Why our country is in trouble

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A DC airport ticket agent 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 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 Alabama 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.'

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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.

Source: Undated and unverified email received 8/15/09 but it is just too good to not print here even if these exchanges might not be true. … the right jack
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