I was just poring over the exit polls today, and it dawned on me: I believe Obama was voted 44th President of the United States because of who he was, not so much because of what he promised to do.
I’ve asked a few people (in Singapore) over the last few weeks who they’d vote for [...]
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They Voted The PERSON, Not The POLICIES
Thursday, 6 November, 2008
Which Is The More Incredible Achievement?
Wednesday, 5 November, 2008
This might sound like a dumb question, but which would you consider the more incredible achievement: Barack Obama winning the US presidency, or Lewis Hamilton winning the Formula 1 championship?
Of course, in terms of significance, it’s Obama’s. But I’m not talking about significance here. I’m referring to how incredible it was.
What I can say is [...]
Theirs To Lose
Sunday, 19 October, 2008
Before tomorrow’s race, let me just say this: The championship is Lewis’s to lose.
Will he choke the way he did last year? I don’t think so, but we can never be sure. But at the moment, it’s looking quite unlikely that Lewis will lose the title to Massa this year.
In the same way, the presidential [...]
I Am Certain The Next US President Will Be…
Thursday, 16 October, 2008
…well, I won’t spell his exact name out for you.
But what I can tell you is that he is left-handed.
=)
Obama = Hamilton, McCain = Ferrari/Massa
Thursday, 9 October, 2008
The US Presidential Election is just weeks away, and tensions are clearly mounting. The stakes are higher than ever.
Same goes for the conclusion of the 2008 Formula 1 championship season.
You could argue that Obama’s situation is exactly like Lewis Hamilton’s, and that McCain’s situation is exactly like the Ferrari/Massa situation.
Well, apart from the obvious fact [...]
Bill O’Reilly’s Interview With Obama
Friday, 19 September, 2008
I watched through the entire 4-part series of Bill O’Reilly’s interview with Obama and I found myself totally absorbed in the entire interview.
It was riveting, to say the least.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Barack Obama, in this interview, has demonstrated [...]
Never, Ever Debate With Women (Especially With Women Who Don’t Like You)
Thursday, 18 September, 2008
I have a lot of thoughts about the US Presidential Election, but I’ll start with this one for today.
I watched John McCain being grilled on “The View” and it was just painful to watch. Horrible, really. I couldn’t even bring myself to watch anything beyond Part 1 (shown below).
It was disturbing.
And even though I’m not [...]
“GOP” Stands For…?
Friday, 12 September, 2008
Since the US presidential election campaign is well under way, I’m sure you’ve encountered the term “GOP” countless times when reading about McCain or any other Republican politicians.
Basically “GOP” is a term which refers to the Republican party.
But what do the letters G.O.P. really stand for? I’ve always wondered.
Go do a search.
The answer might surprise you.
Catching Up On My Thoughts
Monday, 11 February, 2008
So many things happened in the last one week while I was away on holiday.
Just some quick thoughts…
Microsoft Bids for Yahoo!: And then there were two. Microsoft makes its grand gesture. Huge news down in Silicon Valley. Google is starting to shift uncomfortably in its seat. Microhoo! anyone? The latest is that Yahoo! rejects the [...]
The Times They Are A-Changin’
Tuesday, 13 February, 2007
Today let’s talk a little bit about politics.
No, not Singapore politics.
We all know there’s nothing much to talk about there (or rather, there’s nothing much a sensible person would venture to talk about).
Let’s talk about American politics instead.
(Whoa!, you say.)
Ok, maybe just a little bit…not going too deep here.
…
It was the great poet-songwriter Bob Dylan who sang [...]
