Wednesday, 19 September 2012

Still as relevant as ever really...

Mitt on the Mideast

To ensure Israel’s security, Mitt Romney will work closely with Israel to maintain its strategic military edge. The United States will work intensively with Turkey and Egypt to shore up the now fraying relationships with Israel that have underpinned peace in the Middle East for decades. The United States must forcefully resist the emergence of anti-Israel policies in Turkey and Egypt, and work to make clear that their interests are not served by isolating Israel.
With regard to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Mitt’s policy will differ sharply from President Obama’s. As president, Mitt will reject any measure that would frustrate direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. He will make clear to the Palestinians that the unilateral attempt to decide issues that are designated for final negotiations by the Oslo Accords is unacceptable. The United States will reduce assistance to the Palestinians if they continue to pursue United Nations recognition or form a unity government that includes Hamas, a terrorist group dedicated to Israel’s destruction. The United States needs a president who will not be a fair-weather friend of Israel. The United States must work as a country to resist the worldwide campaign to delegitimize Israel. We must fight against that campaign in every forum and label it the anti-Semitic poison that it is. Israel’s existence as a Jewish state is not up for debate.

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Jonas Mekas: Scenes from Allen Ginsberg's Last Three Days on Earth as a Spirit, 1997 (excerpt)

This is a video record of the Buddhist Wake ceremony at Allen Ginsberg's apartment. You see Allen, now asleep forever, in his bed; some of his close friends; and the wrapping up and removal of Allen's body from the apartment. You hear Jonas' description of his last conversation with Allen, three days earlier. You see the final farewell at the Buddhist temple, 118 West 22nd Street, New York City, and some of his close friends: Patti Smith, Gregory Corso, LeRoy Jones-Baraka, Hiro Yamagata, Anne Waldman, and many others.
Bonus:
This Side of Paradise, 1999 (excerpt)

Frank Ocean – Thinkin Bout You + Pyramids (LIVE on Saturday Night Live)

Bonus:
Pyramids

The music video for the 10 minute single Pyramids by Frank Ocean spontaneously debuts tonight, shortly after his performance on the season premiere of Saturday Night Live. Nabil, Australian director and frequent collaborator with Frank Ocean helms the production once more and follows Mr. Ocean’s drunken stumble across desert scenes, a strip club, and a final encounter with John Mayer to conclude the visuals. Listen closely and you’ll hear snippets of other songs from Channel Orange scattered across the video.
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Ironic eh?
Much of Romney’s View on Taxes Conflicts With Longtime G.O.P. Stand

The 47%: Who They Are, Where They Live, How They Vote, and Why They Matter

Spaceboy: We are gonna have some fun with the metal detector :)

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Isn't Mitt Romney a Member of the 47 Percent?

Poverty Tour 2.0 Hits the Battleground States

Broadcaster Tavis Smiley and Dr. Cornel West recently launched "Poverty Tour 2.0" to elevate poverty as a pressing national issue and push a substantive conversation about it into the presidential campaign. The tour is visiting four battleground states this week, including Virginia, where it arrived yesterday at TC Williams High School in Alexandria, just outside of the nation's capital.
The Nation's Greg Kaufmann attended the event—a town hall meeting that included not only Smiley and Dr. West, but inspiring interviews with iconic figures like Peter Edelman, Dolores Huerta, Congressman Dennis Kucinich, Ralph Nader, and other passionate antipoverty advocates and thinkers.
Watch the full video to hear from some of the high school students in attendance about their own experiences dealing with poverty, and visit TheNation.com for more videos.
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