Suntou,
I am sure you have heard during the early days of PDOIS or there after, 
that its leaders were a bunch of godless communists. That, they do not 
believe in God's existence and that any god-fearing Gambian should not 
vote for them. That view is still not far fetched to imagine in many 
parts of the country. Of course missing from the argument is their 
life's work of selfless service to the country even at the expense of 
their own wellbeing. And I can venture to say that most Gambians who 
know them would tell you that few Gambians, past and present would match 
brothers Halifa, Sam and Sidia in their moral character and love of that 
country. But still the same will hesitate voting for them for fear that 
God will not be pleased.

While the new world isn't that different from old we left behind, when 
it comes to politiking, be assured that Americans unlike Gambians do not 
shy away from using the same "freedom of speech" clause to say their 
mind on what others write (the New Yorker magazine included). The 
paper's has been take to task and believe me the message has been 
received loud and clear. An guess what, no one feared being abducted by 
agents of the state/the king.

Malanding






SUNTOU TOURAY wrote:
> watching the news cast today, Mr obama and his wife have been depicted as terrorist and islamist sympathisers and the wife a black panther. at what length will conservative America accept that obama is a christian and an American regardless of his faith? 
>   why should obama be depicted this way? i know you folks (Gambian American) are quiet but this is not funny, you are breading in the U.S and when leaders can be demonise in the name of press freedom, always be on your guard. this debate is going some where.
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