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Here's a legit question being asked about the hubbub of the Performance Royalty for performers. You have to love the answer...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkAP8qE5U7U&eurl=http%253A%252F%252Fwww%25

It's not that trickle down economics is wrong.
Capitalism is run on what trickles down.
It is a matter of having an honest politician that keeps their hands off the dough.
Why the hell is Bush junior even getting involved in this?

Oddly, his father seemed to know when to leave well enough alone.

Matt

I think he should have re phrased the question when Bush gave the What are you talking about oportunity...

Thanks Jody

AAAArgh. Why won't this site remember me half the time? Soundclick does, myspace does. What is the problem

What's sad is that he doesn't know one of this country's biggest exports in business. That is kinda inexcusable. I think in terms of the royalty that businesses have been allowed to bypass, that I can understand.

Hey, at least he likes country music. Maybe he downloads it for free and thus can't comprehend why it's important.

No wonder he does not understand much, he listens to country music. That would dull anybodys brain.

I would rather hear an honest "I don't know what you're talking about" than some slick phoney answer that evades the question. Could Algore answer it? Could John Kerry answer it? How about anyone running for president right now? I would imagine that a large percentage of people who saw that video didn't know what the hell that reporter was asking about either. If you want politicians to understand writers and musicians concerns than refer back to Brian's "Shadow government" thread. Ben

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How do you know when a politician is lying? You wait till he opens his mouth and says something. How do you know when a politician is stupid? Just ask him any question. The only thing politicians care about are votes and once they have been voted in they do not give a suck.

My contention is is why is he even answering them?
Look, I don't like having some extra chromozone type with a degree pretending that they know all the answers.
And some of these politicians are so obvious with how they are caught in a lie with their big words, all I can assume is that they must think everyone else is stupid.
All Bush junior seems to have to learn is to say 2 simple words "no comment".
And save the comments for stuff that makes the country function, not trying to be everything to everyone.

In the liberal area I live they just say he is dumb and does'nt give it too much thought.
But the most intellegent, highbrow politicians think they are so smart the way they monopolize off of misery and make things worse.
There used to be a time when there were real Democrats and Republicans that thought for America. Not pissing contests to monopolize.
At least not to the point of derailing the goverment.

Matt

If issues are not brought to any president in the morning briefings, they won't know or care about them. Got to get to the briefers.

Look to the briefers! That's where Brian's idea comes in to play, with the number of musician members growing. Once enough people say something (through representatives), the briefers might bend an ear to that tune, so to speak, then make the president aware of it,,,,maybe.

On another video, he said the same "HELP"!
Na,,,,,,he couldn't be that clever to use the Beatles Help! title to relate to the music questions, could he?
Some people want a plain guy as president..Someone who could be next to you in the store, just the same as the rest of the plain folk......YOU got em! (whoever voted for him). To run a HUGE corporation with many issues that should be on the table,,,,,we better have the smartest people possible, just to handle all the info that would be hurled at them. Not a symbol for this or that,,,especially THAT,,,but a REAL smart someone with lots of brain cells working like they're on five cups of coffee. People who are the top of MIT, or similar.....Then listen to what the people actually are saying,,,and forget "beliefs". I believed there was a big angry dog about 50 yards away from me on a walk the other night.....It was a BUSH! My belief didn't make it a dog, no matter how convinced I was. But when I did think it was? It WAS! So, that's where the problems can come in. Our leaders must take the facts after all the light has been put on them, from all angles,,,ALL angles! Then call someone else in and ask, "What do you see there"?

(Guess that all relates somehow). If not,,,ask me to delete it! But look at it from all angles, and in good light!

John

Now Really,
I could care less if this President, or any other president knows anything about the Music Industry. I do and that is what counts. I have learned much about the music industry over the years. Do you know anythig about Electronics? Electricity? Soil? Budding, grafting, metalurgy, mechanics, brain surgury, etc, etc?

If a Performer gets a royality from radio airplay it will have to be hashed out in the Congress, approved and the bill sent the president. If you get a speeding ticket and have to go to court do you expect the president to hear your case? The question was out of place.

Big Jim, I am going to have to speak to the Queen about you. What are you smoking?

I doubt it - as that would require using a computer....

But wait, he does use the Google on the internets so maybe it isn't farfetched.

Seriously though, while I'm not a fan, I have to admit I thought it refreshing that he gave the answer he did. I wouldn't expect any President to be up on that issue - might even start to worry some if he/she was....

Scott

I'm glad that what he does'nt know, that he is honest enough to admit that.
Politicians are supposed to find those experts to know.
Not be one.
Why can't it be like a typical business where it is treated like having a PR person, which would be that politician to know who to find that knows those things. I never expected them to know brain surgery myself.
Thing is, it is also unlike most businesses in where the experts can screw things up more.
And they just can't get fired.
No, we have to wait for an election and be at the mercies of who will vote for whoever has that R or D next to their name.
How many even look at the politicians on the issues?
I have to admit, I have been guilty of not knowing who I am voting for.

In Minnesota, people became so pissed off at the word games and empty promises that a shouting ex AWA wrestler was the governer for a term.
Saying "I don't know or make any claims on an issue", "they talk like they know so well and do not get a damn thing done", "No promises".
That may not have done a lot of good either.
But it's better to have a whole lot of nothing than people screwing things up more.

People may say I'm wrong, but we need better PR.

Matt

I just smoke plain old ordinary cigs have never touched anything stronger. PITY ABOUT POLITICIANS. They must be on something most of the time judging by their inability to answer any question in a straightforward way and are on a different planet when it comes to policies. Re the queen she is about as far removed from reality as Bush and most US politicians. I invited her to my birthday party and the b...h did not come. Boy was I upset after all the tax I have given her and her government.... But do not worry my dislike of politicians is pretty much worldwide. They all cheat and lie to get what they want. Unfortunately what they want is not always best for the common folk.

It is the music industry's fault for not using our money we give the PRO's and other organizations to lobby on our behalf. If you just sit back and blame the politicians it will be this way in twenty years too. And just to be fair, I'm sure Hillary wouldn't have a f#*kin' clue either. The business end of the music business needs to focus on the legislators consistently to get anything accomplished , just like all other businesses who get things pushed through. It doesn't surprise me that he didn't have a clue, no real excuse except he has a few other pressing matters to deal with, I'll bet he knows now...ha...MJ

Trying to figure out if Artists should receive a royality from radio air play or not gives me something to think about. It seems a lot of those artists rake in millions from touring. And not a penny of it goes to the songwriters as far as I know. The only thing the songwriters get is mechanical royalities and Pro Royalities from airplay, if any.

As someone once posted on a board long ago if you want to be sucessful you need to book your own fu*king life. If you wait for someone else to do it....It is easy to sit on the sidelines and tell others how to play the game. It's one helluva lot harder to do it yourself.

I have to say that I am entertained at the way Ray and Big Jim comeback to eachother.
No crybabying, they just throw it right back and make some good points.

I look at any politician getting into anything related to the music business and think of Tipper Gore.
There always has to be some underlying cause for something.
Maybe the politicians have to have some kind of involvement in how the royalties are dispersed.
But people are always going to raise caution flags whenever they say anything about it.
Everyone can easily know what our politicians are doing now.
If there is a meeting behind a closed door, someone is sure to find out.

I heard on the hourly news to where a woman was arrested in her home in Maine for yelling obscenities at a toilet that overflowed.

I wish the politicians could be there for that.

If she bore a baby and stuffed it down there, some lawyer probably would have cried foul.
That's the times we live in.

Matt

At least he was honest about something I don't know what your talking about.

I'm still trying to figure out why we didn't plant WOMD in Iraq?
The LA Police should have been sent in first.

Some home truths. If we want to sort out our industry forget lobbying politicians and forget record companies, agents or bodies that are supposed to look after our interests but dont. The only way to sort it out is to do it ourselves. In a rip off rat race industry like ours where you are top of the pops one minute and in the gutter the next it is every man for himself. We can change this but we have to stand together. We have to unite and fight for our right to party.