US senator outsources speech to India

[OhioChick]

< 13 Nov, 2006 0010hrs ISTTIMES NEWS NETWORK >

BANGALORE: Last year, the UK government is said to have outsourced a pre and post election related work to a business processing organisation (BPO) firm in Bangalore.

Now, a republican senator, Frank Morse, in Portland, Oregon, read out a speech on ‘‘The Impact of Globalisation on Oregon Economy’’ written by another outsourcing provider in Bangalore.

It might sound quite ironical, considering the amount of anti-outsourcing rhetoric raised across the US and UK. But the fact is that, the waves of outsourcing have been hitting the political power corridors of these dominating economies in the world.

Well, that’s the power of outsourcing, a virtual hammer that beats the fat, round world into a flat platter.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/US_senator_outsources_speech_to_India/articleshow/421082.cms

[dalaigh lllama]

1. "All your speeches are belong to us"

Why is this not a surprise?

[liberalpragmatist]

2. Who?

Oregon's senators are Ron Wyden (D) and Gordon Smith (R).

[nicknameless]

3. Looks like he's a state senator.

http://www.leg.state.or.us/morse

[FreeState]

4. State Senator (not US)

Senator State Senator Frank Morse


http://www.leg.state.or.us/morse/

[nicknameless]

5. Wish the rethugs would outsource their speech writing to Japan.

If the Japanese --> English tee-shirts I've seen are any indication, at least their speeches would be amusing.

[krispos42]

6. Morse: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious State of Oregon

Hello, thank you to speak me.

I hope President Bush drinks the blood of every man, woman, and child in Iraq!

I say this because, I had a very bad Gypsie attack...they stole my wife, plow... and they touch my horse in a very bad way... he got very depressed.

I will put this prize next to the only other one I won, from Central Asian Olympic Committee. For hitting gypsy with rock at 50 meters.

To the world, I love you! Apart from Uzbekistan. Assholes.

[cornermouse]

7. Perhaps Oregonians should cut out the middleman (Morse)

and elect someone from Bangalore to read the speech and represent them. Think of how much money the state government could save.

[Xipe Totec]

8. I am become deaf, the destroyer of words n/t

[donsu]

9. how bizarre! are Oregonians OK with this?

shouldn't a senator, state of federal write their own speeches?

I've never cottoned to the idea that elected officials should hire speech writers. if they can't give a speech with their own thoughts and words we can elect someone else who can.

[Phredicles]

10. The first clue was when he started ending his speeches with,

"Thank you, come again."

[Anakin Skywalker]

11. To Dumb to Write Your Own Speech, Eh?

[turbo_satan]

12. Bush outsources speeches to loony bin