Wednesday, January 18, 2006
The Great Farce and The Great Escape
Yet another chaos in state politics. So what's new about it? Only that, this time politics in the state has reached new lows. It cant get lower than this (or so, most of us hope).
Mid 2004 is when the farce started. S.M Krishna was the CM before the elections, everyone presumed that he would be the C.M once again if the Congress won. But well it didn't happen that way. Krishna packed his bags and moved on to become a governor and the new C.M was Dharam Singh. I guess most people (atleast those in B'lore) would not have had even the remotest idea about the existence of someone called Dharam Singh. I wonder how many would have even voted for the Congress in B'lore if they knew about the C.M they would have after the polls. The crazy coalition with JD-(S) did nobody no good. There was bickering over the cabinet posts. BATF and other initiatives to improve the infrastructure of the city were a thing of the past and only the word of Deve Gowda was the final judgment on the growth and infrastructure of the city and the state. Oh , we also had a deputy CM who was there for about a year till he was unceremoniously sent packing and replaced by well, a 'prominent' figure in state politics.....heck what's his name?
The final act of the farce is what is being enacted right now. Deve Gowda's son breaking away with a sizeable number of MLA's and attempting to form a government with the BJP, yes the same 'communal force' that he had promised to combat at the time of the elections. Just think about the number of voters (none from b'lore surely) belonging to those certain castes and religions who had voted for JD-(S) in the sincere belief that it would preserve their interests and never join hands with the BJP. The very vote of these gullible people is what is now helping to form the new coalition. Wonder what the value of their vote is then. Politicians, yet again have taken them for one big ride.
Saw the Great escape, yet again yesterday. I have lost count of the number of times I have seen this movie. It surely has to be one of the best WW-II movies. Each of the characters - 'Cooler king', 'Tunnel king', 'The Scournger', ''Big X', The Forger' etc are simply unforgettable in their own way. The best dialogue in the movie is when at the time of leaving the escape tunnel, looking at the oversized bag that 'The Manufacturer' (Louis) is carrying with him, someone comments 'You wont get very far with this bag'. Ironically, Louis is one of the few POW's who manages to escape successfully to safety.
Mid 2004 is when the farce started. S.M Krishna was the CM before the elections, everyone presumed that he would be the C.M once again if the Congress won. But well it didn't happen that way. Krishna packed his bags and moved on to become a governor and the new C.M was Dharam Singh. I guess most people (atleast those in B'lore) would not have had even the remotest idea about the existence of someone called Dharam Singh. I wonder how many would have even voted for the Congress in B'lore if they knew about the C.M they would have after the polls. The crazy coalition with JD-(S) did nobody no good. There was bickering over the cabinet posts. BATF and other initiatives to improve the infrastructure of the city were a thing of the past and only the word of Deve Gowda was the final judgment on the growth and infrastructure of the city and the state. Oh , we also had a deputy CM who was there for about a year till he was unceremoniously sent packing and replaced by well, a 'prominent' figure in state politics.....heck what's his name?
The final act of the farce is what is being enacted right now. Deve Gowda's son breaking away with a sizeable number of MLA's and attempting to form a government with the BJP, yes the same 'communal force' that he had promised to combat at the time of the elections. Just think about the number of voters (none from b'lore surely) belonging to those certain castes and religions who had voted for JD-(S) in the sincere belief that it would preserve their interests and never join hands with the BJP. The very vote of these gullible people is what is now helping to form the new coalition. Wonder what the value of their vote is then. Politicians, yet again have taken them for one big ride.
Saw the Great escape, yet again yesterday. I have lost count of the number of times I have seen this movie. It surely has to be one of the best WW-II movies. Each of the characters - 'Cooler king', 'Tunnel king', 'The Scournger', ''Big X', The Forger' etc are simply unforgettable in their own way. The best dialogue in the movie is when at the time of leaving the escape tunnel, looking at the oversized bag that 'The Manufacturer' (Louis) is carrying with him, someone comments 'You wont get very far with this bag'. Ironically, Louis is one of the few POW's who manages to escape successfully to safety.
# posted by Akshai @ 9:37 PM 
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Was'nt Louis played by James Coburn? The other memorable scene is the way the germans catch attenborough just as he is about to get onto the bus.
German: "Have a good trip"
Atten: "Thank you" (until then he pretended he did'nt knoe english
super movie
how have u been mr. srinivasan
German: "Have a good trip"
Atten: "Thank you" (until then he pretended he did'nt knoe english
super movie
how have u been mr. srinivasan
Yes, James Coburn was the one who played the Aussie character, Louis.
Btw..Its Mac who gets caught when he says "thank you". Irony being that he is the one who warns the other POW's about not succumbing to such traps.
Doing fine Mr. BV. Danke.
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Btw..Its Mac who gets caught when he says "thank you". Irony being that he is the one who warns the other POW's about not succumbing to such traps.
Doing fine Mr. BV. Danke.
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