Elizabeth Bishenden has left a new comment on your post "It Is
Misinformation":
Steve Falk has expressed his opinion about the
future of the Aurora Jazz Festival. If you disagree with it, feel free, but
stick to the argument. Implying, especially if done anonymously, that he holds
that opinion because his wife works at the ACC is scurrilous and undermines any
pretense of sensible discussion on your part.
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I don't know about "scurrilous" Elizabeth.
What we do here is exchange tid- bits of information that may or may not be meaningful.
Tell-tale Tit
Your tongue may be slit
And every little puppy dog
Will have a little bit
Steve Falk wrote a letter to the editor with the clear intent of influencing public opinion. The letter contained misinformation.
He was called on it.
He was most likely misinformed to begin with. He clearly did not take the precaution of being properly informed and it didn't stop him from making accusations.
There isn't anything scandalous about that.
More embarrassing perhaps. And potentially damaging to one's credibility.
When accusing others of less than commendable conduct, one really ought to be careful where one places one's feet.
That Mr. Falk's wife works at Church Street School may or may not be of interest.
The first e-mail received in the campaign to win friends and influence people on behalf of the Jazz Fest came from Tracy Smith,
a member of the Culture Centre Board. Itself a self-indulgent guzzler of public resources, if one may use that term about an institution less than venerated in the community.
If Mr, Smith did not wish to associate the Culture Centre with the Jazz Festival, and accusations against a Councillor, he might have been wise to stay out of the fray.
He did not.
He used the opportunity to hurl about some personal invective while he was at it.
Still, where there isn't any, it's hard to see where one might find
guilt by association.
In these days, when wives no longer feel compelled to surrender their own identity, it's not even easy to associate wives with husbands.
I finally got around to George St.Kitt's Press Release. It also seems to include whoppers.
ReplyDelete" Scurrilous" ? Us? Where? Hum-bug!
ReplyDeleteI find myself perplexed by Elizabeth. Should we refrain from pointing out inaccurate information until the next Auroran? As for the cheap shot, if she will hang around with us for a while she will meet our resident Dung Bug. It hates everyone & everyone. We just ignore it.
ReplyDeleteBut, welcome back anyhow, Elizabeth.
"We just ignore it (sic)"
ReplyDeleteWhat was that you were saying about inaccurate information?
(Yes, welcome back, Ms Bishenden.)
I have no problem with people pointing out inaccurate information. I do take exception to innuendo that a well-respected and helpful citizen in Aurora might have an opinion about a matter because of his wife's employment rather than because he is... well, helpful and well-respected. The way I see it, Steve Falk's considerable contributions to our community make him someone who has the credibility to comment on what happens in Aurora.
ReplyDeleteHis is not the only opinion I think is important - I am pretty interested in hearing all sides of an argument. I can tell you one thing, though. I don't put much faith in the words of "Anonymous".
If Mr Falk's spouse worked for St Kitts Music it might have some bearing on his support re: the Jazz+ Festival. As it is, it's a total non-issue, and should never have been brought up by a member of the tinfoil hat brigade.
ReplyDeleteI don't agree with Steve Falk's stance on this issue. But, one thing in his favour in expressing his opinion is that, unlike many others always sounding off, he actually grew up in this town.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of " Anonymous ", there is a letter in the Auroran which purports to be from the AFA. But there is no name assigned to it. Ron Wallace instituted a policy that there had to be a name with a # so he could check and possibly follow-up. I think the new ownership has been doing the same.. The only other exception that I've see was Ballard's dog.
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone here believe the St Kitts gang would still be involved with the Jazz Festival if part of the town's conditions for the event was the refraining from use of "St. Kitts Music" and other references to the family music business. In otherwords an end to the free marketing of their "business" ?
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