Humor/Accuracy

[stevenash]

> Canadian's version of David Letterman's Top 10 Just makes you wanna shake your
head in disbelief.
>
> This is Canada's Top Ten List of America's Stupidity. Of course we look like
idiots .....because we are.
>
> Number 10
> Only in America could politicians talk about the greed of the rich at a
$35,000.00 per plate Obama campaign fund-raising event.
>
> Number 9
> Only in America ...could people claim that the government still discriminates
against black Americans when they have a black President, a black Attorney
General and roughly 20% of the federal workforce is black while only 14% of the
population is black 40+% of all federal entitlements goes to black Americans -
3X the rate that go to whites,
>
> Number 8
> Only in America...could they have had the two people most responsible for our
tax code, Timothy Geithner (the head of the Treasury Department)and Charles
Rangel (who once ran the Ways and Means Committee), BOTH turn out to be tax
cheats who are in favor of higher taxes.
>
> Number 7
> Only in America...can they have terrorists kill people in the name of Allah
and have the media primarily react by fretting that Muslims might be harmed by
the backlash.
>
> Number 6
> Only in America...would they make people who want to legally become American
citizens wait for years in their home countries and pay tens of thousands of
dollars for the privilege, while they discuss letting anyone who sneaks into the
country illegally just 'magically' become American citizens (probably should be
number one).
>
> Number 5
> Only in America....could the people who believe in balancing the budget and
sticking by the country's Constitution be thought of as EXTREMIST’S.
>
> Number 4
> Only in America...could you need to present a driver's license to cash a check
or buy alcohol, but not to vote.
>
> Number 3
> Only in America...could people demand the government investigate whether oil
companies are gouging the public because the price of gas went up when the
return on equity invested in a major U.S. Oil company(Marathon Oil) is less than
half of a company making tennis shoes (Nike).
>
> Number2
> Only in America... could you collect more tax dollars from the people than any
nation in recorded history, still spend a Trillion dollars more than it has per
year - for total spending of $7-Million PER MINUTE, and complain that it doesn't
have nearly enough money.
>
> And Number 1
> Only in America...could the rich people- who pay 86% of all income taxes - be
accused of not paying their "fair share" by people who don't pay any income
taxes at all.
>
>

[LumRaiderFan]

:)  :(

[smitty]

> Canadian's version of David Letterman's Top 10 Just makes you wanna shake your
head in disbelief.
>
> This is Canada's Top Ten List of America's Stupidity. Of course we look like
idiots .....because we are.
>
> Number 10
> Only in America could politicians talk about the greed of the rich at a
$35,000.00 per plate Obama campaign fund-raising event.
>
> Number 9
> Only in America ...could people claim that the government still discriminates
against black Americans when they have a black President, a black Attorney
General and roughly 20% of the federal workforce is black while only 14% of the
population is black 40+% of all federal entitlements goes to black Americans -
3X the rate that go to whites,
>
> Number 8
> Only in America...could they have had the two people most responsible for our
tax code, Timothy Geithner (the head of the Treasury Department)and Charles
Rangel (who once ran the Ways and Means Committee), BOTH turn out to be tax
cheats who are in favor of higher taxes.
>
> Number 7
> Only in America...can they have terrorists kill people in the name of Allah
and have the media primarily react by fretting that Muslims might be harmed by
the backlash.
>
> Number 6
> Only in America...would they make people who want to legally become American
citizens wait for years in their home countries and pay tens of thousands of
dollars for the privilege, while they discuss letting anyone who sneaks into the
country illegally just 'magically' become American citizens (probably should be
number one).
>
> Number 5
> Only in America....could the people who believe in balancing the budget and
sticking by the country's Constitution be thought of as EXTREMIST’S.
>
> Number 4
> Only in America...could you need to present a driver's license to cash a check
or buy alcohol, but not to vote.
>
> Number 3
> Only in America...could people demand the government investigate whether oil
companies are gouging the public because the price of gas went up when the
return on equity invested in a major U.S. Oil company(Marathon Oil) is less than
half of a company making tennis shoes (Nike).
>
> Number2
> Only in America... could you collect more tax dollars from the people than any
nation in recorded history, still spend a Trillion dollars more than it has per
year - for total spending of $7-Million PER MINUTE, and complain that it doesn't
have nearly enough money.
>
> And Number 1
> Only in America...could the rich people- who pay 86% of all income taxes - be
accused of not paying their "fair share" by people who don't pay any income
taxes at all.
>
>

Steve -- the "Low Information" crowd is gonna challenge you on this!      ;)

[stevenash]

I guess you are referring to those who " bought" hope and change and still believe it. Also those who truly believe that any criticism of the President is rooted in racism.