{"id":998,"date":"2015-09-16T18:54:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-16T18:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/projects\/horsesforsources\/if-i-were-elected-prez_091615\/"},"modified":"2015-09-16T18:54:00","modified_gmt":"2015-09-16T18:54:00","slug":"if-i-were-elected-prez_091615","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.horsesforsources.com\/if-i-were-elected-prez_091615\/","title":{"rendered":"If I was elected Prez…"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s not too late to throw my hat in the ring, so I thought I’d test my manifesto with you folks first to see if I have a shot…<\/p>\n

I would:<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Running<\/a><\/p>\n

Running for President with policies that will surely nail it<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Charge income tax on robots<\/p>\n

Make the European tradition of boozing at lunch an acceptable part of American culture<\/p>\n

Not be anything<\/em> like Donald Trump<\/p>\n

Appoint Hillary as our Digital Trust Czar<\/p>\n

Make all power accessories become “recognizable” by Apple devices, as long as they fit in the hole<\/p>\n

Make analysts pass a basic IQ test before their next scatterplot<\/p>\n

Make Apple\u00a0upgrade\u00a0every\u00a0hotel radio and gym machine with the right adapter socket<\/p>\n

Make sourcing advisors pass a basic IQ test before they, er, do anything<\/p>\n

Make service provider executives stop wearing gray suits<\/p>\n

Introduce the \u201cWhiner\u2019s Circle\u201d \u2013 we\u2019ll run a Blueprint every year on the leading buy side whiners<\/p>\n

Not be anything like Donald Trump<\/p>\n

Blast the Ashley Madison database and force them all to take an online course in \u201cbots versus humans\u201d<\/p>\n

Introduce the \u201cSinners Circle\u201d of top outsourcing execs caught soliciting robotic women on Ashley\u2026<\/p>\n

Appoint Sepp Blatter as Magic Quadrant Ombudsman<\/p>\n

Build a wall between Canada and the US to keep out Tim Hortons<\/p>\n

Appoint Bernie Sanders as Chairman of NASSCOM<\/p>\n

Hire Carly Fiorina to leverage her experience of singlehandedly dismantling a well organized international organization\u2026 to take down ISIS<\/p>\n

Roll out an RPA strategy for Congress. Robotic Political Automation<\/p>\n

Not be anything<\/em> like Donald Trump<\/p>\n

Fine anyone who talks about Digital who fails to explain what it actually is<\/em> first<\/p>\n

Make Donald Trump build a very large wall around his house\u2026<\/p>\n

So there you have it, now to do I have your support?<\/em><\/p>\n

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