Homme posted:

I paraphrase Freddie Kisson in Kaieteur News to underline this gross insult to the collective intelligence of Guyanese people by Anil Nandalal in today's (10/23/17) SN:

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... He [Jagdeo] submitted a list of names for the position of GECOM chairman and it was simply an act of shameless philistinism. Judging by his composition of that list, Mr. Jagdeo had no respect for the country he once led as president for exactly three American presidential terms – that is, twelve years. Ms. Ryhaan Shah has no record of public service, claimed that she was essentially and quintessentially an Indian being, and thirdly, publicly stated that she only found the state to be undemocratic and government to be defective in governance after the APNU+AFC coalition came into office. This was one of Jagdeo’s selections.
There was Dr. James Rose. He was three times an election candidate for Mr. Jagdeo’s party – twice in national elections and once in local government elections in 1994. There was Normal McLean, one of the most controversial citizens in Guyana, going back to 1970. That is 47 years of a controversial life. McLean was once accused by the US Embassy of forging a document, charged and placed before the courts.
Included in the second list was an Appeal Court judge who ruled in favour of the very man nominating him to be GECOM’s chair. Justice B.S. Roy ruled in favour of Jagdeo in the presidential two-term limitation. It was this same Appeal Court judge that upped a libel judgement against the Kaieteur News from $5 million to $15 million, which the Caribbean Court of Justice struck out.
Included in a third list was the wife of the lawyer who did the court case against the two-term limitation for Mr. Jagdeo."

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Homme's comment:

Freddie forgot to cite that 'distinguished gentleman' Capt. Gerry Gouveia, another 'high quality' Jagdeo pick.

Lord, please help us!

I think Anil has been drinking the PPP cool aid to make this outlandish claim...

VishMahabir posted: I think Anil has been drinking the PPP cool aid to make this outlandish claim...

Vish, Anil is part of the PPP leadership; you expect him to drink PNC cool aid? Is PPP cool aid de man gotta imbibe, naturally.

And, naturally, Anil has to exaggerate on behalf of his Leader's 3 lists. That shouldn't be surprising, right?

So where did Granger violate the constitution? 

Mitts, please reread the constitution regarding the selection of the Chairman of Gecom and the ruling of the Chief Justice. Read what has to occur before Granger can   Constitutionally make a unilateral selection. Then ask yourself if he has met those requirements.

Who gives a darn what Freddie says?  His opinion is worth the bucket of scheeetttttttt that was thrown at him.

Bibi Haniffa posted:

Who gives a darn what Freddie says?  His opinion is worth the bucket of scheeetttttttt that was thrown at him.

Perhaps, it is much higher in quality than his opinion.

Zed posted:

. Read what has to occur before Granger can   Constitutionally make a unilateral selection. Then ask yourself if he has met those requirements.

We did. The president must select from 6 names IF HE FINDS THEM SUITABLE. Granger was given 18 names before he acted unilaterally.

Now with the class clowns like Gerry G, Ryhaan, Norman McL and others who Jagdeo submitted why will he take this list seriously?

Jagdeo and Granger are two misfits and supporting one over the other is pure BS.

I suggest that Guyanese go on an all out strike to insist that an INDEPENDENT body be set up to accelerate the changing of the constitution and to insist that this be completed in time for the next elections, due in late 2020 or early 2021.

Bibi Haniffa posted:

Who gives a darn what Freddie says?  His opinion is worth the bucket of scheeetttttttt that was thrown at him.

50% of the population don't care the slightest about what Jagdeo says.

caribny posted:

Zed posted:

. Read what has to occur before Granger can   Constitutionally make a unilateral selection. Then ask yourself if he has met those requirements.

We did. The president must select from 6 names IF HE FINDS THEM SUITABLE. Granger was given 18 names before he acted unilaterally.

Now with the class clowns like Gerry G, Ryhaan, Norman McL and others who Jagdeo submitted why will he take this list seriously?

Jagdeo and Granger are two misfits and supporting one over the other is pure BS.

I suggest that Guyanese go on an all out strike to insist that an INDEPENDENT body be set up to accelerate the changing of the constitution and to insist that this be completed in time for the next elections, due in late 2020 or early 2021.

That will do,the whole Country should go after the PNC,PPP and AFC.