GUN VIOLENCE IN AMERICA: FOR WHO THE BELL TOLLS NEXT.

Just five people shy of Sandy Hook elementary school mass shooting incident that claimed 26 lives, the Uvalde Texas Robb elementary school mass shooting at 21 victims, now ranks among the highest grossing gun carnage in America. It is sad that such frequent blood spilling has tragically become part of our culture as a society. May the souls of the killed now rest.

25th AMENDMENT: ITS NOW ALL CRICKET.

Madam Speaker Nancy Pelosi once questioned former President Donald John Trump's fitness to remain in office due to what she claimed was his declining mental capacity. Does anyone know what Madam Speaker presently thinks about the incontrovertible case which America is now saddled with? Just curious!

WHO WILL REBUILD UKRAINE?

The West should convert frozen Russian assets, both state's and oligarchs' owned, into a full seizure and set them aside for the future rebuilding of Ukraine. Like the Marshal Plan, call it the Putin Plan.

A HERO IS BORN.

I am staying put. I will not run away and abandon my people. The fight is here in Ukraine. What I need are weapons and ammunitions, not a ride out of town like former Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani - President Volodymyr Zelensky.

IT IS WHAT IT IS.

"There is too much hate in America because there is too much anger in America." - Trevor Noah.

WORD!

A life without challenges is not a life lived at all. A life lived is a life that has problems, confronts problems, solves problems and then learns from problems. - Tunde Fashola.

NOW, YOU KNOW.

When fishing for love, bait with your heart and not your brain, because you cannot rationalize love. - Mark Twain.

JUST THE FACT.

In our country, you can shoot and kill a nigger, but you better not hurt a gay person’s feelings - Dave Chappelle

DO YOU?.

“What you believe in can only be defined by what you’re willing to risk for it." - Stuart Scheller.

HEDGE YOUR CRISIS.

Never get in bed with a woman whose problems are worse than yours. - Chicago PD.

PROBLEM SOLVED.

'The best way to keep peace is to be ready to destroy evil. If you Pearl Harbor me, I Nagasaki you.' - Ted Nugent.

OUR SHARED HUMANITY.

Empathy is at the heart of who we are as human beings. - Cardinal Matthew Kukah.

WORDS ON MARBLE.

"Birth is agony. Life is hard. Death is cruel." - Japanese pithy.

REPENT OR PERISH - POPE.

Homosexuality is a sin. It is not ordained by God, therefore same sex marriage cannot be blessed by the church - Pope Francis.

CANCEL CULTURE IS CORROSIVE.


FOR SAKE OF COUNTRY.


MAGA LIVES ON: NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER!

TWITTER IS BORING WITHOUT HIS TWEETS. #RestorePresidentTrump'sTwitterHandle.


WORD.

"If you cannot speak the truth when it matters, then nothing else you says matters.” - Tucker Carlson.

#MeToo MOVEMENT: A BAD NEWS GONE CRAZY.

"To all the women who testified, we may have different truth, but I have a great remorse for all of you. I have great remorse for all of the men and women going through this crisis right now in our country. You know, the movement started basically with me, and I think what happened, you know, I was the first example, and now there are thousands of men who are being accused and a regeneration of things that I think none of us understood. I’m not going to say these aren’t great people. I had wonderful times with these people. I’m just genuinely confused. Men are confused about this issue. We are going through this #MeToo movement crisis right now in this country." - Harvey Weinstein.


RON DELLUMS: UNAPOLOGETICALLY RADICAL.

"If it’s radical to oppose the insanity and cruelty of the Vietnam War, if it’s radical to oppose racism and sexism and all other forms of oppression, if it’s radical to want to alleviate poverty, hunger, disease, homelessness, and other forms of human misery, then I’m proud to be called a radical.” - Ron Vernie Dellums.


WHAT REALLY MATTERS IN LIFE - STEVE JOBS

“I reached the pinnacle of success in the business world. In others’ eyes, my life is an epitome of success. However, aside from work, I have little joy. Non-stop pursuing of wealth will only turn a person into a twisted being, just like me. God gave us the senses to let us feel the love in everyone’s heart, not the illusions brought about by wealth. Memories precipitated by love is the only true riches which will follow you, accompany you, giving you strength and light to go on. The most expensive bed in the world is the sick bed. You can employ someone to drive the car for you, make money for you but you cannot have someone to bear sickness for you. Material things lost can be found. But there is one thing that can never be found when it is lost – Life. Treasure Love for your family, love for your spouse, love for your friends. Treat yourself well. Cherish others.” - SJ

EVIL CANNOT BE TRULY DESTROYED.

"The threat of evil is ever present. We can contain it as long as we stay vigilant, but it can never truly be destroyed. - Lorraine Warren (Annabelle, the movie)


ONLY THE POOR WISH THEY HAD STUFF?

“I’m not that interested in material things. As long as I find a good bed that I can sleep in, that’s enough.” - Nicolas Berggruem, the homeless billionaire.

Sunday, June 20, 2010

ETO'O'S CAMEROON CRASHES OUT OF WORLD CUP 2010, WITHOUT ANY WIN?

'Samuel Eto'o never did anything for Cameroon,' so said Roger Miller; and the ex-international may be right? As the fabled penny-pincher Inter Milan's player failed to lead his country men out of the preliminary playoffs of the World Cup 2010 in South Africa, Icheoku says, what a helluva of vindication and attestation for Roger Miller!
Icheoku somewhat agrees with Roger Miller that this World Cup in South Africa provided Samuel Eto'o with a golden opportunity to debunk the alleged, and make better his records for Cameroon, but he woefully failed to deliver as he blew it all up. Now the perception stays, since his legendary soccer prowess proved insufficient to keep his team in the competition. Cameroon is now the first flunk-out of South Africa World Cup 2010 competition. What becomes of Samuel Eto'o and his Cameroon uninspiring squad, that put up this worst performance ever recorded by any Cameroon world cup squad since 1992, when they arrive back to Yaounde is any-body's guess; except perhaps, as is most likely to happen, Samuel Eto'o will be missing in the arriving squad as he may jet back to Milan straight from Jo`burg.
Icheoku have nothing personally against Samuel Eto'o as we religiously follow his European soccer wizardry which have taken him through some of the most prestigious teams in Europe; including his present gig at Inter Milan. But we were taken aback when he stupidly and foolishly, made very expensive outrageous gifts of $43,000 wrist watches each to his co-players, now the first casualty of South Africa 2010. Icheoku had thought that Samuel Eto`o was sensible and sensitive enough to understand that wrist-watches are the least of the problems militating against an impoverished Cameroonian African country; and we wrote a piece on that. We were disappointed in his questionable choice of gifts, and now couldn't say whether or not we hate him. But one thing we are sure of, is that we strongly detest his arrogant choice of gifts which apparently transcended into his hopeless performance in South Africa 2010; but we hope we shall get over it.
Samuel Eto`o and his Cameroonian side should have done better, but they failed woefully! With series of chances begging for ordinary effort, severally in front of a yawning goal-post, the Cameroonian side could'nt convert any and once again blew if for the Africa continent; now they are the first nation to be ousted from the competition being held in mother Africa and for the very first time. With the defeat of Cameroon by the Danes, one African representative leaves the competition and within the next forty-eight hours, will be home-bound to their part of the African continent. Icheoku condemns this early exit of Cameroon and particularly, Samuel Eto'o's inability to successfully and gallantly lead his side into the battle of South Africa 2010; we also complain loudly about the incompetence of another foreign-mercenary coach, who failed and was unable to take Cameroon outside the preliminary rounds. Cameroon's record was so appalling as they couldn't win any match as they twice fell to both Japan and Denmark, two not so rated footballing countries; and despite scoring an early first goal opener against the group's usual cry-baby Denmark.
Icheoku says, if African countries cannot perform better in a competition being held in their backyard, their continent, then something surely must be wrong with them. It is either their internal politics segregates in football and encourages quota system based team-selection instead of proven record of ability; or they have a very poor football administration and management that has no footballing policy in place; or the individualism of the players which takes team-work out of the equation effects their over-all performance-ability; and finally, their over-reliance on foreign coaches, who but give passive effort to their coaching. These third rate coaches, who no club will touch in their respective countries, usually have no real allegiance to the country whose team they are coaching; and without a dog in the fight, can afford to be lackadaisical with their coaching as well as become complacent in effectively managing the players. And since their salaries and bonuses are most always paid and collected upfront, they lack the incentive to improve on their records and have nothing to lose in any case? It is pitiful indeed that the ever mighty Cameroon that once beat Maradona led Argentina in a world cup, just crashed out of the South Africa 2010 World Cup competition. So much for a tree, Samuel Eto`o, that was mistaken and misjudged for a forest; and Cameroon regrettably realizes now too late that a football squad is not called a team just for nothing. Arios amigo, bon voyage Cameroon, see you in Brazil but not with your under-performed egotistic Eto`o!

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