Barack Obama's Acceptance Speech
Quote:
"The only thing wrong with the democratic process is the failure to use it."
- Seymour Graubard
Did You Know?
From 1996 - 2005, for households earning more than $130,000, the cost of health coverage increased from 2.6 percent of total income to 3.3 percent. While households earning below $27,300, already paying an incredible 14 percent of total income for health coverage, saw their costs rise to 20 percent.
Source: The McKinsey Quarterly
By The Way...
| 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 | 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. | |
| 84 | have been arrested for drunk driving in the last year. | |
| NBA or NFL? | ||
| Neither. | ||
| It's the 535 members of the United States Congress! | ||
Barack Obama Accepts the Democratic Party Nomination
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