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You Know It’s A Crazy World Out There When . . .   Leave a comment

You know it’s a crazy world out there when . . .

When 95 % of Americans don’t know that they got a tax cut.

When a cost solution for going to the moon is a “one-way” trip.

When Florida dealership offers used-truck buyers AK-47 incentive.

When dildos become an assault weapon.

When a Congressional representative compares the President of the U.S. to Hitler.

When a Governor refuses federal funding for education because it “would weaken the state’s school standards” in a state that is ranked 49th out of 50 for the number of adults who have completed high school.

When 18% of Americans say they have been times over the past year when they could not afford to put food on the table.

When elected officials define bad ethics by pointing out their service to the people.

When a new Christian church in Phoenix has Islam phobia residents fearing that it is an Islamic mosque.

When the Senate can’t muster 60 votes to pass a bill that would work to ensure fair pay for women.

When the insurance industry charmed the public by officially backing health care reform while using a variety of front groups ($86.2 million to the US Chamber of Commerce) to run negative ads about reform, mobilize anti-reform groups, and coordinate with conservative think tanks.

When Fox News CEO accuses NPR of having a Nazi attitude.

When an anti-gay group warns travelers that homosexual TSA agents may be getting secret satisfaction out of airport security pat-downs.

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Posted November 18, 2010 by kenneturner in Commentary, Information, Life

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