She's a'pallin'g
That my joblessness drove me to check out Governor Sarah Palin confirms two things - Either Pakistan's Asif Ali Zardari is correct or there is some short circuit in my cranial innards. I shall risk the latter!
I happened to check out the US Vice Presidential debate between Biden and Palin. Incidentally, it was the most watched vice presidential debate in US history. I am sure someone in Pakistan would have been glued to the screen as well. However, I left it after 20 mins coz I had found what I really wanted to know. That brings me to the title of this blogpost. I saw in Sarah Palin a reflection of myself some years back in B School.
Me: (presenting a business plan) So you see, the company needs to increase revenue. It also needs to be ahead of the competition by introducing new products.
Professor: So what is the amount of capital budgeting you suggest and how much leverage?
Me: (ants in my pants) Well I would like to draw your attention to the distribution network of the company...
Now, I am not a stakeholder in the American Presidential elections so it really does not matter wether unilateral trade from Pakistan to the US increases ten folds as a result of Sarah Palin's ascension as deputy to the most powerful man on earth. But if that really happens, I am glad for the future of Indian politics, which until now enjoys the global benchmark in quirkiness.
How I dearly wish back here in India, we citizens could have the joys of a nation wide open debate between the job hopefulls. Imagine a Mayamati vs Mulayam, a Lalu vs Uma Bharti open air amphitheatre performance. Sadly, we shall have to be content with the American politickle scene and errrr... guest appearances from Pakistani Don Juans.
I happened to check out the US Vice Presidential debate between Biden and Palin. Incidentally, it was the most watched vice presidential debate in US history. I am sure someone in Pakistan would have been glued to the screen as well. However, I left it after 20 mins coz I had found what I really wanted to know. That brings me to the title of this blogpost. I saw in Sarah Palin a reflection of myself some years back in B School.
Me: (presenting a business plan) So you see, the company needs to increase revenue. It also needs to be ahead of the competition by introducing new products.
Professor: So what is the amount of capital budgeting you suggest and how much leverage?
Me: (ants in my pants) Well I would like to draw your attention to the distribution network of the company...
Now, I am not a stakeholder in the American Presidential elections so it really does not matter wether unilateral trade from Pakistan to the US increases ten folds as a result of Sarah Palin's ascension as deputy to the most powerful man on earth. But if that really happens, I am glad for the future of Indian politics, which until now enjoys the global benchmark in quirkiness.
How I dearly wish back here in India, we citizens could have the joys of a nation wide open debate between the job hopefulls. Imagine a Mayamati vs Mulayam, a Lalu vs Uma Bharti open air amphitheatre performance. Sadly, we shall have to be content with the American politickle scene and errrr... guest appearances from Pakistani Don Juans.
Labels: Politickle, US
3 comments
Politickle is cute :)
I tuned in to the debate as well and found myself wondering how bullshitting has slowly become a national sport of sorts...
i watched the debate too (all the news channels created such hype around it, I couldn't give it a miss!).
i actually feel bad for Palin, i think her barbie-like image works against her, and people expect her not to be very knowledgeable or intelligent. Although I agree that she did bull-shit a lot, isn't that what politics is all abt?
I blissfully turned off the TV and watched Scarlett Johanson and Jonathan Rhys-Meyers going all over each other in the movie Match Point instead..........am i too frivolous??? ;DDD
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