Revathi Nadadur's Blog

Internet is making citizens relevant in the political process.

Revathi Nadadur — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:04:59 +0000

I read the post “I made the “Vote Different” Ad” on Huffington. Its a nice piece to check out. This anti-Hillary ad caught our attention for more than two weeks. It was run over and over on cable news shows and people took notice. We’ve all heard that Hillary has this gigantic political machinery [...]

Peace groups must mobilize people not hound politicians.

Revathi Nadadur — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 19:58:12 +0000

I was watching Tucker on MSNBC. A member of Code Pink: Women for Peace was a guest on the show. She was telling that she has been relentlessly pursuing Nancy Pelosi’s office to get a meeting with her. I see this kind of pursuit of politicians by peace activists totally pointless. This [...]

Why the democrats can’t end the Iraq War.

Revathi Nadadur — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 17:26:40 +0000

There are about 250,000 troops in Iraq and Afghanistan at the moment. Lets assume that each troop has about fifty close friends and relatives. That puts the number of people directly affected by the war at about 12.5 million people. The rest of the the population which is 280 million plus is [...]

The Bleak Picture Of The Iraq War.

Revathi Nadadur — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 01:19:31 +0000

I read this article in Rolling Stone called “Beyond Quagmire“. It is a compilation of opinions from a formidable panel of experts.(generals, anti-terrorism experts etc.) It is a great read and it is worth checking out. This article surmises that the best case scenario in the Iraq war is continued civil war and a strengthened [...]

Personable Obama vs Robotic Hillary

Revathi Nadadur — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 01:08:48 +0000

In all the recent polls Barack Obama is surging ahead among voters of all demographics. The only demographic in which he needs to catch up is among women voters. He has appeal to younger voters who generally do not vote; hopefully they get excited enough this time to show up at the polls. [...]

Nurturing Drive in Children.

Revathi Nadadur — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 21:21:30 +0000

My son is seven years old. In his school they have an optional “Eager Reader Program” which rewards children for reaching the different levels defined in the program. He was doing his reading on most days but there were days he would slack. Last week he was home for three days because he was [...]

Democrats must fight for veteran’s healthcare & rehabilitaion.

Revathi Nadadur — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 21:58:58 +0000

The democrats do not like the war but unclear on how to stop it. That is because most people do not want the war but they do not want to cut funding for the troops. I think everyone feels that Bush will send more troops and maintain the ones that are already there [...]

Oprah’s ABC special changed my view on Africa.

Revathi Nadadur — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 19:14:53 +0000

I watched Oprah’s special on ABC called “Building a Dream”. It was great. There is an encore telecast of this special once again on Sat March 3rd at 8:00PM and I would recommend all parents watching it with their children. It will make them want to study. The stories of all the [...]

Mccain needs to learn from Kerry’s campaign.

Revathi Nadadur — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 18:31:03 +0000

John Mccain was respected for his maverick streak. He spoke his mind and that’s the reason he stood out in the republican herd. People felt he was authentic even when they disagreed with him on policy. His 2000 presidential fell apart because of the sleeze tactics of Bush’s campaign. [...]

Obama-mania terrifying the Clinton camp.

Revathi Nadadur — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 18:58:40 +0000

Obama had his first Hollywood fund raiser a couple of days ago. William Gaffen, who was one of the people who hosted the gala said in an interview with Maureen Dowd of the New York Times that Bill Clinton was reckless and that Sen Clinton would be the easiest for the republicans [...]