Robert Mugabe appointed goodwill ambassador for the WHO

[TheVoice]

One might think it would have been better to consider the man's record before appointing him and the likely public response but better late than never I suppose? I saw this news yesterday and wondered how this could have been deemed appropriate, even allowing for the occasionally questionable appointments by public bodies this seems a particular high (low?) watermark of inappropriate.

African corruption probably has something to do with it; the new WHO leader previously served as Ethiopia's minister of health and foreign affairs.

 

[peterwalkley]

Breaking news: The WHO have backtracked: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-41713919

 

[helpimcrap]

Is this supposed to be an irony thing?

 

[Arazi]

I was just going to post the same link.

Can we also have some resignations now as they have now seen the error of their decision? This should surely call into question the intelligence of the people making these decisions, so they should be sent packing, idiots.

 

[Edrof]

There are no words for this...

 

[Hotwired]

Blaming it on the drink.

Breaking news: The WHO have backtracked: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-41713919

Appointing while under the influence of beer confirmed.

 

[Diddums]

The damage is done. They WHO have shown their true face for the whole world to see, I genuinely hope that this doesn't get forgotten.

 

[foster grant]

I thought he paid for the post ?

 

[peterwalkley]

I thought he paid for the post ?

Yeah, but then they guy realised 10 billion zimbabwe dollars wouldn't even buy a cup of coffee.

 

[Arazi]

Translation:

"i can't find anything positive that he's done but LABOUR LOL, AMIRITE GUYS? AMIRITE?"

He could do with a rope and hook to get himself out that big hole, or he genuinely loves the Mug.

 

[Arazi]

I suspect quite a few people are a bit to emotionally involved in this to realise that 'good' and 'bad' are subjective terms and thus a blog article is a perfectly valid thing to link... Also Diddums, no personal insults please bra.

Nothing Mugabe has ever done can outweigh one day of murdering lots of you're own people.

 

[Diddums]

Give an accolade to the man that brought you this classic quip. #golfclap

Have another one:

Harare – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has reportedly said that all locals accused of killing white former commercial farmers during the country's controversial reform programme are immune to prosecution.

One week ago.

http://m.news24.com/news24/Africa/Z...ld-not-be-prosecuted-mugabe-declares-20170815

 

[Boycey0211]

Nothing Mugabe has ever done can outweigh one day of murdering lots of you're own people.

Well in another thread we had a man using chemical weapons on his own people being touted as an excellent leader. Theres some pretty warped opinions knocking about even by GD standards.

 

[Hotwired]

Well in another thread we had a man using chemical weapons on his own people being touted as an excellent leader. Theres some pretty warped opinions knocking about even by GD standards.

Yeah I saw that thread too, someone said that man was a terrible person and that western invasion made the country worse.

Then you have Boycey0211 flipping it in his head into the above because it's what he wanted to read.

 

[Deleted member 651465]

This thread hurts my brain.