Why our Country is in deep trouble

[Jamie_B]

Emailed to me.

[quote]WHY OUR COUNTRY IS IN DEEP TROUBLE
Perhaps this will help explain it.

A Washington, DC airport ticket agent offers some examples of why our
country is in trouble!

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.

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,
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!"

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."

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."

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 laughing) I came back and explained the city code for
Fresno, CA is (FAT), 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 Congresswoman 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 Government is in the shape that it's in![/quote]

[|Bunghole|]

That, coupled with lobbyists, beauracratic red tape, red herrings, foot dragging, paperwork in triplicate and old people makes for a very slow moving machine!

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And yet another fine example...
[url="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14079787/"]http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14079787/[/url]

[quote]‘Idols’ drop into the Oval Office for a photo op
WHITE HOUSE - It’s not clear if President Bush has ever actually watched “American Idol,” but the TV show’s finalists got to hang out with him Friday at the White House.

They got a group photo and a tour from the president. He got a harmonica engraved with “American Idol 2006.”

The 10 finalists dropped into the Oval Office to see Bush in between his meeting with British Prime Minister Tony Blair and another photo session with top high school students.

The president gave the performers a quick tour of the Oval Office and talked about his job. Bush posed for a group photo in front of his desk, and then individual photos with each finalist. He urged them to stick to their beliefs, even if their celebrity status grows.

Taylor Hicks of Birmingham, Ala., the most recent winner on the show, also gave Bush a black T-shirt emblazoned with “Soul Patrol” — the name of Hicks’ fan club. Hicks has a personal connection inside the White House: Susan Whitson, Laura Bush’s press secretary, taught him ninth grade English at Hoover High School in Birmingham.

Besides Hicks, the finalists from last season who met with Bush were: Katharine McPhee of Los Angeles, Calif.; Chris Daughtry of McLeansville, N.C.; Paris Bennett of Fayetteville, Ga.; Kellie Pickler of Albemarle, N.C.; Ace Young of Denver, Colo.; Bucky Covington of Rockingham, N.C.; Mandisa Hundley of Antioch, Tenn.; Lisa Tucker of Anaheim, Calif.; and Elliott Yamin of Richmond, Va., who arrived a bit late for the meeting.

Their tour and photo opportunity with Bush — with still cameras only, no reporters allowed — came during their one-day visit to Washington for their “American Idols Live” tour.

It’s unclear how familiar Bush is with their talents. Asked whether he had ever seen the show, the White House responded that he was “aware” of it.[/quote]

Glad W's got his priorities straight. Solve the Middle East crisis? Nah, let's have the American Idol folks over for a photo op...

[Guest steggyD]

I'll tell you what's wrong. I was talking to an older man today, a man who served in the Navy in WWII.

After WWII, he went to work for IBM, up here in NY, working on those old typewriters. He worked for $1 an hour, and $.50 extra for night shifts. Not sure if these were the exact amounts, but it was similar to this. He didn't even have a car. He rode, about a 2 hour drive, with someone else to work every day. Instead of buying a car first thing, he bought a house with the money he saved. He worked at IBM for years, and recalls all the different typewriters they made. He helped build IBM, he helped build America.

Now, everyone is just damn lazy. People expect top dollar, to sit around joking with other people. When someone gets a job, they expect to do as little as possible, and bring home as much as possible. They're not helping to build any companies up; they're not helping to build America. This country has a bunch of fuckin' lazy assholes who need a wake-up call.

I'm not saying everyone is like this, but I've been around and I've seen a bunch of useless punks out there. I was quite impressed by this older gentleman, and he was impressed with me. He told me to keep my eyes on my goal and keep working hard at what I want.

[STRAYCAT]

[quote name='steggyD' post='303778' date='Jul 28 2006, 09:29 PM']I'll tell you what's wrong. I was talking to an older man today, a man who served in the Navy in WWII.

After WWII, he went to work for IBM, up here in NY, working on those old typewriters. He worked for $1 an hour, and $.50 extra for night shifts. Not sure if these were the exact amounts, but it was similar to this. He didn't even have a car. He rode, about a 2 hour drive, with someone else to work every day. Instead of buying a car first thing, he bought a house with the money he saved. He worked at IBM for years, and recalls all the different typewriters they made. He helped build IBM, he helped build America.

Now, everyone is just damn lazy. People expect top dollar, to sit around joking with other people. When someone gets a job, they expect to do as little as possible, and bring home as much as possible. They're not helping to build any companies up; they're not helping to build America. This country has a bunch of fuckin' lazy assholes who need a wake-up call.

I'm not saying everyone is like this, but I've been around and I've seen a bunch of useless punks out there. I was quite impressed by this older gentleman, and he was impressed with me. He told me to keep my eyes on my goal and keep working hard at what I want.[/quote]




Steggy you hit the nail on the head with this one. I see it everyday also. This generation would be lost without their cell phones,bluetooths...which looks stupid as shit for someone to wear. Their all paper tigers!

[Guest #22]

And 80% of the people who are [i]seriously[/i] ruining our country are jealous baby boomers who have always had everything handed to them.

[Jamie_B]

[quote name='Bunghole' post='303583' date='Jul 28 2006, 05:02 PM']
That, coupled with lobbyists, beauracratic red tape, red herrings, foot dragging, paperwork in triplicate and old people makes for a very slow moving machine!
[/quote]


[size=5]Amen[/size]


minus the old people.

[Nati Ice]

[quote name='#22' post='303801' date='Jul 28 2006, 10:30 PM']And 80% of the people who are [i]seriously[/i] ruining our country are jealous baby boomers who have always had everything handed to them.[/quote]
those 80% have lawmaking abilities and that scares me... however, those jackasses are not the one who run the day-to-day operations of our govt. thank god.