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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Christy 'Apena' Essien-Igbokwe , the wife of Jegede Shokoya of the New Masquerade and Nigeria's lady of songs is dead; she was 51years old. Although her family claimed that "brief Illness" killed her like so many Nigerians; Icheoku retorts that it was most likely AKwa Ibom voodoo and remote control that was used to arrest her. It is on record that she had fallen out with the governor of her native Akwa Ibiom State and have been having a relentless war for political turf with the governor? So who knows whether she was sacrificed to Ekpe cult or even Alusi-Okija as an offal; afterall African science is still very much alive and portent. May her soul rest in peace.
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