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Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Jail Bharo! Rasta Roko! Uske Baad....?
54 comments:
- Satrupa said...
Shobha .... U r trying to do what the politicians do, talk rubbish and try being against the wave. I totally understand that us your way of grabbing attention. Don't try to preach ..... what have you done to eradicate poverty ?? Your foreign trips and photo shoots/ photographs too won't feed the starving.
May be corrupt people like you who belong to a particular status are scared that the power is slipping out of ur hands and into the hands of the common man.
And if you have the guts then write a direct article, rather than using pro nouns !!
The entire country is with Anna and yes he is the saint and the Gandhi of today .... no body cares what you think !!
- August 17, 2011 at 2:07 PM
- Ice Maiden said...
If you think that Anna will remain the "common man" for long, you are mistaken. He is already NOT anything like the common man. Just wait and watch - this is happened way too many times, with various individuals to ever change the outcome. Which ofcourse, is that the common man (you and me) will always suffer, without knowing that we are suffering.
- August 17, 2011 at 2:18 PM
- Ice Maiden said...
Oh and one more thing - given a choice anyone would kill to be on those foreign trips. :) Its just the fact that she is, and you are not. Its easy to criticize but difficult to practice what you preach. :) Goes for both you and the author of the post.. and me as well. :) Just human behavior.
- August 17, 2011 at 2:20 PM
- Satrupa said...
@ Ice Maiden .... I appreciate your frankness but I certainly don't agree with you. Anna is not doing it for his own self interest. What will a 74 year old man who has no family gain from all these ??
He is doing this to make our life and the life of the future generations better ... in short to build a corruption free country.
Only some people are jealous of his hard earned popularity due to his credibility. And as about the media ..... he has not invited them to cover him. Rather the media is behind him to increase their TRP. The media very well understands the pulse of the people and what they want to see.
- August 17, 2011 at 2:29 PM
- kakaka said...
fine...yeah . everyone is corrupt. But this time the corruption was of a greater magnitude and let's address the elepant in the room.
People dont like MADAM HIGH COMMAND. and where the hell is she.
Second. if we dont protest now, the government will take it for granted that they can get away with it. Then what will be the difference between India and China?
Then how does this government get to decide whether or not sanctions should be imposed on Syria?
Do u really think it will be great in egypt again, muslim brotherhood may come to power in egypt and may be then eyptians might be in a bigger mess, but that does not mean they sould be putting up with Hosni Mubarak.
The fact that there are so many people out on the streets goes to show they are unhappy with the governance. and yeah it would be great if these leaders stop strutting around and going for foreign visits and claiming we are the biggest democracry
- August 17, 2011 at 2:32 PM
- Satrupa said...
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- August 17, 2011 at 2:32 PM
- Satrupa said...
And yess @ Ice Maiden ...
About the foreign trips. I have myself travelled the whole world. Right now sitting in the foot hills of the majestic Rocky Mountains in Colorado .... but I do have a sense of timing ... I don't think this is the time to post pictures of my travel and brag about it on my blog .... especially when people in my homeland are struggling for a cause.
- August 17, 2011 at 2:34 PM
- AAD said...
Hi Shobha,
Interesting post. I think part of the reason that the 'Anna' phenomenon has become this big in India, is that Indians basically want someone else to fight the fight...never themselves, "shivaji janmava pun shejarchya ghari" (Shivaji should be born, but in the neighbours house). We don't have the gumption to stand up ourself for what's right and so when the country sees an old man doing something, they are junping onto the bandwagon, without a second thought...I think either this or some other bigger jolt is definitely needed to bring India out of it's slump and make the requisite changes. Whether this even acts as that catalyst, remains to be seen, I for one sure hope it does.
- August 17, 2011 at 2:38 PM
- Jyostna said...
I second what Satrupa said...media is definitely behind him to gain TRPs. Many people are coming out to support him for the cause that he is fighting for, not for the man's sake.
But,I personally do not support fasting as a means of protest.
- August 17, 2011 at 2:48 PM
- Bikramjit said...
Totally agree with you .. I remeebr getting the same comments as you got the first one when i said something about baba ramdev.. Well where is he now .. once all the things came in open he seems to have vanished .. even ANNA sidelined him..
I think its in us indians we act too fast ..
People are coming out no question about that, He is the new leader that we have now amongst us .. lets keep fingers crossed he does what other KHADI WEARING DONT DO..
its a long battle and One ANNA cant bring about a change , he has started the light lets hope we as citizens are able to keep it burning ...
But I will still say as you said lets not rush to make a saint.. we did that with Gandhi and look what history told us when the secret papers and all came out ..
end of the day its all politics .. and polictics is a very dirty game especially in india.. Its only in the long run things come out ..
- August 17, 2011 at 2:58 PM
- EQcoachindia said...
Nothing can feed hungry mouths by that means, not even your opinion on any platform for that matter...you voiced your anger when 26/11 happened and refused to be calm...why? because it happened in Taj/South Bombay? why not same anger when it happened few weeks back! Your intellect cant drive people, this is not about Anna or janlokpal bill, people are venting their built up anger and frustration because they are fed up!...and if this wont work, pl suggest alternate methods rather talking abt mexican escapades...its not always cool to just oppose what people are doing for the sake of 'intellectual supremacy'.
- August 17, 2011 at 3:28 PM
- Ice Maiden said...
Thanks for being civil! :) :)
See, I am one of the disillusioned people living in Mumbai, who has lost friends and relatives, not once but twice, in tragedies that have destroyed whatever faith I had in the Indian judicial system. When I see the candle marches and the bandhs, all I remember are the useless times the same things have happened and not ONE thing was changed. How am I to believe that things WILL change this time around? How am I to believe that IF at all things DO change, that someone else wont come along once the unrest is over and simple turn the clock over? I have seen too many things remain unchanged to believe that one man can actually bring about the change. Even if we believe that the nation has indeed been united, I ask for how long? How many people I see on my Facebook and Twitter are NOT simply reposting someone elses sentiments and posts but would honestly go to jail need be? I took one long look around and I say none. Which is why the pessimism at the current scenario. My heart pains that I dont feel a thing anymore, but I dont want to be disappointed again.
- August 17, 2011 at 4:35 PM
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- August 17, 2011 at 5:19 PM
Why you guys worried about Shobhaa De. She has already written:
an interesting and unpredictable package
- August 17, 2011 at 6:53 PM
- Chintan said...
We need to change first, Anna can not do anything on his own or by fasting or adopting an age old gandhian approach. Each one of us has to change and be corruption free, we talk but would pay 50Rs quite easily after jumping a traffic signal.! We all are corrupt, as simple as that, no one can deny the facts. Fix your self, nation will be fixed on its own.
- August 17, 2011 at 7:52 PM
- Divya Virmani said...
200 % agree with Satrupa...
Mrs. De, is a high class personality. She's minutely affected by such protest. But howcome, she's writing about the poet of Mexico who's bringing a change in his country. Why are you so anti-India, Mrs De? Is it because you are not getting media attention? Speaking of media; if TV channels are covering every second of Anna's anshan then why are you getting bothered? Would you like the tables to be turned around you? Weren't you flaunting in your last blog that you got numerous calls from channels but you turned them down!
Tum log kudh toh kuch kar sakte nahi ho...aur jo kar raha hai usse daba rahe ho! If you can end corruption in India then get up and take charge!
- August 17, 2011 at 7:56 PM
- Divya Virmani said...
Anna Hazare!
- August 17, 2011 at 7:57 PM
- ashwini said...
M'am, Great what the poet is doing.Just proves charity begins at home. And there are no saints in this world only humans. But a change is required, people are losing jobs and things are too expensive hence the people are protesting and joining movements- all over the world not just in India, for some little difference. After corruption I hope the focus goes on other issues as well, but let people wake up and start thinking why and who they are voting for, but are the ones who want change voting at all?
- August 17, 2011 at 8:09 PM
- चंद्रमौलेश्वर प्रसाद said...
Agreed.... corruption is everywhere as slums are, but there should be alimit and when that limit is crossed, revolutions take place.
- August 17, 2011 at 8:41 PM
- exaolteacher said...
i don't understand how to react. while i am with Annaa I do not know why Annaa is collaborating with likes of sri sri ravi shankar who them are neck deep in to corruption which is not only financial in nature but also spiritual corruption ( fooling people in the guise of spirituality)
- August 17, 2011 at 8:42 PM
- blue sky thinking said...
>> Candle light vigils look good on TV - they don't fill those hungry stomachs
Oh yah...what a discovery. Only this fancy yuppy intellectual has figured this out. Shobha De is talking talking down to people who have spark and guts to stand for something instead.
Anna is the fire behind this glow that we see in entire nation...Shobha De is a dimwit snob who is trying to throw her bit of cold water on this fire...
- August 17, 2011 at 9:06 PM
- Satrupa said...
@ Ice Maiden
I understand and feel sorry for your losses. I can empathize about your anger coz I too have lost faith on the government and the judicial system. And sure there are thousands like us who have no faith on the so called law makers / politicians .... and that's the reason people like you and me have more faith on a common man like Anna instead of the Prime minister.
But somebody somewhere needs to take this challenge up of changing the country and making it a better one.
I would also back Shobhaa De instead of Anna if she is willing to come out and go on the streets to support the cause of a common man.
But the question here is, Will she ?? Shobaa is doing exactly what people around u are doing .... post status on FB/ Twitter/ Blog and nothing beyond that !!
So instead of pointing fingers at others ,
Ms Shobhaa De should try to be the change she wants to see .... let her take the reins of making this country starvation free. I will be the first one to stand by her. BUT .... all she can do is write and criticize instead of acting. SAD !
I am not a celebrity, a politician or a freedom fighter so I take pride in being a Civilian :))
- August 17, 2011 at 10:46 PM
- Desi Babu said...
Candle light vigils look good on TV - they don't fill those hungry stomachs.
I love the way you ended your post, Mrs. De -- it is as if you built things up to a crescendo, and then, reminded us of hunger. And, abject poverty.
When was the last time you went without food? I know of at least one person sitting in a jail in New Delhi, who has been without it for the last couple of days. And, he has been doing it for you and me.
I am sorry, I will leave "you" out, since you seem to be doing quite well. In Magnifico Mejico..
- August 17, 2011 at 11:16 PM
- goodluck said...
I congratulate you for being politically incorrect.
kuch to log kahenge
Dont care and carry on with your life.
They are all jealous of your lifestyle.
- August 18, 2011 at 12:34 AM
- Satrupa said...
@ Desi Babu .......
Please read Me De's post on 'Shravan ka Mahina n all that .... ' Rather please read between the lines :) (http://shobhaade.blogspot.com/2011/08/shravan-ka-mahina-and-all-that.html)
Oh yeah she does fast on Mondays and goes to temple ..... She feels virtuous doing all that !!
She only breaks her fast with a Faraal Feast - 10,000 calories to be precise.
- August 18, 2011 at 12:36 AM
- Ashwani said...
Ah no then they ho home & grow old and not so gracefully just like u De. What stops you from giving a meal to starving kids every day, why the sudden outburst today? Not the time to be cynic or is it that you think of someone so far above the page 3 high society pseudo nationalist that you cringe when you so many lowly citizens on the streets?
There are more people who suffer everyday because of corruption every day, you wouldn't know about that, you have many servants to do your chores for you.
This is a step in the right direction, 50 years too late and I am proud to be a ort of it on the streets and so are majority of Indians - 92% as per times to be exact.
Vande Mataram!
p.S: Sleep well on your soft mattress while we make India better and you criticize because those who do not take responsibility, they are left with criticism only.
- August 18, 2011 at 1:04 AM
- Sushma Harish said...
Reading your blog posts equal to having champagne. I just love both- I ensure you.
- August 18, 2011 at 1:42 AM
- Shwetha said...
Anna is triggering us aam junta to step up and challenge the ways of the corrupt folks up there. I whole heartedly support his agenda and the huge need for change and a public arising.
As a well known personality, it would count so much if you pledged your support to his cause in place of making cynical comments. Yes its garnering a lot of media covereage, and I say the more the better. That's the only way millions of folks will sit up and notice,a nd participate in this peaceful crusade.
I live in California and was part of one such rally supporting Anna's efforts in having an India free of corruption. A modest 40 of us grew to 100+ y the time we reached the finish line. Creating Awareness and keeping the momentum going while Anna's team work their way in getting a fair bill passed is of utmost importance, and I hope you understand and are sentitive to this need
- August 18, 2011 at 1:56 AM
- blue sky thinking said...
Swetha. nice to hear about your rally. In new jersey also 100s of people showed in pouring rains. It was an electric atmosphere.
I think it might be too much to expect sensitivity from likes of Shobha De. She has been a social climber. She has made a career out of pandering to elites. Pigs need to wear lipstick. The corrupt and greedy need to demonize someone like Anna, so that they look good. So here comes lipstick Shobha De.
- August 18, 2011 at 3:32 AM
- Saurav Chatterjee সৌরভ said...
Anna Hazare, is being undoubtedly over-hyped. I do not think that creating a system of "Jan Lokpal" working parallel to the Government is not a perfect solution to the "Corruption" Problem ! Who can guarantee that these "Jan Lokpal's" wouldn't be corrupted??? is the biggest question that stands out !
Yes, WE ARE FED UP OF CORRUPTION ! But we cant deal with it this way! Most of the people who can be seen on the streets are blindly supporting "Anna Hazare" & are not even aware of the "Main Cause" ! We must not start comparing "Anna" with "GANDHI" or any other leader of the past ! Thats a huge mistake !
Corruption can be stopped and completely overcome by changing the mindset and moral values of the people of this nation! We (I admit even i do at times) pay bribe to get our work done faster be it a govt. official or any other "lulla-pulla" public ! What we think is about "Ourself" not the nation as a whole. The Mindset of our people should change !
If the people understand this. n our children are morally strong to deal with corruption at grassroots, then there's no need of such "Hunger Strike" movements.
[P.S. : 1.We must not forget that, when North Indians were being mistreated and beaten up in Maharashtra few years back where was ANNA ?
2. Why doesn't ANNA interfere, when people of India demand for separate states like "Telangana" etc. why doesn't he try to keep the people united.
so please, DO NOT COMPARE ANNA TO GANDHI! ]
- August 18, 2011 at 8:34 AM
- Desi Babu said...
@Satrupa: Thanks for the link.
Mrs. De's decision to fast on Mondays is a personal religious one, and I really have nothing to say about it. In fact I should probably support her on that as a fellow Shaivite!
And, I am not trying to be critical of her opinion of Mr. Hazare. In a democracy, everyone has an opinion, and a right to it. In fact, the suppression of any kind of expression, is what scares me, since there is very little difference between that and fascism. I recently wrote on my blog about it.
What I find strange is that the so-called "educated" class in India, has to be critical of mass movements, as if, they have a fashion statement to make. And, the mention of hunger in the last sentence really made me crack up. A friend of mine recently attended a world conference on hunger: it was held in a five star hotel . Now I wonder, if it was held in Mexico!
- August 18, 2011 at 9:45 AM
- jamesreegan said...
nice location in your photo
- August 18, 2011 at 9:49 AM
- Rohan said...
Eliot said "Half the harm in this world is done by the people who want to feel important".True.I supplement it with "other half is done by the people who believe pursuit of perfection is an evil myth that deserves to be condemned".Ironically you volunteer to follow both without showing any sign of partiality towards any of the two.Glee.Should I appreciate that Mrs. De?I fear not,bcoz ypu might agree no one likes to encourage "harmful" objects.As EQcoachindia,here,rightly suggested you showed the same wisdom post 26/11,when you repelled harmful politicians(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRTZ8-K0jiE).
Secondly,I damn ALMOST all the cynics & controversies that stand against Anna.Simple reason being Anna has a ray of hope in his hand that directly connects with the imagination of common man(count me) for corruption-free India-Jan-Lokpal draft.What do these intellectual cynics have?Reasons why Anna can not be a true Gandhi,why Anna's hunger strike is inferior to that of Gandhi's,why single Lokpal can't arrest corruption,why men on streets don't constitute real India or they are so dumb that any tom,dik & harry can fool them ,blah blah blah...everything but a solution.Irony is these cynics start dialogue by accusing others you-are-missing-central-point adjective,but at he end keep us wondering "oh no,by the way,what exactly was the central point?"
What I mean when cynics should come up with alternate solutions is this>read "Civil Disobedience"(http://epaper.indianexpress.com/9993/Indian-Express-Mumbai/17-August-2011#p=page:n=10:z=2)
Anyways,as Mrs. De suggests of public referendum,I hope at the end of the day they are people that are left to chose what is right and what is wrong for their future-that democracy is given a fair chance to take its course.
- August 18, 2011 at 10:13 AM
- Arjun said...
To some extent, what Shobha has written strikes a chord with me and several others. I've presented my view to several people to which the response is that I'm perhaps envious of what Anna is trying to achieve, and I feel a point of view placed against Anna's crusade should not be termed negative simply because there is popular support for it.
Simple case; Anna's attempt at using Fast-Unto-Death approach for a cause, as a means to first garner support and then force-blackmail the govt into agreeing to terms and conditions of the citizens lokpal bill is a path that smacks of rigidity, and lack of a desire to find common ground. Factually, the entire country has not been consulted through a referendum, the paradrafting of the citizens lokpal version, so no one individual or team can claim that they represent the citizen's group.
Just like Anna and supporters are using their democratic right to protest, the police and govt agencies are using their institutional rights to clamp down on them, as it almost seems fashionable to use the capital city as flashpoint for creating chaos, and disrupting normal life, for whatever cause.
The fasting and protest can very be conducted 30Kms away from the capital, where the whole thing can be carried out in peace, unless playing to the galleries is not one's intent.
Lastly, cant the team just hand over the citizen's bill to an elected, current, and deserving MP to represent the citizens and fight it out and debate in the parliament. Every one can see the live debates on LokSabha TV too.
As of now, it seems that one is just adamant to place one's terms and condition and force it down your elected representatives, absolutely ignoring and trashing the procedures, and thinking that this is the only time and method to bring about change and revolution. How can you just ignore the parliamentary democratic systems in place to get things moving. And if democracy is not what works well, then authoritarianism is best suited for a country like our's where people completely lose their freedom of all kinds and be dictated terms and conditions of disciplined living.
How about trying out the above method of searching for the most suitable elected MP and then wait for the whichever version to be passed and be made law. One can always protest, and demonstrate after that, as all laws can be subject to amendments if its well within reasonable logic and passed by the govt of the day.
One would say that the MPs would be bought over, but I say, the MP fighting for this cause can single handedly become a hero too, which will be incentive for him and boost his political cause for the future.
- August 18, 2011 at 1:07 PM
- anish said...
What has changed since Anna's last fast shobhaa?You were supporting him then..anyways you have a right to your opinion like the rest of us. however why dont people like also dont understand that he is fasting for the Jan lokpal bill to be tabled in parliament!!!!!!..and he has a solution to corruption in the bill.Why dont we all give it a try?Anyways nothing is working at the moment ..so what's the harm in supporting it ?And the civil society members who have drafted the bill have put clauses to modify and change the bill !!For once lets get rid of our skepticism and cynicisms and support it ! Afterall isnt it you who said " ENOUGH is ENOUGH" after 26/11. This is my humble request !!
- August 18, 2011 at 1:28 PM
- Anil Kumar said...
Your arguments are similar to Govt's response towards Anna. TOTALLY CONFUSED !!
I guess with age the gey matter inside the brain does behave abnormally.
- August 18, 2011 at 1:55 PM
- Anil Kumar said...
Nothing has changed and probably very little will change.
But it's bettter than sitting on the sidelines and criticize Ramdev or Anna. At least these people are trying to change the world.
When things go wrong these same people criticize the system, politicians on their blog and move on and talk about exotic food in Mexico or Belgium.
Great service to the nation...specially those who claim to be authors.
- August 18, 2011 at 1:59 PM
- Anonit said...
I completely support Anna Hazare and hope this revolution eradicates corruption.
However, you have a point. God forbid another horrifying incident occurs, something like Mumbai blasts, then all the attention from the media and many people gets deviated.
- August 18, 2011 at 6:06 PM
- Uppal said...
Hi Shobhaa,didn't like your veiled criticism of dear Anna.How could you? He has ignited a light of hope in the hearts'of the majority of India's population facing the deadly virus of corruption at all levels of our existence.Anna has not sought media attention.Rather it is media's responsibility to give a clarion call to the people on matters of national importance.In these changing times he certainly does possess some attributes of Gandhi Ji's personality.At least we should give him moral support if nothing else!
- August 18, 2011 at 6:46 PM
- NAT said...
What was the BJP doing for seven years as an opposition. Why have they let this situation to blow out of proportion.They now jump on the bandwagon for obvious reasons, when one single and simple gentleman almost gives up his life to stem the rot.
Are they not answerable to the people too?
What are we to do with the so called authorities at the morgues, who demand a bribe to release some poor dead relative. (yesterday's news)
There are many more cases, wherein it is normal people like us who accept/demand bribes to offer services that are rightfully due to a Citizen, eg. Birth certificates, Passports etc.
We should first look into our own miserable selves. It is people like the above who have brought about this situation, and that is why this rogue politicians have taken the upper hand.
Cheers for a change...
- August 18, 2011 at 11:32 PM
- chandanSnegi said...
Well, i guess reactions to Shobhaa's post are more interesting than post itself. First thing first, she is as entitled to her views as any of us. what pains me is inappropriate use of language by some of us and discussion moving to personal vendetta. Lot of us have rightly opined "supporting Anna Hazare is not supporting him as in person but a CAUSE, he stands for". couple the cause with impeccable and honest record of Anna Hazare, and we have this deadly and powerful campagin going on here. THIS IS IT...
- August 19, 2011 at 6:43 PM
- chandanSnegi said...
And before any one of you reaches for my neck, i invite you to read through my blog on the same issue posted a month before the current situation. some interesting numbers and maths, you may find worth reading.
- August 19, 2011 at 6:48 PM
- Phoenix said...
Shobha, get rid of your cynicism. Don't be one of those armchair critics who sits at home and who only point out loopholes in any revolution or movement. If you have something against Anna Hazare, don't just point out the problem. WHAT IS YOUR SOLUTION? HOW DO YOU PROPOSE TO MAKE EVERYBODY IN VILLAGES PARTICIPATE? WHEN YOU POINT OUT PROBLEMS AND BE CYNICAL, CAN YOU ALSO SUGGEST SOMETHING CONSTRUCTIVE AT THE SAME TIME?
- August 19, 2011 at 9:25 PM
- how can i explore ME... said...
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- August 19, 2011 at 9:43 PM
- how can i explore ME... said...
i dun support anna ,i support the cause he is fighting for.he is no GOD,only He is perfect,he is one of us and the only difference is,he has got the guts to get out of his shell and show some mardangi to fight against the evil(corruption).atleast he has started something,he does not roam around the world and flaunt all his money like u do.the thing is u r one of the most respected writers of India,show some respect.we got independence because of people like bhagat singh,rajguru,gr8 bose,gandhiji and many more....but the poets of india also played a vital role,they wrote so many songs nd all that gave our freedom fighters the hope to fight against british governance.Shobha ji u r dat poet....people listen to u,dey respect u, me also.....use your power words;its ur choice what u have to do....i m not asking u to do anshan,just ask urself.thank u ...wish u all d best for whatever u do ... :)
- August 19, 2011 at 9:46 PM
With all due respect, why is it that even after 64 years of independence we find people who cannot afford a square meal? What is the reason that our infrastructure has not developed the way it should have? Corruption exists everywhere. The so called developed western countries also is a victim of corruption, but its at a higher level. It is not something which affects the daily life of the average common man. Yes, there are issues of increasing taxes abroad too because of the vested interests of the corporate. However, the average man living abroad in the developed countries has some basic rights which are protected. Do you remember the Jessica Lal case? How the main culprit managed to evade the jail due to the influence of his father? And how ultimately the public outcry brought about a decision and the culprit was jailed. People are tired of all these issues. If dramabaazi as you call it, is the way, so be it, I support it. It is time our system is cleansed of it. It is impossible to remove it completely, but even removing it by 70% is a big deal in itself. I do not want to count the countless scams that have happened within the country in the past 20 years. I sometimes feel ashamed at the state of affairs within our country. You are an imminent personality, who goes abroad, travels in air conditioned cars, has contacts with the who's who of India. You are affected to a lesser extent by the atrocities which are experienced by a common man in India. Writing views about something is easy, to put it into practice really takes some determination. When someone is taking it upon him to do something for the country, the least bit we can do is show him support. In this race for perfection there is no finish line. Anything has flaws in them and with time those flaws reduce but can never be completely eliminated. Its high time we had a change, and this is a change. There may be and will be flaws. We are not sure if this bill is good for us, only time can tell. However, unless and until it is put into practice, we cannot know whether it was good or bad. Neither can we rectify the flaws. If you want to know the flaws in the lokpal bill, you need to practice it. Practice is the best of all instructors. So talking about possible problems in any task is easy, facing it and eliminating it requires courage. Jai Hind!!!
- August 19, 2011 at 10:15 PM
- azzaymaddy said...
jail bharo raasta roko uskey baad...
write novel
- August 19, 2011 at 10:34 PM
- Anuj said...
shobha, I don't know what point are you trying to make, nor you have provided any solution to the core issue of poor governance and corruption.
Anna is not saying he is Gandhi, Anna is not begging for support, Anna is not a politician.
He has accomplished in his 74 yr life that one can only be proud of, he has served country in the war, he helped transformed village youth, he transformed farming, he fought againt corrupt Maharashtra leaders (both Shiv Sena and Congress), and now he is fighting for his last battle. Contrast that with anyone in so called elected representatives.
The only conclusion I get from your article is that you survive and thrive on controversies rather then actually caring for the state of the nation.
- August 20, 2011 at 11:48 AM
- *Aham* said...
well said de.
you didnot even say anything against anna.. and the labelling has started. you have just shared your view.. which is just... and not exactly judgmental..
not surprising that our hearts are more hero worshiping than bleeding for humane causes.
the cause is bigger than the leader. while AnnaGiri is seen as the new age GandhiGiri... we know not much about lokpal (or jokepal or whatever is the nomenclature of a kickass copywriter/editor).
I like the PR of anna. The way he articulates himself... and he looks so plain jane. real mango person. he has catapulted from being an average joe to the who-doesnt-know... which is remarkable. The man must be something... really something.
again, i am not judging whether he os right or wrong... im just saying that we need to implement a non corrupt lifestyle in our everydayness...
I love the revolutionary spirit and the fact that one man has kick started a real thought wave that is captivating and thought provoking.
I am not discussing DumbMohan or ArunMistakely here...
Politics and politicians are nice and entertaining.
In the absence of k serials by ekta maata, they fill in my heart and soul and accelerate the trp of my knowledge on how to make a real issue of an issue...
Ok! Since all you bhai-bandhus, including me, are looking forward to a "just" society.... Let us do a quick check on whether we are willing to "adjust"
Can aaplog vouch that you....
....Will wait patiently in queue for ur turn
....Will not pay donation in the guise of "management fee" for ur education or that of ur family members.
.... Will pay the full penalty when their car is parked in the no parking zone.
.... Will not pay extra 'tip' to evade passport verification
..... Will not buy LPG cylinders in "Black"
..... Will not go to 'that' one shop which has its shutters down, yet sells liquor on "dry days"
.... Will not buy porn from the pan wala or in the gullies of flora fountain, kala ghoda
.... Will not go to heera-panna to buy cheap goods caught by "customs" dept
.... Will not buy a villa just because it is built in farm land, even if you have a tri-party agreement or something else that makes it "legal"
... Will go to the holy ganges and drown if you ever buy from chor bazaar.
.... Will not buy cheap immitation prints at cheap prices of your "favourite" authors
... Will not travel by the old fiat - non puc taxi because it pollutes
.... Will not download movies on bittorrent even if you have jet speed internet
.... Will offer the job to the deserving candidate and not to your chacha's mausi's jhetaani's grandson... or to the phataka sex bombshell....
In Short
- will not bribe, or accept bribe, or do something that's unjust... Or anything that strips the country of her natural resources.
,,, ishhhh!!! did i tickle a sensitive nerve???
Wallah! i did.. :) heheheh
- August 20, 2011 at 1:03 PM
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- August 23, 2011 at 1:36 PM
- ramya said...
really shobha.....everytime there is an pressing issue at hand, people who want to sideline it will come up with this bahana...."why not fill up hungry stomachs rather" be it anna fasting against corruption, formula 1 race course track or building a nuclear power plant......its a mantra every politician and writers like you use every time they do not support it.... let me tell u that even developed countries like America and Britain have hungry children too how come that never stopped their leaders to pursue bigger things for their country.....
and please do not compare Mexico to India....it is a country that lives on drug demands of America, thats their major occupation and corruption there is different ....Where as India is the only surviving economy in the current scenario of reccession, corruption here is affecting common man at every level and people support anna because they are fed up with utterly corrupt congress govt and its allies and they are not there to grab a piece of pie
i honestly think you are better off writing about ur foriegn trips...... and leave the politics and governance of the country to people who can understand the true meaning of democracy and essence of this country better....
- August 26, 2011 at 4:41 PM
I am Doris used every single spell worker on the internet, spent untold amounts of money and discovered they are all fakes...i was the fool though; doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. In the end, I decided that I wanted a tarot reading to know what my future held for me; I contacted a woman who lives locally to me and she told me about a man named (priests meruja); he does not advertise on the internet, has another job for income, has no set prices, makes no false promises and refuses to help anyone that cannot be helped and even helps
for free sometimes, he will give you proof before taking money. He is a wonderful man and he was the only person who actually gave me real results. I really hope he doesn't mind me advertising his contact on the internet but I'm sure any help/ extra work will benefit him.contact him as email@example.com He travel sometimes.love marriage,finance, job promotion ,lottery Voodoo,poker voodoo,golf Voodoo,Law & Court case Spells,money voodoo,weigh loss voodoo,any sicknesses voodoo,Trouble in marriage,it's all he does Hope this helps everyone that is in a desperate situation as I once was; I know how it feels to hold onto something and never have a chance to move on because of the false promises and then to feel trapped in wanting something
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Compuware and EZLegacy are teaming up to offer the EZSource cross-platform automated analysis and metrics product for reporting across mainframe and distributed platforms. The self-styled "application understanding and measurement" company aims to bring clarity to technical teams building enterprise applications with mainframe skills challenges.
"The industry is facing a significant skills shortage, as highly experienced mainframe professionals who are experts in dealing with complex applications will consider retirement in the next few years," says Compuware.
The firm says that companies using offshore providers for application development and maintenance will particularly benefit from the EZSource product suite. According to a recent independent study on the hidden costs of outsourcing, 80 percent of respondents claim difficulties with knowledge transfer is impacting the quality of outsourced projects. This often results in companies having to increase their investments in performance testing and troubleshooting due to the poor quality of work delivered by outsourcers.
"The EZSource toolkit addresses this knowledge gap by providing robust, automated analysis and measurements as well as detailed documentation and reporting, enabling outsourced teams to more easily verify code quality to make modifications to legacy applications and create new, high-quality applications," says Compuware.
Inside the product here we find EZSource:Analyze — a tool designed to automate source code analysis across platforms so that developers can "take the guesswork out" of determining which code needs to be modified, and how those changes will impact other applications. There is also EZSource:Report, which delivers automated, objective, metric-focused reporting and provides insights such as "where used" and "dead code" occurrences, reducing overall application maintenance costs.


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In 1974, a group of dance instructors formed an association to strive to advance the Art of Ballroom Dancing, standardize the teaching materials, expose the members to progressive methods of instruction, keep members informed of new trends in the social and competitive dance fields and add integrity to the profession. They called their organization Florida Dance Teachers Association (FDTA), Florida's "ALL BALLROOM" Association. Five meetings were held yearly; each offering four seminars, one each from the Bronze and Silver NCDTO Syllabus, and two other suitable variations, competition material or "current trend" dances, music and training. Socials, buffets and potluck dinners added opportunities for good fellowship and lighthearted fun. Led by founder, Jim Forest, together with the assistance of Larry Dean, Jerry Jarzem, Howard Marlow, Terry Henes, Pat Patterson and Mae Patterson, the Florida Dance Teachers Association, Inc. incorporated in 1976 as a non-profit corporation for the encouragement, improvement and promotion of dancing; to institute, conduct, manage and provide a forum for dance teachers to exchange information and ideas, disseminate proper materials to enhance the integrity and capabilities of dance teachers, fix qualifications of membership and to protect and promote the mutual interest of its members. The FDTA joined the Council, then known as the National Council of Dance Teachers Organizations (NCDTO). In order to expand and attract members outside of Florida, in 1985 the organization name was changed to National Dance Teachers Association of America, Inc.
Our goal is to continue to provide support, syllabus materials, and assistance to members to enhance their expertise. We offer qualification examinations for certification in different levels and styles as well as traditional Medal Tests. Our meetings provide seminar workshop presentations teaching techniques as well as variations and patterns in a variety of dance forms, both social and competitive. Our members have the tools to give their students quality lessons to provide them with a sense of accomplishment and self-confidence for a healthy, happy, physically fit future through dancing.


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Alright, it's time for winter to move along now. I'm tired of the snow, I'm tired of the cold. I need a second mortgage for my heating bill this year. Last year us New Englanders had a pretty rough winter and we all promised, rather comforted ourselves with the fact that we would be blessed with a warm, sunny spring and easy summer. Did that happen? No. We got a rainy cold spring and an even rainier (is this a word?) summer. So basically it feels as if we've been through one very lonnnnnnng double winter. I know the sales at our local tanning salons are up, way up. People are craving that heat and sun, myself included. My bones are just so cold this winter. Soups and tanning salons do help a lot to warm them up. So does a whirlpool tub, but I have to wait a while before I have the money to re-do my bathroom.
I stole this recipe from Kevin over at Closet Cooking. When I saw this I instantly knew it would warm up the bones. Plus this soup is filled with a a lot of healthy ingredients. Serve this baby hot and you will feel renewed! This is a terrific soup for cold ass freezing winter.
I made a few slight changes to the recipe.
thai chicken noodle soup
From closet cooking (makes 4-6 servings; served 3 in my house)
1/2 pound rice noodles
6 cups chicken stock (I used 5 cups)
1 pound chicken breast (cut into bit sized pieces)
1 carrot, sliced thinly on an angle (I used 2 carrots)
2 stalks lemongrass, peeled & chopped
2 kaffir lime leaves, thinly sliced (couldn't find these)
2 birds eye chilies, sliced
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 thumb sized piece galangal or ginger, grated
1/2 pound baby bok choy, separated
4 ounces shiitake mushrooms, de-stemmed & sliced (I used 6 oz. as I LOVE these)
1/4 cup coconut milk (I used 1 cup)
2 tablespoons fish sauce (I used 3 TB)
1 lime, juice & zest
pepper to taste (I added salt too)
1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
2 green onions, sliced
Bring a pot of water to a boil and remove from heat.
Add the noodles, cover and let sit until cooked al dente, about 5-8 minutes.
Drain and rinse in cold water.
Meanwhile, bring the chicken stock to a boil in a large pot.
Add the chicken, carrots, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, chillies, garlic, galangal and simmer until cooked, about 5-8 minutes.
Add the bok choy, and shiitake mushrooms and simmer until the bok choy just wilts, about 1-2 minutes.
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Taste and adjust the seasoning as required.
Remove from heat and mix in the noodles, cilantro and green onions


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You and I know pirates to be cheery drunkards, perhaps made of plasticine, who plunder cursed booty and battle sea monsters. Yet, Ubisoft Montreal claims, this is all fiction. The developer has said it is "giving pirates the HBO, reality treatment" in Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, suggesting that perhaps piracy wasn't all hook hands and perching parrots.
These aren't your grandfather's pirates, oh no. They won't sing duets with Peter Pan or whatever Ubisoft imagines we imagine, no. They're gritty. They're visceral. They'll blow you away.
"We're staying away from cliches. Things like walking the plank, parrots on the shoulder and hooks for hands," lead content manager Carsten Myhill told CVG. "We are giving pirates the HBO, reality treatment. And that allows us to redefine piracy in entertainment. No longer is it for kids."
Myhill added that Ubi has "a fantastic opportunity for pirates in video games." While Assassin's Creed 3 introduced naval sections, its transitions between land, sea, and deck combat were scripted. Black Flag supposedly will let you jump between them as you please, for the full pirate experience.
Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag is coming to Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii U in October of this year. Editions for PC, PlayStation 4, and doubtless Microsoft's new console too will follow. Ubisoft Montreal is the lead developer but another seven Ubi studios are chipping in.


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Linda Eder, of "Jekyll & Hyde" fame, will show off her gorgeous voice in a concert featuring American standards and Broadway tunes at the Smyrna Opera House on April 6.
Linda Eder, of "Jekyll & Hyde" fame, will show off her gorgeous voice in a concert featuring American standards and Broadway tunes at the Smyrna Opera House on April 6.
The concert doubles as a celebration for the historic theater's 10th anniversary, in which a ceremony will be held before the concert.
Edner has been highly recognized for her debut as Lucy in the Broadway musical "Jekyll & Hyde," which anchored her a Drama Desk nomination. But she's no one-trick pony. Since 1991, she's been performing as a singer-songwriter, of which she's dropped 14 solo albums and 12 musical recordings.
Eder crowned her two-decade record career with her latest album "Now," released in 2011, which reunited her with Broadway and pop composer Frank Wildhorn, who composed "Jekyll & Hyde." Eder'stranscendent voice is the perfect complement to Wildhorn's lush, imaginative music on the project.
Prior to "Now," 2010 saw the release of "Soundtrack," produced by Peter Collins. The album finds Eder going to the movies and adding new dimensions to an eclectic mix of themes from the silver screen. The 12 tracks span the last 50 years in cinema, from Henry Mancini's "Charade," the title tune of the 1963 movie starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn, to "Falling Slowly," the Best Original Song Academy Award-winner from the film "Once."
Also in 2010, Linda and Clay Aiken covered Roy Orbison's "Crying" as a duet on his new album "Tried & True."
The concert stage remains the mainstay of Eder's career. She has performed for sold-out crowds and venues across the country and throughout Europe. Prestigious venues she's graced includes Carnegie Hall, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Radio City Music Hall.
WHAT Linda Eder concert/Smyrna Opera House 10th anniversary commemoration ceremony
WHEN 5:30 p.m. (champagne reception); 6:30 p.m. (10th anniversary commemoration ceremony); 7:30 p.m. (Linda Eder concert); all events held on Saturday, April 6
WHERE Smyrna Opera House, 7 W. South St., Smyrna
COST $100 each (includes champagne reception, reserved front seating, commemoration ceremony, Linda Eder concert, and meet-and-greet with Eder after show); $55 each (includes champagne reception, reserved seating, commemoration ceremony and Linda Eder concert)
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Wednesday, August 06, 2008
The Government Can Fix It!
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This is a very common story and these things should never happen. The single payer system has its problems, but I have an HMO that is too expensive to use. My copays are too high. I can't afford medications, and I can't afford to see a doctor. It's crazy. I keep paying more each year for my policy and I keep getting less. I'll vote for anyone that comes up with a way of fixing the problem. There has to be a better way.ReplyDelete
dear MJ,ReplyDelete
you are not paying for you and your family. you are paying for EMTALA.
i believe i. my uncle suffered a stroke after visiting the va where they sent him home with a syringe of something to self-administer to lower his bp. we don't know what because it seems to take forever to get anyone to talk to us. before the stroke, he was told he'd have to wait 6 wks to be seen and he'd be better off going...to the ER. he's recovering but the va doesn't have room for him. seems they're full in AZ too. ain't it dandy?ReplyDelete
that's quite a heap of meds... even as someone who is able to get decent health coverage, i've long thought that the whole system needs reworking. i just wrote a mini rant about it after reading an article about doctors setting up free clinics in appalachia to care for patients who have had to get full mouthfulls of teeth pulled, etc. due to a lack of sufficient coverage/funds of their own. i don't know much about it, but i've always sort of been interested in what doctors have to say about the whole thing... guess i'll keep checking up on your blog.ReplyDelete
this is not related to the VA post, but...well here goes. Injured in 1993, fell 26'. Landed on ass and hands trying to break fall. Most r wrist crushed, bi-lateral shoulder fuckall, fell forward then onto piece of steel-lost spleen yadada yadada. 6 years later, meckels(?)diverticulum and peritonitis, thought i had food poisoning OOps, 10 days out of surgery another intestinal block from adhesions from meckels surgery. I was always treated by my doctors in proportion to the respect i gave them. I knew the hours, the fuckall patients they had to deal with etcetera ectetera...and you know what. I'm okay. Cause for the most part docs are okay. Just like any other group of people there will no doubt be some genetic throwbacks...but...like most things, you can't always get what you want, but if try sometime, you just might find...that you will get good doc's...hats off. Dont quit.
I want some of the Percodan to take the pain away. I know for a fact there was Percodan in that pile. 911-at least they didn't bring you a handful of piles and say "here's what she takes at night", like I got time to go to the PDR or online.ReplyDelete
Wow, what an injury list. If you were on an 1870's wagon train they would have left you for buzzard bait. Glad to hear you are doing OK, and you know what, we are just like everyone else. After 13 years of ED medicine, there are days for me when 26 feet wouldn't be high enough.
By the way, I loved that book Shrodingers Cat, The Kitten's i am still working on, much deeper, very enlightening. Maybe you should try "Ishmael" if not for a different view, at least a good philosophical laugh.ReplyDelete
Span posts killed statReplyDelete
and spam posts as well!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous10:49 PM, August 06, 2008
The VA has been underfunded by the same people who have been working so hard to create new customers for them over the past 5 or so years. I don't understand docs' preference for being controlled by unregulated, profit-above-all-motivated, private-sector bureaucrats over a single-payer system.ReplyDelete
Great blog. What say we reduce the size of govt. red tape and bureaucrats, decentralize, spend less money on corporate welfare for big pharma, and hand the power and money (in this case) back to the Doctors and the patients? http://www.ronpaullibrary.org/topic.php?id=22ReplyDelete
omg i'm a speech pathologist who just quit acute care. not that i'm high on the totem pole, but the obvious lack of collaboration amongst professionals was appalling. intensivitists, hospitalists bickering between each other in the ICU, specialists not necessarily talking to one another. notes in chart but no one pulling it all together for the medically-complicated patients. everyone an island unto themselves. power struggles and egos. a couple of napolian complexes. one MD ordering a test and another getting pissed at the provider trying to do the test. healthcare sucks & you'd better know someone in it to assure you get good care if you're really sick. otherwise you can sit in the e.r. with obvious appendicitis symptoms & be sent home only to have your appendix explode. oh well, sucks to be that person. God bless you, doctors.ReplyDelete
My husband returned from the military 14 years ago, and is working a government job because we can't live on just the retirement pay - and a huge part of that is that we need the additional health coverage the civilian job offers. The 'life-time medical care" promised us in 1978 has dissolved to what is now, in essence, only secondary insurance.ReplyDelete
Keep posting - I'm enjoying reading this blog.
Nice Blog. Great Information. Well doneReplyDelete
first time here. I couldn't stop giggling but there's some serious stuff on here...OMG! I've added a link from my blog to yours cos I think it's so worth reading. Well done, guys. KReplyDelete
Congratulations - you guys made "Blogs of Note." I think that's awesome! This blog is an awesome site as well as a resource for the likes of a street medic like me. Please keep up the great posts.ReplyDelete
As far as the bag o'meds goes: at the VA hospitals, unfortunately this happens all the time. It really blows, but how to fix it? And the bigger questions it whether or it's worth fixing or levelling it and starting over.
I don't know that anyone really knows the answer to those questions. And that really sucks.
I'm adding you folks to my blog roll - feel free to add mine here:ReplyDelete
I very rarely see a doctor these days. I believe that most of our illnesses can be prevented by meditation and nutrition. What we eat these days leaves a lot to be desired (to say the east)ReplyDelete
That's what i think.
Ya'll seem to have a whole bunch of new readers. Who'se sending ya the traffic? You must have gotten props somewhere.ReplyDelete
I hate how the government treats us after we're done fighting and dying for them.ReplyDelete
I fight for my country and my battle buddies, not those mother effers in DC.
- ndenunz12:11 PM, August 07, 2008
How did the "gal" pee in the urinal? Or is that part of her medication?ReplyDelete
that's my urine.
Oh yeah, the wonderful VA that hasn't changed since its' mis-conception...ReplyDelete
It failed my father, brother, my husband, and myself. We cover WW2 through the Vietnam War. Not one of us received the care we needed, and had to seek outside help.
Being an Army nurse did squat for me--it didn't matter how "much-in-the-face" I got (aka, I know about these things), it only po'd them and made things worse.
Now we have another generation looking forward to the same thing...great, just great. Some things never change.
- PharmD2B5:42 PM, August 07, 2008
You know, sadly enough, that big ol' bag of medicine is common in the private sector as well- not just the VA. Actually I'm a little surprised because I heard (as of yesterday, as a matter of fact) that patients have to go through a pharmacist and counseling before they could even go to the pharmacy to get their meds.ReplyDelete
If MTM (medication therapy management) is utilized as much as it should be, hopefully in the future, this won't be as much of a problem. Pharmacists can play an integral part in the management of patient care. We, as pharmacists, need to take the opportunity, but our patients and our prescribers need to be willing to work with us! :)
Mother Jones (first comment): Change jobs. It's called capitalism and there's a nursing shortage on. We don't need to adopt a socialist system because you're unwilling to change jobs into one that offers better insurance or you're unwilling to adjust other spending to accomodate your current insurance.ReplyDelete
Some of us followed the link since this was one of the "blogs of note". As far as what to do it's important for people to push in the opposite direction from regulation and standardization and centralization both on the government side and with corporate consolidation. The two together are like Laurel and Hardy. Bad things happen when they start to work together. As far as real solutions I would highly encourage people to follow the above link to the Ron Paul library and some of his specifics. On a lighter note here's a video on my blog from the movie "Brazil". In the vid. "Harry Tuttle" (Played by DeNiro) has become a common criminal because he goes around and fixes people's air conditioning without any paperwork.ReplyDelete
NASTY SITE RATE MY POO NEARLY KILLED MY STOMACHReplyDelete
- Anonymous11:32 PM, August 07, 2008
Of the age where I should know much better (that's a long name...)
My Dad is retired USAF, he uses Tricare and only Tricare and that seems to cover his healthcare needs well. Granted he is in very good health and has never had any major pblm, but the co-pays for his meds and Dr visits are cheap.
I know they were promised free healh care and end up having to pay a yearly premium, but compared to what I have to pay to a private insurance, it still is a good deal.
And another thing: can we get an update on OF?
oldfart updates now top right. tough fight for him and he's a fighter. i think the docs and nurses taking care of him have their hads full bc he wants OUT!
- Anonymous11:58 PM, August 07, 2008
Thanks for the update.ReplyDelete
As long as he is annoying every one caring for him, I guess we can take this as a good sign, can't we?
Keeping him in my prayers.
<~~ Not going to pooo website..seen enough of my own :) Great Blog and I look forward to reading more.. prayers for your friend and you during this difficult time.ReplyDelete
Here, patients discharged from the VA psych unit simply throw their meds out their car windows into the median on I-20.ReplyDelete
I still think America needs social health care. I'm not surprised by insurance companies not liking the idea. I am surprised by doctors not liking the idea.ReplyDelete
Why don't you like it?
Mind, since I defected from the land of free-range, god-help-you-get-good-insurance medical care, to the land of a government-run HMO...I still prefer America's quality and quantity of care. I strongly dislike the INEQUALITY of America's care, though.
I do believe a country should take care of its people. We're it's greatest resource. Just makes good sense. They should do it extraordinarily well, though.
I think the best social health care would provide the quality and quantity and FREEDOM that the American system offers along with the socialistic aspects of the Canadian...EVERYONE gets the same care here. (Unless they're wealthy enough to fly south of the border and get *ahem* better/different/more available/already approved care.)
What do you think is the solution? Love to see a full series of posts on it! Love this blog!
dear canned am,ReplyDelete
i am not sure, after reading your post, why you like the idea so much. all socialized medicine will do, and all it has done in canada, is ration care. this is great if you are healthy, but if you are acutely ill then you are often screwed. you wait, often until you die, for your life saving surgery.
also, and this is more persuasive to me, please point me to one government program that does things better than it's private counterpart.
american medicine has already been crippled by emtala... the law which requires docs and hospitals to care for anyone who shows up regardless of their ability to pay, and now, outside large cities, the specialists are vanishing. it also doesn't matter under emtala if you are a wanted criminal or are in the country illegally... you get it for free.
the reasons for the flight of the specialists are more than just emtala, but, now that i think of it, please point to one socialist system that does anything other than spread misery and call it 'equality'.
to advocate for this system you need to believe that all folks will do what they should and maintain their health and not abuse the stuff they get for 'free'. it's not free, it raises taxes. and, as soon as socialized medicine is tried, the system crumbles, just like in the UK and canada.
folks do not realize that in canada, you can not get surgery for many conditions within months of your diagnosis. see prior post entitled 'blame canada'.
the canadian system right now is helped by the availability of a trip south of the border for all manner of specialty care and procedures for htose willing to pay for it. the canadian government hates this. if america wants this i'm telling you right now what will happen.
doctors will turn into bankers. we will work a schedule and turn off our phones at night. on a personal level this is fine for me, but not so good for the patient.
if you believe, on any level, that hard work and personal responsibility should have its rewards, then you cannot be for socialized anything. it is a system that aims at mediocrity and quickly acheives it. everyone is equally miserable and that is called 'fair'.
prior to emtala access to health care for the poor was much better than it is now and emtala is socialized medicine paid for by skyrocketing insurance premiums and cuts in doctors and nurses salaries. we are quitting in droves. i and my friend who posts as 'schrodinger's cat' are quitting emergency medicine mid career and it is almost ALL because of the never ending parade of ER abusers who know that they can get what they want for free.
now, because of the flight of specialists to the protection of huge medical facilities, there is no longer a urologist, pediatric surgeon, or neurosurgeon in our large town. they left because they got sick of providing care for free to the least deserving. the care they gave, under force of law, killed their personal lives as well as their bank accounts. and guess what, they aren't easily replaced.
we have been trying for years to get a neurosurgeon here to no avail. no one will come because they will never sleep and we don't have the nursing staff to run a neurosurg OR or a neuro ICU.
why don't we have it? because the ER in every town and city in america takes in 70% non payors and we have to see a huge amount of patients to break even.
same for docs in private practice... these docs have to see over forty patients a day to break even. this was not the case before emtala (again, socialized medicine by another name) and people chose to have personal physicians.
when emtala came down folks figured out that they could dump their private insurance and 'just go to the ER'.
of the 70% non payors we see, almost all have cars and cell phones and tatoos and smoke. they are making choices based on the fact that they don't have to budget for medical care.
how, in the name of all that is holy, is extending this to all going to do anything other than crush the best medical system in the world? why would anyone go into medicine in this system?
it is true that for geriatric patients that we spend a huge amount of money prolonging what, to me, seems like agony, but i do not believe that rationing care is anything other than evil, especially when the choice to ration said care is made by some ethereal government bureacracy.
the system that works the best, in every case, is to put the experts in charge of what they are experts at. doctors and patients and families can make decisions to ration care or forego life prolonging interventions, but it cannot be the government.
the huge bureacracy that has evolved just to deal with the impact of the unfunded mandate called emtala prevents delivery of affordable and excellent care. the very ones emtala was designed to protect are now the least likely to get care because the doctors that would give the care are not there.
here's my solution. make a visit to the ER more expensive than a visit to a primary physician. make an ambulance ride more expensive than a cab ride. when patients are treated under emtala and do not pay even a portion of their bill then give them community service. our crisis will vanish overnight.
my point is that there is nothing wrong with our current system that a small dose of personal responsibility can't fix.
right now people who work, pay taxes, and have medical insurance are paying for those that don't. it's called stealing and it's not any different because it's 'legal'.
you don't have to understand anything i'm saying except this... socialism is thievery, and, in socialism or communism, the producers ramp down their production because being productive ceases to be worth it.
if it's going to be done do it this way... have government sponsored insurance, hell, make it 'free' if you want by taxing EVERYONE (the 'poor' have to pay something... even $5 a month), but leave folks the option to supplement this bare bones coverage with private insurance in order to get the best, most timely care. many states have tried their own version of the canadian system and all have failed. 'tenncare' in tennessee is a good example of this. ten years and it's dead for all intents and purposes.
if you choose to 'go naked' then you will still get care, but it would be like the canadian system where you get in line. if you don't want to wait in line, then pay extra for the privilege.
this would be hugely better than the current system where the folks that 'go naked' get the same care as those that pay for insurance, only they don't pay a dime for it.
soap box stowed for the moment
I am a patient at the local VA clinic in Grand Rapids, Mi, and I feel the care I get is top notch. I see the same doc every time. I have blood work done prior to each visit and he has all of the info on the computer when I sit down with him. He really cares about my diabetes, the pains my body has and my other complaints. I get my eyes examined once a year, get a prescription for new eyeglasses and once even got glasses for free. I have no service connected disability and am not poor. Not rich, but not poor. I have no medical insurance. The VA is a Godsend as far as I am concerned. Is this a form of "socialized" medicine? I imagine so. So, in my case, it shows that it can work if it is run by people who care. Our people at the VA in Grand Rapids care. When I thought I was having a heart attack, they sent me in for full tests, MRI-etc. No heart attack that year. The next year I did have a heart attack, three stents. 99% blockage in three arteries. 75% in the fourth. I had insurance at the time and was treated at the best hospital in the area, the Fred and Lena Meijer Heart Center. Would the VA have done as well? I don't know. I can only hope so, since I am now without insurance. Oh, by the way, a few years ago I almost cut my finger off. I went to a local emergency room. They took care of it and the VA paid the emergency room bill. That is damn good. Thanks VA. I am proud to have served my country and I guess they are proud to serve me. God bless America. Mustang MikeReplyDelete
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thank you for serving. i am glad you are getting excellent care.
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thank you for serving. i am glad you are getting excellent care.
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oh, i love your soap box. i am working in a job well out of my area, well below my typical rate of pay (by about 50% in our 'non' recession) for the simple reason it has health insurance. the state i live in has this ill concieved idea of free care where basically grad students have figured out how to scam free expensive health care. i took out student loans. color me dumb but for me, free care was for the working poor who could pay based on ability to pay on a sliding fee: not grad students who wanted to opt out.
i'm tired of seeing friends take vacations to exotic destinations, buy the newest technology, etc and then plan on using the er system to cover medical needs and claim poverty. it is about personal choices - but it should come with consequences. if you choose not to have home owners insurance, the government doesn't back you and rebuild your house if it burns down. i like the community service idea.
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Thursday, September 4, 2008
Rock on... and on....and on...and on...
I've saved the best for last - Arjun Rampal. Brooding, defeated, restrained.... and utterly beautiful! I can well understand what SRK sees in him.Arjun broke my heart in a role that does not give him dramatic lines but exploits his vulnerability to the hilt.I wanted to instantly adopt him. The girl playing Debbie, his nag of a wife was excellently cast , as well. Yup. 'Rock on..." makes the cut. But a cult film, it ain't .Don't pitch your expectations too high, and you won't be disappointed.Yenjoy!!
30 comments:
- Mister Crowley said...
Unfortunately, thanks to all the ad-hype, my expectations were pitched a little high.....it may be a reasonably well-made movie, but from the PoV of a rocker and a part-time musician, it was HUGE let down.
Now, 'Airheads', that was a rock n roll movie....
- September 4, 2008 at 11:35 AM
I think you get too nasty and judgemental sometimes..more often tryin to put people.
Ugh looking men (reference ur comment about Singh is King cast).then castin people as loser...God Lady, u carry unnecessary attitude!!
- September 4, 2008 at 12:25 PM
*put people down
- September 4, 2008 at 12:25 PM
- sanjuayyar said...
Yes I agree.
The biggest let down of rock on is the music. Isn't it ironic?
The editing was par excellence. and took the script to another level altogether.
Arjun / Joe was brilliant.
So was Debbie.
Farhan does have screen presence and it was a above-average debut for him.
But the very film could have been edgier. Come on, its a film on rock music and there wasn't even a hint of drug abuse which is so common. A little ganja could have helped their imagination I guess.
Purab as KD and Luke as Rob were spot on. Prachi as Sakshi was tolerable.
Rock On was good but not quite there.
But a thousand times better than the insane C Kompany. If someone wants cheap hallucination, go and watch that. Its a disaster.
- September 4, 2008 at 1:33 PM
- *Aham* said...
@ Neha, I know De is a known personality, but she is human and is entitled to her own likes and dislikes. She speaks out openly, that many celebs shy away from. (just my view, No fights. Peace!)
>> Rock on!!
Yippee Yippee... i watched this movie before you did. And have similar reactions. Farhan, as Mom de and beti de says "Is Hot!" I so so agree. But a star... or a one film wonder, only time will say. Dil chahta hai was a far better movie than rock on. This doesnt mean, Rock on was bad, but that DCH was far better. The real star of the movie according to me was luke kenny. he was absolutely fantastic. Purab comes next and then Farhan. Shabana, the girl, Arjuns wife, is also outstanding.
But I didnt like Ramphal as much I did the other stars. I didnt feel he was very comfy with the guitar.
Prachi, she was more an ornamental piece, an outlandish moll. charming yes. Substance no. Future Dicey.
Yes, farhan's several tributes to his old boy father. The songs couldve been better. i dont follow rock. A friend of mine told me that Rock On mein there is no Rock. But the music definitely couldve been better. Lyrics were nice and youthful.
The collage of emotions were well presented.
But, Classic. Rock on?? Naaaah!
- September 4, 2008 at 1:40 PM
- DeeplyDip said...
I liked the movie as well as the songs. Non-sensical lyrics were part of the scheme, and well I loved Farhan's voice! The fact that Frahan sang the songs himself - makes it even more welcome.
You can make out he is an amatuer singer et all, but again that's what he was potraying - a wanna be rock band!
Arjun was very good too. Loved him in long hair. I agree Prachi was too sweet and perfect to be true.
- September 4, 2008 at 1:55 PM
- Kris Bass said...
First of all De - I have my own, very different actually, views on the movie. I have posted recently about them.
Farhan is red hot. His voice is gruffy and that's what suits the rock music. If someone such a Sonu Nigam had sung the song, it would have been so much more horrifying.
The music, I thought was okay. The lyrics, I don't know why Javed would write such stuff, were bad. But I guess the movie guys thought that cheesy lyrics would capture the audience.
The women were impressive. And so was Kohli and Rampal. And Farhan, oh boy, he really is hot, especially with the voice. Oooh, I wouldn't mind a lay with any of the Akhtars, the male ones.
@ Neha: De's expressing her own view point. I respect for that. I don't agree to her always. Yet, I look forward to try and understand what's she's trying to point out.
@ Sanju: Maybe a little bit of ganja would have helped. Having said that, I myself (a rock musician) don't do any of that. So it isn't all that common I would say.
@ Aham: Luke Kenny? I thought he was pathetic. If you want someone to look silly and to act stupid - I could have done a better job! Really!
- September 4, 2008 at 1:57 PM
- Al Walling said...
right back at ya
- September 4, 2008 at 2:09 PM
- ๑۩۞۩๑♥V♥๑۩۞۩๑ said...
farhan--next "hot" thing
arjun--was best
luke--has talent
purab--should do more movies
prachi--love her *bearhug*
- September 4, 2008 at 2:24 PM
- Arjun said...
i enjoyed it to the hilt..... have christened the maker with the title "PATHAR TAARA"....aka ROCK STAR!!
- September 4, 2008 at 3:01 PM
- comfortably numb said...
i knw every1 has an opinion n in fact differed opinions is wht d world thrives on but seriously man..."tum ho toh" is mediocre, i think u need to listen to it again:)
- September 4, 2008 at 4:27 PM
- Maddy said...
@neha..""I think you get too nasty and judgemental sometimes.."...
I am saying, De is brutally honest with her opinion.No mincing!! orelse she won't be Shobhaa De!! What say?
- September 4, 2008 at 6:32 PM
- rekha said...
Opinions are like assholes, everyone has one! So guys here is mine!
Rock On was NOT rocking for me at all. What is a rock-n-roll movie without good catchy music? Farhan DIDN'T look as luscious as NANGU Kapoor.. He was too stiff for my taste. All in all, this movie reminded me of a very poor adaptation of two movies combined, Dil Chahta Hai and Jhankaar Beats! Farhaan should stick to direction and leave the acting and singing for those that can't direct, aka Abhishek Kapoor (who ironically can't act either!)
As far as the rest of the cast, I agree with Ma'm De. Purab Kohli's adaptation of "I will survive," was worth it all. Luke was good as well... Bani (oh I mean Prachi) was giving me DIABETES! We all know what happens when Diabetes hits, right folks? YOU LOOSE YOUR TOES! Arjun was as uncomfortable looking as ever, no emotions, nothing, nada, zilch! I don't see what SRK et. al. see in him. Perhaps, the Diabetes (from his sweet/innocent looking character) has effected my eye-sight too!
Basically, movie was too long, actors that needed to act, couldn't and the ones who had tiny roles did the MAGIK, atleast for the box office (from what I read.)
Which reminds me... Any thoughts on Mumbai Meri Jaan, Ms. De?
- September 4, 2008 at 6:42 PM
- Anuj Talpade said...
When Akshaye Khanna strikes Aamir Khan across his face in Dil Chahta Hai, U get goose bumps. You DO NOT want to see that dosti crumble.
Here, I couldn't give a shit!!!! the bonding TOTALLY LACKED PUNCH.. I sat there BLANK, not feeling a twitch on my face as the ego tussle between Rampal n Akhtar took a juvenile fisticuffy turn... It ceased to matter whether they ever got back together!
And 10 yrs had gone by since the BIG FIGHT, right? Was Farhan's character moving around like a bitter zombie all the while? And Prachi Desai fell in love with THAT? Put up with THAT? And smiled non-stop thru n thru? That's like taking the phrase 'GRIN AND BEAR IT' to another level.
Arjun running out of the taxi and on to the stage??? PUHHHH-leez!
And Luke rattling his tumour with that wacky headbanger's move in the finale? I thought he'll die on stage and they'll come up with a cheesy "yeh toh shaheed ho gaya"...
And I am not going to talk about the music coz my friend who is a rock fanatic died in the auditorium.
Purab Kohli's amusing and adorable - yes, the table-top, over the top jig made me smile. But did THAT scene have to be the sole point of redemption in this ROCK OFF?????
- September 4, 2008 at 9:54 PM
- Shrey said...
i totally agree with neha.
i have read quite a lot of columns of De in the Bombay Times...n one thing noticeble everytime is that she is just negative,critical n extremely rude with her comments about people...giving an impression that she herself is PERFECT AND IS ABOVE EVRYONE.
maybe she has her own views but branding people "losers,worthless,ugly etc" just shows of her own inhuman nature and sky-high attitude...
i just dont get it what makes her think she is some kinda 'QUEEN' ruling over all mankind!
- September 5, 2008 at 3:18 AM
- rekha badlani said...
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- September 5, 2008 at 3:50 AM
- Renu said...
I started reading the post because I admire Ms. Dey's honesty, but dissappointed to see that now she has become biased and crude.
Nangu kapoor is much much better in looks and acting than nangu Akhtar, any blind person can even see that.
I urge u to be honest with ur opinions. Opinions may differ and we ant to read ur views, but sorry mam if u start saying day to night we cant believe it.
- September 5, 2008 at 11:46 AM
- Kush said...
God! "Renu" strikes again!
What's with her self-pleasing definitions of "honesty" and "opinions".
Get real, Renu. De is being honest about "her" opinions. What makes you assume that the everyone shares same likes and dislikes.
Keep your Nangu Kapoor to yourself if you think he is Greek God revisited. But please, stop branding De as being dishonest just because her palette is different.
...and in the end, stop plaguing this space with your insecurities.
- September 5, 2008 at 7:08 PM
- Double Seven said...
Her sky-high attitude is what makes this bindaas author so special... if you don't like her attitude then why read her BT articles man...!?
She's entitled to her own freedom of speech as the same way you are too.
In my mind, she's the most honest and for the most part, the most accurate critic I have ever come across.
Her critiques are 90% of the time satisfying the opinions of her fans/ readers as well. She's that accurate and speaks the mind of most of the "rational" people.
If she wouldn't be the way she is (according to you- crude and very rude and always a pessimist) she probably wouldn't be at such a high level of prominence! She's probably the only one who is so beautiful firstly, and secondly who at the same time such a celebrated illustrious author/ columnist of our country.
Be proud... be respectful... and last but definitely not the least be cautious of what you say about Dé!
- September 5, 2008 at 7:37 PM
- ek-ladki-anjaani-si said...
Gosh... troubles are 'a brewing again... Ms' De could you please write another blog to calm the winds here :-D Hopefully, you got my email to figure out who I am (?)
- September 6, 2008 at 4:43 AM
- Shobhaa De said...
Ganpati Bappa Moryaa!! Hello blogdosts. Isn't it wonderful that we all agree to disagree? Keep the debates going. Argue fearlessly and fiercely. Remember.... this is not a chamcha\pr blog!! I am not peddling anything...
BTW, I am missing my KKKKKK Kiran from NYC!!! WHERE ARE YOU GURRRRLLLL?? DE
- September 6, 2008 at 12:47 PM
Hey double seven,
Let me tell u something first - human views,expressions,opinions are like human waste(shit)…everyone has to give it out at some point or the other.Now there is a difference between giving it out alone privately or just shitting it out around in public openly!
I have nothing personal with De but I just don't approve or appreciate the fact that being such a prominent celebrity she is just using all her creativity to downgrade,defame or insult other people in public…and all this is very much visible in most or almost all of her writings!
Im sure u certainly wouldn't approve of anyone simply just calling you a 'born loser' for no reason.you might say "I don't care what he says,its his opnion" but….inside it does hurt a bit atleast.
And one more thing you are noone to tell me what to write about De and what to not!
And if you think this argument is about having the last laugh…no it isn't…I want you to reply me back once you read this.
- September 7, 2008 at 5:53 AM
- Double Seven said...
Even I think that it's for having the last laugh of something... I can go on and on man.
That's what blogs and bloggers are made of.
A blog is like a "public sauchalaya" lol according to you... that is of human expressions which in your words are exactly like human shit.
So my reply is that since it is in public domain and it is managed by Google Blogspot it is hard to monitor all the posts. everyone is supposed to be cautious about what they write
especially, writing something darn offensive about the owner of this blog is something really silly and something really stupid- why would a person follow Shobhaa's blog if he isn't in terms with any of her writings of the past...!? that's very much a time wasting idea.
Without me doing all the talking (on behalf of De) or over-doing stuff- I say that if you think that the following is the truth then just learn to ignore it na?!-
her creativity to downgrade,defame or insult other people in public…and all this is very much visible in most or almost all of her writings!
And your opposition and your suggestion can be well accepted but it is not at all such that it will be followed and complied with...
Plus if you think that she should seriously think about changing her style of writing then why not email her personally rather than posting that message in the public view of others man!?
- September 7, 2008 at 10:02 AM
@ Shrey - Awesome job!! I endorse your views totally.
@ Double Seven - Why are you getting so senti and touchy about criticism being thrown her way? And boy, try and understand the very rationale behind bloggin rather than teachin what to write and where to type and what to mail.Bleh!!
* Her critiques are 90% of the time satisfying the opinions of her fans/ readers as well.*
Hahhaha..Did u even hear her reviews on ndtv for the Lakme India fashion week? First go and check out the fashion shows and then her comments about 'em. It was such a mismatch!!
Time you open your eyes to the world and not just sing songs of De.
- September 7, 2008 at 12:04 PM
double seven,
No matter how much ever u close your eyes to the evil,ugly and ridiculous stuff in society...once you open your eyes you will surely get to know of it somehow!
Thats the same case with De...
I may stop reading her articles but that doesnt mean i wont get to know of it ever.
I just wanted to see a woman who can publicly criticze anyone and everyone at freewill(most importantly for stupid reasons)...how does she take criticism in her own stride!
And yea...by just virtually abusing anyone simply...noone is a great writer or author!
Or in another sense by being such high profile writer noone can misuse mercy and write any negstive stuff 'simply' about others!
- September 7, 2008 at 2:34 PM
- Double Seven said...
I am not interested in india fashion week. All I am interested (somewhat) is this blog. It's fun to read... and I don't take her opinions about public figures too seriously so that's okay.
I wasn't getting senti and touchy because of some criticisms thrown against De. i don't even know De on a personal level, so there wouldn't be any need for that as of now... and secondly I thought that the guy (shrey, that is) was incorrect in saying all that to De because I had a different perception about De and her literary work and routine work also...
You can't guide me what to do and what not to unfortunately... So write whatever you feel so and I will do the same. "Different People; Different Perceptions".
Peace out!
- September 7, 2008 at 7:01 PM
- Double Seven said...
maddy is also right... lol... Just happened to read her observation about De now.
- September 8, 2008 at 12:55 AM
I love ur blog(more often than not :)) and had sent u an email..did u recieve it?
- September 10, 2008 at 7:29 AM
The movie was as lousy as it could have been.Was one of the most horrifying of experiences ofter 'Naqab'. The brain tumor part made 'Rock on' all the more depressing and the character of Farhan Akhtar was unrealistically successful. Been in both Rock and stock world so can tell
- September 24, 2008 at 5:40 PM
- Sanjay Kapoor said...
Watching Rock On, was a real rocking experience!!
The movie lived up to its name,and was really rocking!!!
The story is simple,revolving around a Rock Band,called Magic,which breaks up due a rift between the the singer,played by Farhaan Akhtar and the guitarist,played by Arjun Ramphal,over a commercial contact deal.Farhan settles in life,with a good business and family,but is unable to get out of the blues of loosing the band and more than that the friend.
His wife,Sakshi,played by Prachi Desai.notices the gloom around him,and ,in a very touchy manner,tries to bring happiness back in his and rather their life,by re uniting the band.The reunion of the friends and the band was touchy and the story ends on a happy note with the band performing in public amongst a very warm response from the audience!
The story around the Rock Band ,gives the movie a resemblance to Jhankaar Beats,but the band is just a backdrop.to tell the story of friendship and emotions involved in Male Bonding,a theme so close to Farhaan Akhtar's heart,almost in continuation from his debut film,Dil Chahta hai.
The story is simple,but with a relateable screenplay and contemporary dialogues.The presentation and depiction are spontaneous and succeed in creating the impact,and the emotions between a couple,and that of two mature close male friends,are beautifully expressed without any melodrama.The music is melodious and above all the songs besides being rocking are enchanting and mesmerising,especially,tum jo ho and teri meri batein!
Farhan Akhtar has proved beyond doubt that he is multi talented and an all rounder,and like his directional debut in Dil Chahta Hai,he has performed superbly in this movie with his debut as an actor and singer.Arjun Ramphal has looked very realistic,and has again given a good performance.Prachi has acted very well too,considering that this is her debut film too,and has succeeded to maintain the popularity she got as Bani in her maiden TV serial Kasam Se.Other stars ,especially Purav Kohli,as the drummer of the band have performed well too.
Rock On,is a great entertainer and a must see for all cine lovers of all ages!
Sanjay Kapoor Lucknow
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