a year of controversies

If this year belongs to anybody, it has to be the politicians..not just Indian, but world policitians... The 3 C's that rule India- Cricket, Cinema, Crime. The politicians are a subset of 'Crime'. Who doesn't know they don't indulge in criminal activities? But we all love them, don't we? So much that of the three headlines on the tabloid-ish TOI's web page, one is on politics, one is exclusively on crime and the other is on cinema or cricket. It's really easy to print a news paper if you stick to the above basics. Add in a bit of glamor quotient and some editorials a little bit of business world and BANG- you have your own newspaper. So here are few snippets of their 'parakrama' (believe me, its nothing short of it)-


1) Wanna a Nobel Prize? Become the next U.S President!
Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Jimmy Carter, Al Gore (well he was at first awarded Presidency in one of the most controversial elections), and now Barack Obama. What left me most intrigued was that each of these awards were hotly debated. Grounds on which Obama was awarded- _____________
I was stumped and so was Obama.


2) Tiger Woods really brought up his 'X-factor' by having had as many mistresses as number of Golf majors he has won. Not to be left behind, India produced its own high level scandal, the center of which was ND Tiwari. This is what we call as beating Tiger in his backyards.


3) The number three spot goes to Mrs President- Pratibha Patil. Forgetting to salute to the Indian at a ceremonial reception for her in Mexico, having conversations with spirits of the dead,  insulting remarks on Indian culture and tradition,  and regular, expensive, state sponsored holiday trips with more than a dozen family members. At a holiday trip in the Andaman Islands more than 400 trees were chopped to make way for a helipad for the President's chopper and another 60 trees were felled as they would block the President's view of the beach. If you do not believe me, check wiki.


4)JMM chief Soren. This guy has been proven guilty in so many murders- and has escaped capital punishment by means accessible only to politicians. Now he has been sworn in as Jharkhand PM for a second term. Shows the level of Jharkhand's degradation. Makes me think Mumbai is better of w/o immigrants from those states.


5)Jai Maharashtra- Raj from MNS. 


6)CP15- Copenhagen. With the 170 odd countries not reaching any conclusion at the end of the summit (how can you expect 170 individuals to?) , it was necessary to put forward a general proposition agreeable to all so that it becomes a step forward rather than dissolving the talks for good (or bad) and taking two steps backwards. Taking the cue, our dear Obama stormed into the behind the doors meeting being held by BASIC countries- China, India, Brazil, SouthAfrica ....
"Oh, you are all here. I had some things to discuss with all of you so it’s good that you are together in the same room,” US President Barack Obama said as he strode into the room


7)Bal Thakarey on Sachin, "There was no need for him to take a cheeky single by making such remarks,By making these remarks, you have got run-out on the pitch of Marathi psyche. You were not even born when the 'Marathi Manoos' got Mumbai and 105 Marathi people sacrificed their lives to get Mumbai. He left the crease and moved to the pitch of politics by making these remarks which have hurt Marathi sentiment"


8)This one's really hilarious. I came back home from Insti (IIT-B lingo) in time for my sister's birthday. The first thing that I get to see lying on my desk is-