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.

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

africa, a cursed continent?

what is happening in kenya is not unusual or strange but a mirror-image of the malady sweeping through the continent of africa. stranger than fiction? the other day, it was rwanda; the next time it was liberia; then senegal, ivory coast; zimbabwe etc. nigeria nearly recently exploded but for the election tribunal currently deliberating over the "election" nay selection of the incumbent by the atrocious obasanjo regime; which foisted an "unelected" government on her people. hopefully the election tribunal will come out with an acceptable arrangement that the people can live with. annulling the election might not be a palatable option as vacuum creates more obtrusive environment that might descend into anarchy. ebekuo thinks the best thing in the nigeria situation is for yaradua to publicly and on national television admit his connivance to rig the election and apologise to the nigeria people especially the leadership of the opposition parties and implore them in the interest of the nation that they move on. anything short will be rubbishing the psychology of the populace and daring them in the face of obvious electoral malpractice. back to kenya and why kibaki will not let go of an election which he apparently lost. there is too much honey in the pot and so much have been eaten and letting go is very difficult. africa operates an executive presidential democracy where the chief executive president has everything under his thumb including the national treasury. he is almost at par with an absolute monarchy with power to loot the treasury dry; power to kill the governed without let; power of life and death over the ruled. they can hire and fire judges at whim and can also advise their underlings to disobey court orders with state police to enforce their will. an africa president can also convert his nation's central bank into his personal current account and can dish out largess to his cronies without questions asked. kibaki cannot go except he is forced and even where he desires such, his minions will prod him to hang in there. that kenya might disintegrate into a tribal comiums fighting in an intractable civil war is a possibility judging from the fate of other african countries too many to count. unfortunately, the same kibaki wrested power from arap moi who desired to stay forever until reason finally prevailed. a look at zimbabwe shows the same pattern as mugabe would rather be carried out in a hearse than see reason. very recently, we have now seen why mbeki of south africa was very reluctant to persuade mugabe to see reason - simply because he too was scheming his own plans to perpetuate himself in power. luckily anc spoke and zuma is today the groom in waiting. but zuma should be vigilant as these african leaders are deaf, dumb and blind when it comes to matters of power. a look at egypt shows a president who has been in power since 1979; libya's gaddaffi has been in office since 1969/73 or thereabout; paul biya of cameroon has been in power since ahmadu ahidjo died in early 80's; same goes to chad, niger as well as all the arab north africa. it is power and absolute power. if anything happens in kenya and kenya is no more due to the greed of kibaki, only kibaki and kibaki alone should be held responsible. the world should rise up and stop this other african-mugabe from accomplishing his goal. another election or a national unity government with an interim chairman to conduct fresh elections is the panacea. only that will save the land of rift valley. that the statesman mandela is an african is surprising as he voluntarily reliquinshed power and stayed out of power without much prodding. if only africa has more mandelas!
So Speaketh MENIRU!

1 comment:

  1. odinga lost in the power arrangement brokered today as what was rightfully his through the ballot box has been watered down by another greedy african "despot" who refused to yield power. by his action, Kibaki has joined the annals of african hench men who would rather perish than willingly respect the voice of the people. anyway, lets hope kofi annan has averted the mayhem. let us all be reminded that "grandpa" mugabe of zimbabwe is running for a sixth term in office since coming to power in 1980 and the grounds of zimbabwe bears testimony to his "success". anyway, get me a beer.

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