tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142723859673756293.post2858962189503188460..comments2023-06-01T10:25:59.740-03:00Comments on The Twain Shall Meet: Quickly! Someone Call Mall Security!Kim Leamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15007588147754196358noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142723859673756293.post-86619956818740959312010-12-22T23:42:18.593-04:002010-12-22T23:42:18.593-04:00Aye Aye Captain! Great information. Nice to see Ma...Aye Aye Captain! Great information. Nice to see Marc Garneau weighing in on this issue. Lies have become a mainstay of the Harper Government and we must be vigilant and creative in debunking both their lies and their Rovian policies and politics.<br /><br />Thanks again, Kim<br /><br />p.s. I will turn that link into a clickable one and post it near the bottom of this POST!Kim Leamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15007588147754196358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142723859673756293.post-65053127173679222622010-12-22T22:46:53.229-04:002010-12-22T22:46:53.229-04:00Shades of the Rovian Swift Boaters and his Gay Mar...Shades of the Rovian Swift Boaters and his Gay Marriage Emergency! Having been studying dutifully at the master's knee for, lo, these many years, the Harper Conservative functionaries have been just dying for their chance to create an entirely fictitious threat and try to make it go viral. <br /><br />Too bad nobody told them that a made-up issue requiring a couple of doughy, squinty-eyed, over-age nerds the iPod generation never heard of - sporting square-beyond-belief monkey suits, no less (missing only the pocket protectors) - to pose uncomfortably in front of a store they never frequent in a mall they never visit might not be the stuff of viral online video, except, perhaps, as ironic parody.<br /><br />However, it`s perhaps fitting that a name they WILL know (Canadian astronaut, Marc Garneau) has mounted his own Star Wars defence with an online posting saying, in part: <br /><br />"I would like to point out that Mr. Devinder Shory (federal Conservative MP for Calgary South and a promoter of the iPod Tax fable)* is not telling your readers the truth when he talks about a supposed iPod tax.<br /><br />First point: the Liberal Party of Canada has clearly stated that it will not impose a levy on ipods. See the following extract from a Liberal communiqué: <br /><br />The Liberal Party does not support the iPod levy. It is not sustainable in a world of changing technology, and is unpopular with consumers. Canadians are already using multipurpose media devices to listen to music, like Blackberries, iPhones, iPads and computer livestreaming, on which the levy would not apply.” Marc Garneau<br /><br />Secondly, the Liberal party is not part of a coalition anymore than Mr. Shory’s Conservative party is part of a coalition even though his party is sometimes supported by the Bloc, the Liberals and the NDP. <br /><br />Those are the facts. That’s the truth.<br /><br />Just thought your readers should know the difference between a lie and the truth.<br /><br />Marc Garneau, MP<br /><br />Liberal Party critic for Industry, Science and Technology"<br /><br />*added by me for clarification<br /><br />But don't just believe me; here's a link to the posting itself:<br /><br />http://www.southasiamail.com/news.php?id=92858 <br /><br />I can hardly wait for the Cons' next installment of "Ripping Yarns". I'm kind of hoping it will involve Vic Toews pulling undercover duty at a Winnipeg drag bar. Now THAT could produce some viral video!Capt. Daylighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13625832659006101228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142723859673756293.post-63391891859548321692010-12-18T22:07:19.842-04:002010-12-18T22:07:19.842-04:00I wrote letter to Sheila Copps years ago when the ...I wrote letter to Sheila Copps years ago when the liberals put a tax on CDRs and now, what was avoided then has been enacted (the original bill proposed by the Liberals taxed MP3 players, then the tax was removed). These guys are too late, and really have no idea what they're doing. The Music Busiess has moved on, the dinosaur publishers are in the process of going where the Piano Roll publishers went. The kids have won this and the result has been music has become much more intimate and personal.<br />My friend Melissa Styliano raised money on kickstarter to record her latest CD ( http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1154385202/hearing-your-voice-jazz-singer-songwriter-melissa ) and uses social media to let her fans know where she's playing and what's going on in her life. The old days a label would pick up a sionger like Melissa and then release a record, promote it and own the book (have the publishing rights) The singer would get an advance but have to pay that back out of earnings, plus all the costs of recording and distribution including promotion would come out before the musician saw cent one. Much creative accounting was employed to ensure the musician would see little profit. Good riddance to the old ways. The new way is harder, but the rewards are good. And don't hesitated to download - most downloads are stuff you would never listen too or buy anyway so you're expanding your horizons.Scannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03514966528672897658noreply@blogger.com