatest political achievements this country has known. He came from the Haughey culture and was spoiled by its greed. He was exemplary of the hand-to-mouth political ethos of Fianna Fáil. He was indecisive and he lacked vision. He may even have been a wee bit corrupt. And yes, he wore yellow trousers. Yet – trousers aside – there has been no politician in the past eleven years who would have done it differently, but none could have matched his work on Northern Ireland. So for the peace process I salute Bertie and wish him a kind history.
From the Donegal border.

]]> By: Bock http://bocktherobber.com/2008/04/bertie-aherns-resignation-statement-first-draft/comment-page-1/#comment-18663 Bock Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:44:26 +0000 http://bocktherobber.com/2008/04/bertie-aherns-resignation-statement-first-draft#comment-18663 Yes Yes

]]> By: artyeva http://bocktherobber.com/2008/04/bertie-aherns-resignation-statement-first-draft/comment-page-1/#comment-18662 artyeva Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:38:09 +0000 http://bocktherobber.com/2008/04/bertie-aherns-resignation-statement-first-draft#comment-18662 bock - do you mean he will be retaining his dail seat after BIFFO becomes t-shark? bock – do you mean he will be retaining his dail seat after BIFFO becomes t-shark?

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