{"id":324775,"date":"2016-10-22T11:45:55","date_gmt":"2016-10-22T11:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2016\/10\/22\/cartoon-of-the-day-debate-blues\/"},"modified":"2016-10-22T11:45:55","modified_gmt":"2016-10-22T11:45:55","slug":"cartoon-of-the-day-debate-blues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2016\/10\/22\/cartoon-of-the-day-debate-blues\/","title":{"rendered":"CARTOON OF THE DAY: Debate blues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"kMultiLine\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/1.10069463.jpg\" width=\"\" height=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"kMediaObject\" \/><\/div>\n<p>President John Dramani Mahama has challenged Nana Akufo-Addo to a debate ahead of the December 7 election.<\/p>\n<p>The New Patriotic Party flagbearer has rejected the offer, arguing through his spokespersons that it is needless.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow, people who don\u2019t qualify to criticize you \u2014 how do they qualify to debate you? Is debate not criticism? That\u2019s what it is. We are going to stand toe-toe and then we criticise him and say the economy is not running well\u2026 that\u2019s debate. That\u2019s criticism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, we don\u2019t qualify to debate him. So, we take it as such. We don\u2019t qualify. We are not going to debate him,\u201d argued Mr. Mustapha Hamid on Starr 103.5 FM.<\/p>\n<p>Cartoonist Makaveli is on the issue today.<\/p>\n<p>Source: Ghana\/starrfmonline.com\/103.5FM\/Makaveli<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <b>Do you have more to share about this story &#8211; photos or video etc &#8211; you can send<br \/>\nthem to: (info@ghanamma.com)<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President John Dramani Mahama has challenged Nana Akufo-Addo to a debate ahead of the December 7 election. The New Patriotic Party flagbearer has rejected the offer, arguing through his spokespersons that it is needless. \u201cNow, people who don\u2019t qualify to criticize you \u2014 how do they qualify to debate you? Is debate not criticism? 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