"Unfortunately, Baako. Jr.’s open hatred of Rawlings’ sometimes clouds and even undermines the moral authority of his investigational and policy judgments.
His alleged quick defense of President Mahama in the Ford Expedi ... read full comment
"Unfortunately, Baako. Jr.’s open hatred of Rawlings’ sometimes clouds and even undermines the moral authority of his investigational and policy judgments.
His alleged quick defense of President Mahama in the Ford Expedition Controversy, for instance, is a special case in point."
"On the other hand, our critique of Baako, Jr. should not constitute a bone of contention in that his view or investigational interpretation of the matter
could be correct though it calls for additional corroborating evidence."
Goodness! How did you arrive at your conclusion that Baako dislikes Rawlings, hence his constant criticisms of the former?
I suggest you analyse your claims above and go back to your critical assessment notes, if you still have in your possession. In fact, your claims lack any syllogism.
There is nothing wrong to criticise someone and by criticising doesn't mean you necessarily harbour hatred towards the individual or individuals.
francis kwarteng 7 years ago
You should first know that I don't write for "children" on Ghanaweb.
I write for a target audience that is already well informed and therefore it is not my responsibility to provide every single detail about every issue I ... read full comment
You should first know that I don't write for "children" on Ghanaweb.
I write for a target audience that is already well informed and therefore it is not my responsibility to provide every single detail about every issue I take up in my articles.
I therefore also assume a lot of things in my article just as I expect my sophisticated target to know that "laidback," "nonchalant" and "lackadaisical" are not the same given the multiple meanings for each of these words.
For instance, I remember using the word "purchase" in one of my writings here on Ghanaweb. One reader criticized me for misusing the word, claiming it meant "to buy." This reader did not even bother to consider the context of usage.
Neither did he or she consider the multiple definitions of the word and whether there was any other definition of the word besides what he had always known. I had to consult an online dictionary to help him out:
"TO GET A LEVERAGE ON..."
He or she came back beating about the bush. I did not continue the discussion. I had already made the case.
In fact, Dr. Kwame Botwe-Asamoah realized this and advised me not to use words with their implied obscure meanings. His point was that there were not that many "sophisticated" readers on Ghanaweb.
He therefore advised me to use ordinary words with ordinary or widely known meanings. I have spent the bulk of my life studying orthography, semantics, philology, comparative linguistics particularly as they relate to the English language, Queen's English and "Englishes."
That said, seems to me that you are not even aware of what transpired at the National Reconciliation Commission, to mention but one source, with what Kweku Baako, Jr. had to say about Rawlings (and his government) and why their relationship have soured over the years.
There is a lot of information on this all over the place. Here are a few:
1) Note: read one of Baako's many statements to the National Reconciliation Commission (NRC) titled "Baako Says 31 December Coup Betrayed June 4."
Please I beg oooo....don't waste my time. These two references should suffice. There are many other issues I have discussed with others who personally are friends with Kweku Baako.
Most of these are already in the public domain. Just a Google touch away...Any "sophisticated" readers goes beyond a writer's assumptions...
Thanks for reading anyway!
A proud voltarian 7 years ago
Kwarteng, I don,t give a dime about the nonsense u people have been writing on this site. None of it is going to help me solve the numerous problems that I have. But to be honest with u, the mother fucker Rawlings can be kill ... read full comment
Kwarteng, I don,t give a dime about the nonsense u people have been writing on this site. None of it is going to help me solve the numerous problems that I have. But to be honest with u, the mother fucker Rawlings can be killed right now,Ghana loses nothing. Don,t be suprised. I am from Kedzi,in the volta region, closer to where this traitor Rawlings comes from, which unfortunatel, the sea has destroed. The Gods of the entire volta region have released him to the enemies to deal with him. So to most of us, we don·t care or give a dime what u people write about him. Akufo Addo is now his bossom and trusted friend.But not withstanding, we the voltarians will as usual, vote for a (pepeni) than Akufo Addo because we dont to be shown where we came from.
ADJOA WANGARA 7 years ago
It's sad to read such stupid English from a full idiot like Kwarteng, he keeps polluting the ignorant Readers.
See Kwarteng's following bogus and stinking English:
=> We guess this is another sad day for Ghana indeed? Or ... read full comment
It's sad to read such stupid English from a full idiot like Kwarteng, he keeps polluting the ignorant Readers.
See Kwarteng's following bogus and stinking English:
=> We guess this is another sad day for Ghana indeed? Or something else?
Perhaps, this news comes as a great surprise to some given his stature as a man who stood firmly and boldly against public corruption and moral decadence in the Ghanaian society, among others.
=> Yet whether the money itself was $US2 million rather than $US5 million, or otherwise, is not the issue here...
=> ...but rather the posthumous circumstances surrounding Abacha’s legacy as a kleptocrat tend to adulterate Rawlings’ justification...
=> ...for accepting his friend’s largesse when, he, Rawlings, explained to The Guardian, that Ghana was in dire straits at the time and badly needed cash infusions into the system to salvage a drowning economy.
=> This sounds plausible yet untenable.
KWARTENG MUST BE BANNED FROM POSTING ARTICLES TO ANY PUBLIC PLATFORM.
ASEM KETEKETE 7 years ago
$2m to salvage the economy ?
$2m to salvage the economy ?
Francis kwarteng 7 years ago
You should first know that I don't write for "children" on Ghanaweb.
I write for a target audience that is already well informed and therefore it is not my responsibility to provide every single detail about every issue I ... read full comment
You should first know that I don't write for "children" on Ghanaweb.
I write for a target audience that is already well informed and therefore it is not my responsibility to provide every single detail about every issue I take up in my articles.
I therefore also assume a lot of things in my article just as I expect my sophisticated target to know that "laidback," "nonchalant" and "lackadaisical" are not the same given the multiple meanings for each of these words.
For instance, I remember using the word "purchase" in one of my writings here on Ghanaweb. One reader criticized me for misusing the word, claiming it meant "to buy." This reader did not even bother to consider the context of usage.
Neither did he or she consider the multiple definitions of the word and whether there was any other definition of the word besides what he had always known. I had to consult an online dictionary to help him out:
"TO GET A LEVERAGE ON..."
He or she came back beating about the bush. I did not continue the discussion. I had already made the case.
In fact, Dr. Kwame Botwe-Asamoah realized this and advised me not to use words with their implied obscure meanings. His point was that there were not that many "sophisticated" readers on Ghanaweb.
He therefore advised me to use ordinary words with ordinary or widely known meanings. I have spent the bulk of my life studying orthography, semantics, philology, comparative linguistics particularly as they relate to the English language, Queen's English and "Englishes."
That said, seems to me that you are not even aware of what transpired at the National Reconciliation Commission, to mention but one source, with what Kweku Baako, Jr. had to say about Rawlings (and his government) and why their relationship have soured over the years.
There is a lot of information on this all over the place. Here are a few:
1) Note: read one of Baako's many statements to the National Reconciliation Commission (NRC) titled "Baako Says 31 December Coup Betrayed June 4."
Please I beg oooo....don't waste my time. These two references should suffice. There are many other issues I have discussed with others who personally are friends with Kweku Baako.
Most of these are already in the public domain. Just a Google touch away...Any "sophisticated" readers goes beyond a writer's assumptions...
Thanks for reading anyway!
JOHN 7 years ago
THIS FOOLISH MAN AND HIS WIFE KONADU DESTROYED ALL OUR FACTORIES AND MURDERED MANY FOR INDULGING IN CORRUPTION. MAHAMA WITHIN 3 YEARS HAS DONE FAR BETTER THAN HIS 19 YEARS RULE. BEFORE RAWLINGS CAME TO POWER, WE HAD BONSA TYR ... read full comment
THIS FOOLISH MAN AND HIS WIFE KONADU DESTROYED ALL OUR FACTORIES AND MURDERED MANY FOR INDULGING IN CORRUPTION. MAHAMA WITHIN 3 YEARS HAS DONE FAR BETTER THAN HIS 19 YEARS RULE. BEFORE RAWLINGS CAME TO POWER, WE HAD BONSA TYRE FACTORY, GHANA SANYO, CORNED BEEF FACTORY, GIHOC WITH 17 BRANCHES, KOMENDA AND ASUTUARE SUGAR FACTORIES, KADE MATCH FACTORY, SALTPOND CERAMICS, UTC, KINGSWAY, BATA, NEOPLAN ASSEMBLY PLANT AND MANY FACTORIES IN TEMA. HE CAME TO DESTROY AND LOOTED THEM ALL
JOHN 7 years ago
WE HAD SS VOLTA, SS ANKOBRA, AND MANY SHIPS. S
WE HAD SS VOLTA, SS ANKOBRA, AND MANY SHIPS. S
locomotive engine 7 years ago
THIS CROOKED JJ RAWLINGS MUST FACE KPON KPA. THE KILLING OF ACHEAMPONG,UTUKA,FELI,AFRIFA,AMEDUME,YAW BOAKYE, R.A.E KOTEI AND F.W.K AKUFFO HAS NO MEANING BECAUSE CROOKED JJ RAWLINGS DID FAR WORSE THAN ALL THE CRIMES TH ... read full comment
THIS CROOKED JJ RAWLINGS MUST FACE KPON KPA. THE KILLING OF ACHEAMPONG,UTUKA,FELI,AFRIFA,AMEDUME,YAW BOAKYE, R.A.E KOTEI AND F.W.K AKUFFO HAS NO MEANING BECAUSE CROOKED JJ RAWLINGS DID FAR WORSE THAN ALL THE CRIMES THESE GENERALS WERE ALLEGEDLY ACCUSED OF COMMITTING COMBINED TOGETHER. AM ON THE SAME PAGE WITH YOU JOHN.
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"Unfortunately, Baako. Jr.’s open hatred of Rawlings’ sometimes clouds and even undermines the moral authority of his investigational and policy judgments.
His alleged quick defense of President Mahama in the Ford Expedi ...
read full comment
You should first know that I don't write for "children" on Ghanaweb.
I write for a target audience that is already well informed and therefore it is not my responsibility to provide every single detail about every issue I ...
read full comment
Kwarteng, I don,t give a dime about the nonsense u people have been writing on this site. None of it is going to help me solve the numerous problems that I have. But to be honest with u, the mother fucker Rawlings can be kill ...
read full comment
It's sad to read such stupid English from a full idiot like Kwarteng, he keeps polluting the ignorant Readers.
See Kwarteng's following bogus and stinking English:
=> We guess this is another sad day for Ghana indeed? Or ...
read full comment
$2m to salvage the economy ?
You should first know that I don't write for "children" on Ghanaweb.
I write for a target audience that is already well informed and therefore it is not my responsibility to provide every single detail about every issue I ...
read full comment
THIS FOOLISH MAN AND HIS WIFE KONADU DESTROYED ALL OUR FACTORIES AND MURDERED MANY FOR INDULGING IN CORRUPTION. MAHAMA WITHIN 3 YEARS HAS DONE FAR BETTER THAN HIS 19 YEARS RULE. BEFORE RAWLINGS CAME TO POWER, WE HAD BONSA TYR ...
read full comment
WE HAD SS VOLTA, SS ANKOBRA, AND MANY SHIPS. S
THIS CROOKED JJ RAWLINGS MUST FACE KPON KPA. THE KILLING OF ACHEAMPONG,UTUKA,FELI,AFRIFA,AMEDUME,YAW BOAKYE, R.A.E KOTEI AND F.W.K AKUFFO HAS NO MEANING BECAUSE CROOKED JJ RAWLINGS DID FAR WORSE THAN ALL THE CRIMES TH ...
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I like the caption of this article.