They Walk Among US
Friday, March 11, 2011 by OldMsgt | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
A DC airport ticket agent offers some examples of 'why' this 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 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 (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!
YES, THEY WALK AMONG US, ARE IN POLITICS, AND THEY CONTINUE TO BREED..
Reply #2 Friday, March 11, 2011 8:34 PM
Finally, something truly funny! Thanks fellow MSgt!
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Reply #3 Friday, March 11, 2011 8:52 PM
Hehe, I always knew politicians were this stupid....
And their staffers? Well just look at who hired them.
How's that old saying go... "When you need someone to do an idiot's bidding, hire another idiot." ![]()
Reply #4 Friday, March 11, 2011 8:52 PM
You are aware that the whole list is a concocted bunch of crap, right? It's funny...but it's false.
Reply #5 Friday, March 11, 2011 10:22 PM
Yep, but I think making up crap about politicians is an immensely fun past-time and should become a national/international sport that's recognised by the Olympic committee and the world over.
It's like the politician who went to confession...
Politician: "Father, father, it is that I have sinned."
Priest: "And what is it you have done, my son?"
Politician: "Twice this year, Father, I had wicked, sinful thoughts."
Priest: "And what were those, my son?"
Politician: Well, Father, once I almost told the truth, and once I briefly contemplated keeping a promise."
Reply #7 Saturday, March 12, 2011 2:21 AM
http://www.snopes.com/travel/trap/congress.asp
Good research, Karen. Good to know they aren't that clueless.
Unfortunately, they're beyond that.
Reply #8 Saturday, March 12, 2011 6:12 AM
From the way this country is run .... I'd believe it. Bass-ackwards is the norm. ![]()
Reply #9 Saturday, March 12, 2011 6:38 AM
Unfortunately, they're beyond that.
Yeah, our pollies set up a think tank to tackle the effects of drought.... after a year of deliberations the tank was still dry.
The cops pull over a car that's weaving erratically all over the road and approaches the driver.
Politician: "What's wrong officer, was I speeding?"
Cop: "No Sir."
Politician: indignantly roars, "DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?"
Cop: "Yes sir, Senator Heffernan, sir."
Politician: "Well why the hell did you pull me over, then?"
Cop: "You were driving erratically and swerving all over the road."
Politician: "Yeah, well you'd be swerving all over the road if you kept seeing all these pink elephants.
Hehe,
I bet Senator Heffernan now wishes his was not the deciding vote that helped pass Random Breath Testing Legislation.
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Reply #10 Saturday, March 12, 2011 11:28 AM
Yes, but it's better reading a funny, made-up list than an actual list of the stupid shit that these people perpetuate on us daily.
Reply #11 Saturday, March 12, 2011 11:56 AM
I'll drink to that... tho if this made up crap were true it'd be even funnier.
As fas as I'm concerned, politicians place themseves in the public spotlight, all too often for the wrong reasons, so I reckon they're fair game and should be prime targets of public ridicule and denigration.
Some of them, however, should be prime targets of another kind... aaarrgghh, an' it be cannon practice wot comes t' mind 'ere.
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Reply #12 Saturday, March 12, 2011 12:05 PM
Oh boy, you mean to tell me those things in the OP were not...........................crap, I sent an email off to my Senator and Congressman. I wish people would tell me when they are making a joke, now I will probably have to move again.
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Reply #13 Saturday, March 12, 2011 12:32 PM
Nah, don't worry about it, Philly, neither of them will be able to track you down.
Even with a GPS your address is gonna be near impossible for either of them to find.
That's why they have government drivers, but from what I hear they only know how to find bars [usually for their passengers] and prominent landmarks.
The other train of thought here, is that they'll jibe and poke fun at their colleagues amd opponents based on the contents of that email you sent...
So with a bit of luck, either or both will have been shot or are too preoccupied with legal proceedings for slander/defamation to figure that a taxi driver would know how to find your joint as easy as that.
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Other than that, you could always apply for a government relocation grant and see if you can swap houses with somebody in Alaska.... Hawaii if you like it a bit warmer.
Reply #14 Saturday, March 12, 2011 12:57 PM
Better hurry though before the big island slides into the drink. Well ... half of it anyway. That's another disaster waiting to happen. Don't let the politicos know though. One or two might want to sell tickets.
Reply #15 Saturday, March 12, 2011 10:08 PM
Sadly, that may be closer to fact than we'd like to think. Given the 8.9 quake in Japan, a similar event is likely elsewhere to recalibrate and help keep the Earth in its constant dynamic state, rotationally and orbit-wise.
Catastrophic natural events such as these caused such things as ice ages millions of years ago, so let's hope mother nature doesn't think we're long overdue for another ice age.
As for the majority of politicians [getting back on topic], most have two brains... one's lost and the other is out looking for it. ![]()
Reply #16 Wednesday, March 16, 2011 9:22 PM
well Here is a real congressman, he thinks Guam will tip over if it get to populated
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNZczIgVXjg
Reply #17 Wednesday, March 16, 2011 9:52 PM
LOL
LOL LOL
Now that is one dumbass elected official.... surely, if he didn't want to send any more servicemen and their families there, he could have come up with something better than "Guam will tip over if it becomes too populated"
Now I've heard everything.
Oh, wait a minute!!! No I haven't!!!
There's bound to be another politician open his/her mouth and put his/her foot in it, right?
Reply #18 Thursday, March 17, 2011 6:19 AM
Our intelligent politicos hard at work. Below is how you can contribute to this latest disaster.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcK4oDdl66g&NR=1
Check out these other videos on youtube. A redneck's delight.
Hiya Jim.
Reply #20 Thursday, March 17, 2011 10:42 AM
Bloke needs a brain transplant and the doc gives him a list of available brains and prices.
He notices that doctors and lawyers brains are $100 a pound...
That engineers and chemists brains are $150 a pound
Further down the list factory workers and laborers brains at $200 a pound
Then there's the nurses and shopkeepers brains at $250 a pound
Next were school teachers and professors brains at $300 a pound....
Then right at the very bottom, politicians brains at $5000 a pound.
The bloke asks the doctor why politician brains are so expensive..... and the doc says:
"Well that's simple. It just takes so many of them to make up a pound."
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Reply #1 Friday, March 11, 2011 5:59 PM
Don't let starkers see this. He'll have a field day.
HEY STARKERS .... LOOKEE HERE!!!
