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.

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

NFL: SLOWLY DYING OF A SELF INFLICTED MORTAL WOUND - HARAKIRI

ICHEOKU says imagine what will happen and the chaos that will be unleashed upon the land if every professional is allowed to interject their personal politics into their duties and jobs. Imagine a neurosurgeon preaching antagonistic politics to a patient on the operating table somewhat raising his or her blood pressure before operation. Imagine a pilot demanding that passengers first listen through his or her political rantings before he would either take off or land a pane? Imagine a fireman demanding that entrapped victims first listen through his politics before rescuing them? Then speak of the military and you wonder how far do these political activists in professional sports want to go with exhibiting their displeasure at some existing inequalities and injustices in the country. 

ICHEOKU bemoans that there are other better ways to lead the fight for equality and against inequality; and to lead the effort to bring justice to the unjust situation. How about these millionaires sports men and women establishing foundations for scholarships to train constitutional and civil rights lawyers to carry on the fight through the court system. How about these millionaire sports men and women starting something similar to President Jimmy Carter's Habitat for Humanity to build habitable housing to enable folks trapped in inner cities to have a new beginning new homes? How about these millionaire sports men and women establishing food and pantry services to help feed folks who cannot afford to feed themselves or even establish medical foundations to help procure much needed life saving medicines and secure doctors visits when needed. But no, they like the drama of camera, light and action; hence their over dramatized taking of knee in football pitches and stadiums. 

Icheoku says professional sportsmen and women should be above board, mindful that amongst their fans are people from different political backgrounds, opinions and general standard of living and ideology. They should be mindful too that the stadium in which they are playing was built and financed with City bonds and tax write offs and that among the collective owners of such City assets are people from the other side of the political spectrum. These professional players must be mindful of the meaning and purport of the word "professional" which presupposes doing what you are trained to do flawlessly, regardless of the attendant pressure, including political correctness as well as general activism. Therefore when these people cross the line to take side in any argument, they are automatically isolating and discriminating against their fans who belong to the other side of the political divide and this is not fair to them and should stop. These fans equally paid top dollar amount to see their sports hero play and desires nothing from them other than a wonderful display of their sports artistry, devoid of politics etc. 

This is the fork on the road of the current discourse in the land and these professional sportsmen can douse the fire by just behaving better, including by not taking a knee while the National Anthem is being played. Let everyone remember that it is not about anyone telling another person what he or she can or cannot do; nope, it is about showing respect to the flag and what it represents. These players are role models to many and their actions sort of glorifies disobedience and recalcitrant behavior. These players should be mindful too that the life they have is made possible by the fans who buy tickets, sports outfits and concessions as well as who are targeted consumers of what advertisers and manufacturers have to sell to them as a result of their love for the sports. If they withdraw their money and patronage, the Owners will not have money to hire and pay these athletes and it will barrel down from there. So be that as it may, ICHEOKU says please enough of the kneeling players; let us go back to playing our sports the way it made fans and players out of many of us. Let politics be left where it belongs, outside the ballparks and stadiums. ENOUGH of the divisiveness as it is hurting our collective cohesiveness as a nation.

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