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, October 15, 2019

THE DEMOCRATIC DEBATE: A HONKY DORY FAMILY AFFAIR.

ICHEOKU says it appears that the DNC or some almighty donor read the riot act to the candidates to behave themselves and not attack each other, particularly Joe Biden or they will face some serious consequences and repercussions. How can contestants to a nomination be so friendly and so courteous to one another, instead of destroying each other in order to elevate themselves. How can they, with such a tepid attitude bordering on timidity around each other, convince American people that they are the right candidate and most suited to take on President Donald John Trump. Then add other menacing world leaders, including Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un and Xi Jinping, as well as the Ayatollahs of Tehran. 

The problem, it would seem, is that majority of the candidates are not really desirous of the nomination, but are merely on the ride for the high profile publicity and attendant stature which it brings as a former presidential candidate, which produces mouth watering speaking fees and books writing deals. 

One had expected the candidates to take a page from President Donald John Trump run for the Republican primaries in 2016, when he took apart 18 candidates by courageously taking it to them, directly and unapologetic. With his debate performance came a resounding ovation from the American people and they stuck to him like superglue since then, such that no man or woman born of woman can separate them from their leader and they will vote again to reelect him for a second term in 2020. 

American people are looking for distinction and eminently distinctive candidate, who is different and outstanding; and not just a generic candidate who is merely a member of the choristers. There is nothing attractive nor alluring in ordinary, including of a candidate who easily blends in. Unfortunately, none of the twelve candidates in today's debate will be a subject matter discuss during lunch hour tomorrow or even at dinner tables at night or be the reason why friends called each other to inquire about their take on the debate. 

Nobody stood tall to be recognized or said or did something memorable, admitted that Bernie Sanders was funny when he quipped at Joe Biden, whether he was calling him Putin. From what this Democratic debates has become, ICHEOKU would suggest that instead of the candidates and the DNC wasting their money and peoples time, they should just organize an internal concave for the candidates to sequester themselves in a room and vote for one of them to become the nominee. 

Since they seem to like each other and agree that any one of them is good enough, why not just select one person and have a go at it with the president. How can any serious candidate miss the opportunity to take Bernie Sanders on his fitness for office after suffering a heartache? How can any serious candidate not take the chance opening of corruption against Joe Biden and query him how it is that he did not know that the Chinese government purchased his silence through his son Hunter Biden as they pillaged our jobs and businesses? 

How can any serious candidate not take Elizabeth Warren to task for lying about her pregnancy being the reason she was fired. Several times did the opportunity come up for a candidate to break free from the pack, but several times were the opportunities missed and you wonder what exactly these twelve people are doing running for the presidential nomination when they let such opportunities to shine go to waste. Their only provocateur is President Donald John Trump and they spent the greater part of their time mouthing off on him. 

However, like Wang admonished them, that is their passport to election failure because the more they spend their time talking about Trump, the more likely it is that they will lose; only that the DNC and Madam Speaker Nancy Pelosi are indeed tone deaf about the yearnings of American people; the very reason they put her in office in 2018. Elizabeth Warren is still maintaining her lead and eventually is likely to secure the nomination as Joe Biden is toast, from all indications. But we shall see what happens and whether any other candidate will rise to the top and eclipse Elizabeth's great fortune. ICHEOKU says Lizzy, enjoy your moment in the sun. All the best. 

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