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What State are you in?

Apart from the obvious reference to your lat long or geographic position that defines where you are located i.e. a human creation called State - as in 'I am in New York' or 'I am in Ontario' or 'I am in Karnataka; there are other ways to describe state. It could be your physical state that describes your anatomical status. I have lost a limb and am bleeding or I just ate 19 crabs in an awesome sauce and am feeling full or I have a bad case of diarrhea. Then there is the spiritual state where one can be experiencing a feeling of simply being happy - either induced artifically or through strenuous practice involving meditation and / or accompanied by strange body postures. So now that we have those mundane aspects of State out of the way lets focus on this artifically created television show called 'State of the Union'. This is an annual ratings miracle much like the superbowl when Americans turn on an old invention to watch their chief executive provide a summary of the year that was. Today is that night. I am not entirely sure how any of these events actually add value. Not calculating the large quantity of marketing that follows do people actually think that by hearing their President talk about what is going on and what is likely to happen they get a personal memo? How do you actually relate to a comment about the nation is strong and will be adding new jobs in the near future when what you really ought to be doing to get said job is hone your skills? How is a chief's hour or so long narrative supposed to motivate someone to actually pick up the shovel and seek that shovel ready job? What does his position on the definition of marriage mean to someone who actually may be inclined to hang with someone from the same sex? This question is a metaphor for all manners of speeches that these so called executives give. Today my employer also hosted this spectacle where a lot of politically correct sounding bites were delivered by powers that be to an unassuming and gullible audience. Frankly I find these theatrics just that. If you have something worth sharing then someone is actually alreay doing it and by so doing is immediately relatable to the one that is impacted. You do not go on TV and say I am going to fix your roads - you just go and fix them. Same with broken airplanes or tax policy. What is this mumbo jumbo about taking up air time to let out more air?
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  1. RajendraFebruary 13, 2013 at 8:44 AM

    Obviously you are not getting into politics anytime soon. 'Stat'ing the obvious?

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