> These are incredible.
>
>
> Laugh out loud !
>
> Then reflect on " Now you know why the Government is in
> the shape that it's in! "
> and... cry.
>
>
>
> A DC airport ticket agency offers some examples of
> 'why' our country is in trouble!
> 1.I had a New Hampshire Congresswoman (Carol Shea-Porter)
> ask for an aisle seat so that her hair wouldn't get messed up by
> being near the window. (On an airplane!)
> 2.I got a call from a Kansas Congressman's (Moore)
> staffer (Howard Bauleke), who wanted to go to Capetown. I started to explain
> the length of the flight and the passport information, and then he
> interrupted me with, ''I'm not trying to make you look stupid,
> but Capetown is in Massachusetts .''
> Without trying to make him look stupid, I calmly explained,
> ''Cape Cod is in Massachusetts , Capetown is in Africa ''
> his response -- click.
> 3. A senior Vermont Congressman (Bernie Sanders) called,
> furious about a Florida package we did. I asked what was wrong with
> the vacation in Orlando . He said he was expecting an ocean-view
> room. I tried t o explain that's not possible, since Orlando is in the
> middle of the state.
> He replied, 'don't lie to me, I looked on the
> map and Florida is a very thin state!'' (OMG)
> 4. I got a call from a lawmaker's wife (Landra Reid)
> who asked, ''Is it possible to see England from Canada ?''
> I said, ''No.''
> She said, ''But they look so close on the
> map.'' (OMG, again!)
> 5.An aide for a cabinet member(Janet Napolitano) once
> called and asked if he could rent a car in Dallas . I pulled up the
> reservation and noticed he had only a 1-hour layover in Dallas . When I asked
> him why he wanted to rent a car, he said, ''I heard Dallas was a
> big airport, and we will need a car to drive between gates to save time.''
> (Aghhhh)
> 6.An Illinois Congresswoman (Jan Schakowsky) called last
> week. She needed to know how it was possible that her flight from Detroit
> left at 8:30 a.m., and got to Chicago at 8:33 a.m.
> I explained that Michigan was an hour ahead of Illinois
> , but she couldn't understand the concept of time zones. Finally, I told
> her the plane went fast, and she bought that.
> 7. A New York lawmaker, (Jerrold Nadler) called and asked,
> ''Do airlines put your physical description on your bag so they know
> whose luggage belongs to whom?'' I said, 'No, why do you
> ask?'
> he replied, ''Well, when I checked in with the
> airline, they put a tag on my luggage that said (FAT), and I'm overweight. I
> think that's very rude!''
> After putting him on hold for a minute, while I looked into
> it. (I was dying laughing). I came back and explained the city code
> for Fresno , Ca. is (FAT - Fresno Air Terminal), and the airline was just
> putting a destination tag on his luggage.
> 8. A Senator John Kerry aide (Lindsay Ross) called to
> inquire about a trip package to Hawaii . After going over all the cost
> info, she asked, ''Would it be cheaper to fly to California and then take the
> train to Hawaii ?''
> 9. I just got off the phone with a freshman Congressman,
> Bobby Bright (D) from Ala who asked, ''How do I know which plane to
> get on?''
> I asked him what exactly he meant, to which he replied,
> ''I was told my flight number is 823, but none of these planes have
> numbers on them.''
> 10. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D) called and said, ''I need to fly to Pepsi-Cola , Florida
> . Do I have to get on one of those little computer planes?''
> I asked if she meant fly to Pensacola , FL on a
> commuter plane.
> She said, ''Yeah, whatever, smarty!''
> 11. Mary Landrieu (D) La. Senator called and had a
> question about the documents she needed in order to fly to China ..
> After a lengthy discussion about passports, I reminded her that she
> needed a visa. 'Oh, no I don't. I've been to China many times and
> never had to have one of those.''
> I double checked and sure enough, her stay required a
> visa. When I told her this she said, ''Look, I've been to China
> four times and every time they have accepted my American Express!''
> 12. A New Jersey Congressman (John Adler) called to make
> reservations, ''I want to go from Chicago to Rhino, New York ..''
>
> I was at a loss for words. Finally, I said, ''Are
> you sure that's the name of the town?''
> 'Yes, what flights do you have?'' replied the man.
> After some searching, I came back with, ''I'm
> sorry, sir, I've looked up every airport code in the country and can't find a
> rhino anywhere."
> ''The man retorted, ''Oh, don't be silly!
> Everyone knows where it is. Check your map!''
> So I scoured a map of the state of New York and finally
> offered, ''You don't mean Buffalo , do you?''
> The reply? ''Whatever! I knew it was a big
> animal.''
> Now you know why the Government is in the shape that
> it's in!
> Could anyone be this DUMB?
>
> YES, THEY WALK AMONG US, ARE IN POLITICS, AND THEY
> CONTINUE TO BREED.
> I don't write it, I just offer it for your
> consideration. Like manure, you just gotta spread it around
