Haruna: Spare me your failed aspirations You been pimping lately but Laye ain't looking. Keep looking. Where's the answers to my questions? -Abdoulie Sent from my iPhone On Apr 16, 2009, at 23:49, [log in to unmask] wrote: > And what would be wrong with that were you to have all those regards > for Halifa??? > > What conflicted souls Laye? Or should I say parallel poles since you > know so much about pole and lap dances. Its a good thing you left > corn country or you'd be a friggin pimp by now. > > Haruna. > > In a message dated 4/16/2009 1:13:32 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] > writes: > It irks the frustrated guts out of me to see mature adults capable > of discerning noon and night insinuate and actually throw up that > just because I (we) like what Halifa is doing, how he's doing it, > when he's doing it, to whom he is doing it, that we think he is > perfect, he is "the best thing since mbahali nyebeh," the best > Gambian ever! What a load of bull! Are we kidding each other? Is > this for real? > > -Abdoulie > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 16, 2009, at 19:01, Ginny Quick <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> You know, I could care less *why* Halifa did what he did! If >> others want to question his motives than go right ahead... >> However, the fact of the matter remains that he went on a fact- >> finding mission regarding the "witch-hunts", was arrested for it, >> and had charges brought against him! Where were the other >> politicians while all of this was going on? He was the most >> outspoken out of all of the opposition politicians. >> >> Having said that, though, just like the Republicans and Democrats >> in this country can't do anything right in the other's eyes, so >> goes with the various opposition parties (and their supporters) in >> The Gambia. If it had been Ousainou Darbo or someone else, then >> someone would probably be coming along and questioning Ousainou's >> motives too. >> >> I don't think that anyone in PDOIS is any more or less prone to >> hero worship than a supporter from any other party, but I've always >> detected a hint of, I can't find the right word for it, but a hint >> of defensiveness and and a sorta cult-like hero-worship where >> Halifa is concerned, though this definitely doesn't hold true for >> every PDOIS supporter. And Halifa is human, prone to error, just >> like anyone else, though if you listen to some people talk, he's >> the best thing since sliced bread, and if you don't support him, >> then there's something wrong with you, you're stupid, uneducated, >> or any number of invectives. >> >> Notwithstanding all of this, at least in the most recent case of >> witch-hunting, no matter why Halifa did what he did, he did it! >> And if anyone wants to question Halifa's motives for doing so, I'd >> like a little more than speculation, i.e., direct quotes, hard >> evidence, etc., for example, to sit there and say "if Halifa knew >> he'd be arrested, he'd not have done what he did". Which doesn't >> make sense to me because if memory serves me, Halifa has been >> detained before, so surely he knew that his actions could well land >> him in detention of some sort. >> >> Anyway, I've only read through some of the posts as the back-and- >> forth was giving me a headache. And it's just the same old "Halifa >> is selfish/thinks we're stupid/whatever" meme against Halifa, and >> the "Halifa is great and wonderful and how dare you question him/we >> all know what you're trying to do/you're trying to tarnish the >> image of the most courageous Gambian to ever walk the face of the >> earth/what you're saying about Halifa is patently untrue", on the >> other side. >> >> And from my vantage point, the true is probably somewhere in the >> middle of those two extremes. Halifa hs done much to educate >> Gambians, has done much to empower them electorally, and he has >> put his life on the line to stand up for Gambians. But last I >> checked, he was human just like the rest of us, he's not perfect, >> and just like the other opposition leaders (who by being opposition >> leaders and human rights lawyers, etc., have also put their lives >> on the line for The Gambia), have also made mistakes. >> >> Ginny >> >> >> ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ >> ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ To unsubscribe/ >> subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web int >> erface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html >> To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l >> To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] >> ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ >> ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ >> > To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the > Gambia-L Web interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html > To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l > To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] > > > Access 350+ FREE radio stations anytime from anywhere on the web. > Get the Radio Toolbar! ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ > ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ > ¤ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the G > ambia-L Web interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html > To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l > To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] > ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ > ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤