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How Romney lost his Waterloo

March 31st, 2014, 12:59 pm

Brazen hussys
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How Romney lost his Waterloo

March 31st, 2014, 1:09 pm

QuoteOriginally posted by: CuchulainnBrazen hussysthis isn't the first time this has happened (not Romney, but politicians generally).Politicians play (recorded) music at campaign events and they pay royalties to the music industry, just as for example a discotheque or a radio station might.They don't need to declare in advance their playlist (how would that work ? a discotheque gets a request to play a particular song and has to fax a request in to the artist to play it ?) put rather seem to be able to play any music they like once they have a license.Invariably, one of the artists whose music they play under the license they obtain will complain that they didn't agree to it.The reality seems to be that 1) (politicians,discotheques,car dealerships,radio stations,...) don't need to get permission from individual artists, they just need to get a general license from the music industry, and2) the individual artists have given the music industry permission to sell such licenses so have in affect agreed to the politicians playing their music
 
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March 31st, 2014, 1:33 pm

QuoteLynott's wife and his mother Philomena were angered after Mr Romney used the anthem The Boys Are Back In Town at the Republican convention in Florida.The rocker's mother has said her son, who died in 1986, would have rejected any association with the Republicans, particularly the Christian right-wing of the party and what she called anti-gay and pro-rich policies.In a message published by Irish music magazine Hot Press, Ms Lynott-Taraskevics said that were Lynott still alive, he would back Democrat US President Barack Obama."Absolutely in no way would Philip have supported Mitt Romney or Paul Ryan (Mr Romney's running mate) and he would have been so happy about Obama becoming US president," she said. This is why this song should not be associated with people of this persuasion.
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March 31st, 2014, 1:41 pm

similarly, I doubt if Mitt approves of Lynott's heroin (and whatever other drugs he was on) use
 
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March 31st, 2014, 1:49 pm

QuoteOriginally posted by: ppaupersimilarly, I doubt if Mitt approves of Lynott's heroin (and whatever other drugs he was on) useWell, don't use his music. Q.E.D.What about Jimmy Osmond as lead-in song? Anyway, politics has nothing to do with reality.
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March 31st, 2014, 2:05 pm

QuoteOriginally posted by: CuchulainnQuoteOriginally posted by: ppaupersimilarly, I doubt if Mitt approves of Lynott's heroin (and whatever other drugs he was on) useWell, don't use his music. Q.E.D.or separate the music from the musician
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March 31st, 2014, 2:20 pm

QuoteOriginally posted by: ppauperQuoteOriginally posted by: CuchulainnQuoteOriginally posted by: ppaupersimilarly, I doubt if Mitt approves of Lynott's heroin (and whatever other drugs he was on) useWell, don't use his music. Q.E.D.or separate the music from the musicianAlso possible. But then Philomena Lynott won't have any of that.
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How Romney lost his Waterloo

May 9th, 2014, 1:47 pm

Mitt Romeny breaks with the Republicansok its just on their stance wrt the minimum wage
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QuoteOriginally posted by: daveangelMitt Romeny breaks with the Republicansok its just on their stance wrt the minimum wageon a lot of issue (romneycare, homosexual marriage, etc etc)