Entries from April 2008

April 30, 2008

This is for you Mr. Triskaedophobiac

I had mentioned earlier that I like McCain amongst all Republican candidates but it would be an herculean task for him to win the nomination. But he won. I said he would loose and he won.
This time I sam saying he would win the Presidency. Mr. Supersitious McCain, I have jinxed you. [...]

April 28, 2008

Free Swings….

Obama has proved one thing. He does not read stuff white people like and this explains why he fares badly amongst the white voters. Read it brother!!!
He has the support of an important white man.
Roger Waters plays `Dark Side,’ unleashes giant pig – Yahoo! News
The underside of the pig simply read “Obama” with a [...]

April 24, 2008

Byte Sized

I am still rubbing my eyes in disbelief that I read something like this from the Government of India. Is Mr. Mukherjee making a case for the Param Vir Chakra by showing some courage? Before he clarifies his position or says he misspoke, I have to congratulate him for growing a backbone and [...]

April 22, 2008

Mother Earth

Its Earth Day. Environmentalism is really about doing the right thing even when it is not convenient.
If you are interested in knowing why you need to really limit the amount of resources on which you live and lead a sustainable lifestyle, please see Ann Leonard’s wonderful movie – The Story of Stuff
If you are really [...]

April 16, 2008

I am not smarter than a fourth grader

I shot off a letter to the editors of Hindustan Times, Asian Age, Deccan herald, Times of India, Indian Express, The Hindu, India West and India Abroad asking the Prime Minister of India to intervene swiftly and smartly to provide complete justice to the survivors of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy, a cause with which I [...]

April 15, 2008

MUST WATCH!!!!

Bush Security Adviser Stephen Hadley Can’t Tell The Difference Between Nepal And Tibet – Politics on The Huffington Post
Bush Security Adviser Stephen Hadley Can’t Tell The Difference Between Nepal And Tibet

April 13, 2008

Thinking alike

I had asked India do this in my blog almost a month ago
Tibet should be free…. « Flyswatting….
Come on, India. We need to support the Tibetans in their quest for freedom. The easiest thing India can do is make a statement by boycotting the Olympics.
Finally someone has echoed( or as I would like to call [...]

April 11, 2008

knock knock…

If I were you, I would read no further….
CNN reports that in a poll that someone conducted McCain- Condy ticket is a big winner over the democrats. I think CNN must have not read the fine-print that this poll polled only republicans
CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive – Poll suggests [...]

April 9, 2008

Sympathy, Apathy and Venkatachalapthy

This is a follow-up post to my earlier post on worker visa,

Showing a rare display of sympathy to the H1 seekers, the USCIS has increased the OPT time for foreign students graduating with a Masters Degree. This means you can stay longer in the country without a job after your Masters. Isn’t that wonderful? [...]

April 8, 2008

Tibet activists “Gere” up for the D-Day – Pictures

My wife and I was in San Francisco tonight to stand in a solidarity candlelight vigil with the freedom movement in Tibet.
Pictures (courtesy my wife) are available at http://picasaweb.google.com/sudarshan.suresh/TibetAction/