Re: Criticizing Buhari Over "President Michelle Of West Germany" Gaffe Is Ignorant. by kenex4ever(m): 5:53pm On Jul 01, 2015 |
Waste of time, damage control, it's too late to cry ......... |
Re: Criticizing Buhari Over "President Michelle Of West Germany" Gaffe Is Ignorant. by Jesusloveyou: 6:05pm On Jul 01, 2015 |
Iceman296: Lol
Clueless Defense, OP sounds like the same Category of people that endlessly called GEJ Clueless at his Time. is it not a shame that prof ebele of 58 wil be senile like 90yrs old woman, abeg PMB try 1 Like |
Re: Criticizing Buhari Over "President Michelle Of West Germany" Gaffe Is Ignorant. by Krisgift(f): 6:21pm On Jul 01, 2015 |
IdisuleOurOwn:
I will deny you the opportunity of derailing this thread by not quoting you. Okay hun. |
Re: Criticizing Buhari Over "President Michelle Of West Germany" Gaffe Is Ignorant. by stuff46(m): 6:21pm On Jul 01, 2015 |
How are you not sure that he will not forget that you people gave him your mandates?
Please someone should remind Op that it was buhari that bought presidential form, nobody compelled him to buy it. If he cant remember simple things, then am not sure he will remember big things.
Last Bullet, Are you Not sure that he has even forgoten that he needs ministers? 3 Likes |
Re: Criticizing Buhari Over "President Michelle Of West Germany" Gaffe Is Ignorant. by Lincoln275(m): 6:23pm On Jul 01, 2015 |
abeg forget anything buhari says, lets just help him with prayers |
Re: Criticizing Buhari Over "President Michelle Of West Germany" Gaffe Is Ignorant. by whizdammy9: 6:25pm On Jul 01, 2015 |
rubbbiiisssshhhh post |
Re: Criticizing Buhari Over "President Michelle Of West Germany" Gaffe Is Ignorant. by IdisuleOurOwn(m): 6:28pm On Jul 01, 2015 |
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Re: Criticizing Buhari Over "President Michelle Of West Germany" Gaffe Is Ignorant. by FOLLOWJESUS: 6:33pm On Jul 01, 2015 |
IdisuleOurOwn: I have read people refer to President Buhari as "clueless" and suchlike adjectives of disesteem suggesting cognitive incapacity - for his recent reference to German Chancellor Angela Merkel as "President Michelle of West Germany" . That is ignorant. And I will explain why shortly. There are many things to criticize about president Buhari, but clueless-ness isn't one of them. His thought - process are clearly complex, sophisticated and high - level. If in doubt, get hold of any of his off - the cuff remarks, go beyond the distractions of his accent, and you will see a man whose intellect is deep and whose understanding of governance and world politics is admirably advanced. You are probably wondering where I am going with this. How can someone call Germany "West Germany, mangle its president's name and official title, and I not say he isn't clueless but insist he is, in fact, intellectually deep?
OK, let me start by saying I am not some viscerally one - dimensional, unreflective Buhari apologist who is wedded to what I call the misguided philosophy of Buharist inerrancy, that is, the wrong-headed idea that Buhari is only human who is liable to errors and lapses of judgment. Many of us who criticised him in the future, do so not because we are better but because, as the saying goes, the onlookers, not the participants, see most of the game.
Now, when Buhari called German Chancellor Angela Merkel "President Michelle of West Germany", he was merely suffering from what Americans call "senior moment", which is the momentary lapse in the memory occasioned by old age. . As psychologists know only too well, as we age, the speed with which we retrieve information from our cognitive reservoir slows. Age-related memory lapses, experts tell us can start as early as late 30s and get worse as we get older.
Noble Prize - winning neurologist Eric Kandel and his colleagues published a well - received study in 2003 in the Journal of Science Translational Medicine where they, among other things, reveal that a "memory gene" in us appears to get weaker as our brain ages, causing us to forget easily, mix things up, and be unable to easily recall information stored in our memory bank. Buhari is not the only president who contends with age - related memory impairment. The late President Ronald Reagan, America's oldest president, who was elected at nearly 70 years in his first term, was famous for his bewildering senior moments. I will give only few examples. President Reagan constantly referred to his own Vice President, George Bush, Sr. (father of George W. Bush), as "Prime Minister Bush" . (Remember Buhari's reference to Vice President Osinbajo as " Osunbade " during a campaign rally in Owerri? ) And, according to Tom Friedman's 2006 book titled You Are Not Alone :1,000 Unforgettable Senior Moments : "President Roland Reagan's senior moments were legendary. He often forgot what foreign country he was in or the name of the dignitaries he was meeting. When he visited Brazil, he referred to it as Bolivia. He greeted Princess Diana as 'Prince David' .
Have you seen any similarities yet?
Well, another US President, Richard Nixon, had a senior moment when he went to France in 1974 to attend the funeral of French President Georges Pompidou. Nixon had a lapse of memory and totally forgot why he was in France, so he said : "This is a great day for France! " Mr Lacturer pls where your school dey make I dey come for lecture,Na change we dey so all those Germany to west Germany are part of de change,we don enter one chance already.
There will be many more Age-related lapses from President Buhari. Get used to it. It's no big deal. It's part of normal process of aging, and has no impact or whatsoever on cognitive ability or performance. In spite of his notoriety for embarrassing "senior moments", President Reagan has often been ranked as one of America's greatest Presidents. In fact, a February 2011 Gallup poll placed him as Americas greatest President of all time ahead of Abraham Lincoln.
Like Buhari, Reagan lost in a past presidential election, but went ahead to defeat a younger incumbent in 1980. He won re-election at nearly 74 years with the biggest Electoral College victory in America history. When he left office in 1989, Reagan had an approval rating of 68 percent, which is the highest rating for a departing president in America modern history. Only Franklin D. Roosevelt and Bill Clinton rival this feat.
I am not implying Buhari will be a Nigerian Ronald Reagan, but his age - induced cognitive impairments and slips should not cause us to dismiss him. When he recently said to Nigerians in South Africa " I wish I became Head of State when I was a governor, just a few years as a young man. Now at 72, there is a limit to what I can do", he was referring to the inevitable impairments that age imposes on people. But senior moments don't impair performance if the will to succeed is there, as the example of Ronald Reagan clearly shows.
Although I think it's ignorant to hold Buhari's senior moments as evidence of cluelessness, it's fair game to poke fun at them. That's the nature of democracy. Even Reagan laughed at the humour his senior moments actuated. I hope Buhari and his Legion of zealous, humorless supporters will learn to laugh at his senior moment joke.
http://www.farooqkperogi.com/2015/06/criticizing-buhari-over-president.html?m=1
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Re: Criticizing Buhari Over "President Michelle Of West Germany" Gaffe Is Ignorant. by Krisgift(f): 6:41pm On Jul 01, 2015 |
IdisuleOurOwn:
Hun!!!! Thought you weren't going to quote me again. Good luck to you defending your clueless president Let me not derail your Thread. Am out of here. |
Re: Criticizing Buhari Over "President Michelle Of West Germany" Gaffe Is Ignorant. by Whynotthetruth(m): 6:42pm On Jul 01, 2015 |
IdisuleOurOwn:
Don't worry eh, soon I will write about that. Soon, very soon. For you to waste time trying to twist a glaring truth shows that you're what you went on to dissuade us from that you aren't albeit unsuccessfully...You're a sycophantic, sheepish, and fanatical follower of babaonechance aka president of west germany 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Criticizing Buhari Over "President Michelle Of West Germany" Gaffe Is Ignorant. by Nobody: 6:44pm On Jul 01, 2015 |
Whynotthetruth:
For you to waste time trying to twist a glaring truth shows that you're what you went on to dissuade us from that you aren't albeit unsuccessfully...You're a sycophantic, sheepish, and fanatical follower of babaonechance aka president of west germany You've summarised him aptly. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Criticizing Buhari Over "President Michelle Of West Germany" Gaffe Is Ignorant. by Nobody: 6:45pm On Jul 01, 2015 |
Nnemuka:
Why do you keep following me? taa...say thank u. follow u ki. |
Re: Criticizing Buhari Over "President Michelle Of West Germany" Gaffe Is Ignorant. by martinchinedu(m): 6:50pm On Jul 01, 2015 |
I know this day would come........ |
Re: Criticizing Buhari Over "President Michelle Of West Germany" Gaffe Is Ignorant. by musicwriter(m): 6:53pm On Jul 01, 2015 |
IdisuleOurOwn: I have read people refer to President Buhari as "clueless" and suchlike adjectives of disesteem suggesting cognitive incapacity - for his recent reference to German Chancellor Angela Merkel as "President Michelle of West Germany" . That is ignorant. And I will explain why shortly. There are many things to criticize about president Buhari, but clueless-ness isn't one of them. His thought - process are clearly complex, sophisticated and high - level. If in doubt, get hold of any of his off - the cuff remarks, go beyond the distractions of his accent, and you will see a man whose intellect is deep and whose understanding of governance and world politics is admirably advanced. You are probably wondering where I am going with this. How can someone call Germany "West Germany, mangle its president's name and official title, and I not say he isn't clueless but insist he is, in fact, intellectually deep?
OK, let me start by saying I am not some viscerally one - dimensional, unreflective Buhari apologist who is wedded to what I call the misguided philosophy of Buharist inerrancy, that is, the wrong-headed idea that Buhari is only human who is liable to errors and lapses of judgment. Many of us who criticised him in the future, do so not because we are better but because, as the saying goes, the onlookers, not the participants, see most of the game.
Now, when Buhari called German Chancellor Angela Merkel "President Michelle of West Germany", he was merely suffering from what Americans call "senior moment", which is the momentary lapse in the memory occasioned by old age. . As psychologists know only too well, as we age, the speed with which we retrieve information from our cognitive reservoir slows. Age-related memory lapses, experts tell us can start as early as late 30s and get worse as we get older.
Noble Prize - winning neurologist Eric Kandel and his colleagues published a well - received study in 2003 in the Journal of Science Translational Medicine where they, among other things, reveal that a "memory gene" in us appears to get weaker as our brain ages, causing us to forget easily, mix things up, and be unable to easily recall information stored in our memory bank. Buhari is not the only president who contends with age - related memory impairment. The late President Ronald Reagan, America's oldest president, who was elected at nearly 70 years in his first term, was famous for his bewildering senior moments. I will give only few examples. President Reagan constantly referred to his own Vice President, George Bush, Sr. (father of George W. Bush), as "Prime Minister Bush" . (Remember Buhari's reference to Vice President Osinbajo as " Osunbade " during a campaign rally in Owerri? ) And, according to Tom Friedman's 2006 book titled You Are Not Alone :1,000 Unforgettable Senior Moments : "President Roland Reagan's senior moments were legendary. He often forgot what foreign country he was in or the name of the dignitaries he was meeting. When he visited Brazil, he referred to it as Bolivia. He greeted Princess Diana as 'Prince David' .
Have you seen any similarities yet?
Well, another US President, Richard Nixon, had a senior moment when he went to France in 1974 to attend the funeral of French President Georges Pompidou. Nixon had a lapse of memory and totally forgot why he was in France, so he said : "This is a great day for France! "
There will be many more Age-related lapses from President Buhari. Get used to it. It's no big deal. It's part of normal process of aging, and has no impact or whatsoever on cognitive ability or performance. In spite of his notoriety for embarrassing "senior moments", President Reagan has often been ranked as one of America's greatest Presidents. In fact, a February 2011 Gallup poll placed him as Americas greatest President of all time ahead of Abraham Lincoln.
Like Buhari, Reagan lost in a past presidential election, but went ahead to defeat a younger incumbent in 1980. He won re-election at nearly 74 years with the biggest Electoral College victory in America history. When he left office in 1989, Reagan had an approval rating of 68 percent, which is the highest rating for a departing president in America modern history. Only Franklin D. Roosevelt and Bill Clinton rival this feat.
I am not implying Buhari will be a Nigerian Ronald Reagan, but his age - induced cognitive impairments and slips should not cause us to dismiss him. When he recently said to Nigerians in South Africa " I wish I became Head of State when I was a governor, just a few years as a young man. Now at 72, there is a limit to what I can do", he was referring to the inevitable impairments that age imposes on people. But senior moments don't impair performance if the will to succeed is there, as the example of Ronald Reagan clearly shows.
Although I think it's ignorant to hold Buhari's senior moments as evidence of cluelessness, it's fair game to poke fun at them. That's the nature of democracy. Even Reagan laughed at the humour his senior moments actuated. I hope Buhari and his Legion of zealous, humorless supporters will learn to laugh at his senior moment joke.
http://www.farooqkperogi.com/2015/06/criticizing-buhari-over-president.html?m=1
I'm not interested in the politics of it, but whoever wrote this article is a brainwashed fool. So, the only thing to compare our president to, are mistakes of other presidents?. When will you compare him to the giant strides made by them?. This piece is an insult to the president. 1 Like |
Re: Criticizing Buhari Over "President Michelle Of West Germany" Gaffe Is Ignorant. by Whynotthetruth(m): 6:58pm On Jul 01, 2015 |
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Re: Criticizing Buhari Over "President Michelle Of West Germany" Gaffe Is Ignorant. by Nobody: 6:59pm On Jul 01, 2015 |
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Re: Criticizing Buhari Over "President Michelle Of West Germany" Gaffe Is Ignorant. by vislabraye(m): 7:01pm On Jul 01, 2015 |
Oildichotomy: Wetin we no go hear from Una sef?
Someone is trying to play on our intelligence that Daura D gaffes is "intellectual depth"?
This is an insult on the sufferers of Alzhiemers. Some educated spins makes you pretty dumb without you knowing. Thank you. I'm not surprised to hear this from Buhari's apologists. The more they try to cover his gaffes, the more ridiculous they sound. If it were Gej, would he say something like this? I was waiting for the op to tell us the intellectual debt of that blunder Buhari made. But as usual, he was rigmaroling. There's a difference between Akzhiemers disease and pure ignorance. May be the op can't tell the difference, ![undecided](https://www.nairaland.com/faces/undecided.png) 1 Like |
Re: Criticizing Buhari Over "President Michelle Of West Germany" Gaffe Is Ignorant. by Whynotthetruth(m): 7:07pm On Jul 01, 2015 |
Nnemuka: I wish d duLlard can just get an interpeter. Understsnding his accent and english is d second most difficult thing in lyf. The first is an attempt to disvirgin a man. ![angry](https://www.nairaland.com/faces/angry.png) Good pm...I like your moniker but you sounded a bit vulgar... |
Re: Criticizing Buhari Over "President Michelle Of West Germany" Gaffe Is Ignorant. by Nnemuka(f): 7:18pm On Jul 01, 2015 |
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Re: Criticizing Buhari Over "President Michelle Of West Germany" Gaffe Is Ignorant. by Whynotthetruth(m): 7:20pm On Jul 01, 2015 |
Nnemuka:
EZiokwu? Mind ur biz
gbaghara sacha biko ![cheesy](https://www.nairaland.com/faces/cheesy.png) I don face my lane |
Re: Criticizing Buhari Over "President Michelle Of West Germany" Gaffe Is Ignorant. by udmydearest(f): 7:21pm On Jul 01, 2015 |
And you've got over 80likes for writing this poo ![](/faces/huh.png) ![](/faces/huh.png) Op you can't continue to deceive all the people, all the time........ 1 Like |
Re: Criticizing Buhari Over "President Michelle Of West Germany" Gaffe Is Ignorant. by IdisuleOurOwn(m): 7:25pm On Jul 01, 2015 |
Whynotthetruth:
For you to waste time trying to twist a glaring truth shows that you're what you went on to dissuade us from that you aren't albeit unsuccessfully...You're a sycophantic, sheepish, and fanatical follower of babaonechance aka president of west germany dearpreye:
Don't mind the comedian. He's got an unenviable job for at least 4 years. See them. The election is over, I know you guys are pained but, this is not the end of the world. Sanu. |
Re: Criticizing Buhari Over "President Michelle Of West Germany" Gaffe Is Ignorant. by Johnsmartinyang(m): 7:26pm On Jul 01, 2015 |
IdisuleOurOwn: I have read people refer to President Buhari as "clueless" and suchlike adjectives of disesteem suggesting cognitive incapacity - for his recent reference to German Chancellor Angela Merkel as "President Michelle of West Germany" . That is ignorant. And I will explain why shortly. There are many things to criticize about president Buhari, but clueless-ness isn't one of them. His thought - process are clearly complex, sophisticated and high - level. If in doubt, get hold of any of his off - the cuff remarks, go beyond the distractions of his accent, and you will see a man whose intellect is deep and whose understanding of governance and world politics is admirably advanced. You are probably wondering where I am going with this. How can someone call Germany "West Germany, mangle its president's name and official title, and I not say he isn't clueless but insist he is, in fact, intellectually deep?
OK, let me start by saying I am not some viscerally one - dimensional, unreflective Buhari apologist who is wedded to what I call the misguided philosophy of Buharist inerrancy, that is, the wrong-headed idea that Buhari is only human who is liable to errors and lapses of judgment. Many of us who criticised him in the future, do so not because we are better but because, as the saying goes, the onlookers, not the participants, see most of the game.
Now, when Buhari called German Chancellor Angela Merkel "President Michelle of West Germany", he was merely suffering from what Americans call "senior moment", which is the momentary lapse in the memory occasioned by old age. . As psychologists know only too well, as we age, the speed with which we retrieve information from our cognitive reservoir slows. Age-related memory lapses, experts tell us can start as early as late 30s and get worse as we get older.
Noble Prize - winning neurologist Eric Kandel and his colleagues published a well - received study in 2003 in the Journal of Science Translational Medicine where they, among other things, reveal that a "memory gene" in us appears to get weaker as our brain ages, causing us to forget easily, mix things up, and be unable to easily recall information stored in our memory bank. Buhari is not the only president who contends with age - related memory impairment. The late President Ronald Reagan, America's oldest president, who was elected at nearly 70 years in his first term, was famous for his bewildering senior moments. I will give only few examples. President Reagan constantly referred to his own Vice President, George Bush, Sr. (father of George W. Bush), as "Prime Minister Bush" . (Remember Buhari's reference to Vice President Osinbajo as " Osunbade " during a campaign rally in Owerri? ) And, according to Tom Friedman's 2006 book titled You Are Not Alone :1,000 Unforgettable Senior Moments : "President Roland Reagan's senior moments were legendary. He often forgot what foreign country he was in or the name of the dignitaries he was meeting. When he visited Brazil, he referred to it as Bolivia. He greeted Princess Diana as 'Prince David' .
Have you seen any similarities yet?
Well, another US President, Richard Nixon, had a senior moment when he went to France in 1974 to attend the funeral of French President Georges Pompidou. Nixon had a lapse of memory and totally forgot why he was in France, so he said : "This is a great day for France! "
There will be many more Age-related lapses from President Buhari. Get used to it. It's no big deal. It's part of normal process of aging, and has no impact or whatsoever on cognitive ability or performance. In spite of his notoriety for embarrassing "senior moments", President Reagan has often been ranked as one of America's greatest Presidents. In fact, a February 2011 Gallup poll placed him as Americas greatest President of all time ahead of Abraham Lincoln.
Like Buhari, Reagan lost in a past presidential election, but went ahead to defeat a younger incumbent in 1980. He won re-election at nearly 74 years with the biggest Electoral College victory in America history. When he left office in 1989, Reagan had an approval rating of 68 percent, which is the highest rating for a departing president in America modern history. Only Franklin D. Roosevelt and Bill Clinton rival this feat.
I am not implying Buhari will be a Nigerian Ronald Reagan, but his age - induced cognitive impairments and slips should not cause us to dismiss him. When he recently said to Nigerians in South Africa " I wish I became Head of State when I was a governor, just a few years as a young man. Now at 72, there is a limit to what I can do", he was referring to the inevitable impairments that age imposes on people. But senior moments don't impair performance if the will to succeed is there, as the example of Ronald Reagan clearly shows.
Although I think it's ignorant to hold Buhari's senior moments as evidence of cluelessness, it's fair game to poke fun at them. That's the nature of democracy. Even Reagan laughed at the humour his senior moments actuated. I hope Buhari and his Legion of zealous, humorless supporters will learn to laugh at his senior moment joke.
http://www.farooqkperogi.com/2015/06/criticizing-buhari-over-president.html?m=1
Oga abeg no use grammar dribble us if it was GEJ will u beautify it like this? If our president..the so seen messiah..the change advocate can't know how to call a counterparts name well or remember that the wall of Berlin was destroyed years back to call Germany west Germany is a big let-down no form of grammar will make this beautifull.....only God knows the names ur kinds would have used on GEJ if it was him....lets be straight and fair 2 Likes |
Re: Criticizing Buhari Over "President Michelle Of West Germany" Gaffe Is Ignorant. by IdisuleOurOwn(m): 7:30pm On Jul 01, 2015 |
udmydearest: And you've got over 80likes for writing this poo![](/faces/huh.png) Op you can't continue to deceive all the people, all the time........ Do you use to smoke weed? Because that quote "you can fool the people sometimes, but you can't fool the people all the time" , is by Bob Nesta Robert Marley, in his song titled "get up, stand up" |
Re: Criticizing Buhari Over "President Michelle Of West Germany" Gaffe Is Ignorant. by IdisuleOurOwn(m): 7:32pm On Jul 01, 2015 |
Johnsmartinyang:
Oga abeg no use grammar dribble us if it was GEJ will u beautify it like this? If our president..the so seen messiah..the change advocate can't know how to call a counterparts name well or remember that the wall of Berlin was destroyed years back to call Germany west Germany is a big let-down no form of grammar will make this beautifull.....only God knows the names ur kinds would have used on GEJ if it was him....lets be straight and fair Read and comprehend. |
Re: Criticizing Buhari Over "President Michelle Of West Germany" Gaffe Is Ignorant. by Nobody: 7:33pm On Jul 01, 2015 |
it is too earlyto criticise buhari now... haters need to wait till after 100 days in office. |
Re: Criticizing Buhari Over "President Michelle Of West Germany" Gaffe Is Ignorant. by Onyiridike(f): 7:36pm On Jul 01, 2015 |
How many Interpreter-Generals of the Federation do we have in Nigeria?
Ans:
1. Femi Adesina
2. Lie Muhammed
3. The OP |
Re: Criticizing Buhari Over "President Michelle Of West Germany" Gaffe Is Ignorant. by Nobody: 7:38pm On Jul 01, 2015 |
IdisuleOurOwn:
See them.
The election is over, I know you guys are pained but, this is not the end of the world.
Sanu. Tell Snail President to start working, and stop making very pedestrian West Germany mistakes. |
Re: Criticizing Buhari Over "President Michelle Of West Germany" Gaffe Is Ignorant. by IdisuleOurOwn(m): 7:42pm On Jul 01, 2015 |
musicwriter:
I'm not interested in the politics of it, but whoever wrote this article is a brainwashed fool.
So, the only thing to compare our president to, are mistakes of other presidents?. When will you compare him to the giant strides made by them?.
This piece is an insult to the president. Thanks for the insult. I am not going to trow jabs at. Go and write your music. |
Re: Criticizing Buhari Over "President Michelle Of West Germany" Gaffe Is Ignorant. by Ekaka1(m): 7:50pm On Jul 01, 2015 |
So @op, how many so called "senior moments" are we going to have before He starts working? |
Re: Criticizing Buhari Over "President Michelle Of West Germany" Gaffe Is Ignorant. by Ekaka1(m): 7:53pm On Jul 01, 2015 |
Onyiridike: How many Interpreter-Generals of the Federation do we have in Nigeria?
Ans:
1. Femi Adesina
2. Lie Muhammed
3. The OP
No worry, dem go soon tire. People wey open eye go enter one chance. Living in denial is often the first signs that someone is catching real hell ![grin](https://www.nairaland.com/faces/grin.png) |
Re: Criticizing Buhari Over "President Michelle Of West Germany" Gaffe Is Ignorant. by Ekaka1(m): 7:58pm On Jul 01, 2015 |
IdisuleOurOwn:
Read and comprehend. Nonsense !! @johnsmartinyang just made a so very out-of-your league intellectual argument and you're here yarning opata. Honestly it's you who need to spend more time assimilating the crap that the @op has put up. He can pull a wool over your eyes but I'm sure a lot of NLers are smarter that that. |