Desi Grandma for Obama

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This was just kind of sweet so I had to promote it off the news tab to get it more attention:

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This was one of the so-called “YouBamaVideos” clips being generated by Obama supporters. It would be a damn shame if desi grandmas were more enthusiastic about voting this year than the young folks out there. Make sure you go to the polls on Tuesday if you live in a primary state.

69 thoughts on “Desi Grandma for Obama”

  1. 50 · A bahu’s place is in the ? said

    I can see the appeal of Obama (beloved son type) over Hillary (“too much” independent daughter-in-law), for elderly desi women.

    Ha Ha..Ha. Old habits die hard ?

  3. language is inadequate for articulating complex thought

    Artaud, Chomsky… and now khoofia.

  4. MoorNam, NVM and Camille,

    Did you know that a desi had a hand in creating the framework in which packaged derivatives of sub-prime mortgages would be made more liquid? Here’s an article, in case you hadn’t already seen it. As for government oversight, there seems to have been little in the creation of the market for CDOs, as stated in the article: “The new standardized contracts they created would allow firms to protect themselves from the risks of subprime mortgages, enable speculators to bet against the U.S. housing market, and help meet demand from institutional investors for the high yields of loans to homeowners with poor credit.” I am not sure that these bankers were aware of the long term ramifications of what these contracts would have meant to the marketplace, that should have been the govt’s role. However, it does appear that some were willing to shade the edges in due diligence to make a profit. As MoorNam suggests, there will be blood in the streets, and it might go back to some who may have directly profited from creating the CDO market.

    Back to the thread, if nanni wants to vote for Obama based on her feelings and what she read in Obama’s book, it’s probably as good a reason as any other. I’m sure there a lot of vets who might vote for Mccain solely because of his service in the military. If either finds something in the candidate they identify with, it may cause them to believe that candidate may have similar values. What’s wrong with that?

    I do have one question: Why this nanni? It “feels” like an attempt to specifically target the desi community to play on the respect most in our community have to our elders and another way for Obama to distance himself from “the Clinton, senator of Punjab comments”. To be clear, I don’t have a problem with that, it’s a smart marketing tool and I think nanni is awesome in this video.

    Maybe I’m too cynical. It might have played a little better for me, if it was a bunch of grandmas talking about their affection for Obama and less at a play to pull at Indian heartstrings. Though upon further reflection, I guess the case could be made that nannis are universal and that affection for grandmas cuts across any racial or national origins. Who doesn’t believe there isn’t a kernel of truth in the wisdom and judgment of their or any grandmother.

    I wonder if this will lead to a battle of grandma videos from the Clinton camp? A nanni smack-down.

  5. 39 · No von Mises said

    What on earth are you talking about? Any attribution to legislation ignores the developments in financial engineering, specifically the derivatives market and complex CDOs (collateralized debt obligations).

    but these financial intstruments go back to at least the early 80s. yet lending to individuals with poor credit did not become a big business until the 2000s. perhaps its not mutually exclusive and the 1997 legislation adds an important piece to the puzzle.

  6. If these instruments were clearly problematic, why did all these institutions load up on them and create complex financial webs which they knew would eventually bring them down? Doesn’t the market always do the right thing independent of the time frame?

  7. Obama is now polling 3 points higher to Clinton in CA. Obama is leading in MS, leading by a whisker in CT and dead even in NJ.

    Get ready everyone for the Obama presidency.

  8. Why do people consider the sub-prime / mortgage “crisis” a crisis? We are indeed facing tough economic times but in this economic system, we take the bad times with the good times. This just happens to be a bad time. I’m not sure you can blame any administration or piece of legislation. This sort of thing is exogenous (thankfully) of government.

    Hari, it’s a crisis because it’s destabilizing the banking industry, overinflated the housing industry, limits access to credit, and will result in the loss of assets and foreclosure of lots of property among lower-income homeowners, effectively helping them “slide back” down the socioeconomic ladder. Further, because no one created a regulatory framework, banks are having difficulty actually collecting foreclosed property. It’s one thing to foreclose on one house in 10, but what do you call 10 empty houses on one block? BLIGHT. It’s not a bad time, nor was this some inevitable product. This was driven by folks who were looking to turn a quick buck at the expense of (or on the backs of) very low-income folks using the rhetoric of credit-access and democratization. Much of this lending was predatory and dishonest and took advantage of poor folks, and in the sum of all things, it’s the little guys and the guys in the middle who will pay the cost to bail banks out.

    But I don’t really want to argue about the subprime crisis here 🙂

  9. tomorrow this atheist is hoping that tomorrow america will declare that yes we can! if the dems are dumb enough to nominate hillary this republican is ready to vote for mccain. no issue with hillary; but dynastic politics me no like.

  11. mrita – i do not disagree except for your last statement. there is merit to reason … but the rationalizing has to be balanced with risk and other factors beyond the realm of current knowledge.

    Sorry Khoofia, I forgot to hit the blockquote button– those are Malcolm Gladwell’s words, not mine. I’m agreeing with you! I do think, though, that what you’re calling an emotional response has other component, including what you might call a recognition factor.

    i agree. i advocated the emotional response up front but i consider that as a proxy for decisionmaking that can not be articulated through linear or univariate logic. language is inadequate for articulating complex thought, though it can be very effective for browbeating an opponent into concession which isnt necessarily the same thing as making the best decision.

    Agree with the above 1000%! I think it’s snap judgment decision making that is making it possible for the Obama campaign to segue into a movement. Let’s see if Desi Grandma’s prayers work tomorrow –whoops, today!

  13. OMG THAT IS SO CUTE. I cracked up when I watched it, because I could totally imagine my mother saying that =P Especially the part where she said ever since she saw him on “the CNN” she has kept her in her heart, close to her son. Grandmas are like that =)

  14. Heheheh, she said “guy”. “Hai [hey], this is the guy who must one day be president.”

    Grandmom, you’re becoming Yankee! 🙂

  17. I had to see this clip again. It still puts a lump in my throat, especially now since we’re less than 10 days before the election.

  18. Obama Obama o Mr. Obama Hare Krishna hare rama Kucch bhi ho jaaye par aap badal na jaana

    Aap kyon lagte ho itne apne Lagta hai aap hi karoge sabka beda paar Hanumaanji ki shakti ho aap par aprampaar

    Aap mein Mr. Mandela ,Tito , Gandhiji , Mother Teresa ki jhalak milti hai Par aap ho in sab se bhi tagde Suna hai aapke naam mein Hussein hai aap jaate ho church Saath mein ho ek number ke Hanuman bhakt Apki yahi ada sab ko kar gayi fida Aap Sirf US ke hi nahi sare vishwa ke ban jaao pita

    Aate hi aapne US nuclear program ko kiya hai ban Cuba detention centeres ko karaya band Lagta tau hai badhiya hai aapka intentions

    Par aapne kaha hai aap US ke prominence ko rakhenge barkaar Bas yahi baat aapki samajh mein nahi aayi sarkaar Ismein ho aapki politics sochne ko dil hai bekraar Kyonki aaj ro raha hai sara sansaar aur US ke paas hai resources aprampaar

    Is developed world mein jahan har insaan ek doosre se aage jaana chahta hai Aur ant mein kucchh nahi paata hai Wahan aap is duniya ko dikhaoge lagta hai naya rasta Ya yun kaho wahi purana bhagaan aur naturality waala rasta

    Hum saare sachhe aur acche hindustani hain aapke saath Bas aap bhi mat kar dena kamare saath vishwaas ghaat Bhagwan/Allah/God se yahi hai vinti Wah aapko de sadbuddhi aur apni poori Shakti .

    Sare vishva ki jaye ho aur sab kucch mangalmaye ho !!

  19. 48 · Hari said

    I’m not sure you can blame any administration or piece of legislation. This sort of thing is exogenous (thankfully) of government.

    this is not exogenous of the government. unless you believe oversight functions of the government regulatory bodies can be taken over by the private agencies, which i am not sure about (because i believe that there is some sense in regulation originating from elected officials. true that legislators can be pressured by firms and lobbyists, but they are also accountable to the public. a private entity need only act in the shareholder’s interest). also, the market depends a lot on the contract enforcement powers of the government in general. i love it when these firms come running to the government when they want concessions from the WTO, or protectionist policies enacted against foreign firms. at dividend time, these guys want to be left alone — to enjoy the fruits of their entrepreneurial ‘risk-taking.’ but when the risks actually come on scene, they want daddy to hide in daddy’s shadows.