Posted on 09/15/2009 9:14:06 AM PDT by null and void
Recently I posted the following joke:
A VERY GOOD EXAMPLE OF THE KIND OF REPRESENTATION WE HAVE IN CONGRESS, TRUE STORY:I was, of course blasted for posting it:A noted psychiatrist was a guest speaker at an academic function where Nancy Pelosi happened to appear. Ms Pelosi took the opportunity to schmooze the good doctor a bit and asked him a question with which he was most at ease.
‘Would you mind telling me, Doctor,’ she asked, ‘how you detect a mental deficiency in somebody who appears completely normal?’
‘Nothing is easier,’ he replied. ‘You ask a simple question which anyone should answer with no trouble. If the person hesitates, that puts you on the track.’
‘What sort of question?’ asked Pelosi.
Well, you might ask, ‘Captain Cook made three trips around the world and died during one of them. Which one?’’
Pelosi thought a moment, and then said with a nervous laugh, ‘You wouldn’t happen to have another example would you? I must confess I don’t know much about history.’
70times7 to null and voidTo which I replied:If you are going to throw rocks at Pelosi, at least do enough homework to post things that are true instead of just accepting made up crap without question. According to Snopes, this is a boiler plate joke that predates Pelosi by many years. Pelosi is an ass and she is corrupt, but she is not stupid.
null and void to 70times7But the most thought provoking reply was:Snopes? The two liberals-in-a-basement who decide what is and ain't true?
Besides even if it isn't true, the very fact that people who know Nazi Pelosi think it could be true speaks volumes.
catpuppy to null and voidI asked who holds that honor?And she is not even the dimmest bulb in Congress ...
catpuppy to null and voidOK, FReepers, who is the dimmest bulb in Congress???There are many who might be considered for the title. Perhaps a contest could be held to determine the winner. On the other hand messy ethics investigations would preclude some potential champs from participating.
It's a shame that a real threat like Georgia's own Cynthia McKinney (known locally as the cutest little commie in Congress) lost her seat in the House again. She would have been at the very least a semi-finalist.
ping
Well, it WAS Senator Barack Hussein Obama
I wonder if she ever saw Lincoln’s bones as a child, or who’s buried in Grant’s tomb
I see your Sheila Jackson Lee and raise Maxine Waters
Noting party is unnecessary.
Great contest
let me think, so many to choose from
BTW did that idiot 70 times 7 really go to Snopes to see if your joke was true??
I think 70Times deserves sn honorary Dim award
Death is nature's way of telling you that it's time to slow down.
Maxine Waters (D-South Central LA) is a prime candidate. Of course, she would call me a “Neanderthal” for saying so.
I've got LED nightlights that are brighter.
I always wondered why they don’t read the bills before they vote.
How silly of me.
Obviously, it’s because they can’t.
FYI
Doesn’t this give a warm and rosy feeling?
A DC airport ticket agent offers 12 examples of ‘why’ our country is in trouble!
1. I had a New Hampshire Congresswoman (Carol Shea-Porter) ask for an aisle seat so that her hair wouldn’t get messed up by being near the window. (On an airplane!)
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2. I got a call from a Kansas Congressman’s (Moore) staffer (Howard Bauleke), who wanted to go to Capetown. I started to explain the length of the flight and the passport information, and then he interrupted me with, ‘’I’m not trying to make you look stupid, but Capetown is in Massachusetts .’’
Without trying to make him look stupid, I calmly explained, ‘’Cape Cod is in Massachusetts , Capetown is in Africa ‘’
His response — click.
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3. A senior Vermont Congressman (Bernie Sanders) 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!’’ (OMG)
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4. I got a call from a lawmaker’s wife (Landra Reid) who asked, ‘’Is it possible to see England from Canada ?’’
I said, ‘’No.’’
She said, ‘’But they look so close on the map.’’ (OMG, again!)
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5.An aide for a cabinet member (Janet Napolitano) once called and asked if he could rent a car in Dallas . I pulled up the reservation and 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)
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6.An Illinois Congresswoman (Jan Schakowsky) 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.
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7. A New York lawmaker, (Jerrold Nadler) 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?’
he 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 him on hold for a minute, while I looked into it. (I was dying 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 his luggage..
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8. A Senator John Kerry aide (Lindsay Ross) 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, Bobby Bright (D) from Ala 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. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D)
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. Mary Landrieu (D) La. Senator called and had a question about the documents she needed in order to fly to China . After a lengthy discussion about passports, I reminded her that she 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, her stay required a visa. When I told her this she 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 Jersey Congressman (John Adler) 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 man.
After some searching, I came back with, ‘’I’m sorry, sir, I’ve looked up every airport code in the country and can’t find a rhino anywhere.”
‘’The man 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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Now you know why the Government is in the shape that it’s in!
YES, THEY WALK AMONG US, ARE IN POLITICS, AND THEY CONTINUE TO BREED.
Like manure, you just gotta spread this around.
“I’ve got LED nightlights that are brighter.”
THIS is why I love FR
I’ll double down on Maxine Waters....
I disagree.
Nothing wrong with keeping FReepers honest. He/she wasn't being a jerk or anything. Irritating yes, dim, not necessarily.
John ‘I don’t read bills’ Conyers.
Wow Wow so 70times, who is apparently a Dem, actually thought pelosi would be so stupid as to not get the punchline ?
That is stunning and sad for that Dem
but ok
Excellent!
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