Is it possible to release a report which rates a VIP based on his behavior in public? And most importantly the report about the politicians who are power center of a nation?
Yes it is possible and a country did it by releasing a report about its powerful politicians rate card based on their behavior in power centers. If you think the country is India, probably you are novice about Indian system.
Now checkout the original report,
The Honourable Peter Dunne, New Zealand Member of Parliament of Ohariu-Belmont and leader of the United Future party, has today released a list of the worst-behaved MPs in Parliament for 2006.
Nick Smith, MP for the New Zealand National party, is listed as the worst-behaved on the list. Dunne said: "The winner by a country mile this year is National's Nelson MP, Dr Nick Smith, who is consistently among the worst-behaved MPs."
The list awards one point if Madam Speaker Margaret Wilson asks an MP to retract and apologise for a statement, and three points if he is asked to leave the House.
Smith was first on the list as he had 21 points, six retractions and five for being forced from the House. Smith was placed second equal in 2002, third in 2003, first in 2004 but didn't register on the list last year, 2005.
The Honourable Tau Henare is second with 14 points. He had to retract and apologise for five statements and was asked to leave the house three times.
Gerry Brownlee is ranked third both on the worst behaved list and the National party list. Mr Brownlee had twelve points because he had to retract and apologise for twelve statements. Mr Brownlee appeared on the list in 2004 in second place and in 2005 was placed fourth equal.
The leader of New Zealand First and MP Right Honourable Winston Peters appears on the list this year at fourth place with 11 points, from having to retract two statements and being asked to leave the House three times. Peters has been improving his behaviour every year, appearing on the list in first place in 2002 and 2003, fourth in 2004 and third in 2005.
Honourable Trevor Mallard is fifth place this year with nine points. Six points for having to apologise for a statement and three points for being asked to the leave the House. He appeared third on the list in 2004 and fourth equal in 2005.
Hon Dover Samuels was expelled from the House twice and had to withdraw and apologize for three statements and because of that he is sixth on the list this year.
Recently the deputy leader of National and seventh on the bad MP list is Hon Bill English for six statements requiring retraction, and being expelled from the House once. Dunne described him as a person to watch.
Rodney Hide, leader of the ACT party, didn't appear on the list this year even though he was first place last year. Also Honourable Chris Carter didn't appear on the list, despite placing second last year.
Read those all? Hmmmm... We should definitely have report system like this to keep a check on our politicians and at least it might help educated voters...
Thanks to Wikipedia for this story.
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Pride to be Poor!!! Only in Tamilnadu
These days, it seems, the huddled masses are yearning to get free TVs. Declaring color television a basic necessity, an Indian political party promised free sets to the poor and swept to power in May in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. So far, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party, or DMK, has handed out 60,000 sets and plans to give away 30,000 more in coming months.
As far as political platforms go, this one clearly has been a winner.
'I will always vote for DMK,' said Parimala, a 51-year-old widow.
Peeling onions on the bare floor of her tiny 6-by-4-foot living room, her eyes hardly wavered from the soap opera playing at full volume on the 14-inch box adorned with a purple sticker reading: 'Government of Tamil Nadu Color TV 2006.'
An electoral stunt for sure, but one that illustrates how populism has emerged as the default position of parties across India's political spectrum as they contend with the fading of once-dominant ideologies.
Many areas have seen the rise of populism, with politicians offering a mishmash of social programs and other promises to the masses.
But no one has gone as far as Tamil Nadu's DMK. Part of the reason is money: Tamil Nadu is one of India's wealthiest states, giving its government full tax coffers.
'In other states the populism is mainly rhetoric, but in Tamil Nadu they can afford to give out so much,' said Kamal Mitra Chenoy, a political scientist in New Delhi. 'The kind of material benefits to the voters in Tamil Nadu are unprecedented.'
The state's two main political parties _ the DMK and the All India Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam _ face the problem of not being very different from one another.
Both push regional Tamil rights and champion the poor. And both are led by film industry celebrities _ DMK has M. Karunanidhi, a flamboyant former screenwriter; its rival has former Tamil star actress J. Jayalalithaa.
The two parties have traded leadership of the state for three decades, and 'since the battle is so tight they resort to these kind of promises,' Chenoy said.
Thus, the free TVs _ and houses and stoves and whatever else can be used to lure voters.
Parimala's tiny house in Sumathuvapuram, a village on the outskirts of Kanchipuram, a city famed for its temples and silks, is one of about 100 homes built here by DMK for supporters in a key election district after the party came to power in 1996.
DMK was voted out in 2001 but staged a comeback in last May's elections, and now voters like Parimala are eager for the goodies they were promised during the campaign.
'In January, they are giving us gas stoves,' she said with a grin.
Politicians wrap such giveaways in the justifying language of social welfare.
Television, 'nowadays, it is not just entertainment, it is more, it informs about health, politics and public awareness issues,' said DMK's party secretary, T.K.S. Elangovam,
Farm workers could not afford to buy a TV set on the $1.30 a day most earn, he noted. Besides, the sets are no burden to state coffers, bought at bulk for about $60 each, he said.
Not everyone sees the giveaways in such altruistic terms.
'The problem is that the bulk of the money goes to freebies instead of to development,' said S. Viswanathan, editor of Tamil Nadu's Industrial Economist magazine.
Critics also note that relatives of Karunanidhi, the party leader, own the region's main cable company, Sumangali Cable Vision, and the free TVs have helped boost subscriptions.
The cost _ an initial payment of $11 plus a monthly charge of $2.20 _ is steep for the poor, but 30 of the 100 households that got TV sets in this village have signed up.
Perhaps that will provide the party with a new opportunity to make promises.
'Tell the government they must reduce the rate,' said Alamelu, a 35-year-old housewife, waving her TV remote control in the air. 'I had to take out a loan for the deposit.'
Thanks to AP for this story.
As far as political platforms go, this one clearly has been a winner.
'I will always vote for DMK,' said Parimala, a 51-year-old widow.
Peeling onions on the bare floor of her tiny 6-by-4-foot living room, her eyes hardly wavered from the soap opera playing at full volume on the 14-inch box adorned with a purple sticker reading: 'Government of Tamil Nadu Color TV 2006.'
An electoral stunt for sure, but one that illustrates how populism has emerged as the default position of parties across India's political spectrum as they contend with the fading of once-dominant ideologies.
Many areas have seen the rise of populism, with politicians offering a mishmash of social programs and other promises to the masses.
But no one has gone as far as Tamil Nadu's DMK. Part of the reason is money: Tamil Nadu is one of India's wealthiest states, giving its government full tax coffers.
'In other states the populism is mainly rhetoric, but in Tamil Nadu they can afford to give out so much,' said Kamal Mitra Chenoy, a political scientist in New Delhi. 'The kind of material benefits to the voters in Tamil Nadu are unprecedented.'
The state's two main political parties _ the DMK and the All India Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam _ face the problem of not being very different from one another.
Both push regional Tamil rights and champion the poor. And both are led by film industry celebrities _ DMK has M. Karunanidhi, a flamboyant former screenwriter; its rival has former Tamil star actress J. Jayalalithaa.
The two parties have traded leadership of the state for three decades, and 'since the battle is so tight they resort to these kind of promises,' Chenoy said.
Thus, the free TVs _ and houses and stoves and whatever else can be used to lure voters.
Parimala's tiny house in Sumathuvapuram, a village on the outskirts of Kanchipuram, a city famed for its temples and silks, is one of about 100 homes built here by DMK for supporters in a key election district after the party came to power in 1996.
DMK was voted out in 2001 but staged a comeback in last May's elections, and now voters like Parimala are eager for the goodies they were promised during the campaign.
'In January, they are giving us gas stoves,' she said with a grin.
Politicians wrap such giveaways in the justifying language of social welfare.
Television, 'nowadays, it is not just entertainment, it is more, it informs about health, politics and public awareness issues,' said DMK's party secretary, T.K.S. Elangovam,
Farm workers could not afford to buy a TV set on the $1.30 a day most earn, he noted. Besides, the sets are no burden to state coffers, bought at bulk for about $60 each, he said.
Not everyone sees the giveaways in such altruistic terms.
'The problem is that the bulk of the money goes to freebies instead of to development,' said S. Viswanathan, editor of Tamil Nadu's Industrial Economist magazine.
Critics also note that relatives of Karunanidhi, the party leader, own the region's main cable company, Sumangali Cable Vision, and the free TVs have helped boost subscriptions.
The cost _ an initial payment of $11 plus a monthly charge of $2.20 _ is steep for the poor, but 30 of the 100 households that got TV sets in this village have signed up.
Perhaps that will provide the party with a new opportunity to make promises.
'Tell the government they must reduce the rate,' said Alamelu, a 35-year-old housewife, waving her TV remote control in the air. 'I had to take out a loan for the deposit.'
Thanks to AP for this story.
Thursday, December 21, 2006
Famous Bloggers List
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Bruce Willis
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James Gosling
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Friday, October 20, 2006
Friday, September 29, 2006
Joke of the Day
A lawyer a Rabbi and a Hindu holy man, had car trouble in the countryside and asked to spend the night with a farmer.
The farmer said "There might be a problem; you see, I only have room for two to sleep, so one of you must sleep in the barn."
"No problem," chimed the Rabbi, "My people wandered in the desert for forty years, I am humble enough to sleep in the barn for an evening. With that he departed to the barn and the others bedded down for the night. Moments later a knock was heard at the door; the farmer opened the door, there stood the Rabbi from the barn. "What's wrong?" asked the farmer. The Rabbi replied, "I am grateful to you, but I can't sleep in the barn. There is a pig in the barn and my faith believes that this is an unclean animal."
His Hindu friend agrees to swap places with him. But a few minutes late the same scene reoccurs. There is a knock on the door, "What's wrong, now?" the farmer asks. The Hindu holy man replies, "I too am grateful for your helping us out but there is a cow in the barn and in my country cows are considered sacred. I can't sleep on holy ground!"
Well, that leaves only the lawyer to make the change. He grumbled and complained, but went out to the barn. Yep, you guessed it! Moments later there was another knock on the farmers door. Frustrated and tired, the farmer opens the door, and there stood the pig and the cow.
The farmer said "There might be a problem; you see, I only have room for two to sleep, so one of you must sleep in the barn."
"No problem," chimed the Rabbi, "My people wandered in the desert for forty years, I am humble enough to sleep in the barn for an evening. With that he departed to the barn and the others bedded down for the night. Moments later a knock was heard at the door; the farmer opened the door, there stood the Rabbi from the barn. "What's wrong?" asked the farmer. The Rabbi replied, "I am grateful to you, but I can't sleep in the barn. There is a pig in the barn and my faith believes that this is an unclean animal."
His Hindu friend agrees to swap places with him. But a few minutes late the same scene reoccurs. There is a knock on the door, "What's wrong, now?" the farmer asks. The Hindu holy man replies, "I too am grateful for your helping us out but there is a cow in the barn and in my country cows are considered sacred. I can't sleep on holy ground!"
Well, that leaves only the lawyer to make the change. He grumbled and complained, but went out to the barn. Yep, you guessed it! Moments later there was another knock on the farmers door. Frustrated and tired, the farmer opens the door, and there stood the pig and the cow.
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
List of Political Parties in India
Bahujan Samaj Party or BSP [MAYAWATI]
Bharatiya Janata Party or BJP [Lal Krishna ADVANI]
Biju Janata Dal or BJD [Naveen PATNAIK]
Communist Party of India or CPI [Ardhendu Bhushan BARDHAN]
Communist Party of India (Marxist) or CPI (M) [Prakash KARAT]
Dravida Munnetra Kazagham or DMK [M. KARUNANIDHI]
Eqtedar-e-Melli-Eslami (Naional Islamic Empowerment) [Ahmad Shah AHMADZAI]
Indian National Congress or INC [Sonia GANDHI]
Janata Dal (United) or JDU [George FERNANDEZ]
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha or JMM [Shibu SOREN]
Lok Jan Shakti Party or LJSP [Ram Vilas PASWAN]
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam or MDMK [VAIKO]
Nahzat-e-Faragir-e-Democracy Wa Taraqi-e-Afghanistan (Afghanistan's Democracy and Progress Movement) [Sher Mohammad BUZGAR]
Nationalist Congress Party or NCP [Sharad PAWAR]
Pattali Makkal Katchi or PMK [S. RAMADOSS]
Rashtriya Janata Dal or RJD [Laloo Prasad YADAV]
Samajwadi Party or SP [Mulayam Singh YADAV]
Shiromani Akali Dal or SAD [Prakash Singh BADAL]
Shiv Sena or SS [Bal THACKERAY]
Telangana Rashtra Samithi or TRS [K. Chandrashekar RAO]
Telugu Desam Party or TDP [Chandrababu NAIDU]
Friday, August 18, 2006
Why English is Hard to Learn?
Have you ever wonder why sometime English is tough to understand?If you havent faced anything like that, then go through the following sentences and feel others sentiment in understanding English.
- The bandage was wound around the wound.
- The farm was used to produce produce.
- The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
- He could lead if he would get the lead out.
- The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
- Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present.
- When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
- I did not object to the object.
- There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.
- They were too close to the door to close it.
- The buck does funny things when the does are present.
- A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.
- To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
- The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
- After a number of injections my jaw got number.
- Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.
- I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
- How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?
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