Can you name this organization?

[Arizona40]

I found this in my desk and is 2 years old but always thought it was true.


The following appeared in the Ottawa Citizen newspaper.

Can you imagine working for a company that has a little more than 300 employees and has the following statistics?

* 30 have been accused of spousal abuse.
* 9 have been arrested for fraud.
* 14 have been accused of writing bad cheques.
* 95 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least two businesses.
* 4 have done time for assault.
* 55 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit.
* 12 have been arrested on drug related charges.
* 4 have been arrested for shoplifting.
* 16 are currently defendants in lawsuits.
* 62 have been arrested for drunk driving in the past year.

Can you guess which organization this is?

It is the 301 MPs in the Canadian Parliament.
The same group that cranks out hundreds of new laws designed to keep the rest of us in line. Bunch of fuckwads!

 

[The Virgin]

 30 have been accused of spousal abuse.
 9 have been arrested for fraud.
 14 have been accused of writing bad cheques.
 95 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least two businesses.
 4 have done time for assault.
 55 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit.
 12 have been arrested on drug related charges.
 4 have been arrested for shoplifting.
 16 are currently defendants in lawsuits.
 62 have been arrested for drunk driving in the past year.

That was the first think I read in this thread, and the first thought in my head was "Sounds like Microsoft"

 

[Avery]

It's an urban legend. Read the bottom part of this page:

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/outrage/congress.htm

 

[dirtydan]

I found this in my desk and is 2 years old but always thought it was true.


The following appeared in the Ottawa Citizen newspaper.

Can you imagine working for a company that has a little more than 300 employees and has the following statistics?

* 30 have been accused of spousal abuse.
* 9 have been arrested for fraud.
* 14 have been accused of writing bad cheques.
* 95 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least two businesses.
* 4 have done time for assault.
* 55 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit.
* 12 have been arrested on drug related charges.
* 4 have been arrested for shoplifting.
* 16 are currently defendants in lawsuits.
* 62 have been arrested for drunk driving in the past year.

Can you guess which organization this is?

It is the 301 MPs in the Canadian Parliament.
The same group that cranks out hundreds of new laws designed to keep the rest of us in line. Bunch of fuckwads!

U-r-b-a-n l-e-g-e-n-d.

That's what it is. I have seen this list a few times over the last 5-6 years.

First of all the numbers add up to 301. Thus suggesting that EVERY member has a shadowy past. That just ain't so. What people forget is their MP's are a reflection of society. Obviously you are going to get a mix from society.

Another very important thing forgotten in politician bashing is the simple question of who put them there? The same people that bitch and bitch about politicians. So if all of our MP's are this crooked then just who is really to blame?

Think about it. If 62 MP's were arrested for drunk driving in the past year one would think the media would behaving a field day with it. As for the rest of theses supposed stats, one would think too that the media and other politicians would be making a lot of hay with them.

BTW, there are now 308 MP's in the House of Commons.