tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641633473501717443.post2831281671665063420..comments2023-05-22T00:51:16.043-07:00Comments on Craptocracy: Afro-politics RoundupC. Van Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09918883799053031223noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641633473501717443.post-72992223593264676462009-06-14T08:11:10.149-07:002009-06-14T08:11:10.149-07:00racism is still here , unfortunately.
white man; ...racism is still here , unfortunately.<br /> white man; bush murderes thousands, american troops and iraqu, but white folks can only make jokes about black politicians<br />sad and funny at the same timesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00238929466403101871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641633473501717443.post-1696931927428587382008-07-12T11:51:00.000-07:002008-07-12T11:51:00.000-07:00That's funny. I'm resisting the urge of transformi...That's funny. <BR/><BR/>I'm resisting the urge of transforming this into a blog about Ghanian politics, which are far more interesting than the boring McBama Ocain match-up. Not only do Ghanians have, as noted above, a Zongo Caucus and an Odododiodioo Constituency, they have a former president named Jerry John Rawlings (affectionately known as 'JJ' or 'Junior Jesus), who is half-Scottish.C. Van Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09918883799053031223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3641633473501717443.post-28472028008583538842008-07-11T15:32:00.000-07:002008-07-11T15:32:00.000-07:00I'm not sure why, but whenever I read a stroy abou...I'm not sure why, but whenever I read a stroy about an African politician, I'm reminded of one of my favorite quotes from Ernest Hollings:<BR/><BR/> “Everybody likes to go to Geneva. I used to do it for the Law of the Sea conferences and you'd find those potentates from down in Africa, you know, rather than eating each other, they'd just come up and get a good square meal in Geneva.”non de guerrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336760586691062775noreply@blogger.com