tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post3179935143550627741..comments2024-03-29T05:33:43.878-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: Election 2014. No, not that one.Ovidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-11689480733636360352014-11-06T17:25:41.706-05:002014-11-06T17:25:41.706-05:00Michael, We could use Unity over here (that being ...Michael, We could use Unity over here (that being the US). Though from the way the Dow is behaving, you'd think we already do.<br /><br />Okay, I promise no more like that...at least until Bouchercon. See you sooooon. Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-16989250586922446632014-11-06T11:23:57.356-05:002014-11-06T11:23:57.356-05:00Unity Dow sounds like an amazing person, Michael! ...Unity Dow sounds like an amazing person, Michael! My best wishes to her, and my hope that the system doesn't eat her alive... politics has a habit of doing that.Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-59726362635603848942014-11-06T10:28:40.509-05:002014-11-06T10:28:40.509-05:00Thanks, Mario. I think Unity is one of the smarte...Thanks, Mario. I think Unity is one of the smartest people I know. Apart from her historic work on the Bushman issue as presiding judge on the high court and her work on the Kenyan constitution, she also fought the government on the Constitution. She is married to a Dutch citizen and the government ruled that her children were not Botswanan citizens as a result. (The FATHER had to be Botswanan!) Yet the constitution guarantees equality. Single-handed, she forced the law to be changed. So joining the government ranks was a new take on the old saw. Having beat them, she joined them!Michael Sears (of Michael Stanley)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09886295534214542834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-91265929849458523502014-11-06T09:22:53.510-05:002014-11-06T09:22:53.510-05:00Fascinating, thank you, Michael. As for Unity Dow,...Fascinating, thank you, Michael. As for Unity Dow, I emerged from her <i>The Screaming of the Innocent</i> with a good deal of respect for her intellect. (And for her writing skills.) If she's anything like Amantle, the main character of that book, she should be a splendid addition to the national assembly. Hope you'll report back from time to time on how things unfold. The news and analysis (both news and cultural) posts you and the other MIEers offer us are what keep me coming back here every day; thank you all.--Mario R.JJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13404985455733545060noreply@blogger.com