My friend Ankur tips me off to the fact that there is a macaca running for Congress in Virginia’s 8th District. Let’s meet Amit Singh:
Born and raised by immigrant parents near Richmond, Virginia, Amit lived a typical American life – birthday parties, Redskins games and the high school prom. But his parents made sure he understood that a world of opportunity was available to him if he worked hard, opportunities only available in America.
Amit graduated from the University of Virginia with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. While at UVA he managed the technology at the public broadcasting station serving the Charlottesville area. He also found a way to make engineering help people in need by developing software to allow doctors to use robots to care for patients in other parts of the world.
After graduation Amit moved to Arlington to work for NASA and the Department of Defense. A few years later, Amit started his own small business. He works with U.S. Intelligence Community and our soldiers on a daily basis. Throughout his career Amit has seen first hand the threats that America faces and worked to keep his country safe. [Link]
Here is his resume
so that you can best judge his level of experience for yourselves. Singh is running as a Republican candidate against incumbent Democrat Jim Moran (provided Moran can win the primary first). That means that Singh’s main issues are the same as many other Republicans. Here is a sampling:
- Lower the Corporate Tax Rate to encourage business in America
- Punish companies who knowingly hire undocumented workers
- Implement native country based guest worker program
- Lift sanctions and trade with more nations
- I am absolutely opposed to Homeland Security’s mandate for all the states to implement a bio-metric identification card for all citizens. There is no way the government can ensure our personal information is protected from highly motivated hackers and internal abuse. Instead of being more secure, citizens will be more vulnerable to identify theft and publication of personal information. The Real ID act also poses a major infringement on our privacy rights and civil liberties and I will not stand for it.
The Fairfax Times has more background on the race:
The Republican field for the seat has been fluctuating, with a few candidates that have already withdrawn. At press time, the apparent candidates for the Republican nomination are Mark Ellmore, Amit Singh and Dianne Kelly…<
p>Amit Singh, 32, of Arlington, is also seeking the Republican nomination. His platform is “libertarian leaning” and advocates reducing the size and scope of the federal government.
Singh, born and raised near Richmond, graduated from the University of Virginia with a degree in electrical engineering. He now owns his own engineering firm that primarily serves federal agencies. This is his first foray into politics.
“A lot of this is a new experience to me, but I’m learning quickly,” he said.
His biggest issues are the federal deficit, preserving personal liberties and foreign policies, which he said are costing the United States financially. Singh said he has not yet begun the fund-raising portion of his campaign. [Link]
Singh also posts several YouTube clips of him addressing the voters on a range of issues. Here is one of him speaking about illegal immigration. He should know that Republicans like to hear them referred to as “illegal aliens” and not “undocumented workers.”
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Where have you been in Europe Suki? And how long have you lived in those places? You sound clueless and witless like you’ve gorged on the racist tracts of right wing American bigots, so I’m expecting a recital from one of those said tracts now. Give it up. You’re a lying little bigot.
Stupid racist crap spouted by gungadin bigots. Get a life you pathetic people.
100 · Rahul said
Is that what the Aussies call it, mate?
I can feel the hate for America from Jackson, yet he continues to live here.
melbourne desi
Is that Aussie slang for “I concur” or is it something else? I’m one of the foremost defendents of the USA in my circle of friends, btw. But I do think it’s wrong to claim that USA is better than Europe because Europeans are purportedly more racist. Not true. They can be racist, but so can Americans. And some of the descriptions of discrimination I’ve read on this site are ghastly, and they take place in the States.
“And if you are a god-loving, car loving, gunslinger then USA may be a better fit. “
Please give us more stereotypes and caricatures to understand America better. Getting back to the real world, people who wish to be on the cutting edge of finance move to new York, for entertainment its Los Angeles and for IT its Silicon Valley. There is no substitute for being at the center of the action.
If Jackson (#101) said he disliked left wing American (bigots), would that make him a hate America type, too? One of the things that makes America great is the freedom for expressing many different view points (like SepiaMutiny!). I may not necessarily agree with a right or left winger or whatever but I respect their right to live peacefully in the USA. Do Republicans have a monopoly on patriotism? Is it possible for a Democrat/Libertarian/moderate/etc to love and respect and live in the USA?
What percentage of London’s population is Pakistani? Are the Pakistanis in London/UK set apart from the Indians? Is there like a Pakistani part of town vs an Indian part(s) of town in London or anywhere else in the UK? How prominent are the Pakistanis and why do people call it Londonstan? Is it out of disgust or just a facetious term? Does that name have anything to do with Indians from India settled in England? I have heard there are lots of Desis and tons of Indian restaurants in London.
gm, There are Pakistani and Arab parts of England where no white person can go. I am not refering to Indians. Jackson is clearly RACIST and does hate America as is evident in his postings.
He called me a bigot because I state the facts. Do some research by simply googling around. These facts have been all over the news for the past five years and on blogs too. Where have you two been? Every thing is racist to such deranged individuals, and there are lots of them.
The new definition for racist is someone who disagrees with a DemocRat. This is why all Republicans and independant conservitives are labeled racist by the dimwitted masses. Suki Dillon speaks out against multiculturalisim and quotes the Australian prime minister and she is labeled a racist by Jackson.
Suki Dillon speaks out against multiculturalisim and quotes the Australian prime minister and she is labeled a racist by Jackson.
she is a he, but if I padded my chest and shaved my legs, I don’t think I would make a bad she.
Suki, Thanks for the correction and don’t go wearing a bra or shaving your legs 🙂
I think all cribbing Obama/Clinton voting liberals/democrats should be given this book – The Progress Paradox: How Life Gets Better While People Feel Worse and a free travel ticket to poorest parts of Africa and Asia, live their for sometime, and then and ask them to come back and write a theis comparing those regions to the “detiorating” regions of America Vote McCain !
gm,Here are two links to get you started Do the rest.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/07/24/MNGN67SF4U1.DTL http://www.danielpipes.org/blog/298
Yeah see…the USA might be better than, say Somalia or even India, but the freedom is down the drain…what with certain states’ ban on sex toys, the fact that two people of the same gender who are in love can’t get married while sham hetero weddings take place without any problem, the fact that a pharmacist can refuse the MAP/Plan B because of religious conviction, the fact that there are certain prominent groups with political clout lobbying for the teaching of Creationism or the abolishment of evolution teachings altogether, the anti-science stance of the Republican party, the fact that atheists are more hated than Muslims, the sky-high teen pregnancy rates because of a government that promotes abstinence above safe sex…I could go on and on…
This is so cliche since most Americans (including some homosexuals) are against homosexual marriage.
The nuclear family, one man one woman and children are the foundations of any society.
We don’t care what they do in Europe. They will son be overrun by Islamists anyway.
No one is prevented from learning about the theory of evolution.
If you need sex toys so badly, you can get them online and mail-order.
We don’t care what they do in Europe. They will son be overrun by Islamists anyway.
I have friends in Denmark and Holland and they told me that those countries are now started to deal with problems of the Islamists.
It other countries like Sweden and Norway where I would be more worried. Hopefully the leaders of these countries will see the light, before it too late.
I find both your comments intensely amusing because you both sound like Geert Wilders, who is the singlarly greatest buffoon ever to come out of politics in this country in recent years. Even plenty of Dutch don’t take him seriously, so why are you two clowns any better?
Really ? A peek at recent Dutch news says otherwise. The Dutch government and PM seem to be taking him rather seriously:
Wilders would have been ignored if his film was on Jesus or the Roman Catholic church. By both the Dutch & Catholics the world over.
Yeah, the PM and the main parties of course…but a lot of people I know don’t take him very seriously at all. Of course Wilders is now blaming the Labour Party and the PM for all the hoopla around the film, even though the hornets nest was stirred by his own doing. Lovely. But in my enviroment at least the day to day lives of people are not affected by the film…and so far not much as happened.
I guess your associates are not cartoonists or film makers with the last name Van Gogh.
I guess your associates are not cartoonists or film makers with the last name Van Gogh.
It so sad that Mr.Van Gogh was killed for fighting for women rights.
No, of course not. I can only speak from experience with the people I know and I don’t pretend to speak for all Dutch – heaven forbid. It’s just as annoying as people who think you’re a walking encyclopedia on everything Indian…