I read an article about that on the Fox News website. The first part of the article was talking about those numbers. The second part of the article was about people in the government saying how crazy the rumors are. 34 warships would be 3 carrier groups.

I just inundated the thread with links to the Indian Embassy's photos of George W. Bush's state visit to India, the White House press gaggle about the G-20 trip as well as a statement that basically asked if anyone had ever watched The West Wing before. Seriously--they didn't bitch about the cost of Bush's secret service detail, his doctor, his body man, the snipers, the cost of shipping the presidential limo, the press secretary, the white house press corps before. Now some asshole starts spreading a link like the Obamas are partying like rock stars across the globe while the US economy is in the toilet.

Note the Bush visits took place when the US was conducting two wars AND running up the highest deficit in history (even adjusted for inflation).

(My rejoinder for "Obama is taking away our liberties" is "Where were you when Bush suspended habeas corpus ?")

My mother has some great pictures of her in a sari when she was young. But she could pass for many ethnicities at that age, so it didn't look as weird as I might.

Hmm. I have a salwar kameez, and never thought twice about wearing it. Maybe because I can actually put it on myself? I also wouldn't think twice about a qipao.

I did pause this morning over the African rock sculpture shirt. I do feel weird wearing clothes with writing on them, and it basically says "Africa" and "African rock sculpture."

Der. I've just worked out why the Indian guys are all carrying food this morning. I'm not swift.

If my boss dings me for wearing too short skirts I will be disappointed. Not hugely surprised, but disappointed. And then I'll want someone to ding the women in sleeveless dresses, because those are explicitly forbidden, and I saw two yesterday. And I'm vindictive like that.

Now some asshole starts spreading a link like the Obamas are partying like rock stars across the globe while the US economy is in the toilet.

The single thing that worries me most about our future is the trend toward fact-free discourse. Climate change is a hoax. The deficit is because of Obama's new spending. Cutting taxes increases revenue. America has the best health care system in the world. Obama's policies are communist. Iraq was behind 9/11. Scott Brown advocated violence against Martha Coakley. Palin said "I can see Russia from my house". Al Gore said he invented the Internet. So many things flying around are just not true.

So, we heard from the campus police officer that 5 shots were fired at a woman 1 block away about an hour ago. We haven't actually gotten any notice of this officially.

eta: All the shots missed.

And yet - somehow the fact that all the shots missed isn't all that reassuring, is it?

Gads, I'm glad they missed.

The single thing that worries me most about our future is the trend toward fact-free discourse. Climate change is a hoax. The deficit is because of Obama's new spending. Cutting taxes increases revenue. America has the best health care system in the world. Obama's policies are communist. Iraq was behind 9/11. Scott Brown advocated violence against Martha Coakley. Palin said "I can see Russia from my house". Al Gore said he invented the Internet. So many things flying around are just not true.

ITA. I'm starting to swing back to my belief that politics in the US are irreparably broken.

the fact that all the shots missed isn't all that reassuring, is it?

Well, I'm sort of horrified that someone could be that bad a shot [Sox may be the only one who understands where I'm coming from on this point - our fathers were, when their eyes were good - some of the best shots in the US and we were raised with certain expectations] but honestly troubled by the thought that the U would rather stay out of the news than let me know someone with a gun, who isn't afraid to use it, is somewhere nearby.

Yikes, Sparky! That's scary!

I'm going to keep tilting at the stupid windmills on the internets.