When you work full time it's hard to go back to school after you start making enough to support yourself. The only way I would be able to go is online courses. But in all fairness,neither way is easy when you work full time.

Dolly to me has always been a dreamer. She came from nothing and remembers and knows exactly what it's like. She is very inspirational and always speaks from her heart. To see her in person, you see what dreams she had and she is thankful everyday for what she has.

This is a given. Without a teleprompter he is a babbling idiot. I also enjoyed what she said about Dreams and Wishes. Oh so true.

I'm sorry to say but I have never been able to enjoy listening to Dolly Parton sing although she may be a nice person. Carrie is so much better. I'm not really into much country music but I enjoy Carrie.

I love any book that encourages people to read. Books are the best way to stretch your mind and your imagination.

The point is that making assault rifles illegal is only the first step in making all guns illegal. I own guns and I'm not "mean." However, there are a lot of crazy people out there and they will always find a way to own weapons. I feel safer knowing I can protect myself and my grandkids if it came down to it. I'm not out looking for a fight and hope to God I never have to pull the trigger but I know I would if I had to. We also spend a lot of time at our property where there are wild boars and bears. I don't worry so much about the bears but wild boars are very aggressive and can tear you apart. It takes a powerful gun to stop one of those. It's also pretty isolated so if some nutcase came along I might not have the luxury of being rescued by the sheriff. A lot of people here wouldn't have food to eat if it weren't for hunting. Some people just really enjoy target shooting as a hobby. There are a lot of reasons for owning guns and those of us who do are not war mongers or psychos. We're just regular people who love the constitution and the rights and privileges it provides. We are concerned that our rights are being taken from us and that no one is representing us in DC anymore.

I'm so sick of Billy that even the sham wow guy is appealing.

Nancy Pelosi is lying and that's pretty obvious. All the lying is bad but what I really detest is the way she wastes taxpayer money requesting military escorts and other special treatment. Even worse is how drunk she is on power and how everything she does is directed at getting more power. The more power she gets the scarier she gets.

They couldn't have been more opposite. Dolly talked of personal responsibility and how dreams are only possible if you are willing to work hard to achieve them. Obama's speech was all about letting the government taking care of everyone. Of course this is only possible when the government takes from the hardest working people and gives it to those who sit around waiting for hand outs. What kind of commencement speech is that? I'm starting a business but I'm scared to death that after all my hard work I may have very little to show for it after I pay my taxes. I don't mind paying my fair share if everyone else is paying theirs but that is not happening. That's not selfish, it's unfair.

Carrie is the most talented female country singer that's come on the scene for a long time. Dolly is in a class of her own and I adore her but she would be the first to say it's time to move over and make room for the new kids. I think Carrie has the kind of character that Dolly does and I think that makes her pretty special.

I was pleasantly surprised with Dolly's message. (Especially when she spoke of the difference between dreams and wishes. Starting at 5 minutes into it)

For all of you who claim Mr. Obama isn't a Socialist. I strongly suggest you listen to his message in contrast to Dolly's.

For those who'd like to see all of Obama's speech. Here is the clips that follow the one linked above.

[link]www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_3bxyEUptA[/link] – part 2
[link]www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qHGE0btk_s[/link] – part 3
[link]www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPQHQJbTEhg[/link] – part 4

That was pretty horrible. The whole hooker thing.