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« on: April 02, 2013, 07:01:49 AM »

   
A DC 'airport ticket agent' offers some examples of why the US is in so much 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 Cape Town. 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 Cape Town is in Massachusetts ..''

Without trying to make him look stupid, I calmly explained, ''Cape Cod is in Massachusetts , Cape Town is in South 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 to 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 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 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 and fly on a commuter plane..

She said, ''Yeah, whatever, smarty!''

11 Mary Landrieu, 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 it's in!

Could ANYONE be this DUMB?

YES, THEY WALK AMONG US, ARE IN POLITICS, AND THEY CONTINUE TO BREED.

 
 
 
 
 
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« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2013, 07:30:42 AM »

That would be REALLY funny if it weren't so SAD.  Cry  uglystupid2 Cry uglystupid2 Cry
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« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2013, 07:46:44 AM »

Funny but thankfully not true.

http://www.snopes.com/travel/trap/congress.asp
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« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2013, 08:23:07 AM »

Oh  well, it sure sounded like what the Politicians would do.   Especially the one about no window seat, doesn't want her hair blown.

Did ya at least smile while reading it or did ya run right over to Snopes?
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« Reply #4 on: April 02, 2013, 09:30:30 AM »

Based on some of the ridiculous stunts they have pulled.... this is not necessarily an untruth, just a slight exaggeration IMO.

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« Reply #5 on: April 02, 2013, 10:00:16 AM »

Whatever.  In any case I don't think you need to worry about Feinstein breeding.  Apart from age - ECCCHH.  What would be a gigolo's charge for that?  He'd likely need $5,000, a bottle of Viagra, two paperbags (one for him in case hers broke), some Ecstasy and continuous play of the TopTen AVN Awards winners (Oscars of Porn).
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« Reply #6 on: April 02, 2013, 10:09:49 AM »

O-K sue me as i choose to believe politicians-at least those in deception central-while they MIGHT be well educated-don't REALLY have a clue about the folks that got them into office in the first place.  uglystupid2 And IF they did have any clue at all-couple days there and they fall into the trappings of the office to which they were elected.  2funny NOT impressed with ANY of da sumbitches currently in any office in deception central.  crazy2 And B T W R J-dat were funny.  Grin Cheesy RIDE SAFE.
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« Reply #7 on: April 02, 2013, 02:45:30 PM »

believable simply for the gems that come out of politicians mouths. uglystupid2
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« Reply #8 on: April 02, 2013, 03:05:48 PM »

In truth, sometimes there's a reason why some things are "unbelievable".    Smiley
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« Reply #9 on: April 02, 2013, 04:43:47 PM »

Oh  well, it sure sounded like what the Politicians would do.   Especially the one about no window seat, doesn't want her hair blown.

Did ya at least smile while reading it or did ya run right over to Snopes?

I was smiling and actually was doing a search on Howard Bauleke, but got the Snopes article instead.  Smiley
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