Karen K. Perlow wrote:

> << Did hear that someone told George W.
>  there were 3,000
>  uncounted ballots in New Mexico. W., answered, "Right now I can't be
>  bothered with foriegn affairs." >
>
> In a message dated 12/07/2000 10:57:21 AM Central Standard Time, [log in to unmask]
> writes:
>
> << you know back in 1996 when the olympics were here in atlanta, there was
>  quite a "bru ha ha" in the media because olympic employees here were telling
>  people calling from new mexico for tickets that they would have to go
>  through "your country's olympic organization to get tickets >>
>
> There's a strong argument for putting Geography back in the curriculum if I
> ever heard one..So much for Yale degrees ...LOL  ( I probably shouldn't laugh
> )..This is scary.
>
> Karen :)

  Well, technically it was a fictional joke. I would think that even W. would
know New Mexico is a state. On the other hand it is scary to think about how
little the general public knows about geography or history.

Bobby