>
> A Washington, DC, airport ticket agent offers some examples of
>what I have always believed. Politicians Are Morons
>
> 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. 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!"
> (LOL)
>
> 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." (another LOL!)
>
> 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 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 really 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'(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?" (My favorite)
>
> 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 American Express!"
> (Excellent)
>
> 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."

idiots are a understatment

Sad thing is people actually vote for them to become OUR leaders

Vepl

I'm worried now... Where's the country headed..

rofl

Those are really good.