ORANGE —
President Obama should be re-elected because:
His wife Michelle Obama is the most beautiful First Lady this country has ever had.
He ended the war is Iraq. (There were not weapons of mass destruction there, I should know I lived there for ten months and I didn't see any. Also, none of the 9/11 hijackers were from Iraq, most of them were from the United Arab Emirates).
He is trying to end the war in Afghanistan in which he has no big oil or KBR investments.
He ended don't ask don't tell.
He reformed health care. Anyone who has cried because they could not afford to take themselves or their children to the hospital knows how ridiculous healthcare costs are and how badly it needed to be reformed.
He responds promptly to disasters and does not take vacations when major hurricanes are approaching the US coastline. Furthermore, when the disaster occurs, he is not still on vacation and he does not have to be told to come off of his vacation to respond to disasters while Americans are dying.
He took the necessary steps to eradicate the world of Osama Bin Laden. Something which the previous administration obviously had no interest in doing.
He has done more for common people than any President in my short lifetime. Point blank period.
Latoya Calhoun
Orange
Opinion
Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012: Letter to the Editor
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Seizure of AP phone records an insult to independent press
Distrust of government secrecy has been elevated to an exceptional level with the disclosure the Justice Department covertly examined two months of Associated Press phone records to determine who leaked details to the AP about a foiled terrorist plot.
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We've become our own worst enemies
The past couple months have been marked by a seeming unprecedented number of man-made tragedies, as distinct from those caused by violent outbursts of the natural world, such as earthquakes, hurricanes and tsunamis.
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Obama out to pass the blame once again
One big reason President Obama has had such a tough week is that, for once, nobody – not even members of his own party and his usually adoring press corps – is going to buy his standard line that anything wrong is due to “the mess I inherited.”
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Not returning calls is bad business
News out of Pinehurst Tuesday morning was alarming concerning a Beaumont business local city leaders are trying to contact over the phone.
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Flashbacks revive memories of a tragedy
I remember the day like it was yesterday – Dec. 15, 1967, a few minutes before 5 p.m. in Ironton, Ohio.
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A few 'tells' predict who will blow their money
During Kentucky Derby week, gambling was at the forefront of my life.
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The plot to make America fat
In the 2008 Pixar movie “WALL.E,” humans so clogged up the earth with garbage they had to move to spaceships. Motorized chairs ferried the obese blobs portraying people of the future, who sipped liquids from massive cups and sat mesmerized by video screens.
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Some baby names should never be used
Many years ago, I was at an event where former newspaper columnist and now author Dave Barry was signing copies of his latest book.
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Obama sails a dangerous strait as Syrian Conflict rages
At a press conference marking 100 days into his second term in office, President Barack Obama said, "What's happening in Syria is a blemish on the international community."
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Winning Hispanic vote won’t be enough for GOP
After six months of mulling over November's election results, many Republicans remain convinced that the party's only path to future victory is to improve the GOP's appeal to Hispanic voters.
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