Leaders -----and a few observations

Saw Obama's speech today accepting the Democratic nomination for president. It touched upon quite a few issues..
1) Taxes - how he plans to cut down on taxes for the middle class
2) Outsourcing - how he would stop American jobs being outsourced
3) Education- how every American must have it
4) War in Iraq and Afghanistan
5) Control on Insurance companies and big Corporates duping employees
6) Oil shortage - and how American should tap their own resources / Alternate fuel research
7) Global warming....etc
He also made it clear that its not going to be easy, inexpensive and how each American needs to understand their responsibilities. He did touch upon how Bush had screwed it up and how he would clean it up. I had to rush to office hence could not see the entire speech.
Here is what I thought of it.

Observation A
This guy can talk. The first sign of a leader is how he delivers speeches (in my opinion). To seem truthful, sincere and inspire confidence in the people is essential. To follow-up and walk the talk is something politicians never do so lets not go there. I swapped between channels during the speech and saw our own PM deliver a speech about the floods in Bihar. It put the fear of god in me to hear him talk. Traces of confidence and trust were missing after a detailed search. He seemed like one of those reality show participants who puts up a brave front on TV after being chucked out waiting to go backstage so they can cry their heart out. He seemed so disinterested while talking....Rs 1000 crs has been alloted as relief. Why not just give the funds and not talk cause its an embarrassment.

Observation B
2) Outsourcing - how he would stop American jobs being outsourced
3) Education- how every American must have it

Can wait for point 2 to be put into action. If he really means what he says and does half of what he promised the overgrown, festering IT bubble in India will burst. We have for 10-12 years been "coding" drones with no focus towards Product Development or pitching India as a "Design" center. Eventually everyone will realize that coding can be done by anyone and that makes us dispensable unless we couple it with Products or innovative designs.

If point 3 is set in motion outsourcing will be enhanced. "Educated" people seems to know more of their right than the uneducated ones. If the standard of education rises in the US, eventually you will need people to do the Blue collar jobs that the educated White collar job holding American will refuse to touch. This is where India and its ability to multiply like rabbits and speak English will come in.

Well these are thoughts but the competition seems to be heating up.

"MCain saab, aapki chaal"

US Elections

The US election this year is a WWE encore but of gigantic proportions. All elections are, but the profile of candidates make it more interesting. Middle class "educated" Indian are highly concerned how the primaries are shaping. It is somehow of great consequence to us thought we don't have a say in anything that goes down. Hell we don't have a say in what happens in our country. Most I know don't vote either. But discussing the US elections is a fad and if you show ignorance, get ready to face high doses of neglect from your peer group.
The profile of the candidates:
1) John Sidney McCain III - Republican party nominee. This guy is old. 72 to be precise. Fought the Vietnam war, survived 2 plane crashes, torture in a Vietnamese POW camp for 6 yrs and divorced. His injuries left him permanently incapable of raising his arms above his head. His father was a top admiral. He lost the Republican nomination in the 2000 presidential election to George W. Bush. He seems to encompass all qualities that an American president must process and more. He is white, fought a war, tortured, had an influential father and is divorced. The things going against him are his age and he being Republican (remember George W. Bush?).

2) Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton- WOMEN. Democratic nominee. The forgiving wife of Bill Clinton. Also a lier. Lied about coming under sniper fire while visiting Bosnia, playing a big part in bringing peace to Norther Ireland etc. The US for all its liberal views has never has a women president and all signs show it aint going to change. She reminds me of one of my sadistic teachers with big nails and bigger smile who bled kids by twisting their ears. I think the US may select a black man or brown man or muslim or jew as president but never a women.

3) Barack Hussein Obama, Jr. - Democratic nominee. The youngest and most colored character (no pun intended) of the 3 stooges. Born to a Kenyan father and a American mother. He is an author, community organizer, university professor and lawyer. Seems the most balanced of the 3 candidates. He being half-black , running for president and getting support would be liberal America's next advertising pitch. He is open for talks in the middle east and anti war. The most interesting point is he was half Muslim until he converted to Christianity. Islam clearly states if a man whose father is a Muslim converts to another religion - its blasphemy and punishable by death.

I see this election as a process of elimination rather than selection. Nothing new. We do it in India every year.

Go on....make dinner table conversations.......