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.

Monday, February 22, 2021

WHEN THE RED PHONE RINGS: CAN HE ANSWER IT?

ICHEOKU says will he be fast asleep or heavily disorientated, sedated and going through one of his senior moments. Will he be struggling with balancing himself and his thoughts with extreme difficulty trying to articulate informed response to whatever situation that may be at play at the given time. Will he be able to appreciate the gravity of the unfolding situation, analyze same or discern the recommendations and then react to it appropriately. Will he have the presence of mind to engage foreign leaders in discussing issues which affect America's global interests when they arise and effectively protect America  or will he just yield to their pressure and give away too many stuff just to be seen as embracing globalism? In other words, when that red phone rings, will he be awake and alert to effectively answer it?

This was one of the many issues that was raised during last year's presidential election campaign leading up to the November 3rd 2020 when some people, despite all the obvious signs of mental fatigue, did something with their votes resulting in the change of leadership in the White House. Now, barely four weeks into the administration all the warning bells are going off and they are now telling us that senior citizen Joe "prefers" to go to bed early or as they phrased it, likes "early bedtime." ICHEOKU says if he retires to bed so early, who then will pick the red phone when it rings by 2.00am or will Kamala Harris be allowed to make life and death decisions such as putting American soldiers in harm's way when she is not the commander in chief of the United States military. 

The picture coming out of the White House does not telegraph anything comforting where Ms Harris is now conducting international telephone calls with foreign leaders, heads of States, prime ministers and presidents, a function which her office is not authorized under the United States constitution to perform. This is and should definitely be a cause for serious concern for American people as it suggests that the office of the commander in chief is technically vacant by necessary implication or not manned 24/7. If Joe Biden cannot stay up late at night to pick up the red phone when issues requiring his immediate attention arises in some distant foreign lands, why again is he in the White House as American people's chief servant and commander in chief. It shows that America has indeed, as predicted, entered into a one-chance vehicle with no assured destination in their GPS. 

How can a leader of a country go to bed at dusk when so many issues usually come up overseas very late at night, American time. Which foreign leader will rely on Kamala Harris' words and assurances when they have not heard from Joe Biden himself? Some things do not look right with the picture being painted by the White House and it gives no one any comfort to hear of such early bedtime situation. This is exactly what hatred do to a people when they decide to cut off their nose just to spite their face. America had it going for it with a very energetic workhorse president, who hardly sleeps but conspiracy of some people cost America that choice. Joe Biden was old and frail during the campaign before the election and there was no reason then to believe that he will somehow find the fountain of youth and magically mend after the election; but some people maniacally stayed the course and now this discomforting news of his continuing sloppy downhill slide. It is sad. #25THAmendment. 

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