Tina Fey, I would normally say, is prettier, because she has better lines

Were you referring to Fey’s ‘curves‘, Chachaji?

Chachaji – I remember my dad saying the exact thing happened to him and that some Repubs came to my dad’s office personally and helped him register.

My dad has said to me, that democrats have historically been on the side of minorities, but he votes either way, depending on different things, but I remember he said he’s registered as a Repub, just b/c they came to his office and personally helped him register.

Faiqa – it’s easy to see how Gaekwad’s statement could be taken that way. I should put it in context. He was talking about how Indians always want to start at the top – at Washington – with political involvement. If you start grass roots, he said, that’ll get you eventually to the top, and you’ll be stronger for it because you’re embedded at the bottom. Practical sure, which also makes it sort of cynical. But the guy is probably right. And yes, royalty = sherrifdom.

I’d like to ask Gaekwad what he thought about Sarah Palin’s community organizer diss – seeing as that’s about as grass roots as it comes.

As a personal vignette, I remember the GOP invited me to join them way back in the 1980s, while I was just a graduate student and an Indian citizen – even sent me a card with my name on it, saying ‘Lifelong Sustaining Member’ that I have kept as an interesting souvenir. I never figured out why they reached out so, since I didn’t think I fit the profile – any profile of a GOPer – but what struck me as the Democrats never bothered to reach out.

Looking forward to your interview with Harmeet Dhillon. If she works for the ACLU now, that would be a revelation to me. I remember her from back in the 1980s, from the buzz around her writings and doings (hard as it is to believe now, it was a time before the Web existed).

As for G, I thought being an honorary Sheriff might be a bit of a comedown for a former royal – or perhaps it’s the same thing.

Tina Fey, I would normally say, is prettier, because she has better lines. But then I haven’t heard Palin, yet.

Sarah Palin TOTALLY looks like Tina Fey. It’s eerie.

And Peggy Hill

http://www.tvguide.com/images/pgimg/king-peggy-hill6.jpg