DNC PHILADELPHIA 2016 DAY 2, BILL CLINTON TRIED TO REHABILITATE HILLARY?

Icheoku says the nation as well as the tuned in world watched as former President Bill Clinton tried to vouch for his wife Hillary, as to her character for trustworthiness as well as fortitude. But Icheoku as well as millions of other none Clinton's cooled drinkers, surmised that Bill tried but failed to reinvent the Hillary which everyone knows as being crooked and untrustworthy. Bill Clinton would rather Americans had just woken up to a different Hillary, rather than the one they know. The one who has been a permanent fixture of American politics for nearly forty years now; and whose character is already known to millions of Americans and their verdict is not flattering to say the least. 

The former president went to a great length and in his usual characteristics, labored to sell ice to Eskimos, telling American people that the Hillary they know is different from the Hillary running for president. In his very own words, the president made allusion to 'Hillary the real' and 'Hillary the caricature', which according to him was the picture of the Hillary painted at Cleveland's Republican National Convention. Icheoku in rebut, says if any artist ever painted Hillary the caricature, it is the former president who tried to input character of trustworthiness to his wife who possesses none. A former president who had selective amnesia in painting only the rosy picture of his wife Hillary, while cleverly deleting, in their usual Clintons pattern, those he considered unflattery. 

But Icheoku and millions of Americans are not buying it, did not buy it and will not buy it. Rather, come November 8, Americans will go to the polls to say no to a recycled candidate; no to an old wine poured in a new wineskin; no to an establishment candidate paid for by entrenched special interests and no to politics as usual of all motion and no movement. Americans would rather question why should they trust their fate and country to a candidate who cannot trust American people enough with full disclosure. Americans would say no to a candidate who would give speeches but would rather American people not see those speeches to determine whose side she was actually on - whether special interest Wall Street or the American people? American people would rather not hire a candidate for president who rerouted official emails to a private servers holed up down in her basement? 

American people would rather not hire someone who failed Americans in Benghazi because if she could not answer the red phone then, there is no guarantee she will be able to answer it now? American people, particularly black males of America, will reject a candidate who branded them Super Predators and championed the Crime Bills which decimated their families and communities?' American people would rather not hire for the highest office in the land, a candidate who turns tricks depending on who is paying for her services; a very chameleonic individual. American people would rather not hire a candidate whose reset button with Russia led to the loss of Crimea by Ukraine? American people would rather not hire a candidate for president who merely killed an already repented Moummer Gaddafi just to prove a point that she came, she saw and he died. American people would rather not hire a candidate for president whose judgment is very bad and suspect at best. 

Some of these lingering doubts in the minds of the American people, plus more, are what Icheoku had expected to hear Bill Clinton, the Obama explainer in chief, try to explain concerning his wife; but he neither touched them and merely skirted through them. Bill Clinton cherry-picked those issues that will glamorize Hillary's records and that was the gist of Bill Clinton's character witness speech to the Democratic National Convention today in Philadelphia. The former president likely borrowed a page from the First Lady Michelle Obama who yesterday during her own flowery address, told of how her two daughters can joyfully play in the White House lawn; but meticulously avoided mentioning that thousands of less fortunate black Chicago kids cannot similarly, safely play in front of their own yards and lawns or parks without fear of being killed in drive by shootings? 

A more convincing character witness would have gone there, to the prohibited dark areas; and bravely taken on those thorny issues which millions of Americans are desiring well deserved answers to. Bill Clinton would have told of Hillary's cool temperament by telling Americans what happened behind closed doors when he went home, when cameras and lights were turned off, after he told the nation "I did not have sex with that woman Ms Lewinsky" which turned out to be untrue? How did an incensed Hillary react, did she blow her gasket or was she as cool as cucumber? Such an insightful personal touchy story would have helped immensely in rehabilitating her impeached character for easily flying off the handle. But he chickened out and did not go there.

A more convincing Bill Clinton would have told of how and when he found out about those private servers hidden in their home basement in Chapaqua; and whether he got mad at such her irrational indiscretion by his wife or supported what she did; and further, whether such act is a permitted practice and whether his wife committed espionage? He would have touched how he saw the decision by FBI director Comy James not to recommend prosecution of his wife Hillary despite the marshaled out evidence of her complicity? A more contrite Bill Clinton would have mentioned his meeting with Attorney General Lauretta Lynch and whether or not the issue of Hillary emailgate came up during their meeting and why he met her anyway? 

An honest character witness in Bill Clinton's shoes would have explained how they left the White House broke and are today among America's richest couple and what role Hillary played in that miracle wroughting wealth enterprise. This would have also helped vouch for her ability and capacity to turn dirt into gold - the proverbial midas touch experience which will help Americans decide whether to trust her with revamping the economy?  

Bill Clinton would have also once and for all laid to rest the questioned paternity of their daughter Chelsea and if true that Hubble fathered her, whether Hillary's infidelity drove him off the reservation, resulting to the litany of women he philandered with? American people want to know more about the lives of this couple, who many think and still believe are living a lie of an arranged marital facade just for political gains. American people wanted a real peep into the lives of Bill and Hillary Clinton, but majority came out from listening to his speech about his wife and himself, not satisfied that the former president indeed leveled with the American people and convinced them to changed their impression about his wife Hillary Clinton. 

Overall, Icheoku's needle was not moved by the performance delivered by the former president. Hillary Clinton is part of the problem this election is trying to solve and being part of the old establishment order, the wind of change blowing in this election ought to and should have advised her to curb her enthusiasm and let Bernie carry the Democratic touch. A Hillary Clinton who wants American people to begin to trust her again, should have since released those Bernie Sanders's demanded Wall Street speeches. A Hillary Clinton who wants American people to give her a second look would have accepted that she willfully rerouted those emails to her private servers, confess as to her reasons for doing so, come clean with American people, apologize and ask for forgiveness. 

But none of this happened; instead Bill Clinton was bullshitting American people rehashing what they already know and some which were apparently manufactured just to hoodwink some brainless folks. Icheoku says no reasonable person likes to be taken for a sucker and when lies are repeatedly told to a people, the teller is doing what he or she is doing believing that those being lied to are imbeciles and incapable of knowing that they are being lied to. As a result therefore, the no love lost existing between Hillary Clinton and the American people still remained and was not reset by Bill Clinton's speech. Bill Clinton did not humanize Hillary and make her more likable and someone to relate to. Therefore no home runs were indeed scored with the speech and it is back to square one, Crooked Hillary.

DNC PHILADELPHIA 2016 DAY 1, IF ONLY ANOTHER PARTY WAS IN POWER?

Icheoku says listening to all the speakers today in Philadelphia at the Democratic Party National Convention 2016, one would think that Icheoku and/or Trump has been at the helm of affairs these past eight years. No one would have the slightest inkling that the same people asking Americans to once again trust them with their destiny for yet another four more years and/or eight, are the same people running this country and by extension a world on bended knees by reason of Islamist terrorism, this past eight years. 

Icheoku says if they had solutions to the myriad of problems facing the country, was eight years not a long enough period of time for them to have solved these problems? If eight years is not enough for them to figure out what is wrong, would another four or may be even eight more years make any difference? 

Icheoku warns that doing the same thing, the same way, all over and over again and expecting a different result is insanity defined. The time has now come to try a different approach to problem solving in America, devoid of whatever worked or did not work this past eight years. A Trump solution is what is needed now; at least, let Americans take him up on his promise to make America great again and peradventure if he fails, then he can be voted out; otherwise he would be commended and recommended for another four more years and that way America can begin to facedown its problems the only way America knows best - take it to it.

Cory Booker analogized how America is great and does not need being made great again? Icheoku says Senator Cory Booker should take that his message to the City of Newark where he used to be the Mayor and preach same gospel. If after reeling it out to the hundreds of thousands left holding the bag, he receives a standing ovation, then Icheoku would advise Donald Trump to endorse Hillary Clinton and forget about helping make America great again.   But unfortunately, the situation in Newark, New Jersey, as in so many other American cities, particularly inner cities, tell a different story all together from the one painted by Senator Cory Booker. This is in addition to the over 7 million homeless Americans living on the streets, who are excitedly giddy with expectation that at last a Donald Trump is coming to improve their lots. 

Among these gospellers is Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States of America, who of course enjoys the greatness that America has provided her. But how many Americans have over 75 personal assistants ministering to their every second needs? Therefore, any American as fortunately situated as the First Lady, would of course not have any problem in saying that America is great already and ask Donald Trump not to bother with bringing his Midas touch to touch America and make America great again. Icheoku would not delve into the much waters that sources said passed under the bridge before the First Lady agreed to come and give her testimonial for Crooked Hillary. As many Americans know, there has been no love lost between the two women since the very contentious 2008 Democratic primaries between Barack and Hillary. 

Then comes the speech of grandpa Bernie Sanders, whose supporters and Bern Feelers were disappointed that he surrendered to the Clinton's scorch earth machine politics. Icheoku is indeed actually amazed at the strength of Bernie, who despite his very advanced age, was able to get as far as he got, going after the Clinton's entrenched Democratic Party politics. Like Donald Trump appositely articulated, Bernie was burnt out, spent and exhausted and wanted to call it quits in order to enable him get a well deserved rest. Icheoku says it is okay, but if only Bernie got at least one out of the many things his supporters expected they would get, considering what they put s much into the campaign to travel as far as they did. 

Hillary Clinton's Wall Street speeches were not released? Hillary Clinton did not choose one of Bernie's preferred candidate for her vice presidential running mate? Hillary Clinton again slapped Bernie and his supporters on the face by immediately rehiring Debbie Wassermann Shultz, who had earlier been fired for sabotaging Bernie Sanders' campaign run? Icheoku says Bernie was completely shafted and left holding the plate and if he did not get anything now, when?  It is as good as lost and you wonder what became of all the wasted effort, manpower and resources that was thrown his way to compel a change in the manner of doing business inside the Democratic Party. 

Overall, it was an okay opening for the Democrats, admitted the email scandal that forced the exit of the erstwhile chairwoman Debbie Wassermann Shultz almost eclipsed the convention. Icheoku will reserve the judgment for the American people who will in November pass their verdict whether to continue on the current path or pivot an try new things. It does not hurt to try something novel and Donald Trump. a man with can do attitude might be what America needs at this time. Donald Trump has been right severally, calling affairs and issues including the Belgium terror strike, immigration problem and now rigged system which the latest email scandal has proved he was right. But, hey, the people feeling the Bern will speak last and they will not be heard until November, so until then the jury remains out. 

DEMOCRATS EMAIL SCANDAL, SANDERS SHOULD RALPH NADER HILLARY.

Icheoku says in 2000, principled Ralph Nader, tired of the usual fall in line, wait your turn, while the good party people do as they please, decided to take another way out. To show his disaffection and dissatisfaction with the way things are and has been with the Democratic Party, maintaining a hindering status-quo, ran a third party race, which resulted in the loss of that presidential election by Al Gore to George Walker Bush. Icheoku says such a situation has once again arisen and only such vehement rejection of the ingrained undemocratic practices of the Democratic Party, as Ralph Nader did in 2000, will indeed actually establish Bernie Sanders as standing with the people. Anything short of decisively rejecting the now apparent gang up against him, as revealed by the Wikileaks leaked emails, will be interpreted as weakness and lack of core.

Icheoku therefore calls on silver-haired, frail-looking, hippie grandpa Bernie Sanders, to follow in the footsteps of Ralph Nader and run a third party candidate against Hillary Clinton. By doing so, he will fully establish himself as a man of his own, a complete outsider; and thus help reject the coronation of Queen Hillary by the Democratic Party honchos. There are so many reasons why this should be the only honorable way out for Bernie Sanders; as any other thing or action will amount to a wasted time for an unprincipled Bernie, only in it for the ride and not with any conviction whatsoever. If Bernie fails to stand up against the entrenched way of doing things, the good ole way of party owners interests first, then it is finished for real democracy in America's other party, the Democratic Party. How else would anyone explain what was witnessed so far in the Democratic Party; from their skewed primaries to the now leaked emails, which only showed how undemocratic the supposed Democratic Party really is.

First, Bernie Sanders ran a good campaign based primarily on Hillary Clinton's lack of honesty and full disclosure of her sly practices, culminating in the demand that she released her Wall Street speeches. Throughout the primaries and till date, Hillary Clinton has refused to release those speeches, despite repeated requests by Bernie Sanders. Icheoku queries, if those speeches are innocuous and does not contain things inimical to the American people's interest, why has Hillary Clinton not released them? It would appear that Bernie Sanders has moved on from his request that  those speeches be released as he endorsed Hillary Clinton without having those Wall Street speeches released. This left so many people wondering why Bernie did what Bernie did and whether those Wall Street speeches are no longer important for Bernie and once again leaving American people shafted?

Following the loss of that demand by Bernie Sanders for Hillary Clinton to release her Wall Street speeches, Icheoku expected that Bernie Sanders should at least get the privilege of nominating the Vice Presidential candidate for Hillary Clinton. But again, his preferred choice of Pocahontas Elizabeth Warren was snubbed by Hillary Clinton, in preference for someone to the far right of an already too far right Hillary Clinton in the eyes of Bernie supporters; and one wonders what all these are about? It forces one to conclude that Hillary Clinton does not care a hoot about how Bernie feels, what Bernie thinks about, neither does she factor Bernie in reaching her decisions; yet Hillary wants Bernie Bun-feelers to tag along with their support for her candidacy. Icheoku queries, what is in it for Bernie and his people or are they marooned in a loathsome island and have no other choice but to lick their wounds while standing holding the plate? 

Then as if the Bernie Sanders wing of the Democratic Party has not had enough bricks heaped on their heads already, the just Wikileaks leaked emails of the Democratic Party honchos now left them running crazier about how the party helped sabotage and deny their candidate, a presidential nomination which he would have easily won. The email scandal revealed among many other things, how the party officials ganged up against Bernie Sanders because he is Jewish and not a real member of their Democratic Party?  Icheoku wonders how indeed democratic is this Democratic Party when they would not allow the proverbial "outsider" in their party? At least the Republican Party did and today an allowed outsider won their presidential nomination and is their presidential nominee. But unlike the supposed Democratic Party, which for all intent and purpose is democratic in name only which will not tolerate an outsider. Why decree that Bernie Sanders can never be their presidential nominee; yet he has been voting alongside the party for so long. 

The fallout of the emails scandal has lead to the resignation of the Democratic Party chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Shultz; a good first step and in the right direction. However, the tone-deaf Hillary Clinton, unable to decipher what the forced resignation actually meant, went ahead to rehire the disgraced Debbie Wasserman Shultz as her campaign's vice chair person. Icheoku queries, which side is this Hilalry Clinton on anyway - the people of America or her few protected special interests? What message was Hillary Clinton telegraphing to Bernie Sanders with her rehire of Debbie Wasserman Shultz? That Sanders can, like Dick Cheney once told Patrick Leheay, to go fuck himself? 

Ichoeku says Bernie Sanders has shown enough tolerance and willingness to work with Hillary Clinton by steps he has taken so far. But unfortunately, Hillary Clinton is now the person not willing to budge, nor want to meet Bernie halfway. She has remained obstinate all the way - not releasing those Wall Street speeches; not choosing Bernie preferred candidate for vice presidential slot and now rehiring a woman that was forced to resign because she stacked the deck against Bernie from ever securing the party's presidential ticket. 

Icheoku says Bernie Sanders's option here is highly limited but he must act like he got it and that Hillary Clinton does not really care about him nor his supporters or what they have to say or how they feel. Bernie must therefore respond in kind to Hillary's nauseating annoyances and go rogue on the party and run a third party candidacy. Bernie cannot continue to be the one taking it through the rear and only a revolt will actually confirm to Americans, especially his teeming supporters, that his resolve was deep and that he was not in it to tag along just to get along. Simply put, any other thing is unacceptable and Bernie Sanders should not lose everything just like that and because Hillary Clinton does not give a damn. Bernie, Icheoku says, show your resolve, Ralp Nader Hillary now.

TIM KAINE: A SPANISH SPEAKER INSTEAD OF A SPANISH, SIMPLY AN INSULT ON SPANISH VOTERS.

Icheoku says once again Crooked Hillary Clinton has outfoxed herself in her usual clever by half dispositive political calculations. She wants Hispanic American voters to believe that she is on their side; but instead of choosing one of them as her vice presidential candidate to prove this, she settled for her fellow white person, a white male, who speaks Spanish. Query, is the rotten dirty lying Crooked One telling Hispanics that they are not good enough to make her ticket or that what they really want is someone who speaks their language but not one of their own? Is Crooked Hillary telling Hispanic voters that all they desire and deserve is someone who can speak the Spanish language; or that since they "don't" understand English language, someone who can translate English to Spanish is as good as they could get close to the White House?

Icheoku says pandering has never been this blatant and you wonder what the candidate was trying to prove in choosing a white man who speaks Spanish, instead of choosing a full blooded Spanish man who literally speaks English as a second language? They are plenty of these Spanish Americans, who not only understand and speak English, but also are eminently qualified for the position of the vice presidential candidate. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro comes readily to mind. He is photogenic, youthful, possessed of a very disarming smile, tall and handsome, educated and has been in politics for sometime. So why did Hillary Clinton not pick him as her vice presidential candidate, if indeed she actually cares and respects Spanish Americans and seriously courts their votes and support? Why is Julian Castro not good enough for Hillary Clinton to choose as her vice presidential candidate? 

The answer is simple, she does not really care about them and is merely pandering in her usual lip service manner to a political bloc she would rather are too stupid to know any better. By her choice of a white male, Hillary Clinton telegraphed to Hispanics Americans that she would rather court her fellow white people, the white males, than "ordinary" Hispanics, who could be so easily led by the nose. Icheoku says this insult to the sensibilities of Hispanic Americans voters and Hispanics in general can only be responded to one way - their rejection of Hillary Clinton through their votes in November. Icheoku would have not bothered with who Hillary Clinton choose as her vice presidential candidate; but to push the information out that Tim Kaine speaks fluent Spanish got Icheoku started. It is very demeaning to the Spanish Americans that their interest was considered protected this way. They therefore must register their disaffection by sending her a resounding message that they can see through her charade by voting for the other guy.

Reliable sources also had it that President Obama's preferred candidate was Cory Booker; at least to pacify black Americans that one of their own would still be around in the White House long after he is gone. But Crooked Hillary Clinton rejected the idea as she preferred a fellow white person, a white male, to rather appeal to her fellow white Americans, their males, who are resolutely against her presidency or its likelihood. Query again, how does Hillary Clinton plan to pacify black Americans who are still mad at her for calling their males Super Predators? A woman who together with her husband, was instrumental to the Crimes Bill that decimated black American communities and sent hundreds of thousands of them to prison and still held there. Icheoku does not know how President Barack Obama could shamelessly still campaign for this woman after this slap in the face by the rejection of his preferred candidate? This means that black Americans will now go from being used to seeing a black president in the white House to  seeing no black face at all in the White House?

Then the issue of Bernie Sanders and his coolaid drinking fanatical supporters, who were looking forward to a vice presidential slot compensation. Neither their Bernie nor the Pocahontas Elizabeth Warren was chosen by Hillary Clinton and now someone please tell Icheoku how these people, many of whom had previously sworn never Hillary, would now be cajoled and corralled back to supporting Hillary?  How could a woman, who Bernie Sanders supporters accused of not being liberal enough, now go to the far right of the Democratic Party to chose a more conservative democrat than herself as her vice presidential candidate? What message, short of screw you, is she sending to these supporters who felt the buns of Bernie; that their eldorado is not within view or that their support and votes don't matter? How is even Bernie Sanders himself feeling at this hour with the choice of Tim Kaine and not one of his own extreme left ideological divide as Hillary Clinton's vice presidential candidate?

Icheoku says the good news however is that Crooked Hillary Clinton, who has been severally accused of having bad judgment and making bad decisions, has once again proved this school of thought right, with her choice of Tim Kaine as her vice presidential candidate. What exactly does she want to achieve or prove with this choice of Virginian Tim Kaine? What other thing is Tim Kaine bringing to the ticket or supposed to bring to the ticket which is different from what Hillary Clinton already brings along? For the left of the Democratic Party, the Bernie Sanders bloc of Socialists Democrats, Hillary Clinton is already too far right and extremely hawkish. So how exactly would a vice presidential candidate who is considered to be to the right of Hillary Clinton appear then in the eyes of these Bernie voters and supporters? 

How would they see this slap on their face that Hillary Clinton bluffed them and has total disregard for their free bees and expectation of partying like 1999 by choosing someone from outside their bloc? At the end of the day, Hillary Clinton failed woefully to consolidate the Democratic Party by reining in those Bernie buns and this will be a costly mistake she will regret and lament come November. Further, a wiser political tactician in Hillary Clinton's shoes, would have looked to Ohio and chosen someone like Sherrod Brown to consolidate Ohio and swing it to her side. But again, her very bad judgment was in the way and she chose as she did; thus greatly hurting her chances with Ohio voters. A people who want jobs and jobs and more jobs and there is a candidate who is promising many more jobs and is stronger on jobs creation cannot be otherwise persuaded without one of their own on the ticket. 

Finally, the choice of Tim Kaine by Hillary Clinton, regardless of his qualifications for the position, does not additionally bring anything of much value to the ticket. Rather it frees up blacks, Hispanics and other minorities voters for either party to have a field day with. Instead of securely locking these bloc of voters on her side with a calculated smart pick, Crooked Hillary once again proved that she has a very bad judgment by blowing such a wonderful golden opportunity. Her choice also throws up Ohio for either party to grab and fortunately enough, Ohioans are pleased with jobs, jobs and more jobs message they are hearing from the other guy; and this will most likely swing the state to that other guy. Moreso the other vice presidential candidate is from an adjacent state to Ohio and it might rub off in deciding the election. Overall, Icheoku is not impressed by the pick of Tim Kaine and Icheoku is somewhat happier that Hillary Clinton failed woefully to lock in some of these political advantages. Now everything is fair game and let the campaign begin and begin seriously. 

DONALD JOHN TRUMP ACCEPTS RNC PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION

Icheoku says he was good, very presidential, in control and made Americans to start believing again. YES HE WILL deliver as promised. Go Trump; Vote Trump and help Trump deliver on his promises. YES HE WILL.

Donald J. Trump presidential nominee acceptance speech and his introduction by daughter Ivanka Trump.

TRUMP SPOKE AND AMERICANS ARE FIRED UP, READY TO VOTE.

Icheoku says Republican Party's presidential nominee spoke to Americans. Americans heard what needs to be done to reposition their country on a free fall and are ready to show him they heard him loud and clear. Icheoku, like millions of Americans, are delighted that Donald Trump is a born fighter and he will fight mightily for the American people. Go Trump, Vote Trump and help make American proud again. 

'DONALD TRUMP GETS IT, HE IS THE GENUINE ARTICLE' - MIKE PENCE

"You have nominated a man for president who never quits, never backs down, a fighter, a winner. Until now he's done it all by himself, against all odds. But this week with this united party, he's got backup!"

"Donald Trump gets it. He's the genuine article. He's a doer in a game usually reserved for talkers; and when Donald Trump does his talking, he doesn't tiptoe around the thousand new rules of political correctness. He's his own man, distinctly American. Where else would an independent spirit like his find a following than in the land of the free and the home of the brave?" - Mike Pence. 

Icheoku says what a great speech rendered by Vice Presidential nominee Mike Pence, who confirmed that he rightfully earned his selection. It was indeed a powerful speech and he successfully sold the Trump-Pence ticket to Americans. Icheoku says congratulations to MP on a successful defense of his position and let the fireworks now begin to usher the next president and vice president Donald TArump and Mike Pence.

Vice Presidential Nominee Mike Pence speech at the 2016 RNC Convention, he earned his pips.

HILLARY CLINTON, CONVICTED!

Icheoku says when FBI director James Comy challenged any reasonable prosecutor to prosecute Hillary Clinton for her email-gate scandal crimes, little did he know that a seasoned Federal Prosecutor named Governor Chris Christie will take him up on the challenge. 

Boy, was Governor Christie one heck of a good prosecutor; as he successfully presented his case and convinced a jury of her peers, the American people, that Crooked Hillary Clinton is guilty as charged and they agreed with him and convicted her. Icheoku says now instead of the White House, straight to prison off she goes. Crooked Hilalry Clinton is a rotten dirty liar who cannot be trusted with keeping America safe. She cannot keep America's secret, secret and is disqualified to seek the highest office of the land. Simply put, Crooked Hillary Clinton is a risky business, too grave a risk for America to take and therefore must be dumped. Say no to Hillary; Go Trump; Vote Trump and help put Hillary Clinton away for good.

Chris Christie Prosecutes Hillary Clinton in the court of Public Opinion

FULL SPEECH: HE'S FIRED UP FOR TRUMP! Rudy Giuliani - Republican Nationa...

RNC CONVENTION CLEVELAND 2016, OFF TO A GOOD START.

 

Icheoku says so far so good as the naysayers have now been silenced with the successful take off of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland Ohio,today July 18th, 2016. All the speakers so far have been stellar; admitted Mayor Rudy Giuliani hit a home run as the advocate in chief for Donald Trump. Icheoku loves the passion and eloquence as well as the delivery he brought to his speech. Donald Trump's wife Melania was good too, being the person closest to Donald and who peradventure knows him best and most intimately. Overall, it was a good start and Icheoku wishes the Convention the best of the remaining days. Go Trump; Vote Trump and together help make America safe in addition to making it great again.

GAVIN LONG: BATON ROUGE POLICE KILLER, AMERICA WE HAVE A PROBLEM.

Icheoku says it appears America is in denial, trying always to explain away certain things that happen, instead of seeing them for what they are - real problems requiring real urgent solutions;  and trying to find lasting solutions to solving these problems. Like NASA astronauts would say, Houston, we have a problem; Icheoku says America, we have a problem and that problem is that so many disaffected and disillusioned Americans are tired of what is and cannot take it anymore. 

The issue has now taken a completely scary direction that should give everybody serious concern because of the calibre of people now voluntarily sacrificing their lives to register their disenchantment. First we had the Dallas shooter, a former US army; and now the Baton Rouge shooter, another former US Marine and you wonder what indeed is really going on? Icheoku says dismissing these people as mere lone wolves and disgruntled Americans, is not the answer; but finding out why they did what they did towards preventing such future happenstance is the key here. 

They are increasingly exacting some serious tolls on police officers, who are merely doing their job, but who these avengers see as representing those institutions which had shortchanged them for so many years and continues to shaft them till this day. These uniformed police officers provide them with readily available easy targets for their vengeance. In Dallas five police officers were killed and the gun man lost his life, blown up by a robot bomb. Again in Baton Rouge three police officers have been dispatched to the world beyond with the gun man also dead. So on the average, as to eight police officers killed and two gunmen killed, these killers are having the upper hands and this statistics is not what America should live with nor tolerate. 

Enough of this madness; it is about time a long lasting solution is found to the plague that is ravaging the country. One death is far too many, talkless of eight or ten as the case may be. Icheoku says it is a frightening scenario when people, looking so lovingly as the Dallas shooter as well as the Baton Rouge shooter, go all out in this manner to register their disgust at a system many consider unfair and unjust and you wonder where are we headed to as a country? 

The other fear is that there are possibly thousands of these people still lurking around and contemplating whether or not to follow in their footsteps and wrought their own terror at the opportune time. Possibly these folks have given up, having decided that living should not just be only about waking up every day. They wanted more and they desired more; especially after serving their country at the risk to their lives only to come back to a country that does not fully accept or acknowledged them as genuine or full citizens. It is frightening as it is gut wrenching that former military officials are now the instrument of death of police officials and somebody is trying to explain this development away? 

Icheoku says a state of despondency is the worst place for  anyone to ever be because it leads to such catastrophic consequences as we have seen just within the past few several days. It should give every one some concern and provoke in each American the need to show cause in actually and truly making everyone feel inclusive of the society in whatever little way they can help. We are all in it together and the Baton Rouge nightmare shows that it is not just only white people or their police officers that is at risk; one of the three killed was a black police officer. 

People see these officers as representing something that is frightful and in the words of Gavin Long, bullish. The times are not good and it is about time, Americans wake up to the reality of the now and start doing something about the things that are rubbing people off so wrongly to decide that life is not worth living anymore. Preemptive and proactive steps are needed now more than ever before to nip the root cause of these disillusionment in the bud; rather than trying to disavow such actors as loonies or disgruntled strays of the society. Just like President Obama said last week in Dallas that it will not be the last time police people are shot and killed in America, no one knew it was going to be this soon. 

Further, driving these people underground by hunting them down or becoming more repressive will not solve the problem. What is going on is terrible and it did not start today and the many years of protests and peaceful agitation do not seem to resolve things and the lackadaisical attitude seem to fan this disillusioned minds into acting out. Icheoku says we all need to come together and start being the best neighbor we can be to one another and try to share what we have as Americans with each other and not just a few getting alright while many others are left wallowing in abject depravity and feeling of not wanted. Who knows for whom the bell tolls and may God protect his children and keep them safe; may God grant the departed some repose. 

BLACK LIVES MATTER IS NOT RACIST, RUDY GIULIAN GOT IT ALL WRONG.

Icheoku says the only reason some white people are raising hell about Black Lives Matter is that they have lost the narrative over the persistent racism in America as the world now truly captures what it means to be a black person in America. Previously their white only controlled media only projects the image of a honky dory America where everything is okay; while shutting off  everything that actually showcased the actual oddity that is black American's life of segregation and subjugation in America. 

But thanks to new media, information as well as real time images and videos of inhuman treatment of black people  can now be globally seen, and timely as they happen, and the world is beginning to seriously ask insightful questions about the hypocrisy of a United America. This is churning the stomachs of some white people, who wished for the good old days when nobody heard nor saw what they did not want anybody to hear and see, and they are now trying to silence and quieten folks trying to throw light on a horrible experience. They are chorusing Black Lives Matter is racist, a blackmail of some sort, to see if anyone bites the bait to enable them shut Black Lives Matter down; but Icheoku says not this time. They did it with past black Americans attempt to bring to light their life situation in America, hunted people down, killed off some and ran many underground. 

Icheoku says it is this mindset that led former cross-dressing Mayor of New York, a man whose political fortunes were waning until 9/11 gave him a booster shot in the arm and he shot back to some new relevance. Now Mayor Rudy Giulian had the effrontery to call BLM racists and you ask yourself what is racist about or in a group merely trying to draw attention to a people who have called America home for over 500 years still being regarded and treated as half humans and in some cases, worse than animals, not deserving of full rights as equal citizens of America and as enjoyed by their white counterparts? 

Icheoku asks what is racist or wrong in human beings desiring to be accorded some honor, respect and every decency, deserving of rights as human beings? Moreso BLM is not disparaging other races nor asking that other races be made inferior or treated unfairly and are nor advocating that other lives do not matter. They are instead alerting Americans that their own lives should and do matter as well, period. The unofficial policy has over the years remained if no one hears about it, it does not exist; and now people are hearing it and shaming these pepertrators and they are beginning to complain. 

Icheoku says all this anti-BLM will make sense if Giuliani could point to that aspect of life in America that is not racially tinged? And then by the same token, point to what BLM has done to make them racist? This makes it practically impossible for the police who are themselves products of a racist society to grow out of what they knew growing up and which is still prevalent in the society. The police are not saints nor were they descended from heaven and cannot simply be wished to be above the failings of human beings who are inherently biased. We all have our biases as we tend to treat our own more kindly than others, who we consider competitors that must be contained. So fighting back or pushing back this should not be regarded as racist; rather equality fighters, period.

Police violence and reactions to it is simply a reflection of two agitating opposites of an American society that is broiled in a storied racist past, which continues till today in one form or the other and another which is trying to improve the situation and make things better. A more embolden black youths have risen to organize themselves into activist pressure group, who are now poised to say enough is enough, not under their watch and not anymore; leading to the birth of Black Lives Matter. They are ready to point the searchlight on wrongs of the America society and their objective is to institute a level playing field for everybody's benefit. They want every American, regardless of their pigmentation to feel the bun of America; but has rejected and has refused to accept the statues-quo as the only possible option in America.

So as Giuliani tries to wax philosophical about what he knows in his heart of hearts to be untrue, that a people merely asking to be treated and respected as bona fide full citizens of the United States of America, are racists; Icheoku says only the truth will set everyone free. Black Lives Matter is not racist by any dint of imagination or interpretation of that word, but are merely contemporaneously demanding that other lives outside white lives should and do also matter.  They just want to be included in the lives considered genuine and germane in America. They have reasons to despair and protest as continued subjugation is a fact of their lives in America and it cuts across the board. 

It is not just the police that is being complained about by black Americans. It includes a justice system that is skewed against them with more convictions rates and longer prison terms. It includes a penal system that punishes lower black crimes more harshly than higher white crimes. It includes job opportunities thats not readily there. It includes their white counterpart getting probationary reprimands while they get mandatory prison terms just to stigmatize them. it includes punishing crack cocaine more harshly than snow white cocaine. It includes policies and economy that isolates blacks in certain deprived neighborhoods and communities. It extends and encompasses different areas of life in America without any exception; so the police is not the problem, the society is. 

Icheoku's only prayer is that white Americans will not succeed in muscling and silencing this avenue of letting off steam; because if they do, no one knows what other outlet these black people might resort to. With what is happening in France, Belgium and other countries where their citizens are taking to terrorism and disturbing society's peace and cohesiveness, who knows what will become of America in the event black people are forced into such a desperate hateful situation. Icheoku hopes it will never get to that darkest point where black Americans will resort to terrorism to drive their point home. Any rational American will agree that protests is a much more preferred option than terrorism and every person or group of persons who wants to peacefully protest anything should freely do so without being branded racist. 

It is an absurdity of a situation that several centuries after white people came to Africa and kidnapped the forebears of these black Americans from the jungles of Africa and forcibly shipped them to America to till their lands and water their crops, that they are still being segregated in their own communities, schools, jobs, neighborhoods, etc; and you wonder what then was achieved with all the civil rights acts as well as abolition. Black lives should matter as well or shouldn't they and why not? Instead of making amends and restitutions, these white people are doubling down and trying to paint BLM in bad light as a racist organization and you wonder how racist could an organization be that is simply asking to be respected and treated fairly? They did not say that other lives do not matter or should not matter or should be disregarded. So why give a dog a bad name just to hang it? 

Icheoku says that 33 million black Americans might be too many people to either completely kill off or totally silenced? Also when one factors in that only about 3 million people are imprisoned in the United States of America, it becomes simply obsfucating proposition how Americans plan to house 33 million black Americans in prisons if that becomes the option. It will require increasing the current facilities and manpower ten fold to achieve the feat. Finally, choosing to kill them all off will not be that easy either nor will it be without consequences. This is no longer the fifties or way back in the days of slavery where the black man does not own weapons nor knew how to use them. If they feel hunted down and facing extinction in America, they will fight back. Like the Buffalo soldiers and Tuskegee airmen, they will stand their grounds and will also prove their mettle; and definitely will take a lot of white people along with them on their way out and as they make their exit from this world. 

These scenarios are frighteningly unpalatable, so the better option is for both sides of the argument to tamper down their rhetorics and work out an acceptable middle of the road  solution, instead of the very far positions each has assumed. Both should realize that we all are in it together and it is either we survive together or we perish together. There is no other acceptable way out. Instead of shouting at each other, we all should start talking and listening to one another. Instead of pointing accusatory fingers at each other, we all should start beckoning each other into a warm embrace. That way, it will be much easier to find out meeting grounds both as to how to palliate the hurting black Americans who are angry and also the scared white Americans who are afraid of losing it all. 

That black Americans are hurting from experiences of the past which continues till this date is a fact. That white Americans are scared stiff that they are losing their country is equally a fact. To ignore either concerns is an unacceptable position for any of the sides to take or dismiss each other's fear as unfounded or none existent. But in any other event, white Americans must endeavor not to radicalize black Americans because keeping track of 33 million radicals or even terrorists might prove such a daunting task that will be too much to handle. There will be no greater enemy of America as we know it and which can successfully unravel it than a radicalized black American population, who having decided they have nothing to live for nor anything to lose, will go all out to register their displeasure. 

In event of this unfortunate nightmarish situation ever evolving, America's downfall will accelerate faster than the Particles Accelerator in Switzerland. May God never allow the ever effervescing distrust to degenerate into that armageddon. May God help us all and may God keep his people safe and united; may God bless America, may God bless every American, including white people, black people, hispanic people, Asian people, native Americans, as well as every other people who call America home. If only Mayor Rudy Giuliani could rise above self and realize the gaffe he made and apologize for calling Black Lives Matter a racist organization, it will be a good starting point for the needed healing in America.  

TRUMP-PENCE, A WINNING TEAM MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN.

 

Icheoku says the deed is done as the next president of the United States of America has made his first presidential decision and it was a right one. Donald John Trump has chosen Indian Governor Mike Pence, a retired marine and former congressman as his vice presidential candidate. Icheoku says Mike gets it that the task at hand, making America great again, is a task that must be done and he will help The Donald do it. 

Icheoku says congratulations Mike Pence on winning the vote of confidence of Donald Trump and together, you will help him make America great. Icheoku says a winning team that cannot wait for November to be formally ushered into the presidency when they will win landslide. Go Trump/Pence; Vote Trump/Pence and help them make America great again. They will build that wall and also give ISIS hell. In America, no presidential election is ever won without national security and the economy; and this team has both. They simply has what it takes to win and they will win. Congratulations Donald and Mike.

FRANCE UNDER SIEGE OF ISLAMIC TERRORISM, HOLLANDE CANNOT PROTECT THE FRENCH PEOPLE AND SHOULD RESIGN.

Icheoku says why French President Francois Hollande has not resigned his office yet for the triple terrorists attacks that have claimed so many French  peoples' lives and destroyed so much in properties and psyche is beyond Icheoku's imagination. 

The first job of any leader such as a president is to protect the lives and properties of the people he or she is leading; therefore a salt that has lost its taste is no longer salt and must as a matter of cause be dumped and thrown away. This is exactly what the French president owe to the people of France as these terrorism strikes in France is now three times three many. If he does not want to go by resignation, the parliament should impeach and remove him from office so that another leader who is equal to the task can step in and clean house, do the needful and save the French people from further deaths, trauma and agonies. 

Icheoku refuses to accept that world citizens, particularly those who call France home, have now accepted Islamist terrorism and the frequency of ease with which they occur, destroying lives and properties, as their new normal. France could, for all intent and purpose, now easily pass for a proving grounds of Islamist terrorism, having suffered three deadly such strikes within a relatively very short period of time; that many are wondering whether the French president and his security team are indeed equal to the task of protecting the French people. 

One attack is too many and three attacks of course are three times triple many; and must be brought to a swift end. Enough is and should be enough or have the French people given up on solving this problem that is continuously taking a toll on the French people. Icheoku says anything short of President Francois Hollande's resignation to make way for a fresh set of eyes and mindset to look into the problem and think out a solution should be unacceptable to the French people. Icheoku heretofore, once again, call on President Francois Hollande of France to resign his office forthwith and save France from all these embarrassments. 

First was Charlie Hebdo; then followed by Bataclan concert venue massacre and now this Bastille day celebration massacre in Nice. Icheoku says another 84 French people dead, with several others wounded in just one day is rather too much to add to the toll which is already being exacted by Islamic terrorism on the French people, whose psyche must be greatly distorted by now. Extending the state of emergency is not the answer and will not solve the problem. An entirely new different approach is desired and is desirable at this stage and only the exit of the president would facilitate this and therefore President Francois Hollande has to go. 

A more preemptory approach is needed which will meaningfully engage all Muslim countries in the fight against Islamic terrorism. These countries should be shamed into taking some responsibility for the lunacy of islamist terrorism, which is giving their religion a bad name. They should be ashamed that these hooligans have hijacked their religion and are wrecking havoc in their religion's name. At least they should be made to forcefully condemn these acts as they occur and align themselves to every effort being made to defeat it.  But again, President Hollande has to go first before any meaningful solution-driven approach would effectively take roots. Enough of all these sanctimonious "Juis Charlie" or "Juis Bataclan" or now "Juis Nice"; time to do something to and that will end this madness is now. To the French people in Nice, Icheoku says our sympathies.