{"id":1415,"date":"2009-05-19T09:14:02","date_gmt":"2009-05-19T04:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/calamur.org\/gargi\/?p=1415"},"modified":"2009-05-19T09:14:02","modified_gmt":"2009-05-19T04:14:02","slug":"elections-09-random-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/calamur.org\/gargi\/2009\/05\/19\/elections-09-random-thoughts\/","title":{"rendered":"Elections 09 – Random Thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lots of people, lots of personalities – and some very random thoughts :<\/p>\n

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  1. Did anyone do a dimple share analysis. I wonder how many youth votes got converted by Rahul & Priyanka’s dimples \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n
  2. Can Modi’s speeches attract entertainment tax – he is possilby one of the best orators – if you like the equivalent of a Head Prefect in a school debate, score points.<\/li>\n
  3. Was there a shoe lash vote?<\/li>\n
  4. Is the difference between Rahul and Varun, the difference between Sonia and Maneka ?<\/li>\n
  5. Should we all buy shares in TV set manufacturing companies – given that it swung TN to the DMK ?<\/li>\n
  6. Has the South Mumbai chaterati realised that outrage is not a substitute for involvement. Get off your collective butts and do something. shooting your mouth off in a TV studio is not action, it is hot air.<\/li>\n
  7. Do Pranay and Barkha own shares in the Congress Party – why were they behaving as though they won. Distance, sweeties, Distance.<\/li>\n
  8. If the CPI(M) does not believe in resignations – does it mean that their inept leaders will turn up in a gunny bag somewhere – in lots of pieces\u00a0 ?<\/li>\n
  9. Will Advani actually turn up on the first day of Parliament and face MMS on the other side – especially after those terrible personal attacks ?<\/li>\n
  10. Will Lallo be the speaker ? it will be good fun to see him control the House \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Dekthe rahiye, the Dance of Democracy – only on Parliament TV \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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