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.

Sunday, July 31, 2016

TRUMP V. CLINTON BATTLE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE, OFFICIALLY BEGINS.

Icheoku says it will be bloody and it will be groundhog dirty and Americans will be thrilled. With the DNC convention now concluded, and a presidential candidate nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton now officially the challenger of Donald John Trump, who formally secured his own party's nomination last week in Cleveland, the battle royal has been fixed and it is down and dirty from now till November 8 when Americans will decide who convinced them most. Icheoku cannot wait as the smackdown begins and lets see how much of the Donald, "The Girl" can absorb and whether she can punch back as given, whether she is tough enough. 

Hillary Clinton spoke of how her mother taught her to be brave, bold and brash; and to never backdown but to always rough and tumble with the boys.  That what boys can do, girls can even do better; and since boys don't cry it means girls shouldn't either. The question however is whether this girl can survive this particular boy, what went down in the Republican primaries considered. Can Hillary Clinton walk where JEB and fifteen others trembled; can Hillary take what the Donald will and is prepared to throw her way? Can Hillary Clinton stand where others crumbled? Can Hillary Clinton face the barrage of punches and counter-punches that the Donald will definitely offload on her? 

These and many more will actually tell Americans if indeed the girl is as tough as she mouths off and only if she survives and is still standing up will Icheoku know the stuff Hillary Clinton is indeed really made of, whether TEFLON or Leather or khaki or potato chips. With that being said, Icheoku says congratulations Donald John Trump and Hillary Rodham Clinton for respectively securing your party's nomination as presidential candidate in this election. American people look forward to listening to your campaign promises and policy direction and on November 8, will decide who made them a believer with their votes. Now, let the campaign begin and begin with all feistiness as Icheoku believes that Donald John Trump will emerge victorious and will be elected and sworn in as the 45th president of the United States of America. Good luck Trump and all the best Clinton.

Saturday, July 30, 2016

NIGERIANS EXECUTED IN INDONESIA, ZERO TOLERANCE ON DRUGS POLICY.

Icheoku says provided the punishment is applied evenly across the board, among all those that breaks any local law against any specifically named crimes or acts, and provided too the laws are publicly known and precedes the commission of the alleged offense and due process of fair trial led to a conviction, Icheoku has no qualms in enforcing the law,  including as in this case through levying of death. 

Many societies pass laws that will help it solve certain peculiar problems facing them or which is militating against their society wholesomeness. There is no one cap fits all law and enforcement which is universally suitable for every society; hence pressuring any society to stop certain punishments or law enforcement is to say the least too patronizing. The better approach would be to encourage every society to be open about what they frown at, as well as the prescribed punishment for breaking them and to properly put the information to the public so that any would be risk taker who still wants to proceed with committing the crime thereafter would not lament that he or she did not know or was not aware of it. 

Icheoku is particularly against drugs use or their availability and by extension frowns at people who engage in it in whatever form, whether as couriers or manufacturers or street level retailing hustlers. The one thing that bind all these people is greed and the urge to make quick fast money without the heavy lifting usually associated with earning a buck. They know the harm they are causing to any society they are plying their trade in and are fully aware of the high risk they are taking to make such high returns. They should not seek sympathy of either the society or the law enforcement since they should have advised themselves properly before embarking on their illicit death trade. So many societies are being destroyed by drug use and criminals who facilitate this should be treated as enemies of the state and dealt with in similar fashion. 

To this therefore, Icheoku agrees with Indonesia Deputy Attorney General Noor Rachmad that "executions of convicted drug dealers is not done just to take lives but to stop their evil intentions and the evil act of drug trafficking." May the souls of those Nigerian three executed rest in peace and hopefully they forgave themselves before those volleys of hot leads pierced their bodies. 

Icheoku also hopes they were guilty of the offense and not just innocent victims who were railroaded and killed for nothing. Icheoku once again uses this opportunity to plead to Nigerians and every one engaging in fast money pursuit including drug crimes to please be advised that greed is not a good companion of anyone who wants to live a meaningful, well fulfilled life. Whatever money one made or which one wants to make does not necessarily make the person a better person. Rather such money will eventually lead one to very undeserving bottom pits of hell of misery. Therefore please curb your enthusiasm and crave for quick riches and live within your means as no one is overtly impressed by your excessive exhibitionism. 

Friday, July 29, 2016

DNC PHILADELPHIA 2016 DAY 4, HILLARY CLINTON "THE GIRL" ACCEPTS NOMINATION.

Icheoku says the Democratic Party Convention in Philadelphia has come to a close with Hillary Rodham Clinton, formally accepting her party's nomination as candidate to run for the presidency of the United States of America. With "I Hillary Clinton do accept my party's nomination as presidential candidate nominee", Hillary Clinton became the first woman to ever win a major political party's presidential nomination since America came into being. 

A historical first, admitted Icheoku would rather another more likable and trustworthy woman of America had the privilege and honor of setting the record; and not the one who has rightly earned her sobriquet Crooked Hillary. 

Regardless, her performance delivering her acceptance speech was relatively an improvement from her usually, notoriously boring speeches, marked by high pitched shrieking, hiccups and spasm of dry coughs. Her tone, posture, body language and speak mannerism was acceptable. It however did not match the very stellar speech of First Lady Michelle Obama, who as far as Icheoku is concerned, won the first place speaker among all who  spoke at Philadelphia. Based on her level, the speech was as good as it got and Icheoku is satisfied. Icheoku says congratulations to Hillary Clinton, the Democratic Party's presidential nominee and wishes her well going forward. 

Now, let the final stretch of dueling for the White House begin and begin in all seriousness. Icheoku supports Donald Trump, convinced on his can do attitude, his winning attitude and the fact that he is an apparent outsider, with capacity and ability to affect much needed change in Washington and by extension the world. His shortcomings notwithstanding,  he will definitely brush up as he walks the long tedious walk to the presidency. As rightly pointed out by President Obama, no one actually knows anything about being president until he or she becomes president; sitting in the Oval Office and challenged with rapid fire decisions. Icheoku strongly believes that Donald John Trump, a CEO,  will learn and learn very fast and will be the best president anyone can be and will rebuild America and make America great again. Overall, the DNC convention was a success and well put together, the razzmatazz considered.  

DEMOCRATS HONOR THEIR CANDIDATE IN PHILADELPHIA


Thursday, July 28, 2016

DNC PHILADELPHIA 2016 DAY 3, TIM KAINE FAILED TO IMPRESS.

Icheoku says again a battery of political veterans and tacticians tried but failed to sell a repackaged old sauce which tastes stale. Crooked Hillary Clinton was not better and more accepted today by the American people than yesterday; as the question of her being trustworthy was again not successfully made nor established by the team lined up to polish her otherwise very unappealing soiled character. 

From her chosen vice presidential running mate, the grumpy looking Tim Kaine who did not dress appropriately for the event and also failed to capture American people with any special zinger or memorable one liner down the list. His hair and mannerism also suggests a man not ready nor meant for primetime national politics and might as well just keep his day job, representing his Southern Virginia in the Senate. He is unappealing, not electrifying and lacks needed charisma that attract Americans to their leaders. He is not tall enough nor charming nor captivating nor inviting and his dentition is somewhat suspect. He also lacks oratorial prowess. He can trust Hillary all he wants but American people reject that narrative because the Hillary they know and who has repeatedly shown that she cannot be trusted is the same Hillary that Tim Kaine tried but in vain to resell as new product. 

Other speakers including President Barack Obama, who tried but did not match his wife's performance on Monday, also could not sell Hillary Clinton character for truth and trustworthiness to the American people. As far as American people are concerned, the difference between Obama and Clinton is that between six and a half dozen and a vote for Hillary will only spell a third term for Obama. The question therefore remains which American wants to continue the current road being traveled since the last seven plus years? This question was however resolutely answered in a poll which found 73% Americans do not like the trajectory of the country and will like to see a change in direction. 

But unfortunately, either due to naiveté or bullish boldness, the president appears to underestimate a man whose destiny it is to lead America at this time of great discomfiture and friction. A man who has stoked a core of American people with his exactitude of intentions and the direction to which he wants to take the country. Like Obama underestimated ISIS as a JBV team leading to today's ISIS that is cutting priests head inside a church and spreading their terror like wild fire, the president is once again setting himself up for a shocker when on November 9, Donald John Trump will be president-elect of the United States of America. 

Donald Trump is a winner and his fellow Republican contenders similarly underestimated him only for them to be gnashing their teeth in jealousy. To their chagrin, he accelerated to the finish line in the primaries and is today the Republican Party presidential nominee. It will happen again and it is going to happen come November. 

The voting blocs Democrats are banking on to pull the election off has been mortally wounded and they will not forget nor forgive. Bernie Sanders camp were not given the vice presidential slot, so nothing will excite them to flock to the polls. Spanish bloc were also slighted by choosing a white man who speaks Spanish as vice presidential candidate, instead of a full blooded Spanish and as if that is good enough for them. Finally black voting bloc has no dog in the fight and feels so betrayed that one of them was rejected for the ticket. So the motivation is not there for blacks to mobilize for the election. As far as they are concerned, white people have taken their power back, so let white people vote as they deem fit. 

Unlike the two terms of Barack Obama when black people  felt they had something at stake, the chance of electing a black man to the presidency; and mobilized to push him into the White House, Crooked Hillary will not get any such love. Moreso her disparaging remarks of "Super Predators' as well as her husband's skewed Crime Bill is still very raw among African American communities throughout the country, whose families have been decimated by the signed crime law. That will leave Hillary Clinton struggling to secure some white peoples sympathy vote, most of who have already sworn NEVER HILLARY with Donald Trump, whose appeal is nearing feverish. 

Anyway, come November 8, Donald John Trump will be elected president of the United States of America, leaving Crooked Hillary holding the plate. Like the Biblical Jewish Moses, she would have come so very close to the promised land, but again was denied entry visa. Hillary Clinton is a damaged and mortally flawed candidate for the presidency and no amount of rehabilitation will change the opinion of the American people of a woman they have seen and watched for nearly forty years. Go Trump; Vote Trump/Pence and help America pivot to something new and more inspirational. Make America great again is a task for every American; so lets help the Donald, a man with the midas touch,  do what he does best and knows how to do, make America great again.

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

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.

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

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. 

Monday, July 25, 2016

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.

Saturday, July 23, 2016

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. 

Friday, July 22, 2016

DONALD JOHN TRUMP ACCEPTS RNC PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION

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.

Thursday, July 21, 2016

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. 

Wednesday, July 20, 2016

'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.

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

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