Europe needs to get real on defence; Britain needs to get real on Europe
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21 April 2012
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RIP Jack (Lord) Ashley.
He made a difference.
Might as well post a vid how children should be, as here in a farmhouse in deepest farming land, native speaking and singing,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWfGHKJ3oJI
Sweet.
Andrew Neil reckons Murdoch is going to come out swinging at Leveson this week, aiming for Brown and Cameron.
More young people, those that found themselves suddenly on the otherside of the Mexican border. Now there is a story,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fY6fxmRsYus
I remember a short clip and news story, or was it on Blue Peter, on him when I was young, in the 1970’s. He was holding the phone, his wife with one of those extra ear pieces that BT then supplied to the deaf (for free!), like a cut down pkone with just the ear part, and his wife listening and signing questions asked to him. Whenever I saw him speak on news stories, he was always responded with perfect common sense.
Might as well post a clip of Peter Fonda, who plays the priest in the above clip, son of the great Henry Fonda, and sister of Jane Fonda of Barbarella (mmmm) and anti-Vietnam fame, in one of his early subculture movies, playing an Ivy league-type preppy. A good alround bloke to me he seems, but maybe those certain those would maybe not agree, especially with Nixon about then, not getting it.
The Trip clip, with Gram Parsons and one of his bands from the time too, Democrat leaning, even although he had the traditional extremely rich Republican upbringing,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dibszk9csTs