{"id":5509,"date":"2013-01-24T06:45:13","date_gmt":"2013-01-24T11:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/verastic.com\/?p=5509"},"modified":"2013-01-23T22:01:30","modified_gmt":"2013-01-24T03:01:30","slug":"gej-talks-african-militants-boko-haram-electricity-with-cnns-christiane-amanpour-and-i-wish-he-didnt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/social\/gej-talks-african-militants-boko-haram-electricity-with-cnns-christiane-amanpour-and-i-wish-he-didnt.html","title":{"rendered":"GEJ Talks African Militants, Boko Haram &#038; Electricity With CNN&#8217;s Christiane Amanpour (And I Wish He Didn&#8217;t)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div id=\"attachment_1709\" style=\"width: 325px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Jonathan-Goodluck.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1709\" src=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Jonathan-Goodluck.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Jonathan Goodluck\" width=\"315\" height=\"160\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Jonathan-Goodluck.jpg 315w, https:\/\/verastic.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Jonathan-Goodluck-300x152.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1709\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">President GEJ<\/p><\/div>So President GEJ was interviewed by CNN&#8217;s Christiane Amanpour, and I honestly think that this was my first time hearing his voice. That&#8217;s how he sounds? Oh, okay. Anyway, I am not exactly sure what he was saying in this interview. Did he say that Nigeria is doing everything in its power to control Boko Haram? Did he say that Nigeria is prepared to efficiently respond to a terrorist attack? Did he say that other countries should also take responsibility for the barrels of oil that are stolen from Nigeria everyday [by our supposed leaders]? And did he say that the people of Nigeria are actually very pleased with the work the government has been doing with electricity? No, he could not have said that.<\/p>\n<p>Watch this video and tell me what GEJ is yarning. I&#8217;m so sure he&#8217;s not saying what I think he&#8217;s saying. No, he cannot possibly be saying what I <del>think<\/del> know he&#8217;s saying. Oh, Lord, have mercy, please say it isn&#8217;t so. You mean to tell me that this video is on CNN and the whole world has possibly seen it? Okay.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<object width=\"416\" height=\"374\" classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" id=\"ep\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/i.cdn.turner.com\/cnn\/.element\/apps\/cvp\/3.0\/swf\/cnn_416x234_embed.swf?context=embed&#038;videoId=international\/2013\/01\/23\/nigeria-goodluck-jonathan-amanpour.cnn\" \/><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#000000\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>He said it, didn&#8217;t he?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So President GEJ was interviewed by CNN&#8217;s Christiane Amanpour, and I honestly think that this was my first time hearing his voice. That&#8217;s how he sounds? Oh, okay. Anyway, I am not exactly sure what he was saying in this interview. 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