Posted on 04/18/2006 2:27:46 AM PDT by Chairman_December_19th_Society
We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail!
Good morning!!
Do not let the victims of the attacks on New York and Washington, nor the brave members of our Nation's military who have given their lives to protect our freedom, die in vain!!
Will be packing today for vacation, and for the next few days we will have guest ranters. For today, however, I'd thought I'd leave you with some humor to get things rolling...
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Actual occurrences at an otherwise unnamed airline ticket office in Washington, DC:
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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.
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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.
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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!"
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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."
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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?"
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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."
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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!"
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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!"
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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".
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Thus, the state of our Government.
For AMERICA - The Right Way, I remain yours in the Cause, the Chairman.
No links this a.m....I have an 8 a.m. appt. to go to...
Will start the thread the next 3 mornings tho....
I am at a complete loss regarding the Duke case and that DA. He's unfit for the position regardless of the eventual resolution of the case.
My husband and his watch dog finally awakened and I gave the former an earful for sleeping through the entire ordeal. I have also informed him that the weapon will now be placed in the drawer of my bedside table. :)
Greta's Scientology was news to me. I pegged her for a non religious type, but I would have never fingered her for a follower of L. Ron Hubbard...lol.
Thanks for the start, Chair!
One of many such power abusing prosecutors anymore. Ronnie Earle, Patrick Fitzgerald....aren't there any watchdog organizations in the legal system to protect from these guys?? If physicians make such rash, poor judgements, there are peer review groups, disciplinary committees etc. to go to with a grievance. These guys have no check on their conduct.
Good morning everybody. Have a great vacation Chairman.
I guess the voters are the only watch dogs.
You have cited sterling examples of unfit DA's.
Don't forget the RAT DA from Palm Beach who's trying to crucify Rush...
In addition to the news of both Greta and her husband being Scientologists, did you know that Greta's husband worked for John Kerry during the late election?
I do recall that! All that work for naught, but I suppose he was well paid, huh?
Yes, that's another good example. But whatever happened to charges of prosecutorial misconduct?
I guess like everything else, consequences don't apply to liberals.
Just read the Tom Cruise/placenta thread. I'm glad I didn't eat breakfast before reading it. Gross.
Worse than gross. I asked my husband (the shrink) about it and he wouldn't answer. Just suffice it to say, he is speechless. Of course, Cruise has no use for shrinks...lol.. and he needs one desperately.
I shall never, ever watch a film of his again.
I'm doing well.
Like I said the black flies are awful.
neat .. thanks I did bookmark it & will check it out tonight after ladies meeting at church. NOW I GO GET DIRTY & SORE & SCRATCHED & BRUISED... rosea needs major manicure & other fun things
Nutty Kansas Baptists Update:
The Governor signed the bill to outlaw protests around Military Funerals by autopen last night. The Nutty Baptists insist they will be here anyway.
They are also scheduled to be in Des Moines at the Capitol at Noon. Rumor has it a bunch of legislators will greet them on the West Steps of the Capitol waving Iowa flags.
I may wander over to the Capitol complex to serve as back up if they need me.
Additonal details as they unfold.
PS: Good Morning.
Thanks for the update.
Going back out to see if the bugs are gone.
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