Joseph Goebbels was of the opinion that if you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. I think those who refuse to accept the hard fact that Haughey was a corrupt politician have a tendency to apply this dictum to themselves.
Here are just a few of what I call bizarre Haugheyisms.
Tim Pat Coogan, former Irish Press editor and historian thinks that Haughey’s ‘bad judgements’ resulted from head injuries he received in a car accident in the 1960s.
Anthony Cronin, poet and close friend of Haughey feels that it was the artist in Haughey that led him to think he was entitled to ‘patronage’.
Conor Lenihan, (Labouring under the amazing assumption that Irish politics is now free of corruption) thinks that the sheer scale of Haughey’s corruption played an important role in the clean-up of Irish politics.
So, Haughey was an artist who got a bump on the head and decided to clean up Irish politics.
Joseph would have been proud.
Anthony, you are obviously obsessed with Charlie Haughey. And why wouldn’t you be, he had a magnetic personality, recognised artists (the likes of you I suppose)helped bring us the economy we have today, ensured that Knock Airport and the IFSC were built, told Mrs. Thatcher where to get off during the Falklands War. Great people achieve great things during their lifetime and its up to the rest of us to ensure that their greatness is commemorated when they have passed on. For doing that we say a big ‘thank you’ to you.
Reminds of another Politician who recognised artists(unlike Charlie he was one himself) and built the autobahns and yes reduced unemployment,(Charles did not manage that one). Told 2 English prime ministers where to get off in WW2.Dev even signed the book of condolence where he died.
Great people achieve great things during their lifetime and its up to the rest of us to ensure that their greatness is commemorated when they have passed on. For doing that we say a big ‘danke mein Führer’ to you.
Crewser,you are some muppet !
Jonjoe. That makes two of then, welcome to the club.