Why our country is in trouble

[tonioseven]

Scary!
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 am
and got to Chicago at 8:33 am. 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
eplained
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 have been to China four times and they have always 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 it's in.

[WickedNYCowboy]

Yep. This country is in serious trouble.

['97ventureowner]

That's scary.

Especially when you take into consideration many of our former Presidents have been senators and congressmen,and some of these people could run for President in the future.

[stieh2000]

Tonio, how many Jokes are you going to post today?

But as long as they're good, keep 'em comming.

[ec437]

I call BS on pretty much all of those.

[G-man422]

Originally Posted by ec437

I call BS on pretty much all of those.

no, they all happened

[Damien]

yeah, there's proof. just like the 9/11 conspiracy...

and JFK really shot himself. the future one, of course by killing himself then, he died in the future changing the future which doesnt matter cause the present took over. so pretty much, the future erased.....

enough twilight zone for me.

[ec437]

Originally Posted by G-man422

no, they all happened

exactly.

[Jimster]

Sadly, given the state of America these days, I wouldn't at all be suprised if they were real....

[Rbraczyk]

If our president is that stupid, i'd be willing to put money that those are real.

[ec437]

Originally Posted by Rbraczyk

If our president is that stupid, i'd be willing to put money that those are real.

To what are you refering when you say "that stupid"? Your use of the word "that" implies a reference to an earlier statement in the thread, of which I seem to have no recollection.

[Rbraczyk]

As stupid as the calls above, which i happen to be referencing. I just didnt feel like quoting the whole section.

[eversio11]

Originally Posted by ec437

I call BS on pretty much all of those.

Gee, you're really putting the joke in a tight corner, there. How is it going to talk its way out of this one?

[blindside.AMG]

I found them amusing. Real or not.

['97ventureowner]

I believe those incidences were real. I have noticed a general "dumbing down" of the educational sytem in America. Not enough money is being appropriated to schools, and at least in NY where I live, the teachers complain that too much of their curriculum is devoted to teaching the students to pass state mandated tests. I've seen recent history books and noticed a lot of important dates, and other items of historical significance has been left out. I know a lot has changed in the world in the 20 + years I graduated from college, but when the schools turn out kids who don't know about the Bill of Rights, or the Declaration of Independence, and cannot even locate popular places on a map then something is wrong with our educational system.
Late night host Jay Leno does a piece every once in awhile where people are stopped on the street and asked very general questions about history or where something is, and most of the comments are similar to the incidences listed above. Even recent studies released say that most people cannot name 3 of the nine justices on the Supreme Court, but can name all of the 3 stooges.