My two cents.
1st cent: Pens don't kill; guns do.
2nd cent: If you don't have a pen, you can't write with a pen.

I had a Gogol moment yesterday.

New Guy: Hi, I'm John Doe.
I: Hi, I'm Abhishek Nair.
New Guy: Sorry, could you said that again?
I: Abbheeshake Nair.
New Guy: You're kidding me??

I fit in. That's all I have to say. I did have to suppress an intense feeling to knock him to the floor. Suddenly, his self-deprecating humor meant nothing. No humility, nothing. It was just a show. His incredulity betrayed him. A child of the world. Misfit in our times.

I support Barrack Obama and his campaign. I do not agree with all of his policies but I admire his clarity of thought. And I believe that he will bring much-needed leadership to a country wandering in the wrong direction.

Yet, given Obama's diverse background and atypical, but not abnormal, views, he has become the target of baseless rumours and smear campaigns. So, as a small measure of support to his campaign, I reproduce here:

http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/fightthesmearshome/

One of my favourites:

The Smear:
Barack Obama Won't Say The Pledge of Allegiance/Won't Put His Hand Over His Heart
LIE: Barack Obama won't say the pledge
LIE: Barack Obama won't put his hand over this heart during the pledge of allegiance

The Truth: