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Bahu Virupaksha

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Where are the primaries headed to

A peek into the presidential elections

on 1/31/2008 4:44:08 AM

One may say that November is still far away, and so there is no need to hurry over the nominations. However, this is the first time in recent memory that so late into the primaries, and yet no clear front runner is in sight. For the Republicans it appears […]

Will Barack Obama win in November 2008

Victory cannot be taken for granted

on 5/12/2008 4:50:41 AM

There is an air of confidence in the Obama camp; and this air of confidence is premature. I watched the interview with Wolf Blitzer on CNN, and I felt that the magic touch which enabled Barack Obama to connect with his audience was just not there. The […]

Senator Barack Obana and the African-American vote

Why Clinton is losing support of a core democratic group

on 5/7/2008 6:05:25 AM

The great writer and Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison wrote once that "White skin notwithstanding, Clinton is our first black president. Blacker than any actual person could ever be elected in our childrens' lifetime". With this kind of endorsement, it is […]

The Texas Debate and the state of the campaign

The Obama effect

on 2/23/2008 12:43:16 AM

The Texas Debate was quite an event. Both candidate seated sedately in the Great auditorium of Texas, Austin, a campus where more than 30 years ago the first of several campus shootings took place, the latest being De Kalb. Hillary Clinton was at […]

Senator Obama and his sartorial difficulties

Why the turban matters

on 2/27/2008 2:25:01 AM

Senator Barack Obama is facing flak over a picture showing him in a turban. Until the 1960's the US was a country in which almost every self respecting individual would be found wearing a hat. And there is nothing wrong in it as the head dress is a […]

I predicted an Edwar endorsement of OBAMA in January itself and it shows once again that I predict this game well.

I am glad you said game - it is one. ANd it makes for fine entertainment, but little more.

in Where are the primaries headed to on 5/15/2008 6:49:36 AM

20 years back my dissertation adviser at UH, Manoa made the same comment about my writing and of course, he too was critical about the spelling.

I am not trying to be too critical, as I surely cant spell, and my typos are numerous. I do enjoy reading your articles, but it is hard at times because of the typos (the spell checker would catch them). I use it because I am such a lousy speller and typist.

in Will Barack Obama win in November 2008 on 5/13/2008 8:18:06 AM

First, a suggestion. Get ieSpell Checker. You write great articles, but it is hard to read at times because of the typos. It helps me a great deal (I am just a lousy speller).

Secondly, the Hillary supporters may be tempted to sink Obama just out of spite

And as I said, great article, but I will disagree with you here. Not on what she will do, but on the why. If Obama loses, she can run again in 12. If not, she has to wait to 16, and will probably lose that year if a democrat has been in office for 8 years. She wants him to lose so she can run again and have a reasonable chance of winning.

That is not to say it is right, only that it is.

in Will Barack Obama win in November 2008 on 5/12/2008 6:45:06 AM

He has credibility on this issue as he opposed the war right from the very beginning and Hillary Clinton's weak knee attempt to distance herself from her senate vote was hardly a convincing performance.

You used the wrong word. He has consistency. Not credibility. Credibility remains to be seen.

And I would not count Hillary out just yet, regardless of the outcome next week. There are too many super delegates, plus Florida and Michigan so that Obama will not have enough to win out right. And Hillary knows that.

in The Texas Debate and the state of the campaign on 2/27/2008 1:46:44 PM

What does a Barack Obama victory mean the rest of the world. At one level, it will mean a surge in the political support for American leadership,and a recognition that USA is no longer willing to impose its will on the rest of the world by force of arms and is willing to listen and negotiate.

Oh please. This is a race for the President of the United States, not an opinion poll for the rest of the world.

The camapign has entered the last phase and in the debate with a weakened John Mccain, Obama will do well.

It's obvious you are not in the U.S., because the BS story from the NYT times has only helped McCain. When Obama actually has to start explaining himself instead of his staged "change" message, he is in real trouble.

in The Texas Debate and the state of the campaign on 2/23/2008 11:13:50 AM