Question Time...

Last week on RTE 1's flagship talk-show, The Late Late Show, Brian Cowen was subjected to a tough line of questioning by the show's new host. In his first outing on the show Ryan Tubridy took a harsh and unrelenting line with the beleaguered premier. It made a pleasant change from the easy ride RTE generally affords the political classes. The News and Current Affairs department must be hanging their heads in shame - none of their interviewers would ever dish it out to a politico like this. Poor old Cowen presumably thought he would get an easy bit of publicity without too much risk...bad call.

Here is the interview:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErxADYAfJQ4

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6N5ykav3gI&NR=1

It is amazing to see Cowen babbling like a schoolboy, caught without hi s homework.

All credit to Tubridy for taking the difficult road and avaiding the easy, chatty approach.