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.

Friday, July 10, 2020

MAYOR BILL DE BLASIO: BLACK LIVES MATTER STRIPPING, A SKEWED PRIORITY.

ICHEOKU says it is rather unfortunate that instead of focusing attention and resources on what will in fact improve black people's lives, Mayor Bill de Blasio is busy throwing Black Lives Matter a mere bone, painting a Black Lives Matter sign in front of Trump's Tower on 5th Avenue. What exactly is that supposed to be except pure confrontation, an in your face harassment of a man who worked hard to mount his flag in New York City. Will the Mayor's next move be to make New York pass an ordinance for the removal of the sign Trump Tower from the building or banish the president from New York. 

But how exactly is the stripping of Black Lives Matter at that particular section of 5th Avenue going to improve Black Lives Matter's lives and how many black people will it put food on their table or help pay their children's school fees or their family's energy bill. How does the stripping help black people overall. Will it stop black people's shooting themselves or by the police? Will it stop black peoples family dysfunction? Will it stop the use of crack cocaine and other drugs in black community? Will it stop domestic violence in black community? Will it create jobs for black people? What exactly is the intent and purpose of the street stripping that addresses the complaints of Black Lives Matter? 

ICHEOKU says such unnecessary pandering is what is wrong with politicians as they overlook the big picture items and tunnel-focus their energies on how to get under the skin of their opponents. After the defacing of the street, what next? Hopefully the Mayor will not rudely find out someday in the future when he needs a Federal government's bailout or any other help from Washington DC that an otherwise avoidable antagonization of a president is not a good idea. Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman just found out when his due promotion can only be assented to by the president and it forced himself out of a military career of over 21 years. 

What exactly did the president do to and that hurt black people, afterall he was not the Mayor of Minneapolis nor the police chief there where George Floyd was murdered. The president does not run the City of New York nor is he in charge of the New York Police Department that Black Lives Matter people complain about. The president did not infest black neighborhoods with drugs nor guns with which they kill themselves. The president did not author the 1994 Crime Bill that destroyed a lot of black families, Joe Biden did. So instead of painting Black Lives Matter in front of the president's building, why did the Mayor not paint the Black Lives Matter where it should've mattered, in front of the buildings of those responsible for the actions which Black Lives Matter are complaining about, the NYPD's building or even City Hall for that matter. 

But distraction is the name of the game and a shinning object thrown somewhere will serve to take the attention off the people who are really responsible for the complaints being made by Black Lives Matter. Mayor Bill de Blasio has descended to a new low, actively participating in such an affront and you wonder how he plans to get anything else done in New York with such a septic mindset. It is not only black people that live in New York and the president never did a thing to warrant such blatant defacing of a street in front of his building. It is a sad day when elected officials start being so openly partisan and you wonder what will happen if any red State's City Mayor decides to paint "Joe Biden authored 1994 Crime Bill" on their Street or even MAGA for that matter. Bill de Blasio, shame on you.

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