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I heard some places may not allow international adoptions any more.
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Can you give full custody instead of giving for adoption?
If you want to give a family member full custody of a child is that different from adoption? How does that differ?
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Permanent Custody means that the one responsible for the child has custody of the child and will remain legal guardian until the child is adopted, if they ever are. They still may be required by law to allow the birth parents to have supervised visits, and their name cannot legally be changed.
In adoption the biological parents either sign over their rights or have them terminated. In that case a new birth certificate is created, a new social security number is assigned, and the previous documents are destroyed. The biological parents have no rights and cannot see their children unless given permission by the adoptive parents.
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Yes, it is different.
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You could give guardianship to a family member, stay involved as well and maybe take back your parenting rights later on. You should lay all the parameters out with your family member first before moving forward.
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Giving a family member legal guardianship is different than giving them for adoption because surrendering your child for adoption means that you are legally no longer that child's parent. Giving someone legal guardianship means that person would be able to make legal decisions on your child's behalf.
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There are several legal levels you can arrange. You can give someone limited or full power of attorney to act on the child's behalf and protect his/her best interests.
That arrangement does not require a court appearance in my state.
The following do require court dates and hearings, and usually require background checks on the proposed guardian.
You can give temporary guardianship, which also allows the adult to act on behalf of the child. This is a more formal and comprehensive arrangement for a specified period of time, usually 30 - 60 days.
Permanent guardianship is the same as relinquishing parental rights, once you sign the papers your child is not yours and the new parents do not have any obligation to return the child to you. They are in fact the parents and have full rights to travel, move without notice, claim as tax exemption, authorize surgeries and so forth. With this arrangement, all parents and interested parties have a right to challenge the proposed arrangement. When you have signed the papers, there is no going back, and if the second parent does not sign they have full legal rights to the child ahead of the proposed guardian.
Then of course there is full adoption. This also requires relinquishment of parental rights of both parents.
In some cases, child protective will get involved.
Best Advice is to consult a lawyer in your county to discuss the best alternative for your situation.
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you can give full custody or you can give guardianship. In order for them to have full rights as a parent then it needs to go thru court. But by you volunteering to do this, then you can get them back when you want. Adoption is permanent and the bio parent no longer has any rights. Custody or guardianship isn't always permanent. But it makes it a good thing so the bio parent can stay involved with the child but not raise them.
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This Succession Strategy Paper written in June 2006 for then President Obasanjo in August 2006 is the first Annex to "Umaru Yar`Adua: Great Expectation, Disappointing Outcome" By Nasir El-Rufai.
Proposed Sustainability and Succession Plan
Presidential Policy Support Team
August 2006
Nigeria's continuous rise among countries with seeming manifest destiny of greatness owes much to President Olusegun Obasanjo's implementation of this Administration's Economic Reform Agenda (ERA). This agenda could be undermined unless the elections taking place in 2007 provide for the emergence of a leadership that believes in the compelling necessity to preserve and expand the ERA.
There are disturbing signs in the polity that some of the leading political gladiators who feel threatened by the reform see the elections as their final chance to actually reverse the economic reform instead of carrying it far into the future.
To ensure that Goldman Sach's forecast of Nigeria being amongst the world's 20 richest nations by the year 2025, and the President's more aggressive Vision 20-2020 is realized in the least, it has become necessary for the President's team to rise to the challenges that stare them in the face.
The President's team responses must begin with a plan of action and structure capable of ensuring the emergence of a reform inclined flag bearer with an acceptable track record to contest and win the 2007 Presidential elections on the PDP platform. This paper seeks to articulate the outlines of such plan, strategy and structure for discussion.
The key objectives of both the plan and the structure to carry it through are as follows:
- Preservation and entrenchment of President Olusegun Obasanjo's Reform Legacy;
- Sustenance of the Nigerian project and its corollary dream of world class greatness;
- Maintaining the PDP as the ruling power at the federal level and majority of the 36 states and FCT.
- Dealing with emerging dysfunctionalities in the polity such as but not limited to the rising lawlessness in the Niger Delta and resurfacing of primordial sentiments elsewhere, and
- Conducting free and fair elections in 2007 towards Nigeria's first real succession from one civilian government to another that would have the acceptability and respect of Nigerians and the world.
The plan intends to bring forth the challenges that the President's Team will face in the coming months with a view to thinking through how to navigate around them. This is so because for many of the gladiators for the 2007 Presidential, Gubernatorial and Legislative offices, winning is a matter of life and death as their ill-acquired wealth, fraudulently-derived power and unearned freedoms are all at stake. The battle for 2007 is the battle for the soul of the largest Black Nation on earth, which outcome will determine whether Nigeria achieves its destiny or gets written off totally by the international community.
This presentation will articulate a strategy, structure, staffing, finance and implementation issues to enable the achievement of the objectives set out above.
Our strategy will entail the following:
- Mount a national campaign for good governance and against corruption in politics at all levels ŌĆō utilizing all stakeholders like civil society organizations, media and grassroots organizations.
- Cleaning up the political space of all bad people ŌĆō steps must be taken, constitutionally and lawfully, to persuade corrupt or non-performing political office seekers to step down.
- Manage the media and orchestrate "the paradigm shift" idea already being advocated by ThisDay newspapers, instead of geopolitical or generational power shift.
- Mobilize resources as well as capture the minds of the elites and ordinary Nigerians on the imperatives of good governance, sustainability of reforms and clean politics to secure the future of our children.
- Identify credible persons and encourage them to fill the vacant political space by engaging in partisan politics at all levels in 2007.
The natural vehicle for the achievement of the foregoing objectives is the election of a President and at least 67% of the Governors of all states in Nigeria on the platform of the PDP. For this to happen:
(1) PDP must be reformed to increase the level of internal democracy in the party. This will entail:
a. Reducing the hegemony of Governors over the party machinery and elimination of the Party's franchise-mentality
b. Developing fair and equitable guidelines for congresses and convention, not one tailored to a particular outcome
c. Ensuring free and fair elections of Party executives at Ward, LG, State, Zonal and National levels
(2) The party must be appropriately funded in a discrete but consistent manner to prevent it being taken over by moneybags and Godfathers. This will entail:
a. Encouraging and accepting corporate donations which should be made tax-deductible
b. Mobilizing offshore funding from subscriptions by the Diaspora who see more of the Administration's achievements than home-based elites, and
c. Intensifying the collection of members' subscriptions and donations as every penny from millions of members can amount to a lot.
(3) Support structures, systems, staff and resources must be organized in time for the party to maintain its dominance in Nigerian politics in 2007.
There is increasing concern that the leadership of the PDP as presently constituted may have difficulties returning the party to power without some Presidential leadership, support and guidance. In order to avoid unpleasant electoral outcomes in 2007, we must cease taking the political terrain for granted.
Specifically, the party must look critically at structures and machinery of the PDP in states wherein the Governors are either reform-defiant, or worse, in the opposition camp. Examples are Abia, Adamawa and Plateau States that are PDP only in name.
The opinions expressed about PDP's current weaknesses are borne out of very painful facts underscoring the party's inability to live up to expectations. It would suffice to mention a few of these shocking disappointments as follows:
- PDP's failure to rally its majority in the National Assembly to support Mr. President's legislative proposals, annual budgets and desirable constitutional amendments.
- PDP's failure to get its principal officers in the Senate and the House of Reps to abandon the Opposition Agenda which fact made the latter's key members to play larger than life roles in the two chambers.
- PDP's failure to get its elected majority members in Plateau and Anambra States Houses of Assembly to deal with Governors whose conduct in office left much to be desired.
- PDP's subservience to those perceived as immoral power brokers particularly in Oyo and Anambra States. The question here is ŌĆō what can PDP do in Anambra, Plateau and Oyo states? What is our response to APGA in Anambra State?
Other threats to PDP's electoral chances in the forthcoming elections are other developments in the polity such as:
- A castrated opposition evidently headed for self-destruction but capable of regeneration in the event of PDP's failure to put forward a winning Presidential candidate.
- The inability of PDP governments at all levels to win the propaganda (media) war or the hearts and minds of Nigerians as to rely on the party's performance to return them to power.
- The seeming, unfortunate, parting of ways of friends who until recently were sources of strength for Mr. President and the PDP. While this parting of ways in some cases had to do with the inability of the President to satisfy the greed of some of the friends, in some cases, this is not the case, and clearly avoidable.
- The restless elite in urban areas that lends itself to easy manipulations and mobilization against the PDP and its governments.
The fact of closeness to elections clearly makes it irrational and perhaps dysfunctional, to succumb to any agitations for, or any attempt at this late hour to change the leadership of the party.
What can however, be done is to evolve another supporting infrastructure with an inherent capacity to ensure the party's electoral victory in the next year's general elections, PDP's efforts not withstanding. Efforts must concurrently be made to help the PDP to also effectively perform its traditional political party functions in an election year. These ought to be two strategies either or both of which can guarantee PDP's victory in the elections.
The financial implication of what is clearly a duplicative, though supporting structure by way of incremental cost is unavoidable given that reliance on the formal PDP structure alone is very risky. The party was not able to clinch victory in skirmishes and battles putting the President against its recalcitrant federal legislators et al. These battles were but necessary run-up to the looming war in 2007. Hence the need for a supporting structure as proposed below:
{Chart ..ZC ŌĆō zonal facilitators}
The President should maintain the size of Team 6, but create a President's Core Group (PCG) that will not exceed 10 in number. The PCG should have a chairman at-large, namely, Mr. President. However, a vice chairman who would be its formal leader must be somebody with unhindered access to the Chairman at-large. The vice chairman assists the president in overseeing the ZC. But it bears logic that when PDP's presidential candidate emerges, he or she would automatically become the vice-chairman to be assisted throughout the campaigns by his predecessor.
The function of the core-group is to systematically coordinate the use of Police, SSS, EFCC, ICPC and other state organs as per their respective roles before and during elections based on new approaches which subject matter will be detailed out subsequently. The PCG shall liaise with State Governors, Party Chairmen at State and LG levels, and key political leaders in the State to ensure unity, collaboration and PDP's success in the 2007 elections
It should have a strategy sub-committee with responsibility for determining and overseeing the implementation of strategies including targets during campaigns and elections with respect to the following:
- Organization and Logistics
- Media and Civil Society Management
- Finance (offshore and domestic)
- Selection criteria for nominating President/VP, Governorship and Legislative candidates
- Mobilization of Party supporters and electorate
One of the most important roles that the PCG will play in the coming weeks includes the reconciliation and resolution of intra-party differences. The anti-corruption war spearheaded by EFCC may result in the unity of corrupt Governors, the Vice President and possibly other contenders with skeletons, against the President leading to the creation of a coalition of corruption. Apart from the very bad states with irredeemable governors like Abia, Adamawa, Benue and Plateau States, it is possible to still bring such disgruntled persons to the table and offer a package deal with broadly the following elements:
- Undertake to voluntarily return looted funds to the respective treasuries, accompanied by a pardon by the relevant authority,
- Agree to support the emergence and successful election of reform-minded PDP candidates at all levels in 2007,
- Quietly retire from elective politics, and
- Accept an appointive position within the Federal Government either at home or abroad.
It is the belief of the President's Policy Support Team that most of the likely members of the Coalition of Corruption would accept such a deal provided they are of the view that ironclad agreements will be reached with EFCC, any relevant authority and the assurance that the next President of Nigeria and his core team can be trusted to keep their words.
Incidentally, the EFCC Act enables the institution to strike these kinds of ŌĆśplea bargains' which will be in the overall interest of the Party and the nation, for now. Whether the EFCC will accept to exercise this package will require careful consideration and consultations.
Their function is to oversee the effective implementation of targets and operations in the States taking cognizance of need for varying these in line with peculiarities of their respective states. Where the Police, SSS et al have zonal structures, ZC will relate to them. ZC would also be responsible for assisting weaker states under their domain with "reinforcement" from within the zone, or undermining the opposition's ability to secure outside support for its weaker states.
The ZCs should be objective persons, active in politics but objective, i.e. not identified with any presidential aspirant. The ZCs must enjoy the confidence of the President and have pre-existing relationships of trust with members of the Core Group. The ZCs shall be based in Abuja, regularly commuting to their operational areas in a discrete but effective way.
These are the field warriors or commanders who direct operations at constituency levels in their states. They should be required to propose campaign/electoral structures for the party, candidates and budgets.
As much as possible, they should handle finances sourced for operations in their states. State Enhancers (SE) should be made to generate authoritative reports on the positioning of key political parties in the constituencies of their respective states. Before the elections are conducted, for each election, strength of the PDP in the constituencies should be graded on a ranking order of A, B, C, D and E.
This ranking should have consequences as to resource allocation. SEs should work towards determining constituencies, wards and polling booths where PDP has total freedom of action. In these places, SEs must obtain optimum voter-turn out. Very defensive measures should be put in place where the opposition is stronger with to minimize voter turn out in favour of the opponents. Governors/Gubernatorial candidates should be the SEs as the case may warrant because they have more at stake. SEs should ensure that maximum cooperation is sought and obtained from all relevant security agencies, traditional rulers, religious leaders, youths and women groups.
Particular attention should be paid to strategies aimed at mobilizing youth and women for the PDP for their increasing participation in elections and the formers' ability to reinforce the will of supporters in the face of intimidation from the opposition. Their effective use and motivation in the context of clearly defined objectives during every election can minimize the need for the direct intervention of security agencies.
It is vital here for SEs and the NEC of the PDP o ensure that State Congresses are not acrimonious to avoid problems cropping up at the National Convention. The starting point is to ensure that persons of integrity and reputation are selected to conduct the Congresses. It is also imperative that outcomes of these congresses are not overturned in Abuja unless as a result of ŌĆśdue process' of appeal, investigation and adjudication. The days of money changing hands or other sentiments coming in to change results in Abuja should be over in our party.
It is important to stress that while Mr. President should be assisted with the relevant criteria, this exercise should be seen as an opportunity for Mr. President assisted by the core group to work towards providing leadership for Nigeria for the next twenty four years. This can be achieved by considering three excellent people who could both be effective Presidents and loyal VPs from the north and the south. The north would generate candidates N1, N2 and N3 while the south comes up with S1, S2 and S3.
Mr. President must determine that the national credentials and reform inclinations of these people are absolutely impeccable. They must also be people who are highly marketable and are patient enough to take their turns as future presidents or vice presidents. For the purpose of illustration, Mr. President may pair N1 and S1. At the end of the tenure of the President, the VP who could be N1 or S1, now becomes the PDP's presidential candidate. Either N2 or S2 as the case may be, becomes the VP candidate. N3 and S3 should be sought out during the same exercise for grooming as potential President and VP in the last eight years of this experimentation.
Mr. President must exhort them (Ns and Ss) to work as a team for Nigeria's greatness by providing effective leadership capable of mobilizing Nigerians to make their country among the top ten richest and powerful nations in the world within the next twenty years with effect from 2007.
All these identified persons must always be part of:
- The federal cabinet, as Ministers of key departments of government, Special Advisers and Assistants, supporting the President from within, as well as politically mobilizing all geopolitical zones to support Mr. President and his or her programs at all levels.
- The State Governments as Governors, Deputy Governors and Speakers of States' Houses of Assembly.
- Leadership and Membership of the National Assembly providing the legislative support to make the President succeeds.
- Leadership of key government departments at sub-cabinet level, e.g. as Governor of CBN, Head of BPE, etc.
As observed above, there is no doubt that despite its failings and institutional weaknesses, the PDP remains the party to beat. But this is neither sacrosanct nor a chance to put just anybody as the party's flag bearer in 2007. Unless the PDP chooses a flag-bearer with a winning streak, the opposition that is otherwise headed for the rocks, may draw a lifeline from our mistakes by winning the elections from which vantage point the reform will be destroyed, its initiator and implementers humiliated, jailed and possibly killed.
This act will not matter per se, for all the people involved, will not hesitate to make the supreme sacrifice of their lives for Nigeria to be great. What matters is that Nigeria's only real economic take-off chance in 2007 based on the foundation President Obasanjo will have laid will be stupidly wasted or ignored with dire consequences for the country and the sub-region.
If the above scenario does not fully crystallize, Nigeria might next year have stalemated presidential elections which outcome could be so controversial as to undermine the authority, prestige and legitimacy of the President. The nation, instead of charging forward at full throttle for its manifest destiny, is inadvertently thrown into highly avoidable political conflicts and social conflagrations.
The hard truth, a by-product of our monumental failure to win the propaganda war, has indeed evolved a "geopolitical attribute" that unfortunately must be added to the dual winning attributes of a presidential candidate who must be a popular, "well packaged" consumable "product." This means that PDP cannot thrust unknown candidates to contest the Presidency, Governorship or even Legislative positions. The concept of ŌĆśdark horse' or reluctant candidate is strange in today's political terrain.
The international Hausa wire services (BBC, VOA, Deutsche Welle, Radio Beijing, etc.) in the run up to and during the constitutional amendments debates, had effectively psyched up tens of millions in the North to believe that the whole undertaking was aimed at preventing their "North" from ever ruling Nigeria, as if frontline reformers at the Federal level of Northern origin were deviants from the social fringes of their environment incapable of understanding its needs!
Though constitutional amendments are no longer topical but the same wire services and the few regional tabloids in the North are at it again, inciting northerners to reject election results by an INEC that can only rig the election results in favour of the PDP.
Already, there are wild rumours circulating in the North that the wrong specification of ink was supplied for the Census to ensure that the forms therefrom are machine-unreadable and accordingly rejected and the demography of the nation permanently altered. The international news services which are source of the rumours claim that Chief Bode George has already revealed such a plan in a speech he gave in Enugu earlier in the year. These pre-emptive statements and propaganda would have a profound impact on Nigeria's unity, stability and progress unless nipped in the bud. The results of the Census constitute a double-edged sword ŌĆō any side of the demographic divide can use them for maximum mischief!
On discrete inquiry and consultations with the relevant agencies, the findings and recommendation of the President's Policy Support Team with regards to the Census are as follows:
- All ink is machine-readable so there is no truth to the speculations whatsoever.
- Automatic Fingerprint Identification Systems are not currently available to deploy biometric technology to the headcount. An incremental investment of N300 million by INEC is needed to enable that.
- Census results are unlikely to be ready for consideration by Mr. President and the Council of State earlier than mid-December 2006.
- The results of the Census, if recommended for acceptance by the Council of State would be published too late for use in any way in the 2007 Elections.
- To increase the acceptability of the headcount, and to eliminate all suspicions surrounding the exercise and election, the PST is of the view that the consideration and announcement of the results of the Census should deferred until after the 2007 Elections.
The suspicion surrounding the Census and the conduct of the 2007 Elections are making the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) to emerge as a force with a monopoly of wisdom as to what is right for the North, as well as the region's repository of collective conscience. The rise of the ACF at this time is remarkable, coming at a time that its dysfunctional Afenifere counterpart in the South West has been effectively killed.
The Obasanjo presidency has made it impossible for Afenifere which is itself, hostile to the ERA to mobilize on the basis of ethnicity. The elections in 2007 will either neutralize the ACF or make it dominate the mindset of majority of ordinary Northerners as to make them believe the PDP is against them for being Northerners or Muslims in the states where the same propaganda can be so stretched.
The year 2007 is clearly a watershed in the annals of Nigeria's political evolution capable of bringing back all the atavistic regional tendencies and counter cultures despite the fact that President Olusegun Obasanjo has continuously offered an ultra nationalistic leadership.
But if the PDP pulls a surprise that defies the emerging "conventional wisdom" in the North, by fielding a "reform minded" ticket with persons of integrity as its presidential flag bearers, the whole region would vote for the PDP and give this party the most patently decisive and acceptable electoral in recent times. Otherwise, the coalition of evil that prevented Nigerians to consider the individual merits of the proposed constitutional amendments would become so "powerful and credible" as to starve the ERA of its survival requirements i.e. legitimacy and credibility.
Guiding the PDP's convention to support the emergence of a decent, reform-minded presidential candidate, will clearly and permanently put to lie any attempts at the falsification of President Olusegun Obasanjo's ultra patriotic credentials and make our party the only party of relevance in Nigeria for a very long time to come. If this is envisaged to happen, there is an absolute need for an effective propaganda (using the wire services) to give the credit to President Olusegun Obasanjo and the PDP.
The PDP must rise up and tell its success story. No one will do it for us. We have achieved a lot in the social, economic and infrastructural development of Nigeria in the last 7 years, particularly at the federal level. These need to be articulated in a message which the Party must propagate, even while admitting areas of delayed action and weakness like civil service reform, power sector stability and the railways.
We must claim credit for the fastest growing, private-sector driven telecoms sector in the world, the most visionary contributory pension system in Africa, unprecedented foreign debt write-off and being a world-class model in the war against money laundering, corruption and economic crimes.
The President's Team while appreciating the political complexities of the run-up to the elections see no problem at all, as President Olusegun Obasanjo would do what is GOOD for Nigeria at the appropriate time. It therefore agreed to support Mr. President with the following deliverables:
- Evolving the selection criteria to assist the President in coming up with six presidential materials purely on merit at the rate of three each from the North and South. (DONE)
- Determination of the financing need and sourcing of funds for the requirements of the PDP and the suggested parallel structure, (BUDGET in ANNEX I), and
- Provision of other resources to make the PDP able to extend good and focused governance beyond the federal level by in ensuring that majority of state and local government councils have programs good enough to address the developmental requirements of their jurisdictions. (IN PROGRESS)
Propaganda/Media ŌĆō
The Presidential Policy Support Team has resolved to engage with, rather than withdraw support from hostile media houses, as well as intensively patronize friendly ones. There is need to urgently convert a not so hostile paper like The Punch into a friendly one and revive The New Nigerian, and The Reporter newspaper if the late Yar'adua family would be agreeable.
The use of the unutilized power of federal electronic media in the propaganda war is unavoidable being a weapon that is readily available in the arsenals of the ruling party and therefore all obstacles to its deployment must be anticipated and removed immediately.
A strategy should also be evolved to snatch away the international wire services from the opposition. Equally important is the need to cultivate FM radio stations for effective deployment against the enemy whose dirty deals and shameful conducts the print media has been largely paid to conceal. All stringers of the international wire services resident in Nigeria and their editors abroad should be identified for engagement, neutralization or deployment against the enemy that has used these effectively.
Condition survey needs to be conducted in a good time to ascertain the PDP's popular support in all the senatorial districts before the national convention of the PDP. This exercise would pave way for the ranking of such constituencies on scale A, B, C, D and E.
This exercise would enable us to customize strategies and resource allocation before and during elections. Veteran media persons, sociologists and political scientists working with local resource persons are to carry out this exercise. This exercise must be able to determine senatorial districts where PDP would have absolute freedom of action, is neck to neck with the opposition and confronts a very hostile populace. This exercise shouldn't take longer than eight weeks.
The activities outlined above have been costed to determine their financing requirements as Annex I. The next strategy paper will identify and discuss funding sources, review developments sequel to the NEC Meeting, INEC Workshop and other political developments and set up a sub-committee to evolve a detailed implementation programme and work plan.
The President's Policy Support Team
Abuja, Nigeria
August 2006
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Re: Annex 1 To Yar Adua Essay: Nigeria 20-2020 Sustainability And Succession Plan
Busanga posted on 06-01-2009, 16:28:33 PM
This policy paper, prepared with the sum of five million dollars, is the pinnacle of bootlicking in known Nigerian history. It is a number one exhibit to personalization of political office, and the trade of political jobbers and boot lickers. What is it with all these: "Mr. President"? What happened to plain old "The President". Oh I see, your president needs a constant reminder that he is "the man", or "a man". Little wonder, he thought third term was his birthrights. Demons tormenting my country. It is about time you all revealed your true colors!
Re: Annex 1 To Yar Adua Essay: Nigeria 20-2020 Sustainability And Succession Plan
Dapxin [RIP] posted on 06-01-2009, 16:28:48 PM
Kini Problem bobo yii na?
The first compedium Vol1 vol 2 you released got at best half star , yet you found the will to bother us with another usolicited release?
Ok! You have your right to say. Even the first liner here gives so much ass-licking clap clap for Obasajo you couldnt even read further.
Pass! dont be evil!
Re: Annex 1 To Yar Adua Essay: Nigeria 20-2020 Sustainability And Succession Plan
Big-k posted on 06-01-2009, 17:08:04 PM
Hi Dapxin et al,
I suggest that readers read all the three submissions carefully and introspectively. You will see that irrespective of how flawed the author and OBJ may be, they at least gave the current President a road-map. Instead what is happening seem to be that the current administration has discarded the roadmap and is busy undoing whatever was in place without putting anything better in place. This is how I'm reading the series.
Malam El-Rufai,
You may recollect that in a podcast interview we had with you on NVS in early 2007, we said Yar'Adua was a Shagari re-incarnate, and you swore that he was the "best candidate" then. You see now?
Re: Annex 1 To Yar Adua Essay: Nigeria 20-2020 Sustainability And Succession Plan
Dapxin [RIP] posted on 06-01-2009, 17:19:53 PM
That Yaradua - sick as he clearly was/is - was all that he already is was predictable from planet pluto.
I cant bring myself to read this author as it appears the premise on which he is coming out with loads of text recently is based on the internal attempt, perhaps involuntary, to dissociate then from now, as it concerns him. Its pointless.
That the president was given a road-map is terribly inconsequential if they could not prevail on the then murderer president to let him earn his madate. Or resign! Reason why Ribadu's records will forever be reduced to the selectivity with which he turned political, and followed Objs orders on foistering the dead-man so annoyingly called president over Nigeria...
Imagine this author proclaiming the best candidate won according to some comments on his previous submission?
The sort of thinking that drives Justice Nki Tobi et al, where conclusion, that is terribly beyond their jurisdiction, is jumped at in a reckless abuja-mode manner.
I am sorry but I take my exit...
Re: Annex 1 To Yar Adua Essay: Nigeria 20-2020 Sustainability And Succession Plan
Abdulmumin posted on 06-01-2009, 17:22:02 PM
Well said, Big-K!
Re: Annex 1 To Yar Adua Essay: Nigeria 20-2020 Sustainability And Succession Plan
Big-k posted on 06-01-2009, 17:24:49 PM
Thanks for your take Dapxin.
I'll again simply suggest that villagers take time to read the submissions before commenting. That makes for a more robust discussion. Cheers!
Re: Annex 1 To Yar Adua Essay: Nigeria 20-2020 Sustainability And Succession Plan
S. Njokede posted on 06-01-2009, 17:58:37 PM
This is the most Nazified manifesto or roadmap of any political party or country since after Adolf Hitler. With the PDP┬┤s "field worriors or command" militia and all whatnots, they were hell-bent on cowering Nigerians with a Holocaust concentration camp menace: into zombies so that they can rule for more than 20 years to eternity. PDP and its minders must have consulted with Chairman Mao and Stalin in their graves plus, the-then Singaporean dictator before preparing their bedevilled and freaky manifesto that reeks only of power grabbing.
Reading through this distasteful roadmap is like flying to and fro Sodom and Gomorrah non-stop. I need to clear my head to know what to do with this manifest article of doom of PDP power-hungry manias. Did El-Rufai actually put this document for public consumption? Is this manifesto pseudo or for real?
Re: Annex 1 To Yar Adua Essay: Nigeria 20-2020 Sustainability And Succession Plan
Busanga posted on 06-01-2009, 18:21:32 PM
Why do you come off with the impression that those commenting didn't read the series?
I have thoroughly read it, and the only impression I come off with is that we generation of Nigerians that desire true change must change our mentality. Our mentality must be similar to those of the first generation of nationalists who faced down an empire and their colonial masters. The enemies that hold our nation down at this moment in history is equal, if not far more dangerous than the imperial British empire. At least the British called somewhere else home, but these enemies are in our midst. They go no where. Unless we see this reality in El-Rufai's treatise, then we are all fooling ourselves.
Re: Annex 1 To Yar Adua Essay: Nigeria 20-2020 Sustainability And Succession Plan
Ozion ozumba posted on 06-01-2009, 18:28:20 PM
Have you guys seen another "Problem with Nigeria" - Exam Cheats. el-Rufai and his cohorts prepared the exam paper for an ill-prepared and ill-qualified candidate, see what it has landed us. UMYA disaster was foretold.Something tells me that these guys would be now be pinching themselves for the grand plan that threw away Atiku. Most of the policies would have beeb sustained and strenghtened. I fear we are going the way of suffering the pains of SAP twice oncemore.
Re: Annex 1 To Yar Adua Essay: Nigeria 20-2020 Sustainability And Succession Plan
Busanga posted on 06-01-2009, 18:32:40 PM
Let us wait for one minute, and examine El-Rufais submission:
1. He claimed he moved his family to a house he bought from the government. Wait a minute: how much did he pay for it? Does this purchase not reek of corruption at worst and nepotism at best?
2. He claimed he prepared a position paper for 5 million dollars. Chineke! And you expect me to read part 4?
3. He claimed Ribadu deleted Yardy's name from list of corrupt governors, because his corruption was a different kind. The acceptable kind i.e. nepotism and transactional kind (reference 1 above).
4. He claimed he supported Yardy based on Ribadu's cowardice. Does that sound right to you?Or is he telling us (lying of course) that the same Ribadu that was and remains his right hand man did not reveal his cowardice to El Rufai before, and during the ongoing support for the "selection"?
5. He claimed the best man won that election. Really? Or did he mean the best thief? The best member of our mafia cabal? The best man that can continue the tradition of nepotism that I am a chief beneficiary.
6. He claimed later on, that Yardy have not fulfilled his promises and expectations. Question is whose promises? Whose expectation? Did yardy really promise Nigeria anything? Did Yaradua campaign? Where is the video of Yaradua promising all that rubbish El Rufai wrote up there? Or is El Rufai simply angry that Yardy is not delivering on OBJs promises? Who had expectations of Yardy? Did El Rufai think we were ever taken in by his boss and the perfidy of lies on the health of Yardy even when the world knew otherwise? Or does he have a meal cupa for that as well?
7. Continuing along the line of 6 above, El Rufai went on to claim that Yardy read a speech with certain benchmarks..but in the same remarks made it clear that speech was written for Yardy by Obasanjo (with running mate inclusive) and he El Rufai led that effort. How stupid right? How then do you expect fulfillment of OBJs promises by Yardy? Does El Rufai think that I am as uneducated and ignorant as he is? C'mon!
8. Lastly, it smacks of outright hypocrisy for the same El-Rufai that said and I quote: that "we don't know who will be President, but we know those who will not", to give Yaradua lectures on electoral reform or carrying the people along. When did Obasanjo carry the people along? When did EL-Rufai carry the people along when he was demolishing lives in his elitist urge to purge Abuja of foes and poor ilks alike? When did he operate within the boundaries of the law like he critcizes Yaradua now? When did El-Rufai become a believer in constitutionality? I mean, this guy led the third term effort? Is he bird brained or what?
He who must come to the altar of equity must do so with clean hands. El-Rufai is not qualified. Period! However, in the interest of full disclosure, I hope he continues talking. Let him write part 5, I will read and shoot holes in it. He represents everything that is wrong with Nigeria!


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VP of Football Operations and COO Kevin Demoff, Stlouisrams.comGood morning, it's great to be back in the chat room with Rams fans. I always view this week as a good time to get caught up since we are at the halfway point in the season. First, though, I want to thank our fans for the tremendous energy at the Edward Jones Dome this year. We've begun to reclaim the homefield advantage at the EJD and that's great news for our organization. Now off to the questions!
Jacob, Missouri
12:07 PM ETHow far along is this team compared to your expectations from the beginning of the year?
VP of Football Operations and COO Kevin Demoff, Stlouisrams.comJacob, I'm excited that our team is improved and competitive. It's great to be the youngest team in football and be in every game (save NE). My expectations for this season is that we would develop an identity as a tough football team and that our young team would grow throughout the year. I think we're well on our way to accomplishing that goal. The funny part about predictions is I think if you told most people that we would be 3-5 in the first 8 games missing Saffold, Wells and Amendola they would be "satisfied" by that, but if you told them we would start 3-2 and lose three in a row, nobody would be "satisfied". That's the nature of the NFL, expectations change on a weekly basis. This team should be able to compete with anybody, and with the exception of NE, we have. We lost on the final play against DET & MIA and were within one score late in the game against GB and CHI. There have been positives in nearly every loss, especially against Miami, where we became the first team in 4 years to lose while outgaining our opponent by 270 yards. I love the direction this team is headed in and have high hopes for the second half of the season. We get a great test this weekend against SF, a chance to go to 3-0 in the NFC West. The quickest way to the playoffs is by winning your division and this would be a great step.
Andrew, Dumpster behind Rams Park
12:15 PM ETWhen would you say was the last time that you were bored?
VP of Football Operations and COO Kevin Demoff, Stlouisrams.comI was hired on February 1st, 2009, so probably January 31st, 2009. I'm fortunate to have one of the best jobs in the world -- a chance to help be part of a group that can help a historic NFL franchise get back on top and to the Super Bowl. I get to come to work everyday with Jeff Fisher, Les Snead, great caoches, scouts and operations people. We have a building of 125 staff members dedicated to making the Rams winners on and off the field in St. Louis. I get to ride motor coolers tailgating with fans. We are leading the way in civic and charitable initiatives in St. Louis. I get to chat with fans on email (email@example.com), twitter and chats like this. I'm fortunate to work for a great owner who is committed to building a model NFL franchise. What's not to love?
Isaac, Chicago
12:21 PM ETMr. Demoff, any talks about signing Amendola to another contract?
VP of Football Operations and COO Kevin Demoff, Stlouisrams.comThere are talks in regards to trying to extend Danny, those talks have been ongoing since August and I hope they will continue this month. We were fortunate to be able to come to agreement with 55 and 91 before the season started and I'm hopeful that 16 is in the fold by the end of the year. It's been atop my wish list for most of the year. Danny is a great example of what a Ram should be on and off the field and it would be great to have him in horns for years to come.
Sean P, New York
12:26 PM ETAs one of the few hardore rams fan in New york I would like to know are we going to pursue a free agent wide receiver such as mike wallace or dwayne bowe or even try to acquire a player like dez bryant and if not why not
VP of Football Operations and COO Kevin Demoff, Stlouisrams.comOur pro scouts are looking at next year's free agents right now and since we can't comment on any specific players (which would be tampering) certainly we will be looking at ways to improve the offensive output. I will say in regards to the wide receiver position though, truly elite #1 WR's come through the draft, they rarely come through free agency. If you look at the dominant star receivers in the NFL, you'd be hard pressed to name a free agent signing that over the long-term has been an impact star for that club. The list of misses at wide receiver in free agency are far greater than the successes. I'm sure Les and his group will do a great job figuring out our free agent plan for next year, but one thing to always remember in free agency is that free agents are free for a reason. Their previous club chose not to sign them and not to franchise them. That always should be a caution flag for the acquriring team.
Steve R, Phoenix AZ
12:30 PM ETExcited and long time Rams fan from Los Angeles days. When can we expect to see B.Quick as a full time starter?
VP of Football Operations and COO Kevin Demoff, Stlouisrams.comBrian continues to progress and is well on track to being a good player for us. The coaches continue to phase him in and feed him more, and with that will come some highlight plays and some learning curve plays. I know during the bye week the coaches spent time trying to figure out how to get him more involved in the second half of the season as he's shown the ability to make plays. The adjustment for WR's in the NFL is hard, especially for those coming from an FCS school. We selected Brian for his potential and he continues to flash that on a daily basis. I think we are all counting on big strides from him over the next 8 weeks.
Doug, Carlotta, CA
12:34 PM ETHi Kevin, Looking at next year's draft, do you anticpiate tarding down one of our two #1 picks...it seems we picked up quite a bit of young talent with that strategy last year
VP of Football Operations and COO Kevin Demoff, Stlouisrams.comDoug, I think much of this depends on where our picks wind up being and who the players are that are available when we pick. I think you could make a good argument that our strategy last year to move down and acquire extra picks would be great to emulate again in 2013 if we could get 5 picks in the top 65 players again, but I could just as easily envision adding two top caliber talents to make our team better. Jeff and Les did a terrific job of moving up and down the board last year to find players in every round. I think we also need to see how our young team progresses in the last 8 games so we can assess what our real needs are going into next season. What might seem like a strength now could be a weakness in January and vice versa.
Paul Clarke, Oxford, UK
12:37 PM ETHi Mr Demoff, great seeing the team in London despite the game itself. I've heard quite a few teams are projected to be over the cap next year, how are the Rams looking cap wise?
VP of Football Operations and COO Kevin Demoff, Stlouisrams.comAs it stands today, once you factor in all of our projected draft picks, tenders and contracts, we will be about $7-$10m under the cap heading into next season. When we did the extensions for Laurinaitis and Long, we did not pro-rate their bonuses, we put them all into 2013. The same with Finnegan, we planned on taking a large hit in 2013. We could convert those roster bonuses to signing bonuses to free up more room, but I'm not sure that is the best approach given the youth of this team. The goal is to make sure that we have some room in 2013 and 2014 to make moves but that we also leave plenty of room in 2015 and beyond to keep all of the players we are drafting. It's great to be building our foundation but we need to plan for the next generation of contracts and leave plenty of room to do that.
Josh, Iowa City
12:41 PM ETWhen is the next window of time to expect contract extentions. (if any more are coming)
VP of Football Operations and COO Kevin Demoff, Stlouisrams.comJosh, the rest of the season is a window to do contract extensions, but thankfully we don't have too many players whose contracts expire either after this season or next season. That's one of the benefits of building through the draft that the core of our team is under contract for the next few seasons. As mentioned, Danny Amendola is one player we'd like to try and strike a deal with before free agency next year.
Kevan Patel, New Jersey
12:43 PM ETWithin the past two NFL drafts, the rams have missed out on 3 big name wide receivers, being Julio Jones, A.J. Green, and Justin Blackmon. Are the Rams planning on drafting or bringing in a wide out with deep threat capabilities within the next couple of seasons? LETSGORAMS!!!
VP of Football Operations and COO Kevin Demoff, Stlouisrams.comKevan, I think we all want to find that dominant wide receiver for the future, but we do have a wideout with deep threat capabilities. Chris Givens has done a fantastic job in being a home run threat, and has a chance to set an NFL record this weekend with his 6th straight game with a 50+ yard catch. No NFL player in the past 56 years has gone 5 straight games with a 50+ yard catch like Givens has, a pretty impressive feat. That being said, I think we all want to find a great receiver to pare with Sam, somebody that is a threat on every play. That would be a great help to our struggles in the red zone as well. Maybe that player is on the roster, maybe that player is in the draft, maybe that player is in free agency, but we need to keep searching until we get that player.
Dave, IL
12:47 PM ETI hope you are feeling better and thank you for taking the time to answer our questions. I'll get right to it: What is Steven Jackson's future here in St Louis?
VP of Football Operations and COO Kevin Demoff, Stlouisrams.comWe spent the past offseason talking with Steven about different concepts for contracts beyond this season. As some of you may know, Steven had a clause in his contract that allowed him to void the 2012 and 2013 seasons if he gained 4800 rushing yards and 1600 receiving yards between 2008-2011. He fell about 150 yards short of the receiving total. In talking with Steven this offseason, he expressed his excitement about the progress of the team under Coach Fisher but also his apprehension about going through yet another regime change. We both agreed that a good solution would be to allow him the opportunity to void the final year of his deal (2013) if he didn't like the direction of the team or wanted to play somewhere else. I think he has enjoyed the team's improved play this year and he remains a great leader and ambassador for the Rams. He has been a great mentor for our younger RB's and is a great teammate. I hope we can find a solution after this season that works for all parties as he deserves to win a Lombardi trophy in St. Louis.
Devin, Wentzville, MO
12:51 PM ETAny chance the Rams go back to the old school blue and white uniforms on occasion?
VP of Football Operations and COO Kevin Demoff, Stlouisrams.comAs I say, it wouldn't be a chat without the uniform questions. We have decided not to pursue any uniform changes for the 2013 season, so our third uniform will remain as the blue and yellow worn in the 70's through the 90's and for the Super Bowl. We will continue to discuss the blue and whites moving forward as both a possible third jersey or even our primary jersey. How's that for fueling the jersey conversation for weeks to come?
julie johnson, st louis
12:53 PM ETWhich other teams are the Rams especially learning from this season?
VP of Football Operations and COO Kevin Demoff, Stlouisrams.comPretty safe to say we learned a great deal the last three weeks :)
steven sutton, brooklyn new york
12:56 PM EThi i am flying to st louis for the rams game vs the jets week 11 is it possible for you to come to come to my seats and say hi
VP of Football Operations and COO Kevin Demoff, Stlouisrams.comSure, email your seat number at firstname.lastname@example.com and I'll try to make it by. If were losing, not likely :)
Brad Redfern , Galesburg IL
12:57 PM ETI read on STL Today that arbitration begins in January regarding the status of the dome. How certain are you that a deal can be done, and if one can't be reached have you guys talked about building a new stadium somewhere else in the St. Louis region?
VP of Football Operations and COO Kevin Demoff, Stlouisrams.comBrad, I'm excited that the arbitration process will finally get going in January and help bring some clarity to the First Tier Process. In February, the CVC set out their vision for what would make the EJD first tier and in May we set out our vision for what would make the EJD first tier. Unfortunately, we don't have the same vision for the buidling, but that is what the arbitration clause was designed for. It will be helpful to have three neutral arbitrators look at the two plans and give an unbiased opinion as to what is needed to improve the Edward Jones Dome and make it a first tier stadium. That should provide a good starting point for us move forward and come up with a solution that works not only for the Rams but makes the EJD a destination for Super Bowls, Final Fours, Mizzou football, bowl games, SEC championships, concerts, international soccer games, etc. That has to be the goal of this process, to have a building that not only serves the CVC's purposes for conventions but also is a great draw for events to come to the city of St. Louis.
Justin, St. Louis
1:02 PM ETKevin, thanks for doing these chats and keeping transparency with the fans. Much appreciated. Regarding the lease situation. Many fans believe the team will leave St. Louis once their lease is up. You have addressed this and calmed some nerves, yet there are many fans, who are antsy because of the past history with the football Cardinals, that believe it's all PR talk and the team still has a solid chance of leaving. What would you tell these fans? Thanks as always.
VP of Football Operations and COO Kevin Demoff, Stlouisrams.comJustin, I think you hit the nail on the head in regards to fan sentiment regarding the lease situation. In most cities, fans assume that a deal will ultimately get done at the end because that is what happens in the majority of stadium discussions. Unfortunately, St. Louis has been one of the few cities that has lost a team and therefore I think our fans have greater fear regarding this team leaving than most fans do in other cities. The thing I would tell our fans is to judge us by actions, not by words. In January we went out and hired the most sought after head coach on the market to help improve the team. We spent $100m on the first weekend of free agency to improve the team. For the first time since the team arrived we hired a new head coach and GM in the same year to drastically change our football operation. We have spent the past three years building up our regional pre season television network to broadcast our games in 12 markets and 9 states surrounding St. Louis. We now have weekly shows on every major network in St. Louis, a project we started from scratch in 2010. Every home game since 2010 has been televised, including the preseason. Last year we spent nearly 5,000 hours in the community between players, coaches, staff and cheerleaders and we were named Philanthropic Organization of the Year in St. Louis in 2010, the first sports team to win that award in the 35 year history of the award. Does that sound like a team that isn't focused on getting in right in St. Louis for the long-term?
Logan, Norman. OK.
1:10 PM ETMr. Demoff: What are your plans to improve this team even further in the offseason and months to come? Other than players staying healthy, what do you think are the short term limitations this team has?
VP of Football Operations and COO Kevin Demoff, Stlouisrams.comLogan, I think the most exciting thing for this club is we are going to have a "normal" offseason for the first time in years. Over the past few years, the offseasons have looked like this 2008 -- Off. Coordinator change 2009 -- HC change/coordinator change 2010 -- Ownership change 2011 -- NFL Lockout (coordinator change) 2012 -- HC/GM Change (Coordinator change) I think our short term limitation is the fact that we are the youngest team in the NFL and that these players need to keep getting experience. But I'm optimistic that we will have a full offseason without any major changes for the first time in over 5 years. That will allow our young players a chance to develop within the same system and bring some continuity to our organization. We will get another draft with high picks to infuse talent and have the ability to add some players in free agency. We have stability at ownership, head coach, coordinator and general manager. That's what excites me the most, the chance to develop the youngest team in football. We have a really good coaching staff that will do wonders with these young players given a "normal" offseason.
Russ, in Phoenix
1:15 PM ETHello, Mr. Demoff I have seen some teams (mostly collegiate) with helmets that are matte instead of glossy. Matte blue with glossy golden horns.... think that would look awesome! Your thoughts?
VP of Football Operations and COO Kevin Demoff, Stlouisrams.comRuss, if I didn't know better I would think this question is a plant because there is a member of our front office who is a BIG believer in matte helmets and always wonders when they are going to make it to the NFL. Maybe we can be the first team to do it? If this is Tony, get back to work.
Tom, Huntington Beach, CA
1:18 PM ETHi Kevin. I have been a Rams fan since the mid-60's. How is the relationship working out so far between you, Les, Fish and Stan?
VP of Football Operations and COO Kevin Demoff, Stlouisrams.comThe working relationship to date has been great and I think the results of that shows in the progress we are making on the field. I think you need four things to have a great organization -- an owner, a head coach, a general manager and a QB. The rest of the pieces fall into place if you have that recipe. Fortunately for Rams fans, we have all of those pieces in place and I expect great things moving forward. Mr. Kroenke's vision for what the Rams can become is what brought Jeff to St. Louis and an opportunity to work with Jeff and Mr. Kroenke is what excited Les about the job. The fact that they all share a vision about building a great St. Louis team unites them and they are also three of the most competitive people I know.
John, Indy
1:22 PM ETKevin, Can I email you with a couple of thoughts and ideas concerning fans complaints about long entry times getting into the dome.
VP of Football Operations and COO Kevin Demoff, Stlouisrams.comJohn, my email (email@example.com) is always available for all kind of fan comments. I understand our fans complaints about the ingress/egress problems at the Edward Jones Dome, and it is ridiculous that the line was up to 30 minutes long to get in to our Packers game. We will continue to try to come up with new ways to move people in and out of the building, but to be honest, much of the problem has to do with the stadium design. In fact, one of the great things about having an open dialogue with our fans is that I know the time it takes to get into the building is one of the most frequent complaints we get, so we gave that issue to our architects when we developed our first tier plan in May. That was the primary driver between creating two grand entrances on either side of the building -- to get people in faster.
Mike R., Jackson, MO
1:26 PM ETThanks for taking our questions. It is always good to hear your remarks and I really appreciate your enthusiasm for your job. Many of us on these chat boards are concerned about thr future and about having an NFL team in St. Louis. Is there anything anyone can do to reassure Rams fams that the long-term goal is to stay in St. Louis.
VP of Football Operations and COO Kevin Demoff, Stlouisrams.comMike, there isn't a single day that the 125 members of this organization aren't focused on two things -- winning football games and giving our fans a better gameday experience in St. Louis. That is our driving passion and what makes all of us excited to come to work. We have great fans and we owe our fans a winner and a team you can be proud of both on and off the field, a team that is fan-friendly, community-oriented and accessible. If we do our job right, I have no doubt that the Edward Jones Dome will be 66,000 loud and strong and there will be no doubts about St. Louis as a great NFL market. We haven't done our job right over the past few years and I promise you we will get it right.
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VP of Football Operations and COO Kevin Demoff, Stlouisrams.comI swear, if we get one more question about adding a receiver...
Jerry, University City or Section 428
1:33 PM ETI'm a patient and proud fan, I think anyone that made it through the Tony Banks years is allowed to say that. Having you and coach Fisher makes me excited for our future. No question, just thanks for the progress!
VP of Football Operations and COO Kevin Demoff, Stlouisrams.comJerry, I take it you won't be voting for Tony Banks during as the starting quarterback for our 75th anniversary team. We are excited about our progress and look forward to a great future, Rams fans deserve it for what you have put up with over the past few years. Speaking of the 75th anniversary team, I hope all our fans are excited about the upcoming December 2nd game against the 49ers when we honor our the all-time Rams 75th anniversary team. Fans now have the chance to vote on who should be on that team, there will be a party on Friday night to join the Rams legends coming back for the game and we are launching new apps in the upcoming weeks as part of the celebration. It should be a great weekend.
mike, west springfield
1:36 PM ETIs next year offically the year the rams make it to the playoffs
VP of Football Operations and COO Kevin Demoff, Stlouisrams.comI don't think anybody has given up hope that we can make it this year. Four divisional games left and a 2-0 start in the division give us hope.
Robert, Houston
1:37 PM ETHi Kevin, I've been impressed with the season so far and the Rams have made many strides. What would be a success to you record-wise for the season? Have the Rams exceeded that?
VP of Football Operations and COO Kevin Demoff, Stlouisrams.comRobert, our season will be a success if we can look back and say that our young players improved and that we got better from the start of the season to the end of the season. There is no record that assures us of a good season, but right now every pundit and fan thinks the arrow is pointing up for the future. We need to continue to build on that momentum and develop our younger players. The 2012 draft class needs to keep making plays and contributing in new ways, including players who haven't been on the field as much in the first half of the season. The 2011 draft class needs to keep improving. Our team needs to keep getting better and prove that we can be considered a good team, not just a competitive team.
Justin, Jefferson City
1:41 PM ETI read it somewhere before, but I can't remember the answer. How did you get into the job that you currently have?
VP of Football Operations and COO Kevin Demoff, Stlouisrams.comMonster.com
Aaron Ross, Cadet, MO
1:43 PM ETI've always loved the rams since they came to St louis, but, I think I'm speaking the mind of most fans. When can we expect some news on the lease situation and some confirmation that you will be in ST louis for many years to come? Because I miss the days of just worrying about football on Sunday's...
VP of Football Operations and COO Kevin Demoff, Stlouisrams.comAaron, unfortunately I think the lease situation may take some time to unfold, but that's not a bad thing. The goal of this process has to be getting a first tier facility that takes the question where the Rams will be in the future off the table once and for all. Then we can make sure all of the focus is on what binds us all, our passion for the Rams and the games on Sunday.
David, Maryland
1:45 PM ETHey, Mr. Demoff. Thanks for chatting with us. Are you around the team much on the practice field and in the locker room? If so, what's the attitude like going into this weekend's game?
VP of Football Operations and COO Kevin Demoff, Stlouisrams.comDavid, this is a great question to finish on. As I type, this I'm looking outside at the practice field and our players are going through one of their most spirited practices of the year. The team was very disappointed in its performance against the Patriots and the mood in the locker room was one of downright anger. They have had a great week of practice and put on the pads and hit hard yesterday. They are excited about playing a division rival and a chance to stay perfect in the NFC West. Traveling to SF provides this team with a great opportunity to show the progress we've made this season. We all can't wait for Sunday and then to come back home in front of our fans against the Jets next weekend. Thanks for all of the questions! Kevin


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how do you see these 3 sisters?Married my best friend 5/11/13, mommy to Murron Lydia Genevieve 10/20/14
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July 22nd, 2013 10:48 PM #5
I guess it would depend upon the story line. I think that writers who also happen to be name lovers have to be careful with what they name characters, in order to avoid unbelievable names, and therefore unbelievable characters.
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Maybe it would help to explain the story more. I assume this is set in the like the 1920's or something. In real life, I would despise these names (although I knew the most old wonderful woman named Muriel. Born 1901. Died 2000.)
Anyway tough crowd especially as there are people who try to make Ethel happen. (Shudders)
Leatrice is not my favorite. I would like Lettitia more with the nickname Letty. For some reason I picturing British people a little like Downton Abbey but not entirely. She seems spunky like a cross between Lady Mary and Lady Sibyl, proud a little snobby, but civic minded.
Muriel the most serious of the bunch a nerd heroine.
Viviette Lively party girl who's kind of ditz.
None of these sound current, so be warned on that. I like the last two much better than the first.
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How's Barack Obama's latest flip-flip on offshore drilling playing with the base? Well, I took a look at the comments over at Huffington Post's story on the switheroo. There was this, apparently from a former Hillary Clinton supporter:
What a surprise. And while the presumptuous nominee flops around like a fish on the bottom of a rowboat, his supporters are falling all over themselves making excuses for him. While you were all goo-goo eyed during the primaries, 18 million of us saw something very different. Yes, he will do or say anything to get elected – and the best is yet to come. Feeling used yet?
Then this, from someone who did not identify as either a Hillary or Obama voter:
Good thing he didn't voice any of these new positions during the primaries or it would have been the end of his chances. For the expanded FISA bill with retroactive immunity, for "refining" his Iraq policy which now includes leaving 60 to 80,000 combat troops in Iraq under a different name, for individual gun rights and against the DC gun law, for the death penalty and now just as I predicted here a few months ago for coastal oil drilling.
And this, from someone who feels completely used:
Omigod. He's Hillary. Maybe this is all about self-aggrandizement and greed. Maybe he's worse than Hillary. Someone please remind me why everyone voted for a virtually unknown man with no record. Oh right. Transformation and inspiration. So far he's helped transform the Constitution into a meaningless scrap of paper, and he now wants to inspire faith in letting industry despoil our country for a thimbleful of oil. I want a do-over.
Well, that is the obvious downside of switching on so many issues, and on high profile ones to boot. Your friends get upset, your opponents sneer and the rest fo the voters may not believe you. The drilling issue, more so than perhaps FISA, is especially dicey since Obama was so definitive (until he wasn't), McCain pounded him for weeks, the polls showed Obama was badly out of step with public opinion and then following a week of horrid press (and at least some evidence of poll slippage) he changed positions. And with comments like "I have to accept things I don't like," Obama gives McCain the obvious retort that leaders lead (and change others' minds) while followers "accept" what others are doing. Instead of the "vision thing" (Bush 41's problem) it's the leadership thing.
So two questions remain: Will the base rise up or have they put their collective intellectual integrity in a blind trust? And what's the next flip-flop? As to the latter, I'm thinking it will be on his bevy of tax increases. ("In this weakened George Bush-John McCain economy I can see that tax cuts might further drag down the economy which is already the worst since the Great Depression so . . .") Coupled with a conditions based withdrawal in Iraq, support for offshore drilling and FISA support, skepticism about late term abortions, and a newly enhanced respect for the Second Amendment we really could have a Bush third term. ( But only if you believe all the recent positions are going to stick and all the former ones and his voting record as the most liberal senator weren't the "real" Obama.)


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text: Since we will have 14 or so FA next year to sign and or release that leaves a lot of ifs in the air. One of those concerns being our top 3 running backs. Since this years conundrum at 12 will make it hard to validate a player at that price I think the Fo might evaluate why not to pull the trigger this year instead of next. With all our needs at nt,fs,olb wr i dont really see myself as a FIN fan being disappointed with this pick. I think we have the line to make the screen pass work much better and with a threat on the outside like spiller he will take Ricky's position nicely. He is a pure outside threat with speed assuming we stick with the wildcat he will be an absolute:up: addition.