Lessons from the Moatlhodi fiasco :: Mmegi Online

As the Moatlhodi Recall fiasco unfolds, it is time to make some comparisons. In the just-ended American presidential elections, former Secretary of State, Colin Powell, a respected Republican, stunned the ruling party by endorsing Barack Obama of the rival Democratic Party. This is the same Powell who went before the United Nations on behalf of Republican President George W. Bush government to argue for war against Iraq.

In his endorsement, Powell said Obama had the ability to inspire people not just in the US but around the world and in him he saw a transformational figure who can lead America forward other than his party's presidential choice - John McCain. His party did not think much about the divergent expressions of Powell other than that he was expressing his own views which happened to run contrary to that of his party.

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