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Saturday, August 28, 2010

A President Is Like A Political Billionaire

Extrapolations
Extrapolations To Reshma 2016
Larry Ellison

There are about 50 or so billionaires just in this city, although I know the name of only one of them. (Independent For Bloomberg) But there have been less than 50 individuals who have gone on to become President Of The United States. Becoming president is a big deal. Such a political office has never existed before. The office is at once utmost powerful, and benign. Jimmy Carter looks so harmless hammering nails into Habitat houses.

Becoming president is a bigger deal than becoming a billionaire. And I talk in money terms because people on average understand money better than they understand power. I know power like Bill Gates knows software. But I have to use the money metaphor. I am being nice.

To become president is like becoming a top billionaire. But to become a president like Lincoln is to possibly even become a trillionaire. The world of business has never seen a trillionaire. The world of politics has seen a few trillionaires. Gandhi and Lincoln might be the only two so far.

Saturday, August 14, 2010

Gandhi, Reshma And Tornadoes

I am staying away from the Reshma 2010 plans for the India Day Parade tomorrow. It is August 15, it is Independence Day. It is Gandhi's day, it is Reshma's day. I have decided to give them space on their day. (Reshma Is Gujarati Like Gandhi, I Am Bihari Like Laloo, Extrapolations To Reshma 2016)

Other than the daily blogging, I am going to be making a major push with this: Please Fund My Work For Iran Democracy: Email. This is a better, much better way to penetrate the Upper East Side than by making phone calls: More Than 100 Voice Mails.

But my next big thing to do for Reshma 2010 are the community events slated for the final week of the month. I intend to work those four events like a tornado. I am going to be working out plenty leading up to those dates. I want to be in good shape. And by that I mean mood.

Community Conversations

August 23rd - Lower East Side: 7:30 PM 14th St Y Community Room, 344 East 14th Street, L train 1st Ave
August 25th - Upper East Side: 7:30 PM 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Ave, 4,5,6 train 86th Street
August 29th - Roosevelt Island: 5:00 PM Trellis Diner in Roosevelt Island, 549 Main Street, F train Roosevelt Island
August 30th - Queens: 7:30 PM Holiday Inn -Lower Level Meeting Room in Long Island City, 39-05 29th Street, N/W train, 39th Ave