At 11:35 AM -0800 11/22/04, Dilip/Dil Deka wrote:
To The Great Spinmeister:
You are rambling today.
You must have watched a lot of movies about the fantasy land of Cowboys, Indians and Guns. Otherwise you wouldn't associate modern Texas with guns as you do.
Going with the flow of the north-eastern press, you are making it appear as if everyone in Texas owns a gun and believes in gun power. Bush's victory and Kerry's defeat may be sour grapes for you all but it is time to drop that subject and regroup yourselves for 2008. Like it or not, Bush has been elected in a democratic process and he is here to stay for four more years unless you can find reasons to impeach him.
*** Actually it all emanated from the comment "---How long
will the majority in Assam without guns--"
The implication was that the majority is required to have guns,
or will not travel.
BTW, the picture of W posing like Gary Cooper is for all to
see--was in Time, Newsweek etc., from about three to four weeks before
the election. I was not quoting from a vast left-wing-conspiracy
hatched by the n.eastern press. Funny thing is that W probably
did not realize that it was going to be THAT obvious. Shades of
'Mission Accomplished'. Or 'Bring Them On'.
But I guess one needs such heroic posturing to make up for hiding
in TANG in lieu of Vietnam.
Sour grapes on my part? May be. But it still does not make the
wannabe gun-slinger, cowboy acting go away.
>Regarding ULFA, can you show me where ULFA has said their new
nation of Assam >will be democratic?
*** I did not make such a comment, requiring me to prove
it.
On the other hand, those who assert "But will it make any
sense to the ULFA leaders who do not believe in democracy--"
should be able to show where that purported belief of ULFA's came
from, shouldn't they? Otherwise the onlookers would have to
conclude it was a magic trick, spun out of someone's fertile
imaginations. Something akin to an US political party's claims that
John Kerry would have banned the Bible, if elected President.
Am I being rather ruthless in the comparisons? I was just using
current similes.
I could have used ancient Kharkhowa ones too. But that would be
dull. It is cooler to flow with current events.
>Who is the congressman with criminal charges? Are you
spinning again?
*** Not one who is yet indicted, but might be shortly. The name
is Delay, from, where else--home of many Kharkhowas, Sugarland, TX.
Kenneth Lay, Tom De Lay -- it is laying land all right.
But isn't it highly creative of the Republican Caucus to change
the ethics rules, ahead of time, just in case?
I bet these things are not reported in the Texas media, or else
you would not be so discombobulated, would you?
>I don't like Tom DeLay myself but I am not going to accuse
him of things he >didn't do.
*** That is very honorable. But it was not DeLay who changed the
rules, if I am not mistaken. It was his admiring "flock"-
who voted to change the ethics rules, ahead of a widely speculated
oncoming indictment.
*** But is it a pretty picture?
Regarding ULFA, can you show me where ULFA has said their new nation of Assam will be democratic? Or any political system? From their behavior and current practice, there is every reason to believe that they will kill you or drive you out of assam if you do not agree with them. Remember Pol Pot?
Who is the congressman with criminal charges? Are you spinning again? If you are talking about Tom DeLay - when was he convicted of criminal charges? I don't like Tom DeLay myself but I am not going to accuse him of things he didn't do. You may want to check the facts again - the Texas congressmen alone cannot decide who the majority leader will be or whether Tom DeLay will remain in that position, it takes all of the republican congressmen to make the selection, including those from your state.
Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
At 9:05 AM -0800 11/22/04, Dilip/Dil Deka wrote:
But will it make any sense to the ULFA leaders who do not believe in democracy
*** Is it a new revelation about ULFA's beliefs, or is it a figment of someone's imagination? I don't recall reading or hearing about this particular belief of ULFA's.>and to whom Assam is not even a part of India?*** That seems to be an astute observation however.
How long will the majority in Assam without guns tolerate the the small band with guns?
*** Majority in Assam without guns sounds like a terrifying prospect for sure.But then again, majority of Indians are without guns too. Aren't they? And how about Americans? If I had to take a wild a-- guess, I might suggest the majority of Americans are without guns too. Only exception might be the great democratic land of Texas, where the congress-men change their rules to allow their leader to remain so, even if indicted for criminal charges. Also, why else would the great warrior from Texas, G W Bush, strike a Gary Copper pose from Gunfight at the OK Corral ( or wasa it Last Train from Gunhill?) in a recent group photo, ready to pull a couple of imaginary Colt 45s, while Cheney looks away and Rove hands wringing, looking at his toes ( embarrassed perhaps)?
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Bartta Bistar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Power flows from ballot box and not barrel of gun: PM
http://www.ptinews.com/pti/ptisite.nsf/$All/A54920143DF1115A65256F54002CFAFF?OpenDocument
[In a clear message to ultras, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today declared that power in India flows from the ballot box and not the barrel of a gun and asserted there was no issue or grievance that was intractable.
"In the final analysis, power in India can only flow from the ballot box, never from the barrel of a gun," he told the Diamond Jubilee celebration of 'The Shill! ong Times' here.
Singh, who is on a three-day visit to the North East, said "there is no issue, no grievance that is so intractable that it cannot be resolved through a patient, constructive dialogue, free from pre-condition".
The Prime Minister said "This is the only possible way forward. Our democratic system is open enough, resilient enough and flexible enough to welcome the participation of all shades of opinion". ]
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