Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn is calling for a discount on Irish educational materials from publishers. Quinn notes that since the schools order in bulk they should receive a little something extra in these hard economic times, don't ya know? What, does this crazy Irish man think books grow on trees? (Wait for laughter.) Publishers can't just give students books like that. That would turn them into educated adults who may pick up and read a book (or ebook) every once and a while, therefore continuing the publishing circle of life. Hell, no, that's not the goal, sir! We wanna raise them on the MTVs and the Internetz and the Youtubes and make them consumers of pop culture and Cheetos! Whoo! God Bless Cheetos! And Ireland! Erin Go Braless!
Irish Times
Irish Times