CORONAVIRUS: NO PARTIAL OPENING OF THE COUNTRY.

ICHEOKU says any opening of the United States of America that does not include New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California of which Silicon Valley is part of, makes no sense at all. It is either the entire country is opened for business or none of it is opened at all; but any sporadic openings will not be good, both psychologically and economically, because the whole country is intertwined together. The country is fully integrated and inter dependent on one another; it is a web and it will be very difficult if not impossible to operate some parts of the country with the rest still shut down. Therefore, the best approach is to bravely open the entire country at the same time and now; or don't open any section of it. 

New York and California put together are nearly one fifth of the country's population and controls almost half of the country's entire wealth. The airports in both States, especially in the three named cities, command the highest flights anywhere in the country; then add the hedge funders and venture capitalists who call those three areas home. Many of the flights in the country are between this three cities, both domestic and foreign; so what amount of business will the airline industry be able to carry on without this three cities and their over ten airports. New York' New Jersey ports, Long Beach port and Oakland port are some of the busiest sea parts in the country, so without these cargoes, what type of economic activities will the opened sections of the country conduct? Also, who will fund the businesses that will be opened without Wall Street, Silicon Valley and Hollywood venture capitalists and financial traders. 

Therefore, opening some parts of the country for business without this three cities will not be ideal and will be extremely difficult to work out the logistics. If it is not worth doing well then it is probably not worth doing at all; the economy can endure additional few weeks of being on life support and let the whole country open at once and bounce back together as a forceful team of one. That way the energy that will descend on the country will parachute it back to where it was pre Coronavirus, economic dominance. But any haphazard opening will only lead to slow activity as people will still be doubting themselves and wondering if it is safe to go into the water yet. 

They will also be troubled that the government is not going to find a solution to the problem any time soon and will be tepid in going about their business. Many people will also wonder why they were asked to open when the three cities that serve as America's life blood has not opened. There will be fear and panic, especially among factory workers and other people who cannot maintain the 6 feet social distancing among themselves, when a worker coughs. It is better the country is not opened than to open with great trepidation about the unknown and what may be coming down the pike. 

We are all in it together, so let us as a unit, continue to suffer it together and as long as it takes to bring the three cities back to the same acceptable level of infection, so that everybody can be opened at the same time. Moreso, how does anyone prevent an infected person from the not yet opened part of the country from visiting the opened part of the country and vice versa. ICHEOKU thinks the better policy is to institute the wearing of mask in workplaces and that way people can be protected from those who are infected; and if anyone gets too sick, put the person in isolation or rush the person to any of the Coronavirus treatment centers. 

ICHEOKU says open the country at the same time or don't open any part of the country at all, no rushing. Like in natural disasters such as earthquake or tornado and others, where destroyed cities are rebuilt, the economy can be rebuilt, but a lost life ain't coming back. Therefore, let us err on the side of caution, just in case the Chinese Wuhan disease strikes with vengeance in the opened parts of the country and people begin to say had I known. There should be no hurrying to get things back to where they were before, as there is no longer any competition on which country's economy is smoking hot; everyone is now only trying to survive and beat back this humanity's worst affliction. Lets do it together.

PRINCE CHARLES TOO: CORONAVIRUS HAS NO RESPECT FOR ROYALTY

ICHEOKU says one good thing out of the Chinese Wuhan disease aka Coronavirus is that it is an it is a no respecter of person, it does not give a damn nor care a hoot about who the heck you are. It infects the high and low, the rich and poor, the famous and the obscure, the doctor and the patient, and now it has caught up with a royalty. British Prince Charles is its latest infected person and hopefully he has not spread it to Her Majesty the Queen and her ailing husband Prince Philip, as well as the rest of the royal family, their closeness considered. 

ICHEOKU says hopes that the renegade former Prince Harry has already reached out to commiserate with his daddy, except if his femme fatale Meghan Markle forbade him from doing so. The former prince, as the whole world now knows, will do whatever the royal family wrecker tells him to. If he could turn his back on his family because she made him to, not reaching out to his Coronavirus stricken father will not be hard an order for him to also obey as commanded. 

ICHEOKU says the other good thing about Coronavirus is its global reach; it is an equal opportunity global affliction and no place is safe, otherwise the rich and famous would have since flown out on their private jets to whatever the Island is and forbade other lesser mortals from venturing near there. But ironically, African countries whose citizens have been dying in the thousands, drowning in the Mediterranean Sea, just to get to Italy, are now banning flights from every European country and those Africans hitherto swimming to Italy are now swimming back to Africa as fast as the current would permit. Life is full of cruel jokes, admitted humans beings hardly learn.

Anyway, ICHEOKU wishes Prince Charles a quick recovery and his being infected will now put all the British scientists and researchers on an overdrive, in their attempt to find a cure for the Coronavirus, now that their prince and future King is infected. ICHEOKU says God's speed to everyone involved in finding a cure for the Coronavirus and to all those infected, speedy recovery.

DEBORAH LEAH BIRX: A WOMAN'S WOMAN, GOOD FOR PRESIDENT.

ICHEOKU says she is definitely the type of woman that American people should be celebrating and not those nut jobs in Me Too Movement and other Hollywood trouble makers, who think that the only way to be a female is to constitute themselves into male hating nuisances. Nominate Dr Deborah Leah Birx any day as a presidential candidate of either party and America will have the first female president in the White House, without any dig dallying. 

Most American men have no problem with women leadership, including the presidency; but will resist those wild eyed, crazed out, nut jobs feminists, whose only claim for seeking the presidency is their gender and their desire to have a woman president in the White House. ICHEOKU says but American people will not have just any woman in the White House; so, until her type is allowed the nomination of either party, the Queen Crooked Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Warrens of America are simply wasting their time thinking that their agitation alone will yield any fruit. 

Her compunction, mannerisms, carriage, poise, intelligence and deep knowledge about things makes her exceptionally qualified and personable for the highest office in the land; and many men in America will agree on this. She is also pleasant to behold, believing that complimenting such a good work of God will not now make ICHEOKU into an automatic  misogynist/sexist pig. But should ICHEOKU care about how some lunatics feel, not in the least. ICHEOKU commends Dr Deborah Leah Birx for the good work which she and her Coronavirus Taskforce are doing trying to reassure American people that the situation is not hopeless and that everything will be ok. Well done doc.

CORONAVIRUS: WHY NOT JUST MASK, INSTEAD OF THE SHELTER IN PLACE?

ICHEOKU says the government should have just issued a nationwide order to wear protective mask by everyone, especially those still in the workforce, instead of the shelter at home measure being implemented by various States. A policy, which is now crushing the American economy further, in addition to other aspects of American life which are already being asphyxiated by the Chinese Wuhan disease aka Coronavirus. It is a war alright, but countries don't usually shut down because of war; not even Britain was shutdown during World War 11 when Germany was trying to bomb London out of existence. So, why the United States of America? 

The damage to America's economy will be more difficult to recover from than the direct deaths and sicknesses which the Coronavirus will cause; so the whirling economic engine should not have been allowed to sputter out due to the virus. Every effort and risk should have been made and taken to keep the wheels churning, but to allow America to grind to a halt just because a virus is spreading is not just acceptable nor is it the best option. A matter made even more tolerable because the recovery rate is very high and as with other viral diseases, not everyone will be infected nor equally impacted. It should have been treated like a war situation and various battle fields, people who cannot function should be replaced with healthier people to keep the engines of the economy roaring. 

Just like soldiers die in war fronts and are replaced with more soldiers, the economy should have continued to run in the same fashion; but to completely grind everything to a halt is not the American way or has America become so weak that a great generation cannot rise out of the situation. So what if some people succumb to the virus, people die daily anyway, regardless. A land of the brave should have been more courageous during this time of great peril but not to completely surrender to a virus. 

Doctors, nurses and other medical workers on the frontline in hospitals are still alive and thriving; so, if face masks could keep them protected from infection, why not apply the same measure to the rest of the country through a nationwide order to wear mask by everyone and keep the country open. Such a measure would have achieved the same purpose, to protect people from being infected, which the shelter in place order is purposed to achieve. But unlike the later, people would have still gone to their jobs, factories would have remained opened, as well as other businesses, small and large, which have been booming since the great economic miracle of this past three years plus. If masks could protect against community spread of the virus, why not adopt it instead of shutting every place down. 

Were ICHEOKU formulating the Coronavirus policy, would take the wear your mask route, which would have served America better, instead of the current shelter in place devastation being wrecked on America's economic and social wellbeing. People are ordered to stay at home to avoid community spread of the virus and medical workers wear protective masks to also avoid being infected by the already infected patients they are treating, a somewhat community (hospital) spread of the virus. Both ways, not spreading the virus is the main objective intended to be served; so, if protective masks can protect medical workers who are in constant contact with infected people, they can   also protect the general public who are not as in contact with infected people, as well. 

The only plausible argument in retort is that there are not enough masks to go around the entire population, but this is where the government would have scaled up the production of masks to meet the need. Asking people to stay at home is just an easy way out which on the long run will cause untoward damage to the economy. The cost to the economy of the shelter in place stay at home measure will surpass whatever amount which the providing of masks to the general public would have cost. 

Also, since the general public are not in confined space like hospital environment, their masks will last much longer, thus removing the need to replace their masks frequently, hence no run on masks. At worse too, only those who are still actively employed in jobs would be prioritized for masks distribution, so that they can wear their masks as they go to their workplaces to keep the engine of the economy humming. Anything to keep the economy going, should have been preferred to the total shut down being currently experienced. 

It is heart rending watching all the gains of the past three years flushed down the sewer just because of a virus, whose origin is known but how it originated is still a mystery; thus begging the question, did the Deep State strike so devastatingly to ensure that the president did not secure a second term berth in the White House. Something about the Chinese Wuhan disease aka Coronavirus has been bothering ICHEOKU ever since it broke out. It smells of a purposeful outbreak, intended to achieve a certain end; which but for the president decisively leading the war against the virus, those agents of doom would have succeeded. 

But American people know that the president did not bring about the virus and they have also seen how decisively he is leading the effort against the virus. They have also come to the same conclusion that no other person would have been better in the White House at this time of great tribulation and leading the effort than President Donald John Trump. American people are fair and will not punish the president for something that is not his fault and will, on November 3, vote to reelect him and let the battle tested, steady hand of the president to remain on the tiller of State. 

ICHEOKU says has no scintilla of doubt that the president will be reelected for a second term on November 3, 2020. He has done enough to earn his reelection, the sudden Chinese Coronavirus triggered economic nose dive notwithstanding. The president did not cause the virus to break out, the Chinese people did; and the president is doing his possible best and as is humanly possible to arrest the pandemic. American people appreciates his glaring effort ; moreover, they do not change horses mid stream and for a president who is fighting as hard as President Donald John Trump is fighting for America, especially in this particular time of great affliction, they will renew his contract with America for four more years. 

ICHEOKU says wishes the president and his Taskforce on Coronavirus all the best as they strive to solve the Chinese Wuhan disease aka Coronavirus problem. God's speed.

CHRIS MATTHEWS: FIRED FROM MSNBC, HIS SILENCE DID HIM IN.

ICHEOKU says Chris Matthews is the Martin Niemoller of our time, he failed to speak out when other men were being savaged by the scavenging Me Too vultures. He thought that he was immune and that it will never happen to him because he is woke and understands how the game of "suck up" is played. He believed that they loved him and will not do any harm to him, but he is now shellshocked to find out how wrong he was, having underestimated the venomous bile in this people. 

Now, as he joins the continuously growing list of men whose careers were abruptly ended as a result of the Me Too machinations, he must be wondering how and why he misread them; by not understanding that his own truth that his actions were mere innocent overtures differed from the Me Too Movement's own truth that they were unwanted sexual advances. 

Chris Matthew had a big megaphone as a well known anchor and host of Hardball on MSNBC, but he chose not to use it in defense of these men who were wrongly accused of doing something which their truth told them was innocent. He was silent when it would have mattered most for him to speak out, when so many men were being pilloried by the vengeful anarchist Me Too Movement. He refused to speak out in defense of these men because he did not want to be seen as being on the wrong side of the political correctness ravaging the country or abetting them by condoning their alleged misbehaviors. He wanted to play it safe and not offend the rabid Me Too mob, who are looking for men to take their choler out on. He silently watched as these men were singled out and squashed and in some cases, for alleged overtures of three decades ago.

ICHEOKU says what was the point of having such a platform and hosting a "Hardball" show when he is not hard enough to play hardball with these Me Too feminists trouble makers. He did not speak up against the apparent injustice being meted out to these men because of these senseless allegations, some of which were over activities of so many decades past. What manner of a man is he anyway that would be so constrained in the face of such utter injustice, yet pretends to be tough enough in asking hard questions and hosting "Hardball" but could not go to the canvass with the Me Too Movement over their cancel culture, lynch mob mentality. 

When they came for the then candidate Donald John Trump, Chris Matthews did not speak out because he was not a fan nor supporter of Trump. When they came for Fox News Bill O'Reilly, he saw it as a good riddance of a competitor and kept silent. When they came for Charlie Rose of CBS, he did not speak out because the old Charlie deserved everything that the Me Too Movement threw at him. When they came for Fox News Roger Ailes, Chris Matthew ignored it as a karmic of a competing Network. When they came for NBC's Matt Lauer, he explained it away as an overdue retribution for abuse of women gone too far. When they came for Mark Halperin, he did not speak out because his messing around was somewhat of a general knowledge. 

Continuing, when they came for Bill Cosby, Chris Matthews factored in that the old man must have probably done what he was being accused of and therefore deserved the fate which befell him, hence not worth being defended. When they came for Matt Simmerman, again, Chris Matthews did not speak out because it was not convenient. When the same  nut jobs came for CBS's Les Moonves, Chris Matthew did not speak out because it concerns CBS and not MSNBC. When they came for Harvey Weinstein, he did not speak out because Weinstein is a Hollywood casting chair pig and instead, he joined the lynching mob that sent Harvey away for 23 years. 

So, when they finally came for Chris Matthews, there was nobody to stand up for him and in his defense because he was seen as just another of the men who molested women and made them uncomfortable. A pattern has already since been established of men molesting women and Chris Matthews was just added to that increasingly growing long list. So, with nobody to plead his case, save him or rescue him from their jaws of death, career that is; they easily snatched him and crushed him. They threw him down off the cliff and with it, his over two decades long fixture on MSNBC came to a screeching halt, gone with the wind of the Me Too Movement. 

In the hands of the MeToo Movement, no man in America is safe anymore. Men of America have become lambs, silently being led to the slaughter, one lamb at a time and with no  resistance nor support from other men. The question now is after Chris Matthew, who is next; for who does the bell of Me Too Movement toll tomorrow? It is not as if women do not molest men, make sexual innuendoes and comments about men and often times flirt with men; but men usually do not kiss and tell, hence the lack of a "He Too" equivalent cancel culture movement which targets women. But women are different and with them, any man could be easily ruined if targeted. 

How any man could be so easily sacrificed on the alter of political correctness for such a trivial thing as complimenting a woman for her looks or the niceness of her perfume; and somewhat being flirtatious with her is beyond rationality. It would have been different if these women had protested vehemently and unequivocally made it known to these men that their advances and flirtations were not welcomed and forcefully asked them to stop and they didn't. It would have also been unacceptable if these men threatened these women during the course of their lecherous misbehavior to either yield or face dire consequences. 

But to ruin it all for these men, based on complaints by vengeful feminists nut jobs, who are exploiting the political correctness atmosphere in the country, is to say the least callous and devilish. How about a reprimand, an apology and in a worst case scenario, the payment of recompense. But no, their careers, which they worked tirelessly so hard over so many years to build must be destroyed over some hurt feelings of some feminists Me Too creatures from a bottomless, dark, dank cave. It is not okay and should not be acceptable by society, that this career killing virus of cancel culture continue to wreck havoc and ravage males of America. These men have families to feed and take care of and their source of income is being so cavalierly taken away from them just because of some flirtations. 

His fans will surely miss his insightful, deep historical knowledge of politics and his detractors definitely popped bottles of champagne when the news broke that Chris Matthew has been fired from MSNBC; which was respectfully parceled out as retirement. ICHEOKU says there is a procedure for retirement, none of which includes the abrupt announcement of "effective immediately" retirement, so Americans understands bullshitting when one is seen. Chris Matthew was fired from MSNBC, case closed. 

Anyway, the Me Too Movement have succeeded in getting rid of yet another man in a top position in television broadcast. Now fully convinced that their theatrics of levying accusations on men is working as schemed, they will only become more emboldened to go after more men. It is like the musical "Little Shop of Horrors" and the little vampire plant which kept on demanding for human blood to feed its crimson taste; it never ends and will never end with this Me Too cannibals until men of America stand up to confront them and say not any more. 

ICHEOKU says men are increasingly becoming the endangered species in many work places and institutions of learning in America. Men in America are repeatedly being fired from their work places or viciously hounded until they are forced to quit their jobs and go into premature retirements by reason of allegations of unwanted advances and sexual harassments, many of which are fabricated vendetta of many decades past.

Unfortunately, America has somewhat accepted this cancel culture which is wrecking much havoc on men's life, homes and careers throughout the country. Why society so easily fell for such a nonsensical sledgehammer is beyond ICHEOKU. That American society now finds it acceptable that mere complimentary remarks suffices to ground sexual harassment allegation, for which careers are killed instantly, is simply befuddling. Is there no longer something called tolerable flirtations within a work place, otherwise, why does anyone bother to dress well and look good, wearing nice perfume or carrying nice Gucci handbag, to say the least.

Chris Matthews' Hardball show and his many other appearances on MSNBC are no more, gone, just because he flirted and complimented some Me Too sadistic women. He is the latest victim of these anti men, cancel culture hounds of society; people who are angry at themselves and are now threat to every man in America. Where is the protection for men in this era of Me Too Movement invasion of work places or are men this easily disposable to not have a choice in the matter. Just an allegation and they are sent packing, really? It seems the new rule of the thumb is just don't make any Me Too feminist mad, otherwise a simple hello of several decades past would be regurgitated as done against their will and you are toast. 

ICHEOKU says it is incredulous what this Me Too Movement have been allowed to get away with in America just because of political correctness, fear of being railroaded and branded a sexist/misogynist as well. Chris Matthews is now their latest victim and with it his Hardball show. But, with him it could be argued that what goes around have a way of coming around and that he reaped the fruits which he sowed. He did not stand up for those other men-victims of the Me Too Movement before him and now that he became a victim as well, nobody stood up for him. ICHEOKU recalls the mockery which he made of the then candidate Donald John Trump during the Access Hollywood and Stormy Daniels imbroglios of 2016. 

Chris Matthews was never punished by MSNBC for comparing President Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, Idi Amin and even Satan. He also once said that the president has dementia without having first examined and diagnosed the illness; and the last time ICHEOKU reviewed Chris Matthews' CV, he did not attend any medical school nor qualified as a psychiatrist. But he took extensive liberties attacking the president and other men accused by the Me Too Movement, thinking that he is immune and enjoyed the full confidence of the honchos at NBC and MSNBC. Unfortunately, he was oblivious of the lethality of the Me Too Movement and as soon as his cup filled up, they drove their dagger right through his heart and bled him out like a sacrificial animal. So long Chris.

KENNY ROGERS: FARE THEE WELL, ADIEU..

ICHEOKU says aside of Don Williams, he was ICHEOKU's most favorite country music artist ever lived, especially through the 1980s. The Gambler is ICHEOKU's best song of his, because of its rich moral lesson and life instruction. He made having facial hairs cool and many people wore that Kenny look back in the day. Kenny Rogers died of natural causes; he was 81 years old. May his soul now rest. Adieu Kenny.

TULSI GABBARD: JUST ANOTHER POLITICIAN, PLAYING THE GAME.

ICHEOKU says she voted "present" during the impeachment trial, choosing to stay on the fence of indecisiveness, instead of breaking for one side or the other in the political duel. She wanted to play it safe but succeeded in winning nobody's admiration because it did not reflect a true character, courage and conviction despite  her training as a member of the United States military or rather Hawaiian National Guard. 

Indecision is a mark of lack of courage and character as conviction was lacking in her to take a side because she was playing a game of keeps and for a delusional long haul in the primaries. Suddenly, she became decisive and now endorses Joe Biden and you ask yourself why did she continue to remain neutral, continue to sit on the fence, in the ongoing battle for the nomination of the Democratic Party's presidential candidate between Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders. But she is a smooth operator who uses her pretty face as a decoy to charm and deceive people; but beneath it lies a conniving establishment politician who is actively working in concert with the entire Democratic Party establishment to deny Bernie Sanders the nomination of the party. 

ICHEOKU says used to admire her until that "Present" vote during the impeachment trial. which showed her wishy washy nature. It would not have mattered which side she voted for, either to convict or acquit the president, but she should have decisively voted as any convinced, charactered person would. But to try to play it safe by trying to placate both sides of the political divide, shows that she is not a Commander in Chief material, her service in the military notwithstanding. Such a position demands making of decisions and it does not matter whether good or bad, although good will be preferred; but it abhors of prevarications, indecisiveness and needless equivocations that do not a problem solve. 

Query, if she couldn't decide one way or the other during the impeachment of the president,  how was she now able to decide between Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders, who to endorse? The only explanation is that she is a calculating, conniving and contriving player who gages the direction of the wind before punting on issues. During the impeachment trial she wanted to continue enjoying the airtime which Fox News afforded her with repeat appearances and did not want to vote to convict the president in order not to offend the Network. 

Also she did not want to offend the Democratic Party either, hence she did not vote to acquit the president. But now, that she has withdrawn from the race, she has nothing to lose nor anything to gain by appearing neutral, hence the head first plunge into endorsing Joe Biden, in compliance to a marching order by the Democratic Party for everyone to fall in line behind the former Vice President. 

Anyway, ICHEOKU is not perturbed by the development as everyone knew right from the start that the Democratic Party's establishment will never allow a non member of the party to clinch their presidential nomination ticket. Bernie Sanders is not a member of the Democratic Party, he is an independent and should have no business seeking the nomination of the party in the first place. If he indeed truly wants to make a difference and convinced in his cause, he should have emulated Ross Perot and Ralph Nader by running as an Independent and let the tree fall where it may. 

But unfortunately, he has no fire in his belly to indeed shake up the Democratic Party's establishment, otherwise he would have spoiled it for everybody. If they could denying him the ticket in 2016 and are now again doing the same thing to him in 2020, why can't he push back by registering his disgust at their rigged system and tacit disavowal of him, through an Independent run. But a toothless bulldog only barks but hardly bites and so it is with Bernie Sanders who turned out to be too timid to take a chunk of flesh out of his adversary, the Democratic Party. 

Anyway, Tulsi Gabbard's own time in the political sun is now effectively over and once she loses her battle with Queen Crooked Hillary Clinton, her political sun will permanently set, never to rise again. Her performance during her sorry short lived and little accomplished presidential run, which but for the little blimp when she took on Kamala Harris, was rather mediocre and America will not give her a second look. There will be no next time for Tulsi Gabbard nationally, she is toast, done and will soon be forgotten like Alaskan Sarah Palin who sees Russia from her house. Hopefully, Tulsi has some other career she plans to pursue going forward. She has already denied being a Russian asset otherwise Putin would have made her rich with some consulting business. But hey, so long Tulsi!

CORONAVIRUS: DOING WHAT NO ARMY COULD DO TO AMERICA.

ICHEOKU says when one thought that 9/11 was so devastating to the United States of America, here comes the mother of all devastations, as America is reeling under its weight, the ravaging Chinese Wuhan disease aka Coronavirus. ICHEOKU says it will be tough but hopeful of a stronger and more united country when the scourge is over. May the government's best efforts at winning the war against the Chinese Coronavirus translate into a successful outcome and quickly too. God's speed America!

CORONAVIRUS: CALIFORNIA UNDER LOCKDOWN, IS THE ENTIRE COUNTRY NEXT?

ICHEOKU says remember the old saying as California goes so goes America and you wonder whether the government at the center in Washington DC will put the entire country under a complete lockdown now that the trailblazing pacesetter State of California has put its 40 million residents under a complete total lockdown or as the government would rather say, shelter in. 

California governor Gavin Newsom announced the development today as he ordered residents to stay at home and only venture out for food, medicine and other life essentials. ICHEOKU says ponders what comes next and whether the upwardly mobile Californians will comply and adapt to a life they are not used to or will simply resist the order to do time for an offense which they did not commit, by staying home and not going out to indulge in their behavioral habits including dinning out, hanging out, doing neighborhood strolls and going to beaches. 

ICHEOKU says no matter what happens, anything that will help bring the rampaging Chinese Wuhan disease under control will be good for Californians; as a short lockdown now is definitely a better and preferred inconvenience than a long agony of so many infections and likely deaths later. Italy, China, South Korea and Iran have shown what happens when a society is indifferent and rather reluctant to act swiftly to wrestle the Wuhan Coronavirus immediately. Let's hope that it will not be as that bad with Californians as well as the rest of the country; a hope which is somewhat suspenseful  because the governor also added that more than 56% of Californians might be infected by the disease and many of them will likely succumb to it. 

ICHEOKU wishes and prays for the best possible outcome; and says if the government at the center in Washington DC will follow suit, that they do so immediately so that the whole country can come out of the lockdown at the same time to begin the rebuilding process simultaneously. The Coronavirus has shown that we are not really as in control of things as we arrogantly think of ourselves. Imagine the United States of America tumbling down from its booming life is good times just a few short weeks ago, to where it is reeling now under the weight of Coronavirus, invisible microscopic organism. How the mighty American has suddenly buckled, succumbed to an enemy that is not even visible to the naked eyes, is a lesson in humility. But from the ashes of the expected devastation, America will rise again, stronger than ever. May God continue to bless America and save it from the Chinese Wuhan Coronavirus invasion.

BERNIE SANDERS: ITS TIME TO THROW IN THE TOWEL.

ICHEOKU says with yesterday's 3:0 victory over Bernie Sanders by Joe Biden, it is now a mathematical impossibility which freezes every possible road going forward, for Bernie Sanders to still clinch the nomination of the Democratic Party. A wise Bernie Sanders should now cut his losses and not prolong his suffering as his defeat was sealed with yesterday's election. It is now a mission impossible for him to catch up or meet and surpass Joe Biden as most of the delegate rich States are already done, including California, Texas and Florida. A matter not helped by the fact that the establishment Democrats want Joe Biden and not him as their preferred candidate nominee. Also, the other progressives co-leader and former presidential candidate wanna be Elizabeth Warren's refusal to endorse Bernie Sanders says a lot too, that "nobody likes him" within the Democratic Party's establishment. 

Therefore, it will be foolhardy of him trudging on, in continuation of the primaries process, the odds against his securing the nomination weighted. He should have called for the postponement of the primaries because of the Coronavirus, aware that his support base are millennials and other snowflake who are risk averse and would not risk going to the voting stations afraid they might contact the virus. He should also have won last Sunday's debate but didn't, as he developed cold feet and was very reluctant to go full throttle metal jacket at Joe Biden. 

This is the end of the road for his campaign to win the nomination of the Democratic Party. His option now is to either support Joe Biden or declare his intention to run as an Independent; that way, he can ruin it for everybody as a lesson to the Democratic Party establishment not to mess with Bernie, not again. They had their way with him in 2016 and it is likely the thunder will strike twice again this 2020. It is sad and it is pitiful that there is no democracy in the Democratic Party and that a whole political party's establishment can gang up against just one man in this manner. 

ICHEOKU says congratulations to Joe Biden for coming back from the dead and routing Bernie Sanders without spending time and capital pursuing the nomination. What a nice present. To Bernie Sanders, ICHEOKU says please make up your mind fast on the way forward, so that you may comfort millions of people whose hopes were raised their that everything will be free in America, so that they can now  begin to heal. So long Sanders and welcome to former Vice President Joe Biden v President Donald John Trump 2020, let the duel begin; but first the Coronavirus has to be taken care of.

CORONAVIRUS IS A NO RESPECTER OF PERSON: KEVIN DURANT TOO?

ICHEOKU says like Magic Johnson's HIV/AIDS announcement of November 7, 1991 which finally brought the scourge to the people's full attention, the infection of Brooklyn Nets' Kevin Durant with the Chinese Wuhan disease aka Coronavirus, will definitely create more awareness about the devastating disease. It is sad and it is unfortunate that China has exported such a deadly disease to the world and the world is now a hellish place because of them. 

ICHEOKU says may be it is about time the world considers kicking China out of many World Organizations for misleading the world about the outbreak of the Wuhan Coronavirus and not alerting of it early enough, when the scourge would have been significantly contained and confined within its epicenter in Hubei Province. But no, their secretive attitude made them hide it for too long until it went out of control and now the entire humanity is living in mortal fear for their lives while many have since died from the disease. 

To Kevin Durant and many other similarly infected persons in America and throughout the world, ICHEOKU says get better soon, have a quick recovery and prays the government will solve the problem before too long. Away with the Chinese Wuhan Coronavirus disease!

KUDOS TO PRESIDENT TRUMP AND HIS TEAM CORONAVIRUS TASK FORCE

ICHEOKU says it has been a non stop race by the president and his team to find a panacea to the Chinese Wuhan disease aka Coronavirus. From the day the news first broke until now and continuing, the president and the task force which he set up to deal with the emergency, led by Vice President Mike Pence, have known no rest, as they are working tirelessly to make sure that American people are protected from the Chinese Wuhan plague. American people are indeed deeply appreciative of the great job which the president and his team are doing, the reason their approval rating is at 73%. 

ICHEOKU says their effort will be rewarded handsomely as they will solve the Coronavirus problem sooner than anybody could have imagined. Way to go Mr President; American people love their president and will reward him with four more years in office on Election Day November 3rd, 2020. It does not matter whether the Stock Market plunges into the sewer, it is not the president's fault nor making; and this is imperatively outcome determinative. The Chinese people caused the plunder, so, President Donald John Trump cannot be held responsible for a Chinese making. Looking for someone to blame for the Stock Market, turn to Wuhan China. 

WUHAN CORONAVIRUS: WHY THE GOVERNMENT EFFORT IS NOT APPARENT.

ICHEOKU says American people wants their life back, to come back to normalcy, to what they are used to before the pandemic. So until this is achieved, they  cannot really appreciate the effort which the government is making to get a handle on the Chinese Wuhan virus disease and make America safe again. 

It is true that the President and his task force on Coronavirus are doing tremendous job to arrest the situation, including banning travels from Europe, United Kingdom and China, as well as other afflicted regions of the world and pumping money to various areas of the counter virus measures. But American people want these actions to translate into a common language which they can understand, which is to get their country back and resume their normal life of mingling, going out and just being free as they live, enjoy and pursue their respective American dreams. 

America is the land of the free and home of the brave and nothing less or short of this endowment Is an acceptable substitute to the American people, no matter how fleeting it  lasts. American people are used to being free, including free from virus and will not accept that a virus named Corona would take this their freedom away. Therefore the government must be cognizant of this consequential fact and double or even triple its effort to arrest this Coronavirus before American people start losing their minds over the threatening shut down of their country. The Coronavirus must not be allowed to get the upper hand as adjusting is often very difficult, especially when it is from everything which has sustained the country and made it what it is. 

Unlike 9/11 when American people were asked to adjust for extra security checking at the airports, but were allowed to avoid this little inconvenience by not flying; this Chinese Wuhan pandemic has not afforded American people the same or similar choice. Instead, everything that makes life livable in America is effected, including sports, shopping, traveling, schools, colleges, dinning out, theaters, mass transits, movies, concerts and gatherings of any kind. In short, the Coronavirus somewhat translates to end of life in America as a society, as there is no way in hell any sane person can be expected to fully adjust completely to such an over broad, all encompassing, end of existence sort of situation. 

The media thought that they were taking it to the president when they went ballistic with their hyperventilating coverage of the virus, only to find out now that they have created so much panic in the society that America is gradually shutting down. How can store shelves in America look like those in Venezuela and other conflicts ravaged areas of the world, not being stocked and suppliers not meeting the increased run on basic essential commodities. So many store shelves are gradually assuming the image of store shelves in Russia following the collapse of the Soviet Union, all thanks to the media which caused the panic buying and hoarding of every essentials that make modern living possible. 

Should the president declare another national emergency, this time on the media and clamp down on their reportage until the crisis is over, may be. A sort of a martial law and rein in these wily agenda driven maniacal media which behaves as if they have another country other than America or are immune from the Coronavirus disease. instead of taking a break from their anti Trump frenzy and giving American people tips on how they can protect themselves and the latest updates on what the government is doing to quickly get the situation under control, they are busy diminishing the government's efforts in their sadistic attempt to damage the president and thus increasing the palpable fear in the country. 

American people are scared and panicked about the unknown and are buying up supplies for a possible lengthy hunkering down. The media therefore, must help to assuage the panic which they created by lifting the fog of fear which they enveloped the country in with their crass reportages. The media must change course, revert to only a responsive, sensible and objective information based reporting and not continuing with their agenda driven propaganda which is causing serious mental anguish on the American people. 

People are scared stiff of their fate and the fate of their loved ones and whether they will survive. How anybody, especially the media in America, could be this nonchalant about the American people's welfare as well as their psychological health is imply beyond comprehension. Why create such panic in the society as if the skies are tumbling down and turn American people into Chicken Little? The media needs to do some self censoring, understanding that their over-hyped sensational reportage on the Coronavirus is causing grievous harm to the American people and damaging the America foundation as a society. 

Anyway, President Donald John Trump and his team of experts are doing wonderfully well so far with the counter-attack on Coronavirus and hopefully very soon, their effort will begin to yield the desired result, translate into a restored freedom in America. This is the ultimate objective and this is the only thing that in fact will really matter and make a definitive sense and difference to the American people. 

So, until the magic hour strikes, the government should know that American people are deeply worried and their panic might translate into something ugly, especially if their store shelves and water supply completely empties out and dries up respectively. ICHEOKU prays it will not come to that and commends the government for their effort so far, in both reassuring the society and in trying to solve the virus problem and restore America back to what America is and stands for, a FREE country.

WUHAN CORONAVIRUS: THE ATTACK OF THE MICROBES, WORSE THAN 9/11.

ICHEOKU says if it were a massed army, the government can send the Marines to deal it a fatal blow. If it were terrorists, the government can track them down and knock the hell out of them and out of this world. But a virus is microscopic organism and dealing with it is rather a much more complex scientific endeavor. 

Scientists have to understand its culture, isolate and split them and eventually find a remedy for its infection such as vaccination. So patience is what it will take to find a solution to the affliction, but unfortunately, American people are not a patient people, hence all the media assisted panic in the country which has led to America gradually shutting down before our own very eyes. 

Without societal interactions, shopping, dinning out, sports, events, ceremonies, schools, gatherings and entertainment, America as we know it is gone and America gone, is the objective of the Chinese Wuhan disease aka Coronavirus or those behind it. As a result, America must see itself as the primary target of the virus outbreak which intention to knock it off its pedestal as the hottest economy on planet earth; completely stop it economic run and entirely wipe out the gains of the last three years plus. It seems that this disease and those possibly behind it are succeeding as America is shutting down before our own very eyes as all those institutions and activities that make America uniquely great are shuttering their doors faced with a threatening Coronavirus. 

It is easy to run away from the arena of conflict by quarantining, but what will happen if the virus decides to follow us into our respective homes and houses. Where will society then run to in order to escape its scourge. Is it not better society man's up and do not allow the microbes to ruin it for everybody, resume their activities and in the process develop immunity for it. 

Running away restaurants, shops, trains, planes, theaters, classrooms and other places which society gathers is a recipe for disaster as not only is the economy hurting, but society is gradually falling apart and picking up the pieces later, might be difficult to say the least. Society needs to return to its basics and let the tree fall where they may and that's the only thing that will help take society back from the grip of the Chinese Wuhan disease aka Coronavirus. The streets have thinned out, deserted by fear stricken citizens who do not want to contract the disease nor die; but when has running away from problem ever solved a problem.

It is possible that a rogue operator in the Chinese communist party's security forces, who was tired of the biting tariffs and trade war being waged by America on China, decided to put an end to President Donald John Trump's tweets on how well the American economy is doing and how it has become the envy of the entire world. It is possible too that the Chinese government watched as America's Stock Market index shot through the roof, reaching nearly 30,000 points, while the Chinese economy is tanking and decided to bring America down to its level and on her knees by releasing the  Coronavirus. 

But whether the virus was man made, created in a laboratory somewhere and introduced in Wuhan; or it escaped from a badly managed Chinese biological war laboratory near the wet meat market in Wuhan, it is now irrelevant. The who did what and the pointing of accusing finger on one another as being the source or origin of the virus should now take a back seat. What the world needs right now is to get that genie back into the bottle before it translates into an apocalypse for mankind, assuming the prognosis is right and correct that the virus is ten times more lethal and very contagious than regular seasonal flu disease. The relevant question which now urgently needs an answer is how does the world fix the bad bitch.

There will certainly be a time in the future when it will be a right time to investigate the origin of the contagion and then squarely place the blame for it where it lies. Many people believe it is China who caused the virus to escape from its biological laboratory, despite Russia's Vladimir Putin's allegation that COVID-19 was a CIA manufacture "agent-orange" which the America government tested in Wuhan to determine its broader efficacy. The Chinese government seems to have bought into the Russia's conspiracy theory  misinformation, which was intended to sow discord between America and China, as it appears the Russians have succeeded as China has now accused America of being the source of the virus. 

One medical doctor told ICHEOKU that Coronavirus was an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) discharge from 5G high impact Internet and not any of the suggested organic virus out of the middle of nowhere. He claimed that the governments of the various countries in the world were aware of this electromagnetic pulses from 5G, but are reluctant to switch it off due to its monetary value and the potential enormous wealth creation expected from it. His argument was that Wuhan and Milan are the most 5G saturated cities in the world and that the cruise ship Grande Princess was recently fitted with 5G Internet capabilities which is the reason it was also effected by the virus. 

ICHEOKU does not know how credible the 5G theory is, but it is still a theory worth looking into, as everything humanly possible should be done to zero down on the spread, contain and defeat this plague. Therefore cooperation among countries is highly needed to find solution to the virus and hopefully, the world will solve the problem timely to avoid the collapse of many countries and their economies. 

ICHEOKU says if only China had manned up and admitted to the existence of this virus on time, may be the world would've since found some remedial measures to help impose itself over this virus. But the usual Chinese reluctance to share things with the rest of the world and repression of voices in China has worked grave disservice on the rest of the world and prevented it from finding a panacea to this dreadful disease. A timely disclosure by the Beijing authorities would have bought the world a much needed time to do something about the virus before it turned pandemic. 

Anyway, on a lighter note, if there is ever going to be an end of mankind, such a global affliction is what it will take, as a hopeless world will watch helplessly in vain as drugs immune microbes eat away at its humanity. Also, if there is ever going to be an alien invasion, they will come in the form of microscopic organisms which will make it impossible to defend from and fight back. Lets hope it has not come to that and that the world will find a solution to the pandemic very soon, so that life as we know it can restart. 

With the closures of so many places of public converge and banning of public gatherings, many people have heed the call to hunker down, making many cities begin to look like a scene from Will Smith's movie, "I Am Legend." But the good news is that the virus have been identified and the government is on top of the situation; and provided the fear induced panic is allayed, the virus will be contained and eventually fixed, so that the wheel of civilization can resume its turning and in full speed, otherwise we are doomed. 

HARVEY WEINSTEIN: 23 YEARS FOR SEXUAL ACTS?

ICHEOKU says it does not matter what the women later alleged, the state of mind of the accused person and now convicted felon, at the time of the sexual contacts, is imperative. Did Harvey Weinstein indeed truly believe that he was raping those women or just having his way with them because of what he had to give them in return, fame and fortune in Hollywood. 

This should have been the controlling authority and not what some nut jobs loose women later alleged took place, especially after reaping the promised benefits which accrued to them as a result of their saying yes, even if implied. They had a choice to reject his offers and advances and walk away, but they didn't, as the allure of fame and fortune too tempting that it overwhelmed their will of resistance. What was the parties mood during the sexual contacts, did they object and complain or were they cordial, believing that their giving in to what Harvey wants, would in return and did in fact greatly improve their odds in Hollywood. 

Now, a man is given 23 years prison sentence because of what he honestly thought and sincerely believed was a side show, extra marital affairs he was having with women he bequeathed fame and fortune in Hollywood. Going forward, should men make women to first sign a consent form before having sex with them to avoid such a change of story later. ICHEOKU says why can't men be believed as well or should Bill Clinton now be similarly put away for what he did to Monica Lewinsky just because Monica said he raped her? 

What protection do men have against women who manufacture stories or changed heir minds after sex. Mike Tyson suffered similar consequence for having sex with Desiree Washington who came over to his hotel suite in skimpy see though lingerie and so late in the night, yet she was believed when she alleged rape. When will men rise up in defense of themselves or will they just lay supine in surrender as this vendetta seeking mean gals Me Too machine grinds them all up. 

Unlike Bill Cosby who in fact raped his victim-women using date rape drugs and got ten years, why is Harvey Weinstein being so excessively punished with such a lengthy prison sentence of 23 years and he did not drug any person. How can 23 years in prison for having sex which one party considered consensual and which one party now alleged was rape be a "fair and just punishment?" Isn't the accused entitled to the same right to fair hearing  which prohibits cruel and unjust punishment, just like the victims have the right to have the crimes against them investigated and punished. 

ICHEOKU says agrees with Donna Rotunno that the sentence was rather ridiculously obscene" and obnoxious. Query, if a sex pervert could get such a very lengthy sentence, how about murderers and child molesters, many of who have gotten less than five years. Is rape under any circumstance a more egregious crime than murder? It is not fair, it is excessive and the injustice done to Harvey Weinstein in this case cries to high heavens. It shows that something else influenced the sentence rather than purely the evidence presented. 

ICHEOKU says also agrees with Harvey Weinstein that the Me Too Movement (MTM) has gone off the reservation and that thousands of men are losing their due process in courts which are pandering to these crazy nut jobs. Certainly a worrisome development for the country as a certain dark cloud has gathered on men in America and every one of them now has a bayonet dangling at the back of their necks, ready to hack them down with tales of woes from rape and other sexual offenses. 

For just for having sex and they shared wine, caviar and champaign, a man is going away for 23 long years for something his own truth says was a consensual sex between a cheating husband and some grown up ladies, who wanted what the man offered as a quid pro quod and now it is rape? American men, this one is for you to process and strategize a way to fight back, because if they did it to Harvey, they will do it to you. If you keep silent because it was Harvey Weinstein, just remember the admonition of Martin Niemoller. ICHEOKU prays the appellate court will right the injustice in this case and either set Harvey free on compassionate ground for what he has done for society or drastically reduce the sentence to a reasonable period. What a joke wokeism has become which has empowered some nut jobs to needlessly target men for vengeance. 

JOE BIDEN: THE SCANDALOUS ENDORSEMENTS.

ICHEOKU says shame on Democrats who have been given a marching order to fall behind Joe Biden, despite his visibly depreciated cognitive quotient and they are sheepishly complying, no questions asked. Possibly at the pain of their being ostracized from the party, denied funding for their reelection campaign and primaried out of their respective offices. It is disgraceful what is unfolding before everybody's eyes and the whole world is laughing at America for contemplating such a senile old man for president. 

Based on what is Joe Biden being pushed forward for president? A man who hardly knows where he is at any given time; who called his wife his sister, who can't remember dates and days; who hardly completes few syllable sentences etc, yet this is who the Democrats want Americans to elect president. It is a shame and it stinks to the high heavens, the standard which the Democratic Party have descended into, all in their fantasy to regain the White House. 

ICHEOKU says a White House which a far much mentally stronger and healthier Queen Crooked Hillary Clinton could not secure and which a sitting President Barack Obama could not hold for and hand over to the party's candidate, cannot be won back by such a mentally depleted Joe Biden. It will not happen and it is not going to happen; thus begging the question, why are the Democrats engaging in such an elder abuse by forcing Joe Biden through the rigors of another presidential campaign, which arguably, he is not even aware that he is in. 

Although a party made the decision, with instruction given to party faithfuls to back Joe Biden, but how could any of these politicians in all sincerity think that American people will take them seriously with their recommendation of Joe Biden for president. American people who are living witnesses to the mind gone south Joe Biden, as they watch him on television struggling through words and memory recalls. But these egotistic politicians delude themselves that they know better than the people and that the people will just do as they are told simply because they are their representatives. 

ICHEOKU says to all those politicians endorsing Joe Biden for president, amidst all his debilitating senior afflictions, just know that their reputation is at stake. They are only adding credence to the strong believe in society that politicians are liars and whenever a politician's mouth opens and is moving, they are lying. Do they even have conscience to know that it would have been better had they stayed clear of the Biden/Sanders final showdown, than pitch tent with a definitely weaker of the two weak candidates. 

Admitted that Bernie Sanders has the baggage of socialism dragging him down and out of contention, but at least his cognitive functions are still relatively intact and he can also easily formulate thoughts and ideas and put a voice to them; unlike Joe Biden who is so far long gone mentally that he is now a pitiful pathetic sight to behold. It is not fair what they are doing to Joe Biden, using him as a tool to wrench power back from President Donald John Trump. Why the immediate Biden family would tolerate this treatment of their dear husband, brother, father, uncle and ultimate bread winner, is simply beyond comprehension. Why allow the public spectacle being made of him, tarnishing his decades of hard won reputation as a fiery politician, just because of some other peoples selfish interest. Why the caricature? 

The worse of it all are his former colleagues in the presidential primaries who once chided him for being too old to run for president, for being a racist and in fact for being long gone upstairs. But the same people are now swooning over themselves in their mad rush to endorse their beloved Joe Biden and you ask yourself, were this people lying when they said all the things they said against Joe Biden or they don't really care about America that much, such that they could wish such a mentally wiped out fellow on America as president. 

It is sad and it is pathetic and even callous what the Democratic Party establishment is doing to Joe Biden in their mad quest to regain power. But at the end of the day, the decision on who will be president will be made by American people and they will make a wise one, convinced that the Joe Biden they used to know is no more and that the present effigy is merely being propped up just to be used to get back power and they will vote to reject such an evil machination. ICHEOKU says end the unfolding scandal, end the scam now,  let Joe Biden be and allow him to enjoy his well deserved and rightly earned rest in retirement.