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Taking Europe by storm

Noreen — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:40:20 +0000

I find it absolutely amazing how Barack Obama seems to be winning over the entire world on his tour to Europe. He seems to be rapidly becoming as well loved as just about any American Politician could be! Very interesting, considering he hasn’t been elected President yet!

It’s really a shame

Noreen — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:01:50 +0000

I was reading on the Time.com website that the International Olympic Committee is upholding a ban agains Iraq participating in the Olympics. I didn’t realize that there was a ban in the first place, so I was surprised and interested enough to keep reading. The story was talking about how the government was interfering too much with the country’s Olympic Committee, and how their Olympic Committee was disbanded last May. And then it was talking about how four of the Committee members, including the chief had been kidnapped two years ago and are still missing! Good Grief!

It’s really too bad, but certainly understandable!

Cuba is changing

Noreen — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:13:18 +0000

Since Raul Castro has taken over running Cuba from Fidel Castro, some pretty significant changes have been happening in Cuba; all of them good. Raul Castro lifted restrictions on Cubans owning computers and mobile phones, and signed the UN human rights accords. He has also authorized payments of productivity bonuses to workers, and he is going to try to increase farm productivity by putting more state-controlled farm land into the hands of private farmers. I think these are all changes for the better!

Amazing hostage recovery

Noreen — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:14:52 +0000

Every time I turn on the news I’m hearing about the amazing hostage recovery operation that occurred in Columbia. The details of the covert operation, infiltration of the organization that held the hostages and how the operation went down are simply amazing! I was surprised to learn that some of the hostages had been held for several years. I thought most hostages ended up being killed after a short period of time. I’ve been listening to recounts of how badly the hostages were treated while they were in captivity, with chains around their necks, and it just makes me shudder.

I am so very happy for the hostages and their families that they were rescued, and I have to say that this is ONE thing that has happened that was good during George Bush’s presidency.

Don Imus in controversy AGAIN

Noreen — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:24:07 +0000

Well, Don Imus is in the middle of a racism charged controversy again! Last time he got in trouble for referring to some college basketball players with a racial slur. (I don’t have to fill in the details, do I? I think we all know that one!) This time he is being accused of being racist regarding a remark he made about an African American man being arrested several times. I’ve read a few stories about the situation, and in this particular case, I think the point Don Imus was trying to make was that the police are too quick to arrest African Americans.

He sure keeps his name in the spotlight, doesn’t he!

Now that was either gutsy or stupid

Noreen — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:51:42 +0000

I’m not sure if this was gutsy or stupid, but I was just reading an article on Reuters.com about an Italian couple that was caught having sex in a catholic church confessional booth during morning Mass services! Their lawyer says they were drunk at the time (I don’t really think being drunk makes that any less awful, do you?) The article goes on to say that they apologized to the bishop, who accepted the apology. I’m not catholic, but even I know doing something like that is a really boneheaded stunt!

Taxes

Noreen — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:16:50 +0000

I keep hearing on television today that McCain keeps saying that Obama is going to raise everyone’s taxes. I don’t understand why John McCain thinks that by going around the country telling people that Obama is going to raise everyone’s taxes that is going to make him win the race. If people take a look at what Obama is going to do, he is going to raise taxes on RICH people and lower taxes on everyone else, then people should catch onto the fact that McCain is either badly misinformed at best, or outright lying at worst.

Gay weddings in California

Noreen — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:57:09 +0000

Today is the first day that gay weddings are legal in California. I say, good for them! It’s been a long time coming. I think that gay people should be allowed to marry in every state. And I think that gay people should be allowed to adopt children, too. I think that every person should be allowed the “pursuit of happiness” not just “straight” people. I wish them all well.

Iowa is getting hit hard

Noreen — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:40:35 +0000

Good grief, the tornado killing the boy scouts a couple of days ago, and now a dam breaking which is causing severe flooding – Iowa is getting hit hard! I’m glad I don’t live there! I imagine that the insurance companies are going to be very busy taking care of a ton of claims from the flood damage! I’ve been reading stories about people losing their pets to the flood because they couldn’t rescue them in time; I haven’t heard of any human casualties (thank goodness) but even losing a beloved pet is heartbreaking. Pets are close family members, and losing one is devastating. I’m so sorry for the troubles these Iowans are having!

Terrible tornado in Iowa

Noreen — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:26:34 +0000

Boy, it is early in the tornado season, yet every day it seems that I am turning on the news and hearing about another destructive tornado touching down and having terrible life-changing consequences. Last night at 6:35 a tornado ripped through a boy scout camp, killing four and injuring forty! What a horrible nightmare! I cannot even imagine the terror that the kids (and their scout leaders AND their parents) all felt when the tornado tore through the camp. Just thinking about how I would feel as a parent to learn that one of my kids that I had sent away for a boy scout leadership training camp was killed by a tornado! It just totally breaks my heart to even think about it. I am so very sorry for all of those affected by the horrible tragedy.