Too much arrogance to be president
The Aug. 7 opinion page article by Phil Gailey titled “Obama, you’re not the president yet” tells it exactly as I see it.
Obama talks as if he has already been elected president. I pray to God that he is not elected president. We don’t need a leader with the attitude he has. He is very arrogant ó a “know it all” ó who is not half as smart as he thinks he is. I always vote for the candidate that I believe is the best for the United States, whether or not he or she is registered in the same party I am.
I pray that John McCain will get his act together and end up being one of the best presidents our United States of America has ever had.
I also pray that those who think Obama is “the man” will wake up and smell the arrogance.
ó Virginia L. Kinley
Woodleaf
Outpouring of help
I have been a resident of Salisbury for over five years now and it has taken a tragic health problem to alert me to how kind the people of Salisbury can be.
I had surgery in March 2007 for a left ankle fusion and ended up fighting for my life from MRSA and pseudomonas. I then tried to save the leg, suffering through six surgeries. Nothing worked. In March of this year I underwent a left below-the-knee amputation and the surgery went fine. Then the really bad luck started with falling two weeks after that surgery, necessitating a second surgery, then a skin graft that failed due to equipment error, then scar tissue prevented me from wearing the prosthesis, forcing me to undergo operation No. 10. I finally had the stitches removed last week and was looking forward to starting in my prosthesis. Then I tripped over my dog, and fell again, smashing open the entire incision. The ER doctor at Rowan Regional Hospital sewed me back up.
I have been overwhelmed with gratitude for the people who have been so quick to open doors for me, to help take my walker out of the car for me; when I go to the theater, I have to hop up the stairs to see the movie and someone always helps me down. Every person who has helped me has been friendly, compassionate and has renewed my faith in the human race.
News is quick to point out when something or someone is wrong. I just wanted the nice people of Salisbury to know that their help has been greatly appreciated, and if any other amputees might be able to give me encouragement or advice, or any other able-bodied person wants a friend, I’d sure like to hear from them.
ó Jennifer J. Doering
Salisbury