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MyCatSmokey2006 -> Isn't This Sad? (5/11/2008 1:10:19 PM)

IS IT NBA OR NFL?

36
have been accused of spousal abuse.


7
have been arrested for fraud.


19
have been accused of writing bad checks.


117
have directly or indirectly
bankrupted at least 2 businesses.


3
have done time for assault.


71,
repeat

71 cannot
get a credit card due to bad credit.


14
have been arrested on drug-related charges.


8
have been arrested for shoplifting.


21
currently
are defendents in lawsuits, and


84
have been arrested for drunk driving
in
the last year.


Can
you guess which organization this is?


Give up yet?
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Neither,
it's the 435 members of the
UNITED STATES CONGRESS!!!



Julie1955 -> RE: Isn't This Sad? (5/11/2008 1:40:41 PM)

And these are the people we elect. I guess what P.T. Barnum & Forrest Gump both said are true: A sucker is born every minute, and stupid is as stupid does.

And so it goes.



McFatty -> RE: Isn't This Sad? (5/11/2008 1:54:39 PM)

It would be much better if we could have completely perfect people in Congress. Unfortunately, we only have humans from which to choose, so I guess we'll have to settle with people who make mistakes once in a while. Please don't judge people, congressmen or not. I'm not saying you have to vote for the person again if you don't like what he did; I'm saying that it's wrong to expect better from them than yourself or anyone else in the world. People are people.



SteveSund -> RE: Isn't This Sad? (5/11/2008 2:53:24 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: McFatty

It would be much better if we could have completely perfect people in Congress.


It would also be nice if the claims were factual. There are no sources. I remember checkeing on this a few years ago when someone sent me these "facts" in an e-mail. Here is a Snopes article.



SonInMe1 -> RE: Isn't This Sad? (5/11/2008 8:31:55 PM)

We elect liars because we are comfortable doing so.

Reaping what we sow.



MyCatSmokey2006 -> RE: Isn't This Sad? (5/11/2008 11:53:04 PM)

I forgot to mention, this was given to me by someone who received it in their email.



cuddles -> RE: Isn't This Sad? (5/12/2008 12:34:31 AM)

I also received this a couple of years ago in email.

It was referring to members of the Australian Federal Parliament.

Seems it is a "furphy" that has gone around the globe and changed to suit the leaders of the time.

Ignore it.



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