Dr Jallow, I am not mistaken. The depiction is clear and it is about a well educated but overly arrogant and a grotesque narcissist in the opposition circle who cares about nothing but his personal grandeur. There is only one such person and his name is Halifa Abacarr Sallah of Serrekunda. That is not a perception but an incontravertable fact. I perfectly understand why you chose to labour hard on this but the fundamental fact is; it doesn't change the narrative and I am certainly not imposing anything on you here. If you truly do not mean Halifa Sallah in your mind, then inadvertently it is him you have depicted for it is only him in the opposition circle who has such idiosyncrasies. They are preculia to him and only him. I think you should be proud that you've done a good job here, Dr. Halifa needs to be called out for what he is, not just by me but all of us. Hooops! The disciples will be descending in a minute. Just watch. Thanks Daffeh On Monday, 25 February 2013, Baba Galleh Jallow <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I do not "feel obliged to come out this way" Daffeh. I am merely stating the truth of my position. The point is, our perceptions of Halifa Sallah differ. I see him as a great human being who, like all of us has his personal faults but who is nevertheless a very decent and enlightened individual. Perhaps you know that I have had some disagreements with Mr. Sallah in the past and I certainly do not subscribe to his political ideology. But that said, my relationship with Halifa is one of mutual respect. If I need to criticze him, I will do so in good old plain English and not use satirical metaphors. In my opinion, he deserves better than that from me. Not so the real Heyhey Nopilen who, again in my perception - which may not be other people's perception - is an insentive windbag and a totally clueless and hyper-arrogant dude who likes to rattle his imaginary mental sabre and make funny noises all over the place. > > So no worries Daffeh. Just to say that as an enlightened democrat, you might want to consider the possibility that this time around, you are mistaken. It happens sometimes. > > Baba > > ________________________________ > Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:59:19 +0000 > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [G_L] Metaphorically Speaking > To: [log in to unmask] > > Thanks Dr Jallow. I am not surprised you feel obliged to come out this way. It was much anticipated. Notwithstanding, I maintain my position. > > And thanks for respecting my right to say it as it is. > > Cheers > Daffeh > > On Monday, 25 February 2013, Baba Galleh Jallow <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> Daffeh, >> >> You may interpret my work any way you like, but you may not impose my actual meaning on me. If the character fits your perception of Halifa Sallah, it does not fit my perception of Halifa Sallah. Perceptions are subjective and what you see may not be what I see. So while respecting your right to interpret my work, please allow me to say that as far as I am concerned - and in this case I know better since I am the author - Heyhey Nopilen is not meant to depict Halifa Sallah for whom I have great respect. So Daffeh, no cover blown here yet. Perhaps you may want to try again? >> >> Baba >> >> ________________________________ >> Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:33:50 +0000 >> From: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: Re: [G_L] Metaphorically Speaking >> To: [log in to unmask] >> >> Oh, if I may borrow the american slangs there Baba, my bad. But I have no doubt the real name of the character you depitched is Halifa Sallah, the self proclaimed Grand Ayatollah of Last Bundung. What you summed up in this article is a character full of grotesque narcissism and personal grandiosity and that is, without a doubt, plainly and truely Halifa Sallah. >> >> Sorry if this blows the cover but as a straight shooter in our political discourse, this is what I do much to the annoyance of Pa Samba Jow and the PDOiS affliated STGDP. Hooops! They are gonna start throwing bricks at me in a minute. >> >> Thanks Baba. >> Daffeh >> >> >> On Monday, 25 February 2013, Baba Galleh Jallow <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>> His real name was used Daffeh. And it is not 'Napoliten', it's Nopilen. Glad you enjoyed it. >>> >>> Baba >>> >>> ________________________________ >>> Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:05:26 +0000 >>> From: [log in to unmask] >>> Subject: Re: [G_L] Metaphorically Speaking >>> To: [log in to unmask] >>> >>> Heyhey Napoliten; what a character??? I wish his real name was used. >>> >>> Thanks >>> Daffeh >>> >>> On Sunday, 24 February 2013, Baba Galleh Jallow <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>>> Metaphorically Speaking >>>> >>>> By Baba Galleh Jallow >>>> >>>> Sometimes, we got tired of looking at Genamin DaMidget’s ugly face and hearing his bogus rantings. At such times, we averted our gaze and looked at other interesting characters in No-Talk Republic, the likes of Hotfoot Coldy and Wawaw Daydate. Such characters added flavor to our mix and often offered what amounted to free entertainment in No-Talk Republic by their curious actions and wayward ways. But above everyone else, we liked to watch the famous Heyhey Nopilen display his legendary skills of speech and choice regarding just what would happen in the future life of our country when Gyant DaMidget grew so old and tired that he would have no option but to fall by the wayside and allow time to march on. >>>> >>>> Heyhey Nopilen was a learned fellow, no doubt about that. Everyone acknowledged the great depth of his learning and recognized the great facility with which he espoused his various theories and swam in the deep blue sea of knowledge like a fish puffing up the water once in a while, diving this way and that, and often jumping sky high and plunging back in with admirable dexterity. He reminded us of the great whale in Moby Dick as he swam alongside the ship of life and made it known to everyone that he, Heyhey Nopilen, was an invincible guy whose word was gold and whose sight was silver. 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