Talk about Stance

One thing I learnt from my life in USA is - information is abundant but do your due diligence to find out the truth - American media is a stellar example. Even in the lame case of addressing a head of state, the so called neutral NPR (National Public Radio) sometimes refers to leaders of non-friendly states (read Russia, Cuba) as mere dictators, autocrats etc. Back home in India, we have arch rival Pakistan which has had its share of general-turned-dictators but never once I have heard them being referred to in mean terms by any Indian media no matter what trouble they cause across our borders. It has always been the official designation no matter how they gained it. Atleast the government owned media was like this.

Coming back to USA - recently I was surprised at the way CNN is covering the presidential campaign. While I liken CNN to India's Rediff in making news sensational etc., out of habit I still check it out regularly. The electoral map, other factual stuffs about the presidential race are great. Till last week, the major exposure and articles etc were all about Obama. But after the third debate, increasingly I see a leaning towards the right from CNN. I watched the third debate. While Obama was calm, collected and had substantial plans/answers to most questions, McCain, at best, was a whiner with vacuous political statements. If at all anything, even people with pea brains should be voting for Obama. CNN's stance of leaning towards right, if at all an indicator of nation's pulse, is nothing but dangerous. I was only reminded of Rajinikanth's stump speech way back in 1995. Applying it today's case would be - "If USA opts for McCain, only God can save USA". We all know Rajini's stance after the stump speech turned out to be a comedy of sorts. Lets see how USA votes. Forget about everything, I just dont want another war monger leading a super power and thats what McCain exactly is.

Today's pic - the different colored chilli peppers - taken in Pike Place Market in Seattle is dedicated to politicians like John McStupid - with their varied colored tongues/stance. In particular to McCain's statement just after Obama said he wont increase taxes for 95% of citizens - "Senator Obama is planning to increase taxes in this financial crisis and last time when Hoover did the same thing, a depression ensued" - I think his right ear was fractured by vietcongs else he would have heard what Obama said just a min ago. Senator McCain, you are not President Bush, but you are worse than that..

Okay, why am I, a non US citizen so concerned. The last time we had a stupid lead this super power, we ended up making the whole mid-east an unsafe place and ended up in financial crisis as well for rest of the world. Just a humane concern for the world thats all...