Biden dominated #Ryan wt policy substance n style n precise answers. It's a win for VP Biden

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Biden dominated #Ryan wt policy substance n style n precise answers. It's a win for VP Biden
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Subject: USAfrica: Awolowo's STARVATION Policy against BIAFRANS and the Igbo requires apology not attacks on Achebe. By Francis Adewale
Sent: Wed, Oct 10, 2012 6:05:19 PM


We can either chose to live in denial and pretend that Awolowo never participated in the terrible decision to starve people of eastern Nigeria of foods and medicine during the Nigeria-Biafra War (1967-1970) or own up to the fact that he did it to save Nigeria, apologize for it, and then move on. The abuse of anyone who dares to raise the fact that the late Chief Awolowo was culpable for the death of millions of children as a result of the policy will not make this disastrous policy go away.
Awoist and Chief Awolowo family need to stop getting unnecessarily defensive and antagonistic when this issue is raised. Fact is fact and nothing we humans do could suddenly turned facts into fiction or fiction into facts. Fact is Chief Awolowo championed the policy on starvation to win the war to use his words.... 



 



 





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USAfrica, CLASSmagazine and US Africaonline.com are assessed by the CNN and The New York Times as the largest and arguably the most influential African-owned, U.S-based multimedia networks. USAfrica established May 1992, first print edition of USAfrica magazine published August 1993; USAfrica The Newspaper on May 11, 1994;  CLASSmagazine on May 2, 2003; www.PhotoWorks.TV in 2005; and 7 other e-groups, especially Nigeria360, UNNalumni, etc.
VIDEO of the CNN International broadcast of its profile of USAfrica
http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/international/2010/07/29/mpa.african.media.bk.a.cnn



 

 
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http://usafricaonline.com/ 2012/10/03/how-and-why-romney- beat-obama-in-first- presidential-debate-by-chido- nwangwu/

USAfrica: My bottom line is that Republican presidential flag bearer Mitt Romney won the first debate (over incumbent President Barack Obama) which closed a few minutes ago in Denver, on October 3, 2012.

From the onset, Romney told stories of struggling Americans amidst economic pressures and lost jobs. An aggressive and persuasive attack on Obama's four years was reflected on various issues and segments of the debate by Romney. He was unrelenting.

On the other side, Obama showed less energy, sounded more professorial than pragmatic, very defensive and seemingly more laid back for almost 90% of the duration of the 2012 debate.  

I was watching and tweeting via @chido247 #election2012 #debates, I wrote "Romney nails Obama and ObamaCare. 1 Hour into debate, Romney winning."

The harshest cut and hit from Romney, former CEO of Bain Capital this evening went thus: 
“Gasoline prices have doubled under the president. Electric rates are up. Food prices are up. Health-care costs have gone up by $2,500 a family. Middle-income families are being crushed. Look at the evidence of the last four years. It’s absolutely extraordinary. We’ve got 23 million people out of work or stopped looking for work in this country ... economic growth this year slower than last year, and last year slower than the year before.’’ 
He finished the charge by arguing to visible discomfort on Obama's face that “Going forward with the status quo is not going to cut it for the American people who are struggling today.’’ 

Obama went back to the familiar, worn script of recalling  that he inherited major problems and huge deficits from former President George W. Bush. The first African-American President said that “When I walked into the Oval Office, I had more than a trillion-dollar deficit greeting me…  And we know where it came from: two wars that were paid for on a credit card; two tax cuts that were not paid for; and a whole bunch of programs that were not paid for; and then a massive economic crisis. And despite that what we’ve said is, yes, we had to take some initial emergency measures to make sure we didn’t slip into a Great Depression.’’

They disagreed on tax cuts and what and when their plans will impact people on Social Security and Medicare. 
Obama strategists would have put the November 6 elections closer into grip of the President if the candidate had "won" the debate. Romney came to achieve two things and he got those. First, to be seen as equally presidential. Second, to put President Obama on the defensive.


I think that history will record, critically, Obama's less than energetic presence, lack of powerful, concise projection of his record of achievements as well as his failing to adequately draw sharp, distinct contrasts from the Romney-47 percent-tax cut for every ailment Republican agenda altered the trajectory and reset the dynamics of the 2012 elections. But it's not over; there are two more debates and other multimedia platforms to make their different arguments to the economically stressed American voters and citizenry. 

I'll predict that Romney will ramp up his attack and push against Obama's record. Hopefully, Obama will awaken to the reality that looking presidential for 90 minutes in a sharp partisan debate will not win these scrappy elections but very important election of November 6, 2012. 
Dr. Chido Nwangwu, Founder & Publisher of USAfrica multimedia networks, first African-owned, U.S-based newspaper published on the internet USAfricaonline.com; and recipient of several journalism and public policy awards, was recently profiled by the CNN International for his pioneering works on multimedia/news/public policy projects for Africans and Americans.


  

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USAfrica, CLASSmagazine and US Africaonline.com are assessed by the CNN and The New York Times as the largest and arguably the most influential African-owned, U.S-based multimedia networks. USAfrica established May 1992, first print edition of USAfrica magazine published August 1993; USAfrica The Newspaper on May 11, 1994;  CLASSmagazine on May 2, 2003; www.PhotoWorks.TV in 2005; and 7 other e-groups, especially Nigeria360, UNNalumni, etc.
VIDEO of the CNN International broadcast of its profile of USAfrica
http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/international/2010/07/29/mpa.african.media.bk.a.cnn
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Chido Nwangwu

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Oct 16, 2012, 10:44:49 PM10/16/12
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USAfrica: #Obama wins #debate2, hitting everyday issues, immigration, education, healthcare, taxes, jobs, national security; Obama on points over #Romney www.Twitter.com/Chido247

Chido Nwangwu

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Oct 22, 2012, 10:20:26 PM10/22/12
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#debates After 1hr 22mins, I think it's #Obama leading and dominating Romney on points, knowledge of mechanics of realistic leadership.

Chido Nwangwu

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Nov 4, 2012, 11:41:09 PM11/4/12
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USAfrica, CLASSmagazine and US Africaonline.com are assessed by the CNN and The New York Times as the largest and arguably the most influential African-owned, U.S-based multimedia networks. USAfrica established May 1992, first print edition of USAfrica magazine published August 1993; USAfrica The Newspaper on May 11, 1994;  CLASSmagazine on May 2, 2003; www.PhotoWorks.TV in 2005; and 7 other e-groups, especially Nigeria360, UNNalumni, etc.
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