Rawlings was for his time - Sylvester Mensah

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Togbe 11 years ago

This gentleman is the definition of failure. I am surprised such a man is given an audience at all.

This gentleman is the definition of failure. I am surprised such a man is given an audience at all.
KELE WELE 11 years ago

IN MY CANDID OPENION EWE TRIBALISTS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN GHANA'S problem.
EWES HAVE BEEN PROBLEM SINCE KWAME NKRUMAH AND GHANA'S success WILL ONLY COME WITHOUT THEM.

IN MY CANDID OPENION EWE TRIBALISTS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN GHANA'S problem.
EWES HAVE BEEN PROBLEM SINCE KWAME NKRUMAH AND GHANA'S success WILL ONLY COME WITHOUT THEM.
Kwajo Sei 11 years ago

Kill them and be free!!

Kill them and be free!!
don`t care !!! © Hmmmmm! 11 years ago

“Past is treasure whether good or bad as both shapes our lives, and shapeless things have no identity...”

“Our greatest mistakes, if we look at them, and digest them, and interact with them, and learn from them… t ...
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“Past is treasure whether good or bad as both shapes our lives, and shapeless things have no identity...”

“Our greatest mistakes, if we look at them, and digest them, and interact with them, and learn from them… they can be the greatest moments of our lives.”

Hmmmm!“In the School of Life events, situations, and the people you have attracted to be part of your personal experiences are synchronized perfectly in order to teach you the lessons that need to be learned. They show you exactly what is needed to be successful in your Life.”

“If we let go of the past[corrupted mentalities],we will never learn from our mistakes.”Hmmmmm!

“People screw up. People screw up a lot. We allow our own selfishness to overpower us at times. It happens. But you can’t allow that to tear you down. You can’t keep dwelling on your past choices, and your past actions, or else you’ll never learn from them.”

Sagacious!once said “Many times what we perceive as an error or failure is actually a gift. And eventually we find that lessons learned from that discouraging experience prove to be of great worth.” ....

“Good advice is not often served in our favorite flavor.”...

“We don't live through life only by our own experiences, we live through life with other people's experience as a reference too.”example he/she was jail b`cos of corruption...

can some ghanaians proudly say}“I am, after all, an adult, a grown man, a useful human being, even though I lost the career[integrity] that made me all these things. I won't make that mistake again.”..

“I had so much respect for the fact that Father Andrew saw his own sins in my actions. I wished all adults were like Father Andrew.”
insight to the bone 11 years ago

We all know the conspiracy to murder and kill Mills was engineered by the pepeni/ayigbe wicked anti Akan agenda and one of the triggers was the reestablishment of diplomatic relations with our brothers the Israelis . Now they ...
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We all know the conspiracy to murder and kill Mills was engineered by the pepeni/ayigbe wicked anti Akan agenda and one of the triggers was the reestablishment of diplomatic relations with our brothers the Israelis . Now they wish us to make enemies with our natural allies in the west so we estranged with our diaspora . Why don't they go and organize a demo at the chief imam/terrorists house for after going to the Israeli embassy to beg for gifts and donations they received in good faith they chose to insult the Israelis . I wonder why this NDC mafia/Muslim group did not organize this demo during the Arab spring when they were killing our Akans in the tens of thousands all over . Why don't we see demos in front of the Libyan , Syrian , Morocco , Tunisia , Egypt and Saudi embassies ? why do they want to turn this country into another anti American / west fortress of stupidity. Did it ever cross their retarded minds that over half a million Akans live in Germany and over a million in the USA due the exodus caused by the wickedness and discrimination of the jj rawlings fake revolution? I will not mention the rest of the countries that accepted our people and gave them a chance to live comfortably yet they want to make propaganda war against these nations. Let them bus these fools to the embassy and i hope they have said their last goodbyes to their mothers as we will ambush them with our cutlasses and make sure they never go back home . we shall instruct our criminals and armed robbers to put their nefarious activities to good use and start targeting only ndc homes and their sympathizers . We shall make Ghana very unsafe for them as they have free accommodation , free food , free cars , free house boys and girls so can misbehave whenever they wake up. Americans despite some of their mischief with Monsanto and other foolishness are still our brothers and we will make sure all people who mean us well continue to feel welcome . Did it even cross the minds of these idiotic ndc that the person who wrote that tweet had every right since they were most likely half Akan and are disgusted by the careless irresponsible way the ndc are ruling ? did they not so long ago say they have a better agenda , action year, manifesto , no need for an all inclusive govt or tapping into the potentials of even the diaspora , no need for free education in the south too, no need to investigate the mysterious death of Mills , encouraging sodomy and homosexuality , govt still in first gear or now in reverse or completely stopped for lack of the fuel of ideas . In fact things are so bad that nobody sees anything but a bitter Ghana agenda , competent people with integrity refuse to participate in the mess of a govt or serve under and idiot of a pepeni president Mahama. Even our international partners shy away from having anything to do with this NDC as our problems are all about NDC POLITICS and their incorrigible rouge tribal fascism which further pushes our people to poverty . if you speak up and don't sing their hallelujah chorus of stupidity and hatred of the Akans you will be immediately be branded a drug baron , corrupt , arrogant , ashanti/akyem primitive ,madman , deranged , fool or idiot for pointing them in the right direction . how can there be a successful economic dialogue that will produce sustainable macroeconomics and plans based on the positive potentials of our people if all the major stakeholders including the diaspora are marginalized or excluded . if no one can dare to criticize the govt for fear of being victimized or persecuted by the ewes and northerners today ? The potential of the majority due to this tribal ndc politics is excluded from participating in anything so how do they expect the move things forward in reality have nothing to offer except corruption , hatred of the Akans and narrow mindedness? petition or not this govt is burdened by being illegitimate in the minds of all citizens ( as all still suspect election rigging and corruption of the judges ) so can never perform or have the true authority and support of the majority to produce a better future.one way or another they will be made to leave as their despicable acts have lead to all victims deeply despising them. God is with us and soon we shall have our day
don`t care !!! © Hmmmmm! 11 years ago

“The successful man will profit from his mistakes and
try again in a different way.”

“There are some things you can’t learn at any university, except for one, the University of Life... the only college where ever ...
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“The successful man will profit from his mistakes and
try again in a different way.”

“There are some things you can’t learn at any university, except for one, the University of Life... the only college where everyone is a permanent student.”...

“Fools say that they learn by experience. I prefer to profit by others experience.”..

“In university, we are given a taught a lesson then given a test. Whereas in life, we are given a test that teaches us a lesson.
ZoRRo 11 years ago

What lessons did we learn ? Aren't we on that same road again with the Mahama administration ? What is Rawlings saying about that ? Isn't he and his family corrupt too ? So where are the standards by which others were slaught ...
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What lessons did we learn ? Aren't we on that same road again with the Mahama administration ? What is Rawlings saying about that ? Isn't he and his family corrupt too ? So where are the standards by which others were slaughtered and taken from their family ? Is this JUSTICE ?
DAVI 11 years ago

JJ Rawlings is just fake and Ghana's corruption situation have degenerated passed the days,when the three leaders were murdered by JJ Rawlings and Boachie Gyan.THE SOULS OF MURDERED CITIZENS BY J.J. RAWLINGS AND BOACHIE WILL ...
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JJ Rawlings is just fake and Ghana's corruption situation have degenerated passed the days,when the three leaders were murdered by JJ Rawlings and Boachie Gyan.THE SOULS OF MURDERED CITIZENS BY J.J. RAWLINGS AND BOACHIE WILL NEVER REST UNTILL ALL THE CRIMES AND CORRUPTIONS IN AFRC-P/NDC COMES OUT.
Northern Star 11 years ago

You primitive monkey,worm and snail eating ashanti man/woman and from a tribe who still practice human sacrifices in this modern times. please shut up

You primitive monkey,worm and snail eating ashanti man/woman and from a tribe who still practice human sacrifices in this modern times. please shut up
kwaku yaw 11 years ago

Mr beef eater. understand that your Rawlings is a bad news

Mr beef eater. understand that your Rawlings is a bad news

Dansu K 11 years ago

Who the hell is giving this jack-ass sly the time? What has he done in his life that should be written about? Book? How many fools will buy a book about this good for nothing fool? This is one of the most corrupt product of o ...
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Who the hell is giving this jack-ass sly the time? What has he done in his life that should be written about? Book? How many fools will buy a book about this good for nothing fool? This is one of the most corrupt product of our time. What the hell is he doing at that disgraced NIH anyway? This guy is so corrupt than can imagine, just buying favors left and right with his corrupt loot. Only in NDC a fool like that can survive.
KOLA, INSIDE LONDON. 11 years ago

Rawlings is a Liberator, he liberated Ghana from abject Kalabuley, Famine, total economic collapse, Militarism, etc

What else can we say. Come on guys JJ Rawlings is immaculate.

Rawlings is a Liberator, he liberated Ghana from abject Kalabuley, Famine, total economic collapse, Militarism, etc

What else can we say. Come on guys JJ Rawlings is immaculate.
charles u s a/labadi. 11 years ago

you are a fool to have insulted our next president of Ghana

you are a fool to have insulted our next president of Ghana
NIGERIAN 11 years ago

INDISCIPLINE AMONG THE YOUTH IN GHANA IS A THREAT TO THE GOVERNMENT. GHANAIAN SHOULD FOCUS ON THEIR YOUTH NOT FOREIGNER!!! WARNING !!!!!

INDISCIPLINE AMONG THE YOUTH IN GHANA IS A THREAT TO THE GOVERNMENT. GHANAIAN SHOULD FOCUS ON THEIR YOUTH NOT FOREIGNER!!! WARNING !!!!!
TOKABA 11 years ago

ALL YOU AYIBE ANIMALS WHAT DID YOU KNOW ABOUT THE HISTORY BEHIND THE MURDER OF INNOCENT GHANAIANS BY THE GREEDY BASTARD JJ WHO CAME TO KILL AND LOOT HIMSELF. AYIBEFOO NKWASEAFOO. THE LORD WILL DEAL WITH YOU ALL ONE BY ONE.

ALL YOU AYIBE ANIMALS WHAT DID YOU KNOW ABOUT THE HISTORY BEHIND THE MURDER OF INNOCENT GHANAIANS BY THE GREEDY BASTARD JJ WHO CAME TO KILL AND LOOT HIMSELF. AYIBEFOO NKWASEAFOO. THE LORD WILL DEAL WITH YOU ALL ONE BY ONE.
KLIKOR 11 years ago

ALL YOU MONKIES ( AKANFUOR ) IN GHANA ARE THIEVES AND BIG-TIME HYPOCRATES. THIER CULTURE EMBRASE CRIMINALS AND THIEVES. THEY NEVER SIGN ONE SURNAME SO YOU'LL NEVER KNOW THEY ARE FROM THE SAME FAMILY. THEY USE THIER OWN CHILDR ...
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ALL YOU MONKIES ( AKANFUOR ) IN GHANA ARE THIEVES AND BIG-TIME HYPOCRATES. THIER CULTURE EMBRASE CRIMINALS AND THIEVES. THEY NEVER SIGN ONE SURNAME SO YOU'LL NEVER KNOW THEY ARE FROM THE SAME FAMILY. THEY USE THIER OWN CHILDREN FOR VOODOO TO GET RICH. CAN YOU CALL THESE ANIMALS HUMAN-BEINGS? LOOK AT HOW THEY STOLE EVERYTHING WITH THIER CROOKED LIFE-STYLE IN 8 YEARS RULE OF "DIEWUO" KUFFUOR; BUT THEY ARE ALWAYS POINTING THIER EVIL/DIRTY FINGERS AT EWES. ARE THE AHOIS, PV OBENG, KWESI BOTCHWAY ATO AUSTIN, GARBRA ETC ETC EWES? AKANS SHOULD CALL A SPADE A DIGGING TOOL. THE CORRUPTION, DISHONESTY AND GET RICH AT THE EXPENSE OF THE POOR IS BEING PRACTISED BY ALL ELITE GHANAINS IRRESPECTIVE OF WHICH TRIBE HE/SHE COMES FROM.I MEAN ALL GHANAIANS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ECONOMIC MESS IN WHICH WE FIND OURSELVES TODAY. UNTIL WE ACCEPT THIS TRUTH AND TRY TO FIND A LASTING SOLUTION TO IT WE CAN NEVER BUILD GHANA INTO A GREAT NATION OUR FORE-FATHERS ENVISAGED. LONG LIVE THE PEOPLE AND REPUBLIC OF GHANA!!!!!!!!
Nii - PhD,? 11 years ago

Oooo,ASHANATI BONOBO MONKEY calling human beings "ABOA?,pls,just take is easy with my friends the great EWES,and what is wrong with you (an endangered specie')?this site is not a haven for you bonobo monkey or baboon...OK,?ju ...
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Oooo,ASHANATI BONOBO MONKEY calling human beings "ABOA?,pls,just take is easy with my friends the great EWES,and what is wrong with you (an endangered specie')?this site is not a haven for you bonobo monkey or baboon...OK,?just jump back to the trees.
Snr Zoo KEEPER 11 years ago

ashanti monkey just calm down pls,for you are just a monkey(a monkey wey no get tail can never be like us, "na layi layi", "ASHANTIVI KESEVI/ASHANTIVI AMEDIGBOR/ASHANTIVI AHOORVI KAMASA;-----and don't let your broken mirror d ...
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ashanti monkey just calm down pls,for you are just a monkey(a monkey wey no get tail can never be like us, "na layi layi", "ASHANTIVI KESEVI/ASHANTIVI AMEDIGBOR/ASHANTIVI AHOORVI KAMASA;-----and don't let your broken mirror deceive you that you are a human being.AVU KABLI.enculé
Meshack 11 years ago

Rawlings was a mistake...Ghana would not have imploded if he had not come with his nonsense.His legacy...institutionalized corruption. All those he killed have died in vain...why is this Mahama loot and share government, the ...
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Rawlings was a mistake...Ghana would not have imploded if he had not come with his nonsense.His legacy...institutionalized corruption. All those he killed have died in vain...why is this Mahama loot and share government, the most corrupt administration since 1957, still in office?
Kwajo Sei 11 years ago

Sylvester Mensah, you depict the truth in your interview. This is how a Ghanaian should talk. You are a generation ahead of the present. Those who are spewing insults on you deserved to be shamed for their ineptitude and fail ...
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Sylvester Mensah, you depict the truth in your interview. This is how a Ghanaian should talk. You are a generation ahead of the present. Those who are spewing insults on you deserved to be shamed for their ineptitude and failure to realise that you are speaking your mind and not theirs.
Ghanaians think that shouting and making senseless noise is truth and intelligence. Forgetting that they are rather what they impugn on others.

Mensima Biney 11 years ago

Kwajo Sei, yours is a voice of pure native Ghanaian intelligence which I hope readers of this article pay heed to for their own benefit. A breath of real fresh air in a miasma of unnecessary toxic fumes!

Kwajo Sei, yours is a voice of pure native Ghanaian intelligence which I hope readers of this article pay heed to for their own benefit. A breath of real fresh air in a miasma of unnecessary toxic fumes!
Patient 11 years ago

Which kind of interview is this? This is a man who is taking his own department nowhere. How can he be asked to comment on the performance of his boss without asking him a single question about his own performance? Just waste ...
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Which kind of interview is this? This is a man who is taking his own department nowhere. How can he be asked to comment on the performance of his boss without asking him a single question about his own performance? Just waste of time.
All in all, Mr Kwakuvi Mensah said nothing important. He is part of the problem.
Mensima Biney 11 years ago

That's an opinion to which you are entitled. But you could have done yourself some respectable justice by actually reading the extracts and reflecting on it before posting a view. That might have saved you the indignity of so ...
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That's an opinion to which you are entitled. But you could have done yourself some respectable justice by actually reading the extracts and reflecting on it before posting a view. That might have saved you the indignity of sounding hateful, ill-informed and functionally illiterate; which is rather sad!
Paul Nanor 11 years ago

I find your comment quite interesting, Mensima. I say this because I was hit by the brilliance of the guy's take on events and the accurate simplicity with which he explains it, when I first read it. However, as I am not unaw ...
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I find your comment quite interesting, Mensima. I say this because I was hit by the brilliance of the guy's take on events and the accurate simplicity with which he explains it, when I first read it. However, as I am not unaware of some of the negative press he often attracts, I decided to allow myself time to reread the piece and reflect on it, in case I changed my initial opinion. But the more I did that, the more captivated I became by his insight. For a politician of our modern times, I think this guy Sylvester Mensah is refreshing. Hard to admit but TRUE!!!
kwam 11 years ago

looking at the current crisis have we Ghanaians learned any lessons from 1979/81? am afraid we have not.

looking at the current crisis have we Ghanaians learned any lessons from 1979/81? am afraid we have not.
don`t care !!! © Hmmmmm! 11 years ago

Hmmmmm!i wonder how it look like in those days!

Hmmmmm!i wonder how it look like in those days!
Mensima Biney 11 years ago

And that is precisely why we should. That's the point Sylvester Mensah is making. The essence of lessons is that they need to be learned. That's the point he makes throughout; and he can't be wrong on that, can he?

And that is precisely why we should. That's the point Sylvester Mensah is making. The essence of lessons is that they need to be learned. That's the point he makes throughout; and he can't be wrong on that, can he?
ManBelhomme 11 years ago

The interview may not have produced the desired effect or impart on some listeners, and that is the subjective nature of opinions the interviewee remarked.
Political assessment is subjective indeed!Ghana as a unitary state ...
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The interview may not have produced the desired effect or impart on some listeners, and that is the subjective nature of opinions the interviewee remarked.
Political assessment is subjective indeed!Ghana as a unitary state is symetrically devided into "Right to rulers" and "condemned to servers". This is comparable to the hands and legs. The former fail to recognise that they are only able to pick when the latter walk to the intended booty.Unless that coordinated mechanism is understood by both, the whole body will suffer the consequences.
Gin 11 years ago

Acheampong's coup to overthrow Dr. Busia was the most senseless ever. After acusing the duly elected Premier of taking away the essential commodities that "the armed forces enjoyed" he turned around to introduce operation fee ...
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Acheampong's coup to overthrow Dr. Busia was the most senseless ever. After acusing the duly elected Premier of taking away the essential commodities that "the armed forces enjoyed" he turned around to introduce operation feed yourself. Was it not the same thing that Busia tried to instill in Ghanaians in lieu of sardines,milk etc.? Oh then came the "bottom power" saga...and the bang, the product of Rawlings and 19 years of terror!
Mensima Biney 11 years ago

I hope the import of your post dawns on more readers. Cheers!

I hope the import of your post dawns on more readers. Cheers!

GHFUO: nyantakyi, 1/9aa must go.ASAP! 11 years ago

Kwame nkrumah must never named after the nation's premier airport. Not Kotoka

Kwame nkrumah must never named after the nation's premier airport. Not Kotoka
KWAME, BELGIUM 11 years ago

The revolution of J.J. with his 4 June was good for the peace of the nation. I am not sure that Ghana will go through again. It was the idea to dump KALABULE and it was done but what de see today in Ghana? Kalabule is back in ...
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The revolution of J.J. with his 4 June was good for the peace of the nation. I am not sure that Ghana will go through again. It was the idea to dump KALABULE and it was done but what de see today in Ghana? Kalabule is back in Ghana and we have now DEMONSTRATIONS OF CRAZINESS
because of the name or term DEMOCRACY.
AGATAPORE (SANDEMA) 11 years ago

GHANA IS NOW TOO ROTTEN AND NEEDS TO BE CLEANED

GHANA IS NOW TOO ROTTEN AND NEEDS TO BE CLEANED
Akosua Tema 11 years ago

Sylvester just shut it.....
NHIS is going down the drain and that is how you are managing your time

Sylvester just shut it.....
NHIS is going down the drain and that is how you are managing your time
K. Baawuah 11 years ago

I sincerely share your analysis of the past. As mentioned in other comments, Ghana has to learn from her history, good or bad, and move forward.
Let us concentrate on the positive comments and move ahead, whilst finding ways ...
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I sincerely share your analysis of the past. As mentioned in other comments, Ghana has to learn from her history, good or bad, and move forward.
Let us concentrate on the positive comments and move ahead, whilst finding ways to help those with negative emotional outbursts.
nana bekoe 11 years ago

rawlings was for his time

rawlings was for his time
OBIBA-JUDAS 11 years ago

ONLY THE FOOLS WILL VOTE FOR NDC 2016

ONLY THE FOOLS WILL VOTE FOR NDC 2016
Papa Yaw. 11 years ago

So

So
g dot hana (BP) 11 years ago

Rawlings was not a product of Ghana's "troubled past" Rawlings was and is Ghana's troubled past. Let us be fair and honest to ourselves.

Rawlings was not a product of Ghana's "troubled past" Rawlings was and is Ghana's troubled past. Let us be fair and honest to ourselves.
Mensima Biney 11 years ago

Depends on what you mean by 'past', doesn't it?

Depends on what you mean by 'past', doesn't it?
Tango 11 years ago

Sylvester, you are a star. I am impressed.

Sylvester, you are a star. I am impressed.
Concerned 11 years ago

u r impressed by this idiot? u certainly dont have much between your ears

u r impressed by this idiot? u certainly dont have much between your ears
Paul Nanor 11 years ago

Oh yes, he does!

Oh yes, he does!
CAPII 11 years ago

GOD IS THE ONLY JUDGE;VALUE DESTRUCTION,TRIBAL HATRED,JEALOUSY,ENVY ETC. WAS THE BANE OF AFRC,P/NDC. SEE HOW AWOORNOR DIED ? TAKE CUE RAWLINGS & HIS GENERATION FROM ECCL. 12:8-14. GOD IS SUPREME.........AMEN.

GOD IS THE ONLY JUDGE;VALUE DESTRUCTION,TRIBAL HATRED,JEALOUSY,ENVY ETC. WAS THE BANE OF AFRC,P/NDC. SEE HOW AWOORNOR DIED ? TAKE CUE RAWLINGS & HIS GENERATION FROM ECCL. 12:8-14. GOD IS SUPREME.........AMEN.
AKWAPIMBA ,LAS PALMAS DE G.C.,SPAIN 11 years ago

-WHERE IS GEN.AFRIFA´S MONEY.NOBODY SAID ANYTHING ABOUT THIS.GEN.AFRIFA HAD A RING WITH HIS BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER ON IT.THE TRUTH WILL REVEAL.WE KNOW WHO HAD TAKEN THAT MONEY FROM THAT ACCOUNT.THEY WILL GO ONE AFTER THE OTHER ...
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-WHERE IS GEN.AFRIFA´S MONEY.NOBODY SAID ANYTHING ABOUT THIS.GEN.AFRIFA HAD A RING WITH HIS BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER ON IT.THE TRUTH WILL REVEAL.WE KNOW WHO HAD TAKEN THAT MONEY FROM THAT ACCOUNT.THEY WILL GO ONE AFTER THE OTHER.
Bakuna 11 years ago

Sly,trust me you have let everybody down.

Sly,trust me you have let everybody down.
Kofi Adu DENVER USA 11 years ago

be straight forward Rawllings killings of the three presidents was wrong

be straight forward Rawllings killings of the three presidents was wrong
Lolulou 11 years ago

Having experienced it all myself I seem to remember everyone shouting for blood etc - people have very short memories!!! Shame!

Having experienced it all myself I seem to remember everyone shouting for blood etc - people have very short memories!!! Shame!
NPP robin HOOD 11 years ago

like the biblical MOSES who lead his people out of bondage to the promise land where these hypocrates can now shout that they are supporters of this NEGATIVE PEOPLES PARTY or NONSENSES PEOPLES PARTY=NPP...where were they, whe ...
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like the biblical MOSES who lead his people out of bondage to the promise land where these hypocrates can now shout that they are supporters of this NEGATIVE PEOPLES PARTY or NONSENSES PEOPLES PARTY=NPP...where were they, when we were we?(when the sailing was rough?)HYPOCRATE PEOPLES PARTY will stay confused forever & ever AMEN & AMEN.

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