They make our laws

[crbnunit]

1. I had a New Hampshire Congresswoman 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 candidate's staffer, who wanted to go to
Capetown. I started to explain the length of the flight and the
passport information, and then she interrupted me with, ''I'm not
trying to make you look stupid, but Capetown is in Massachusetts ..''

Without trying to make her look stupid, I calmly explained, ''Cape Cod is
in Massachusetts, Capetown is in Africa ''

Her response - click.


3. A senior Vermont Congressman 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 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 once called and asked if he could rent a
car in Dallas ..

When I pulled up the reservation, I 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 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 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?'

She 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 her 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 her luggage.


8. A Senator's aide 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 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. A lady Senator 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. A senior Senator called and had a question about the documents he
needed in order to fly to China . After a lengthy discussion about
passports, I reminded him that he 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, his stay required a visa.

When I told him this he said, ''Look, I've been to China four times, and
every time they have accepted my American Express!''


12. A New Mexico Congress woman 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 lady. After some
searching, I came back with, ''I'm sorry, ma'am,

I've looked up every airport code in the country and can't find a rhino
anywhere.'

''The lady 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

 

[Ozwynn]

wow. I hope that isn't true. I am going to print this out though and use it to show my career councilor exactly why i have lost faith in people.

 

[rangermuse]

I am sure this is 100 percent true. People baffle me everyday. I am a senior in college and I manage an AutoZone here in town and you guys would be AMAZED the people I have walk in the door and the ignorance that I see on a daily basis. Its hard to even think about bringing children into a world that is swarming with idiots.

Its a good post. Sad but very true.

 

[c_note]

something even more sad is that these very people that we are bitching about are people we have elected.