Great PR for a Lame song/campaign
As a person who is a bit of a political nut, I have to laugh at the recent stunt pulled by Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton (insert nails on chalkboard here). She ran this contest to have the public pick her campaign song, then does a spoof ad off the Sopranos finale to get people to see she chose… “You and I” by Celine Dion.
BARF!
The commercial was classic, a nice spoof, and having Johnny Sack in the commercial was a bonus. BUT COME ON… Celine Dion? Hey Hillary, do you know where Celine Dion is from. Up here in the Great White North. We keep trying to block her from coming back to Canada, but she doesn’t listen and you Americans won’t keep her.
If I was running for any elected office in the USA I wouldn’t pick a song from Canada, and I certainly wouldn’t pick one by Celine Dion.
There are plenty of good songs out there Hillary, please flush this one.
Time to go Bettman
Let me just say, I applaude Mr. Blackberry for his moves to secure the Nashville Predators and move them to Hamilton. Good on you. It just goes to show that if you resist something that is right, it will eventually happen, so why resist?
Markets like Nashville, Carolina and Atlanta are in the Sun Belt and are not healthy when it comes to fan support. Instead of allowing these teams to move to where they could be successful, Bettman wants them to stay. Note to Gary, if the fans aren’t there, how are they to buy tickets and support the team.
There are markets that are natural for the NHL to relocate teams to. Kansas City has a brand new arena and good fan support since they tried to woo both the St. Louis Blues and the Pittsburgh Penguins there (I still think the KC Penguins is a good name). Another market would be Las Vegas because of the gamblers who happen to also be.. Canadian.
Markets like Hamilton, Winnipeg and Halifax. Even Quebec City. Wait… What was that.. oh right those cities are in CANADA!
We all know Gary Bettman has a hate on for Canada. Here we have a guy who signs two deals for TV rights. One to CBC for 100 Million, and one to NBC for nothing. One is in Canada, one is in the USA. Which one gets to dictate the playoff schedule? Logic would dictate the one who forks of 100 Million.. Right????
Two teams have moved from Canada to the US during Bettman’s time in the NHL. Meanwhile the league has expanded and more teams have moved in the US. The problem is that instead of creating demand for the product, thus markets wanting their own, Bettman has thrown whatever on the wall and expected it to stick. Hockey in Atlanta… Didn’t they try that once before?
And there is my case in point. Atlanta. Had the Flames, who moved to Calgary. Then they got a second team. If a city like Atlanta, that HOTBED of Hockey fandom can get a second chance, why not Winnipeg, or Quebec City?
Why? CANADA. That nasty six letter word that Gary Bettman hates.
Now flash over to Mr. Blackberry. Not only does he have the money, but the balls to even go and get a lease deal done with Hamilton, where he wants to move the Predators to. All without having approval of the league. And I say good on him. He has a city that wants a team, with an arena that is somewhat acceptable (but is willing to sink the money in to improve it) and a fan base in the Golden Horseshoe that can definately support it. Not only that, you don’t see many people lining up to go and buy the Predators do you? No. So why move it, because its a market that has seen the product, loves the product and can support the product. There is demand so supply it.
For all of the good Gary Bettman has done (ballooning salaries, lamebrained expansion, lockout), you’d think he had the business sense to put product where there is demand… right???
That’s why he has to go.
On a side note: Great move by Balsillie. Get a lease, start showing support from the location you want the team, so that if the NHL Board of Governors denies Balsillie the team or the move, the NHL will get a huge black eye. I love it. Excellent play. And besides, Toronto area fans should be happy with Hamilton getting a team. It will be the first time in a long time the GTA has seen winning hockey. 
What kind of ending was that?
I just finished watching the Series Finale of the Sopranos. What was with that last scene? First I thought the dish went out, when it came back it started the credits. Then I went on to Fark and everyone had that happen.
So the big question is… did Tony get whacked? The tension leading up to the screen going black lead me to believe that he was toast. The two mysterious guys in the diner and all, one going to the bathroom just on the final scene, then it goes black. Just as Tony said to Bobby a few episodes ago when they were having their family moment discussing when people get whacked. So did he get whacked, or does this count as the most EMPTY series finale ever.
I was not looking for closure or everything getting wrapped up into a neat and perfect little utopian bs ending, but something a little more concrete would have been nice!
I’m a Juice Box
My wife is on one of those social networking sites. Personally I think they are stupid, if I wanted to get in touch with people I knew, I’d call. Anyways SWMBO (she who must be obeyed) showed me this “quiz” which tell you what kind of drink you are. According to this site I am part Wine (note not wHine) and part juice box. Grrreat!
what it says :
It’s a tie! |
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You are a part Fine Glass of Wine. You are sophisticated and refined, but also complicated and hard to deal with. Not everyone loves you, but those who do swear that you’re the coolest thing since sliced bread. One of these days the people that matter will understand you. Until then, you will be sitting on your throne as the distinguished product that not everyone has the taste to appreciate. |
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You are a part Juice Box. Some say you’re no fun, but you know better than to waste your time drinking. Not only does alcohol cut down on time better spent being productive, studies show it can have an adverse effect on your long-term health. You have plenty of friends, but you don’t get invited to the coolest parties. Sometimes you might wish you weren’t so different, but other times you consider yourself better than the rest. |
Sens Lose, still better than the Leafs
A comedy of errors and such for game 5. Scoring on your own net. The Ducks clearly deserved to win the Cup this year. Take nothing away from the Sens though. They made it to the finals, and up to the finals, they rocked.
To Leafs fans relishing in the failure of the Sens to win: When was the last time your team made it to the finals? And I don’t mean that half-baked 14-year long excuse that the Refs robbed you in the 1993 conference finals against the Kings. Get over it!
Next season the Sens will still be a contending team, while the Leafs will still be “rebuilding”. Better book your tee times in advance there Leaf-fans… you’ll need them so long as JFJ is around!
Go Sens Go!
Tell me if you’ve heard this before…
Tell me if you’ve heard this before… “I promise not to raise taxes, I won’t cut them, but I won’t raise them.”
No we are not going retro back to 2003, Premier McGuinty said this in an article in the Ottawa Sun this past weekend.
If I had a Looney for every promise McGuinty made and then broke, I’d have enough to take the wife and kids out for dinner.
In the article he continues to blame the previous government for having to break his word. Hello McGuinty… It’s been four years. Get over it! Stop blaming others and take responsibility for your own screw-ups.
The fact is that instead of taking a hard look at things during his mandate, McGuinty took the easy way out, raising taxes. Why cut waste and save the taxpayer some dough, let’s just put our hands in his pocket a little more?
Take Education for example. School boards have a top heavy administration but no money for schools. When a school has to have a walk-a-thon to pay for things like books, and they don’t even have the money to remove graffiti from playground equipment, we have a problem.
Take Health Care, the McGuinty tax was to improve wait-times but yet wait-times are longer in emergency rooms. Hospitals are being expanded and upgraded but there no doctors to use them. Personally I’d prefer a doctor over a modern waiting room.
When will Ontarians learn that McGuinty is only good at one thing, breaking his word? 50 broken promises over four years. That’s one promise a month on average. If you did that to your spouse or loved one, how long before you would be in divorce court? It’s time for Ontario to divorce this government!
Canadian/US Dollar
So the US Dollar is only worth $1.08 and gee the Canadian economy hasn’t fallen off the tracks and gone into the ditch. Manufacturing is not looking so great but the commodities and tech items are doing well. Perhaps it is time while the dollar is where it is, to look at pegging the Canadian Dollar to either a fixed rate like 10 cents on the dollar, or at par. Going up another eight cents when we’ve already gone 30 since 2002 really isn’t much.