A STORY FROM THE BANGKOK POST ABOUT JULI BRISKMAN

This is an October 25, 2019 article from the Bangkok Post about Juli Briskman, the CYCLIST WHO FLIPPED OFF TRUMP, NOW RUNNING FOR LOCAL OFFICE.

• Happened in the fall of 2017.  I don't remember this story, so maybe many of you reading this posting might also find interest.

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  On that Saturday in October, 52-year old Juli on a bike was passed by an imposing convoy of black SUV's on the road outside the Trump National Golf Club.  Hey, he was then President of the USA.

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  She is a single mother of two teens and a marketing analyst for a military subcontractor.  Or was, for she got fired when an AFP photograph of her finger went viral.
• While some viewed her defiant finger as a sign of resistance, she received insults and threats.
• She sued her former employer for unfair dismissal, but her case was dismissed.

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  She has a journalism degree from Ohio State and a master's in business administration from The Johns Hopkins University,  and found a job.
• Was asked to run for county supervisor as a Democrat.
• Her marathon-running attitude persuaded her to not only be that person who flipped the President, but had more to offer.
• She lives in Loudoun County, Virginia, the wealthiest in the country.
• Of course her "fame" got donations from across the country, with media attention, but still gets death threats.
• She beat a Republican supervisor and to gain a seat on the board.
• She was re-elected in 2023 and now serves as Vice Chair.

So Julie was 2 for 2.  On page 4 of the Bangkok Post, Friday, 20March2024, is another kind of tale.

• 65-year old K Padmarajan, tire repair shop owner and homeopathic remedy provider from Mettur, Tamil Nadu,India, is gearing up to run for office again.

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  Known as the Election King of India, he has failed to win 239 straight times.
• He has lost to Narendra Modi, Atal Vajpayee, Manmohan Singh, Rahul Gandhi and many others.
• Says he has spent thousands of his own dollars, for a typical race requires a security deposit of $300, and the money does not get refunded if he fails to reach 16% of the vote.

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  A typical campaign could well be, say, for a Mettur assembly seat, where the victor might get 75,000 votes, to his 6,273.  But he says he expected no votes, so that showed people are accepting him.
• He does not get stressed, for he expects to lose, and meets his goal.
• His reputation has grown to where he now is asked to address students about resilience, and how to bounce back from defeat.  
• Asked what would happen if he won?  He'd get a heart attack.

We are in a minor rut regarding our meals, but enjoying the food and drinks very much.  You will see the sequence as lunch, dinner drinks/food and breakfast in that order because I complete this blog after having breakfast.  Thus, for lunch yesterday we went to Terminal 21, an easy walk through the Asoke MTS Station, looked around, selected a plate of tuna sashimi and cup of corn soup, then went to Hono Teppanyaki, where they prepared a steak plate for take-out.

The rooms we've had so far has windows that provided just enough space to serve as a table.  Across the street is the Westin Grand Sukhamvit hotel.  I've stayed there in the past.  They have an excellent Japanese restaurant, Kissho.

Amazingly enough, the corn soup was my pick as the best part of the meal, with the special sake.

This 1.8 liter of Koshi No Kanbai was a gift from a Japanese friend.  Note that building to the right.  It sits over Terminal 21.  The whole meal with the free sake cost around $20.

You ask, how many stores in Terminal 21?  The answer is 600, plus 8 screens operated by SF Movie Theater City.  Ala Moana Shopping Center in Honolulu has only 350 shops, and no movie theaters.

Well, the evening ended with our usual Glenmorangie whiskey and, today for me, a gin martini with cognac instead of vermouth.

Did not eat much because we were still quite satiated from the late lunch.

By the way, you can ask for exactly what pillows you want here.

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