Pdois has demonstrated with their little resources that they are good It is therefore our responsibility to vote for them and not their responsibility sir." Haruna: I only reacted to the statement because it is really very true, and nothing do about you - it could have been directed to anyone and my raction would have been the same. Thanks -------------- Original message -------------- From: Haruna Darbo <[log in to unmask]> > He scurries away when he had opportunity to speak. Now he comes at me from > left field through Pa Pierre. Father Mose, wait for me. I will honour > Pa-Pierre's amicus of PDOIS, then I'll get back to you. I told you about this > hiding > behind other folk to come at me. I know when you get off from work. I'll be > waiting for you at the junction. And don't tell me you don't know what am > talking about. > > That reminds me of this funny story: During my primary school days, we had > this guy Istu Prich. He scared all the kids because he had an over-sized head > and he was ugly. So he didn't have any girls interested in him. He chose to > vent his sadness and disappointment at Allah for making him ugly by preying on > the little kids. Once some kids told me they couldn't go home via their > regular route from school because Istu threatened one of their number by > staking > out at the main junction of that route. So I told them I'd walk with them. As > we approached that junction one of them told me; "there he is". I took one > look at the ogre and I must admit I was afraid to be too close to him. Not only > was he ugly, he was filthy. I told the kids, "you know what, I think you > were right in taking the detour home". I told the kids that Istu had a rare > disease called ugfilthia and it is contagious. So I took the detour with them. > > The news about Istu's Ugfilthia spread like wild fire at school and I guess > Istu got wind of it. He was avoided like a plague by men and women, young and > old, of the community. His small band of marauding idiots began to abandon > him. Istu became so lonely, he had to move to another town where he became the > one to be bullied. > > I don't know what the moral of the story is, but it ought to wake up all > bullies. Especially the ones that are ugly and filthy. I know what you're > thinking Father Mose. You think I got really scared of Istu and decided to > concoct > the ugfilthia story. Well, you're entitled to your friggin PDOIS opinion Gad > Damn it. I ain't tellin one way or the other. We'll just have to find out at > the junction. > > Masoud. MQJDT. Darbo. Al Mu'Umin. > > In a message dated 1/24/2008 1:09:13 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > [log in to unmask] writes: > > "Pdois > has demonstrated with their little resources that they are good It is > therefore > our responsibility to vote for them and not their responsibility sir." > > This is the real truth. Thank you sir for the above truism > > Musa JEng > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: Pa-Pierre Gomez > > > > > Dear Haruna, > > > > I have stated in the past that you belong to fine calibre of inellectuals. > A > > trait that stands out among your other attributes is how you employ the > Socrates > > techniques of using opponents statements to shackle them intellectually. I > do > > not wish to pick a debate with you; Needless to say, do not bother to > shackle > > me. > > > > I have a few observasions and objections to unfold on your table. PDOIS, > or > > Halifa, Sam and Sedia, are not wolfs in sheep clothings. They are not > angels > > chanting satanic pranks either. They are men like you and i. Men who > > deliberately chose to lead a livestyle less confortable than i guess yours > and > > mine. In view of this you may use your own yardstick to determind where u > want > > to place them. > > > > In Gambia, i had the rare opportunity to interact with many personalities > of > > high esteem, but almost in all cases, i come out of the experience with a > > disappointing impressions. Every department i walk into, welcomes me with > that > > ugly vice of corruption. Nawec, Gptc, Gamworks, Customs, portauthority, > Gcaa, > > Gamtel, Police, etc. All the places i names, i can mention an incident of > > corruption i was forced to be part of or some how know about it by virture > of my > > position at the time in question. On the other hand, what i saw when i > walk into > > PDOIS political Bereau is humanity at its best. Dedication, Devotion and > > Determination to Duty is second to none in the entire Gambia. If every > Gambian > > sense of responsibility is close to what i see at the PDOIS political > Bereau, we > > would have made a superb achievement of our goals as a nation. > > > > While i was in High school, we would converge in serrekunda for private > studies > > with Sam Sarr of PDOIS. I would normally go to this class with my Maths > problems > > and i have never paid a dime for this bi-weekly classes. Other students > come > > with chemistry problems, others Physics and Sam was amaising during those > > encounters. He walks into the class empty handed and it was just amaising > how he > > was solving problems he has not had time to rehease. Halifa, i bet you my > > brother, you probably do not want me to go through what u and i already > know. > > Sidia, with whom i had little or no interaction, except to say the Arabic > > version of Foroyaa newspaper published in the 90s was probably his > translations. > > I was buying the arabic version regularly for my Mandinka neighbor. > > > > Haruna, when u try to draw a parallel between respect for personalities of > PDOIS > > and the votes they gain at election as your bases of condemning Halifa, > then it > > will be tantamount to employing the mockery tactic used by one of the > robbers on > > the cross with Jesus Christ; That if jesus was really the son of God why > does he > > had to share the same fate as they the robbers. That is a fallacy which > > challenges the notion that; if PDOIS was a fine calibre of Men the onus is > on it > > to attract a large following. How can we blame God for making hell gate > larger > > then Heaven gate. In short, God is good, but it is our responsibility to > draw > > close to god by fulfilling his commandments and not the other way round. > Pdois > > has demonstrated with their little resources that they are good It is > therefore > > our responsibility to vote for them and not their responsibility sir. > > > > I know you will be surprise that i had all this to say today. I am using > this > > opportunity to respond to several of your previous postings which have > been > > consistent in their condemnation of Halifa and PDOIS. > > > > > > Pa-Pierre > > > > > > > > was available at most of our symposia making magnificant presenta > > --- [log in to unmask] wrote: > > > > From: Haruna Darbo > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Re: Halifa Sallah is a handsome man / > > Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:34:00 EST > > > > > > My friend Bailo, good to hear you again. But how come all you Obama heads > > got your heads buried in cloud-cuchoo sand?? And you seem so > intelligent!!!! > > > > "Haruna, My supposition is that Halifa doesn't want to show off his > > handsomeness." Bailo. > > > > You mean "DID NOT" all those years. Why now though? Do you suppose if he > > really showed his true feelings, maybe PDOIS' fortunes would look up as > far as > > votes are concerned? The wulli people worshipping Afros according to our > > friend Suntou is an aberration but just suppose PDOIS folk began to be > genuine > > Gambians, I mean one of us, do you suppose we will receive them as equals? > Or > > are they really our equals??? So many questions, so little time. > > > > "Your pal, John Edwards is a handsome man too." Bailo. > > > > Alright what's the catch?? I know you too well Bailo. You cannot say > > unequivocally that John Edwards is handsome and the best man for President > of > > these > > Unanted Istates without following it with a bombshell. SO what's the > catch? > > > > "I also think that John would make an excellent choice as Obama's > > running-mate should the latter be able to ride pass the Clintons' quest > for a > > third > > term at the White House." Bailo. > > > > I knew it. You got this backwords my dear. OBAMA will make a fair running > > mate for John Edwards. John Edwards will make a great running mate for > Hillary > > Clinton if Black folk can get past their day-dreamings. Do you know who > will > > run an OBAMA white-house??? Its time y'all wake up and smell the coffee > > before its too late. If OBAMA becomes president at this time, blacks will > live > > to > > regret it for their entire life. If they think that life is sorry now, > they > > aint seen nuttin yet. The days of settin on your fanny and expecting a > knight > > in shining armour to rid you of your misery is OVER. > > > > "Bill and Hilary seem so desperate to get back." Bailo. > > > > Bailo, ifanang. Ikeebaayaatale. I beg of you, do not yield to listless > > gossip and gaucherie. Ginny is crazy's all I can say. Can you believe > someone > > hating and slandering admittendly without reason? If that ain't crazy, I > don't > > know what is. > > > > "I hope America is at least ready for a mixed raced President in the White > > House. Amen! I have a dream!" Bailo. > > > > You guys still don't get it. America, like the UK, France, Italy, Sweden, > > Denmark, Norway, and Australia etcetera, HAVE ALWAYS BEEN READY FOR > MIXED-RACE, > > STRAIGHT-RACE, SKEWED-RACE candidates. For AMERICA, that just ain't BARACK > > > OBAMA at this time. God I hope you guys don't let sentimentalism and > > untethered and listless hope confound you. At least not my Bailo and > > Moribolong. I may > > have lost Mr. Jobarteh already, but I'll be damned if I'm gonna lose you > and > > Ousman. > > > > Please reconsider your unconditional attachment to Barack for President of > > America. If you don't like John Edwards, please support Hillary Clinton. > > Barack will make a great Secretary of State in either an Edwards or a > Clinton > > Presidency. Then in 2012, he will have been ready to be President and all > of > > us, > > including Edwards and CLinton will make sure he is President. Don't go > saying > > that I think Barack needs more experience. NO THAT IS NOT what I'm saying > > and frankly I think Barack has enough experience to be President > somewhere. > > Just not America. Barack will only be an effective President of America in > a > > more benign atmosphere. Not Now. We got a lotta work to do in America to > right > > the sails after my friend W leaves office. Barack is not suitable for > those > > challenges. One reason is he does have some conflicts of interest that > will > > malign his foreign policy. Two is he lives in fantasy land about bringing > > independents and republicans to join democrats and move the country > forward. > > Just > > ask yourself, if independents, republicans, and democrats were to join > > together, would his administration be needed to do anything??? That is the > far > > side > > of this fairy tale that our other friend Bill Clinton talks about. In my > > eyes, Duval Patrick, Governor of Massachusetts will have gotten my vote > were he > > to run for President at any time. I know he supports Barack. He has a > > different reason for doing that. Bailo, I don't want to go on and on for > God > > knows I > > want Barack to get as many black votes as he could, but you guys > castigating > > the Clintons and every body else for your support of Barack is detrimental > to > > Barack himself. Don't get carried away by Ginny. You don't know Ginny's > > politique. Even she doesn't know her own politique quite well. No comment > on > > Maria Del Sol. She will deal with her own unique deamons. And tell joe to > > friggin > > settle down. Anytime he opens his big mouth, you think the skies are > falling > > and life's over. I don't know about you Bailo, but I intend to live for > > another year. I must say though that I agree with him this time about > giving > > idiots a pass. He's just too nervous for my sanity. He's the fear-monger > Barack > > keeps talking about. And of course my other friend John McCain. I didn't > even > > know that McCain cannot raise his two hands past his head. I always > thought he > > was clowning around when he spread his arms wide as he raised them. Men. I > > kinda like his fight though, just like I love the fight in John Edwards. > > > > Ok I gotta go now. My contractor knocks at the door. Masoud. MQJDT Darbo. > AL > > Khairawan. > > > > Haruna Darbo wrote: > > I just saw a picture of Halifa without his Afro hair-do!!! Men is he > > beautiful. 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