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Landscapes. I wanted to write a little pamphlety kind of book that took eight issues that i care about and, incidentally, where i think im in the majority of public opinion. I dont think im a barricaded minority with some weird, outlier ideas. I think im in the majority on issues like war and peace, issues like mass incarceration. So what i wanted to do was take it out of the frame thats been given to us and make it kind of in the form of a manifesto, this is what were fighting for. I wanted to say that, you know, lets just take one example, health care. So the debate is obamacare or the way i...

So the debate is obamacare or the way its always been. I reject that. I want Free Health Care for all. And i wanted to break the kind of, you know, duality that we sometimes get trapped in and the kind of framing of issues that i think is wrong. Schools is something, as you know, that im passionate about. So the framing of the debate is those who want to privatize and crush the unions and measure education by a single metric and those who like the status quo. I reject that. Be i hate the status quo in public education. But my answer is not to go in the direction of Corporate School reform. So ...

And the ears of alfred e. Newman. [laughter] it is an honor to be here with al smith iv. Obviously, i never knew your greatgrandfather. But from everything senator mccain told me [laughter] the two of them had a great time before prohibition. [laughter] al smith of course i am delighted, but not surprised, by the final repeal of the 18th amendment. I have said all along that when it was properly submitted to the rank and file of our people, they would readily see that it had no place in our constitution. It would be very difficult if not impossible to explain to those who come to this country ...

We have raised and the money to complete the building and of fact by september we will be over 40,000 artifacts. 4000 of which will be in the museum. There are two people 200 people working to get the season. Let me ask my staff introduce themselves. Good afternoon everyone. My name is mary alea. Im a museum specialist. Curator, iseum curated the cultural commission. On the senior history curator and i was the cocurator of the exhibition changing america 1968 and beyond. Im a curator your as well. I will be taking you through the journey together is. On the curated curator of an exhibition of ...

I am delighted to see you here tonight. I was thrilled to get this invitation. I feel right at home here because it is often said i share the politics of alfred e. Smith and the ears of alfred newman. It is an honor to be here with al smith. I never knew your great grandfather. Everything senator mccain told me, the two of them had a great time before prohibition. [laughter] i am not surprised by the final repeal of the 18th amendment. When this matter was submitted, they would readily see it had no place in our constitution. It would be very difficult if not impossible to explain to those who...