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tallahasseedem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-04-05 11:32 AM
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Is it the NBA, NFL, or......?
Is it the NBA or NFL .... or???

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 defendants in lawsuits. and

84 have been arrested for drunk driving in the last year


Can you guess which organization this is?


Give up yet? . . Scroll down, citizen!




It's the 535 members of the United States Congress. The same group of Idiots that

crank out hundreds of new laws each year designed to keep the rest of us in line
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northzax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-04-05 11:36 AM
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1. surely you have a citation, right?
like, for instance, who are the three who have done time? and 84 DUIs in the past year? 16 percent of them? who?
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Toots Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-04-05 11:39 AM
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2. I read this same thing three years ago
How current are your "facts"?
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tx_dem41 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-04-05 12:15 PM
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3. Chain letter pablum that gets passed around every once in awhile...
read Snopes for some perspective.

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/outrage/congress.htm
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Tierra_y_Libertad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-04-05 12:29 PM
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4. Well, politicians aren't generally known for their honesty and ethics.
In fact, such things are generally considered a handicap in running for or staying in office.
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