Bare excitement at the Norman Manley Airport

[malaise]

as everyone awaits the arrival of Obama.
People are talking excitedly about the variety of aircraft coming in or taking off before AF1.
Should be here in about 15 minutes. Security fi days and extra days.

[malaise]

1. And AF1 has landed

Here he comes - four minutes early thanks to a nice breeze.
Welcome to Jamrock Barack Obama.
Now for the presentation line.

You can watch on JNN or Television Jamaica.

[malaise]

2. What a magnificent aircraft

I can see him heading for the door- hahahaha - Secret Service is running the entire proceedings.

Gorgeous Kingston evening -Cool and windy.
And now the door is open - here comes Barack Obama waving to Jamaica- hubby raises his glass - too funny.

Hugs the PM - she introduces him to the Bahamian PM, etc., etc.

[malaise]

3. Off to Marine 1 now or Marine 2

will head to the army camp and then to the Pegasus.

Have a Red Stripe and some Jerk Chicken Obama

[Brother Buzz]

4. With Marine One at his disposal, he should shoot over to Boston Bay...

for the GOOD jerk.

Oh, I understand Marine Two automatically become Marine One if he climbs on board.

[malaise]

5. Well then I don't know which one is which

because one is a dummy so that we don't know.

Great idea to head for some real jerk although there are a few very good spots in Kingston - JoJo's is less than 1,000 yards from his hotel

[Brother Buzz]

10. I lived in Boston Bay, less then a hundred feet from the jerk pits...

so I'm loyal to their superior product, but that's just me. I made a study of their operation and loved it. I even met their charcoal man who took me to visit his works up in the bush. Allspice charcoal!

[G_j]

6. Who is Norman Manley?

Any relation to Michael?

[malaise]

7. His father

He was a genuine progressive - social democrat - formed the People's National Party.
He was also a brilliant lawyer and a great athlete.

[G_j]

11. some great history to look into

I must have read his name in relation to Michael, but the focus was always on the son and the politics of his time.
He sounds like quits a human being!

[brooklynite]

8. Wikipedia is your friend

"Norman Washington Manley MM, QC, National Hero of Jamaica (4 July 1893 – 2 September 1969), was a Jamaican statesman. A Rhodes Scholar, Manley became one of Jamaica's leading lawyers in the 1920s. Manley was an advocate of universal suffrage, which was granted by the British colonial government to the colony in 1944.

Together with Osmond Fairclough, the brothers Frank and Ken Hill, Hedley P. Jacobs and others in 1938 he founded the People's National Party which later was tied to the Trade Union Congress and even later the National Workers Union. He led the PNP in every election from 1944 to 1967.[citation needed] Their efforts resulted in the New Constitution of 1944, granting full adult suffrage.

Manley served as the colony's Chief Minister from 1955 to 1959, and as Premier from 1959 to 1962. He was a proponent of self-government but was persuaded to join nine other British colonies in the Caribbean territories in a Federation of the West Indies but called a referendum on the issue in 1961. Voters chose to have Jamaica withdraw from the union. He then opted to call a general election even though his five-year mandate was barely half way through.

[G_j]

9. awesome

What an inspiring figure. I now want to find more. Thank you!

[malaise]

14. One of his grand daughters (Rachel Manley) writes beautiful books

Read Drumblair and Horses in her Hair to really learn about Norman and his wife the great sculptor and artist, Edna. Drumblair was the center of the struggle for adult suffrage and much more.

[G_j]

15. will do

I'm looking forward to it!

[panader0]

12. You had me at Red Stripe and jerk chicken.

[malaise]

13. Well he'll sure have the best blends of Blue Mountain Coffee

as well

[bigtree]

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