rckayla's Comments (272)

“Well said Arianna!!! What can we do about this besides vote?!? Btw, Merry Christmas and a happy New Year to you and your's!!! May 2010 be a better year for the American 'people'!”

“Actually "etsoi", there are '300 million' Americans not 250 million of us! Please get your 'facts' right before posting. Other than that, I agree with what you wrote :)”

“Although it was probably the hardest decision he has ever had to make as our president, Obama has done the right thing by ordering more troops into Afghanistan.

He knows that our troops who are currently in Afghanistan need more military men and women to help them end this "immoral, dumb war" the responsible way. "The responsible way" is to help the Afghanistan people to police themselves and fight the terrorists on their own.

However, if the killing of our American military continues without a troop increase, there will be no American troops to help the Afghanistan people get rid of the terrorists in their own country! Simple as that. Nobody wants war, but sometimes unfortunately wars must be waged in order to finally obtain PEACE.”

“Right on Michael!!! I'm not sure why some on here do not understand what you're saying...it truly is beyond my understanding. We, the People, of the United States of America must start getting involved and letting our politicians know what we want them to do for us. Plain and simple as that! As I understand it, all you are doing is suggesting ways in which our government officials will listen to, and know what, the average American needs and wants to make the U.S. a better place to live. You're not suggesting a communistic, socialist agenda for a capitalist society. What you are suggesting is that WE GET INVOLVED by doing some of the activities you wrote about in your post. And I agree with you wholeheartedly! Another great suggestion would be for ALL Americans to actually go out and VOTE as a way of getting involved and letting the politicians know what WE want.”

“boomer, I have a question to ask: what world do you live in?!? Here on planet Earth there is no good news to tell about our economy because it stinks right now.”

“Excellent post Arianna!! I agree that we must hear the truth about how bad our economy is right now, and get ideas on how to resolve the problem so that the average American isn't struggling to make ends meet! There's something drastically wrong when Wall Street pays itself million-dollor-bonuses with our money yet we're still struggling to put food on our tables while the President doesn't do anything about it. I thought President Obama cared about the average American??? Although I like Obama, I'm beginning to think we were all fooled by his words - he really only cares about the rich 1% who can help him financially.”

“nexxtep54, it sounds to me like you want us to go back to the 1950's when you say "only one parent need work and one parent can be a parent". Only problem with what you wrote is that we are in the year 2009 and we should not have to go backwards in time but move forward instead. Also, unfortunately in this economy "only one parent working" is a fairy tale unless you're rich.”

“Great post Arianna!! For the life of me, I have no idea why the media even gives Sarah Palin the time of day...if she were an ordinary woman rather than a former politician everyone would see her for what she really is, a stupid, uninformed and uneducated woman. Nobody wants to waste their time with a stupid, uninformed and uneducated person, why does the media waste their time with SP?!? My only answer to that is because Sarah Palin is a "pretty" woman.”

“Thanks HP for giving me a laugh today. Cute videos!”

“southernsepia: thank you for saying what needs to be said better than I did!! Btw, I too will certainly work to make sure Obama is not just a one-term President.”

“Pablo: This is one Indepedent who has not deserted President Obama, and who is willing to give him more time to do his job and also help him do it by getting involved myself. As I told "GreatNews", President Obama has only been on the job 9 MONTHS and no one can be proficient at their jobs after only nine months. If we, the People, do not like the job he's doing so far we must tell him by going to the White House website and writing an email to him - yes, the 'new' White House website allows us to voice our displeasure or pleasure at the job Obama is doing; I know because I have emailed him and Vice-President Biden via their website. And yes, I've gotten responses from Obama and/or Biden (depending on the issue I write to them about). So go ahead and try getting involved yourself. It doesn't hurt to do something rather than being an armchair critic and doing nothing.”

“GreatNews: if you decide not to re-elect President Obama in 2012, you have that right to vote him out of office as an American citizen who votes. However, I think you really should give President Obama more of a chance before judging his first 9 months in office. After 9 months on a job, I doubt anyone is as proficient at their jobs as they would be if they're on the job 4 years or more. Think about that, and give the man a chance. He has a lot of problems on his plate to solve - caused by other Presidents and their administrations. Personally I would NOT want President Obama's job for any amount of money in this world! Also, I would want my boss (in this case, we, the People, are Obama's boss) to give me more of a chance after 9 months on the job before judging that I failed at my job and he's not going to re-hire me! Maybe after 8 years on the job, then my boss can decide to fire me but not after only 9 months. Put yourself in President Obama's shoes and then maybe you'll be less judgemental about the job he's done so far.”

“arabianway, Tom Cruise's exact words at the time were: "Nic knows exactly why we're divorcing..." Which did lead me to believe Nicole was cheating on him even though it was never in the media. But to give her credit, I remember reading an article about her saying that she went weeks, months -- perhaps even 'years' -- WITHOUT SEX when married to Tom. So I don't blame her for finally cheating.”

“Well said Arianna!!! Although I like and voted for President Obama, he needs to start taking "action" rather than just "talking" about what he's going to do for the American taxpayers to "change" our lives for the better during his presidency! If he doesn't start getting tough, I'm afraid he won't be re-elected in 2012 and that won't be a good thing for America. Thanks for voicing what concerns the majority of Americans about President Obama not taking "action"; we're still suffering but the banks we bailed out aren't and that is not the change we voted for!”

“How very true, Bluedanube!!! Thanks for saying it like it is! However, I have a question to ask: Do we on the Internet -- not just Democrats but Independents too -- have the guts to go out into the streets and tell our neighbors the truth by holding up signs stating the truth about President Obama's healthcare plan?!? I myself have tried talking the truth with my neighbors, but I'm beginning to realize that a lot of Americans do not want to hear the truth; they prefer believing lies instead. Why this is, I have no idea! But it makes me sooo mad that they are believing lies and fear mongering yet again when they know full well how George W. Bush's administration lied big time, and they know very well what the Republicans have always done to wreck our great country.”

“pleadthe5th, as our health care system stands now there is no way they would ever do surgery -- never mind heart surgery! -- on a 102 year old person. The surgeons will not bother doing any kind of surgery on any person age 70 to 80 years old or older b/c they feel it's better to do surgery on a young person who will live rather than an old person who may die on them; the young person surviving surgery will end up paying the doctors & hospitals by paying their bill, an old person who dies cannot do the same! So I would say that as our health care system is now there is not one surgeon who wants their patients to die on them and in the process lessening their bottom line. President Obama knows this is the way our current health care system is, so there is no way he would say what you said he did to that 102 yr old woman. Please stop believing lies and fear mongering.”

“It has nothing to do with speaking our mind but more to do with DISRESPECTING A POLICE OFFICER who is protecting YOU. I am married to a law enforcment man and I know how hard they work so they deserve our respect. How would you like it if someone started yelling and screaming at you if you worked at a bank and wanted the customers ID to prove it was actually that person?!? I am sure you would not like it one bit.”

“lol Arianna, thanks for making my day!!! Please read my reply to "Gmoney1" on what I think of this situation. Personally, I feel that President Obama should not have gotten involved whatsoever whether or not Gates was his friend. I am tired of African Americans and Black Americans being so darn sensitive nowadays, this situation with Officer Crowley and Prof. Gates had nothing to do with racial profiling. I am glad that police officer Crowley did the right thing by asking Prof. Gates for ID - I would want a police officer to make sure the guy inside my home was me or not, in case it was a robber pretending to be me the homeowner. Also, cops do not like when we, the citizens, disrespect them (which is what Prof. Gates did by yelling at police officer Crowley and not complying with Officer Crowley's request to show identification); whether or not we are black, white, woman or man, the police deserve our respect for doing the hard job of protecting us from murderers and criminals.”

“Gmoney1, first off the President of the United States -- whether black or white -- should never have gotten involved in a matter that had nothing to do with his job as our President. Second off, Arianna is right in her post about this situation even though she wrote about it in a good hearted way. Thirdly, that police officer was responding to a 911 call that a neighbor made out of concern and therefore the officer did not know whether or not the person inside that house was really the homeowner or not, which is exactly what I would want a cop to do -- ask for ID to make sure the person inside was actually the homeowner because god forbid they turned out to be a thief robbing my house and only pretended to be me, the homeowner!!! So police officer Crowley did the right thing. Lastly, never, ever mouth off to a police officer...I speak from experience and I am a WHITE WOMAN; do as the officer says without arguing back or wising off to him/her and you will not be arrested. Simple as that. Please stop saying that a black person should never apologize when in this case President Obama was right for apologizing (even if the President didn't actually say "I am sorry for critizing a police officer doing his job"!!!)”

“Michael's children are truly beautiful!!! I'm only sad that it took his death for the world to finally see them without veils and masks but I do understand MJ wanting to shield them. What parent doesn't want to shield and protect their children from this messed up world? To those saying his children are NOT his biological children, I say "Who cares if they are or aren't his biologically?!? Michael loved his children, and that really is all that matters." Would you say nasty comments to the parents of adoptive children?!? Don't answer that, you probably would. I think it's wonderful when couples adopt children, and we should all be encouraging adoption not knocking it! May God bless Michael's children, Paris, Prince I, and Prince II (aka Blanket).”

“Great idea Arianna! I can't wait to read the bloggers' posts covering all of New York; there truly is no place like New York State and New York City! And I'm speaking from living it - I'm not only a native New Yorker but my husband and I currently reside in Queens, New York City. Prior to moving here we lived on Long Island and in Westchester County, New York. Me thinks those who are knocking New York are jealous and envious of those who live in such an exciting place. Maybe now that Arianna has read your posts about blogging about other States, she will have bloggers covering your States but you have to wait your turn :) New York has changed for the better since 9/11, and this fact should be written about. Thanks Arianna for bringing us "New York, New York"!”

“Beautiful tribute to your dad, Alec. Happy Father's Day to you!!! I know what it's like to miss our fathers... both my own dad and my stepdad passed away within two months of each other in 2005, and I always knew and felt the love they both had for me even when we had differences of opinions lol. And I'm proud to say I had two dads whom I still miss a lot but know will live on forever more in my heart, as your's does. Today is the fourth Father's Day without my two dads and its still a rough day for me as I'm sure it is for everyone who's lost their fathers.”

“Well said dogwatch! Thank you for stating what's happening in Iran so eloquently.”

“Please wake up, viper234! I say this because what you speak of no longer applies to the United States government and the police. We now have President Obama in the White House instead of George W. Bush. And the MSM has begun showing the flagged draped coffins of our troops coming home and has not recently arrested peaceful protestors...all that you wrote happened while GWB was our president not Obama.”

“Apsaras, you may be right that if America does get involved somewhere somehow, we will be accused of interfering and not minding our own business. And if we don't do something, we are accused of negligence, abandoning the Iranian people and not caring. The United States cannot win either way and no matter what President Obama does or does not do, we look bad to the rest of the world. Yet the other governments issuing the same "tentative statements" as President Obama shows the Iranian people that none of the governments want to intervene or interfere in Iran's dictatorship murdering their own citizens; my heart bleeds for the Iranian people who must feel as if the world has abandoned them! I continue to pray for the brave protestors in Iran...”