Payson Roundup

Kathleen (Kathleen Kelly) says…

Don, We may not agree about everything politically but you really made me laugh. I agree. You can have Jane Fonda! I read your blog out loud to friends and it's hard to say this, but, they were laughing and wanted to divorce a lot of things that you did. Can I add all those people that are on cell phones when they are driving?? Anyway, love you, even if we don't see eye to eye about everything. Thanks for being you!

Kathleen (Kathleen Kelly) says…

Lou said: “ you have never run a company or met a payroll.”
Personally I haven’t always appreciated those guys running the big companies. Don’t they have something to do with what that put us in the financial situation we are in? Aren’t they the ones spending bonus vacations on the mortgage money we should be getting to save our homes? But I looked into Barack Obama’a history of business and company organization skills: President Obama has had quite an impressive background developing the skills that will really come in handy as our president. The more I found out about him, the more I support him as our president.

This is just a little background on Barack Obama:
Director of the Developing Communities Project (DCP). Obama also worked as a consultant and instructor for the Gamaliel Foundation, a community organizing institute. Obama was selected as an editor of the Harvard Law Review. He worked at the law firms of Sidley & Austin in 1989 and Hopkins & Sutter in 1990. Obama directed Illinois's Project Vote. For twelve years, Obama served as a professor of constitution law at the University of chicago Law School; In 1993 he joined Davis, Miner, Barnhill & Galland, a twelve-attorney law firm,.Obama was on the board of directors for Public Allies, the Woods funds of Chicago, the Joyce foundation, the Chicago Annenberg Challenge, the Chicago lawyers Committee for Civil rights Under The Law, the Center for Neighborhood Technology, and the Lugenia Burns Hope Center.[
Obama was elected to the Illinois Senate in 1996..
Lou said “ you have never had military experience, thus don't understand it at its core.” A lot of presidents with military experience were not very successful protecting us from war and terrorists.

Lou went on to do that elementary school name calling that I don’t want to waste my time and energy with. I think we are all responsible to support our freedom and our nation by standing together with pride and dedication. We have elected Barack Obama as our president. Thanks for the letter challenging me to be more informed. Now that I know more about our president, I feel a lot more confident about the future.

Kathleen (Kathleen Kelly) says…

Good point, Pat. Don, you got me thinking about what it means to be an American. Do we as individuals have a responsibility to make things better? Should we support our elected leaders?. I didn’t vote for President Obama. But, once he became our president, I respect our country’s leaders.. But, I felt like a hypocrite, because I know so little about this man that sits in the White House and represents America. Lou Prichett’s letter made me want to know more. I found out that Lou Pritchett was right about one thing. When he wrote to President Obama he said “ I know nothing about you.” So, thanks, Don, for the wake-up call. Here’s what I found out about President Obama:
Lou siad “ I do not know how you paid for your expensive Ivy League education and your upscale lifestyle and housing with no visible signs of support.”
It’s called work, Lou! He had a job. In fact he had several jobs. For twelve years, Obama served as a professor of constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law. He was elected to the Illinois Senate in 1996. Obama was reelected to the Illinois Senate in 1998. He was reelected again in 2002. In January 2003, Obama became chairman of the Illinois Senate's Health and Human Services Committee. Obama resigned from the Illinois Senate in November 2004 following his election to the U.S. Senate. In the March 2004 primary election, Obama won an unexpected landslide victory, which overnight made him a rising star in the national Democratic Party and started speculation about a presidential future.
Lou said: because you did not spend the formative years of youth growing up in America and culturally you are not an American.
The truth is that Barack Obama was born in Hawaii, United States! Barack Obama spent only four years in Indonesia from the ages of four to ten. In 1971, he returned to Honolulu. This is what Barack Obama says about his “formative years” of his early childhood, Obama recalled, “That my father looked nothing like the people around me—that he was black as pitch, my mother white as milk—barely registered in my mind.” He described his struggles as a young adult to reconcile social perceptions of his multiracial heritage. Reflecting later on his formative years in Honolulu, Obama wrote: “The opportunity that Hawaii offered—to experience a variety of cultures in a climate of mutual respect—became an integral part of my world view, and a basis for the values that I hold most dear.” Following high school, he moved to Los Angeles in 1979 to attend Occidental College. After two years he transferred in 1981 to Columbia University in New York City, where he majored in political science with a specialization in international relations and graduated with a B.A. in 1983. It’ sounds like he had an education that compliments his duties as our president.

Kathleen (Kathleen Kelly) says…

You scare me, Don, because you've forgotten that you are talking about the President of our country. Time to stop burning the flag by disrespecting our elected leaders. It's so easy to find fault. It takes work and integrity to be patriotic. Time to come together and support our country. Times are tough enough. United we stand. Devided we fall.

Kathleen (Kathleen Kelly) says…

I agree with Dean. “making a mountain out of a molehill, bashing Obama” is getting old…

Kathleen (Kathleen Kelly) says…

Amen

Kathleen (Kathleen Kelly) says…

Maybe Sheriff Joe should ask to share a beer with the feds and the President. Oh yes …and don't forget to bring those tapes!

Kathleen (Kathleen Kelly) says…

I agree, Pat. “What part does ICE not understand that as soon as an illegal crosses the border they are criminals and should be prosecuted?” It's a criminal system. It works great for the law breakers. After all, they seem to have all the rights . We pay for them to get appointed lawyers, medical care, housing, and look the other way allowing them work for cheaper than the legals. The victims get to be further victimized by the legal system that has turned into a criminal's system. .

Kathleen (Kathleen Kelly) says…

So everyone reacted in a way that, somehow, created a situation. A few hours ago the professor and the policeman joined their families with a tour of the White House. Then the white policeman, and the black professor sat down like normal folk and had a beer with the president. This was BIG! It showed the world that we are beyond where we were fifty years ago or maybe even one year ago. We have seen so many ugly ways in the past that this could have gone. Things could have been so much different. Did you ever hear the song “Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me?” I'm really proud today to be an American because the whole world is watching.

Kathleen (Kathleen Kelly) says…

Well, as usual, Tom, you got us talking about the issues you brought up. Today I was discussing the issue of the military banning smoking with two veterans. They both said that the military is a great place for kids to learn integrity, honor, discipline, and pride. They are proud of their service and strongly believe that the military should have the highest of standards. Jim and Barry said that they never smoked before they went into the service. Jim's brother also started smoking and got hooked on drugs in the service. He died of lung cancer at the age of 48. Barry is at the end stages of lung cancer. Jim and Barry agree that it was pretty much pushed on them in the service. Jim says ” All the breaks were announced with 'If you've got em, smoke em.' We would rub dirt and jungle on us so we would smell like our surroundings. You didn't want to smell like liquor, marijuana, or cigarettes. Maybe it is different today, but I want men to feel proud of themselves. The military should demand the highest of standards. They should not condone drugs, alcohol, and cigaret's. They need to be alert, focused, and proud. Those high standards carry on for the rest of their lives. “