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for the concession speech; even the diehards
were like, KH take one for the team, but
nope, she was not ready to call it a day.
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Morning came and with it the laments
and euphoria of the Indian community.
WhatsApp and Twitter - God’s gift to
retirees faced a ruthless onslaught by both
Democrat and Republican lovers who went
amok casting aspersions on politicians
across the globe likening them to reptiles
and rodents and in the latter’s case saints
and intellectuals. One Asha D wrote she
had cried through the night upon hearing of
the Democrats’ loss while Bob aka Bhagwan
Budhani triumphantly announced how
America had finally woken up from the
spell cast by the Deep State and Jyoti G
with a defeated sigh (conveyed by an emoji)
stated, “America is not ready for a female
President”. Finally, the much awaited
act of acknowledging defeat happened.
Harris’ mid-morning televised speech
seemed like a last ditch effort to hold on
to a fleeing dignity, crucifying herself on
a battleground filled with bodies of ‘what
if’s and buts’ and the crushing realisation
of being used as a patsy, KH conceded
without the help of a teleprompter. She
had barely left the stage when the cameras
turned to a crowd relishing in the pure
joy of an unfathomed victory. Prominent
among the revellers were the right wing
leaning Indian diaspora who along with the
mainstream took the smug and high road
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clean sweep of the Swing States, winning
the popular plus the electoral college vote,
whilst resisting the urge to slurp the cherry
on top - coveted control of the Senate! One,
Sheila S clinched the above sentiment in a
nutshell “USA has a rightful President in
may have a depth of meaning, I caution my
readers to take it at face value).
Mr. Trump”. (Inasmuch as this statement
In the last couple of days several pundits
have provided hindsight on the whys
and wherefores of the ensuing bloodbath
primarily blaming it on campaign strategy,
debate performance and unclear vision. My
take, if I might be allowed to discourse on
the same platform as the above intellectuals
is when you pit a coke toting, stuttering
candidate with a nervous laughter to debate
a seasoned viper - you have in fact created
a recipe for sure defeat. Additionally, when
the puppeteers (must for future reference
be named SorObInton) gave the boot to
Ole Joe they incurred the wrath of Jill. I
saw it coming when she went to the voting
booth dressed in red, thumbing her nose
mouthing ‘kiss my grits’!