Even if you aren't a Sports Fan this is Very Interesting!
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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, I 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?
Is it the NBA Or NFL?
Give up yet?
Scroll down,
Neither,
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.
You gotta pass this one on!
First of all, even if this was based on actual research (rather than just making things up), it's been circulating around folks' email boxes since 1999, originating from a set of articles in "Capitol Hill Blue".
But, if you look at the articles online, you'll notice a very important thing: These statistics aren't in the article anymore.
As it turns out, a lot of people wrote to "Capitol Hill Blue".
It seemed a little funny - the previous articles cited sources, and named names. This list did not.
And a lot of journalists asked for Capitol Hill Blue to do so. Each time they were asked, they refused.
Finally, according to FactCheck, these "statistics" suddenly disappeared. When FactCheck asked Capital Hill Blue about this, the proprietor replied, "I did not double check the facts (which I should have done), nor did I write or edit the stories. But they are still my responsibility."
So, there you go. Even the original author won't stand by what he said. And neither should your email forwarders.
