Julie Callaway » Politics

When will the “chicken littles” get over it?

Julie — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:18:01 +0000

Goodness knows I’m getting tired of hearing “the sky is falling” messages from people about how using cell phones is bad for you. For years people have been trying to link cell phone usage with brain cancer, and now they are trying to link it with decreased fertility in men? Good grief! Get over it already! If there is decreased fertility in men, where exactly are they holding their cell phones?

Independence Day

Julie — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 03:12:17 +0000

Happy 235th birthday, U.S.A.!!!! I am proud to be an American. What with a niece and a nephew both in the Army and both war veterans, it is difficult not to puff out my chest when the flag goes by in the annual parade.

Although the country is going through some difficult times right now, what with two wars and the economy, most people in this country are still proud to call it home. And, I believe, our country will survive and prosper in generations to come. We have always done it in the past, and after all, history does tend to repeat itself.

Think about what you did to celebrate this year. Did you go to a parade? Did you go watch some fireworks? Or maybe you attended a cookout with family and friends. I did all of the above. I stood proudly with my hand over my heart as the American Legion post marched by with 13 flags to symbolize the original 13 colonies. I do live in an area where a lot of the Civil War was fought and where many many soldiers died to give us the country we have today, and I am proud of it.

Think about all the lives that have been lost and wars that have been fought the next time the flag passes by you in a parade or you notice it flying over the Post Office, and be proud to be an American.

Grim news

Julie — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 23:04:30 +0000

I hate watching the news these days. There seems to be nothing but muggings, murders, shootings, accidents and then there is the economy. Tonight they tell us that Medicaid will be out of money soon and those people who depend on it will be out of luck and won’t be able to get health care. So much for Obama Care. I also hear that in 3 weeks the Federal Government will be out of money (again) and will not be able to pay its debt (so much for the big bail out).

I wonder how much of our hard-earned social security funds they will dip into this time? It seems strange…if an individual person can’t pay their bills, they are taken to court and a judgment is put against them. Their wages are garnished. They have to find a way to deal with it. Why is our government different? They just simply dip into reserve funds for the elderly and the disabled whenever they feel like it and we are supposed to sit here and take it?

I don’t know about the rest of the country, but I am tired of paying taxes and then have our government programs taken away from us. I realize that we have to pay taxes and taxes have to go up in order to keep these programs alive, but this is starting to get out of hand. What am I supposed to do when I retire (if that ever happens)? I think that I will be working until the day I die. What do you think?

Iraq executed children?

Julie — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:58:53 +0000

I read on the news today from Amnesty International’s website that Iran has announced that it will stop executing children. That kind of surprised me because I did not realize that Iran executed children the first place! The article continues to explain that this may not apply to children who are convicted of murder, but that in most cases where a child has already been sentenced to execution their sentences will be commuted to life in prison instead.

I don’t know what other crimes a child would have/could have committed to get a death sentence other than murder! I have to say that the customs of other countries when it comes to legal issues sometimes really amaze me!

I was amazed

Julie — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:29:19 +0000

I was amazed at how many people came knocking at our door today to encourage us to go vote (of course for THEIR candidate) and how many people came knocking at our door, offering us a ride to the polls, and how many phone calls we got today with the same objectives in mind. I am so very glad that the polls are now closed and the door knocking and phone calls have stopped. I voted today, and I hope you did too! Now we wait to see who the winner is. I hope that the results will be met with good sportsmanship and dignity by the candidates and the voters alike.

Bail out bill didn’t pass

Julie — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:27:30 +0000

I’ve been watching with quite a bit of concern the attempts to fix the financial mess our country is finding itself in. I was not happy with the bail out bill package, but I felt that it needed to be passed to keep our economy from collapsing completely. So I was very discouraged to hear that it had not passed. This scares me; I’m concerned that people are going to be losing their jobs and their homes. I hope that they come up with a workable solution to fix this mess!

Is Kim Jong ill?

Julie — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:12:23 +0000

Apparently there have been rumors going around that North Korea’s extremist leader, Kim Jong is ill, and may have suffered a serious stroke. I’m not one to wish anyone harm, but considering how extremist he is and how he feels that the United States is “the enemy” I really can’t say that I’m sorry to hear that he may be suffering ill health. I can only hope that if he IS ill and/or dies, that he is replaced by someone a little bit less extreme!

I can’t believe what he did!

Julie — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:06:01 +0000

I can’t believe that John McCain chose Sarah Palin to be his running mate! I have been hearing (and reading) about how UN-qualified she is to be the Vice President! I know that John McCain is trying to get the voters that wanted Hillary Clinton, but he is NOT getting my vote! I wanted Hillary Clinton, but SHE is qualified to be President. It has a lot more to do with qualifications than it does with gender! What kind of idiots does McCain think we are? I’m totally insulted!

“Nation of Whiners”

Julie — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:33:19 +0000

I was pleased to hear that Phil Gramm, John McCain’s advisor that was taped saying that the US has turned into a “Nation of whiners” has resigned from John McCain’s campaign. As soon as I heard the news showing the tape of him saying that I thought “that’s something the Democrats are going to have a real field day with!” I also thought that if John McCain is surrounding himself with advisors that think that way, and he is elected to the Presidency that we will be in a world of trouble! So, I was very glad to hear that he resigned!

What a week it has been!

Julie — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:11:21 +0000

I am so glad about the news that I’ve been watching about the successful rescue operation of those Columbian hostages! That seems to be the big headlines for the week, and for good reason! I was amazed to learn that some of those people have been hostages for YEARS! I didn’t realize that hostages ever lived that long; I thought that hostages were killed off pretty quickly!
What a great covert mission that rescue was, I am so happy for the hostages that were freed, and for their families! Great causes for celebrations, for sure!