2008 U.S. Elections Part III

Seven weeks before the elections is when the press is finally addressing the role of racism in elections in the U.S. The most recent studies from Stanford shows that despite all the so called advances in this country, mabny still hesitate to vote a non-white to the post of the President of the U.S. Ability to handle the responsibilities of the President does not appear to be significnat in peoples mind. This should not come as a surprise. A great deal of what is talked about by the Americans is all mere talk with no substance. Can the youngsters who are pro-Obama help over come the racism component and lead to an Obama victory this November? They have a serious task ahead to be able to achieve this goal.

U.S. Elections 2008 Part II

Sarah Palin's acceptence speech was shocking! Do the American politicians realize that they are being watched by viewers all over the world. Gone are the days when such events were viewed only by those who have access to American TV networks. Palin's self description as "pit bull with lipstick" was not in the least pretty.

It was extremely disappointing to hear Palin mock the value of education. How is this country going to value education when politicians has no regard whatsoever for it. America beware - just as the rest of the world is catching up very fast in the field of science and technology, if politicians are not told to revere education (which in turn bestows wisdom) the rest of the world will be a wiser lot compared to the americans. What is the value of politicians providing lip service to improving education in the country when the politicians are bent on ridiculing its value? This is an obvious disconnect.

University education in America is considered one of the best in the world. It is rather surprising that educational institutions are not standing up to these politicians who have utter disregard for the contributions of these institutions. I guess one way to show their displeasure is to ensure that the Republicans are defeated in the elections.

The 2008 U.S. elections

This is a fascinating election. One would think that with all the chaos, Democratic victory is a certainity. However, listening anf watching the Republican convention and the reported excitement among the conservatives over the selection of Sarah Palin as the V.P. candidate, one has to be terrified of yet another 4 years of a Republican in the White House. It is rather embarrasing that the voting American population is unable to make rational decisions whenit comes to electing a President. Let us hope that the Obama staff and volunteers will work hard to ensure the rest of the world does not view the U.S. as some kind of backward nation when it comes to all kinds of issues, one of them being scientific principles in explaining evolution and global warming. I can hardly wait for 8 more weeks before election day.