Comments on: After the Purge we get Rachel Paulose

By: Jesper Gundnason

Jesper Gundnason — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:19:57 +0000

gm: you ask “Is this just some propaganda to endear her to the American right wing”? yes. though the government of the state of kerala is largely communist, the substantial presence of christians (of a wide variety of denominations) as residents of the state is proof enough that there is no justifiable claim to ideological persecution as has been put forward in ms. paulose’s bio. it would be no different (and no more ridiculous) than my claiming that the presence of liberals in north hollywood and their persecution of my religious beliefs is what drove me to return home to edina.

By: MalluBoy

MalluBoy — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 23:04:55 +0000

Yaay – http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-US-Attorney-Minnesota.html?hp

By: gm

gm — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:46:45 +0000

According to this link, http://www.sajaforum.org/2007/04/law_rachel_paul.html, Paulose’s family had to flee “communism” in Kerala. Is this just some propaganda to endear her to the American right wing or was it a genuinely dire situation?

Were non communists in Kerala really being harassed to the point where they had to escape and seek asylum in America? Does anyone have any statistics/info on the number of Keralite political refugees seeking asylum in the West? Not trying to be sarcastic, because this is the first time I heard about people trying to flee Kerala. Honestly, my own parents left India in the 1950′s for better economic opportunities. However, to this day, they will still visit India once in awhile and are not afraid of communists in India.

For the record, I hate communism but I loathe facism even more.

By: 2Brixshy

2Brixshy — Thu, 24 May 2007 23:23:22 +0000

"it's completely unprecedented for a President to replace 8 of his own US Attorneys midway through his own Presidency (not illegal or unethical, but unprecedented)"

And so.... ?

If what Bush did was neither illegal nor unethical, why do we have to hear about this ad double nauseaum? Why the hearings? Why the faux outrage?

Bogus crap. Moveon.yawn.

By: MN-Indian

MN-Indian — Fri, 18 May 2007 17:43:53 +0000

Well, Iâ€™ve known Rachel and her family for several years, since I was a friend of her younger sister. They are very nice people and it is unfortunate that they have to go through with all this negative “publicity.” Although I don’t agree with her political views, I still respect her as an extremely intelligent and confident Indian-American woman.

By: Proud Indian American

Proud Indian American — Thu, 17 May 2007 05:51:07 +0000

Actually, being a high achieving Desi I’m hardly surprised that she chose the right-wing of politics as her fastest route to success. It’s a strategy that’s worked well for other Desi suck-ups, notably Dinesh D’Souza. Besides, many Desi Americans are conservative for the most elemental of reasons, immigrant insecurity. To their striving mole like minds, it is obvious that the Republican Party, the party of the rich, is the correct party to be associated with. After all, they reason, who would want to hang out with the Dems, representatives of losers and/or non-whites? Latent (and sometimes not-so-latent) desi color consciousness/racism and the burning desire to be included amongst the Caucasian mainstream is what drives this type of opportunism.

By: Libdog

Libdog — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 19:23:23 +0000

Her grandparents asked for asylum in the U.S, as they were apparently fleeing communism in Kerala. Would Ms. Paulose be kind enough to grant me asylum too? I'm from West Bengal.

Ironically Ms. Paulose is supposed to be a immigration hawk; the kind which is tough on asylum cheats and liars.

By: Lewis

Lewis — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 03:01:21 +0000

Thanks, hema. You seem reasonable!

So the real issue is, will Fredo make it through the week. He is really damaged goods after last week.

By: hema

hema — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:33:57 +0000

It's as commonly understood as "Minnesota Nice"!!

Actually, the term "Minnesota Nice" originates in the state's reputation as a home for various public interest group from the early 50s onwards.

I know it is less and less true, which is thankfully a good thing for society because diversity is generally a very positive thing

Right. It's just that I've gotten so used to people saying random (and often unsubstantiated) things about the Midwest generally, and Minnesota specifically, that I'm probably just a little defensive.

By: Lewis

Lewis — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 15:54:12 +0000

Come on hema! It’s as commonly understood as “Minnesota Nice”!! There is a stereotype of Minnesota girls as being blonde, blue-eyed, wholesome all-american girls. I know it is less and less true, which is thankfully a good thing for society because diversity is generally a very positive thing. But in terms of historic background, Minnesota’s ties with Scandanavian and Germanic culture cannot plausibly be denied, and the resulting mass of fair-skinned and blue eyed people is a sure sign of those origins.