We have sent Virtual Postcards out from both South Carolina and Kentucky, either when we were in or shortly after we had left those two states. Today, we will send you a Virtual Postcard from the '51st State," which is our nation's capital, Washington, DC, a city that conservatives love because of pure nationalism, and liberals love because of vegeterarian Ethiopian restaurants. Hey, it's fun to make fun of everyone, sometimes, though I personally think Michael Moore is considerably less insane than Pat Robertson.
Today, we thought we'd make this fun and snappy by doing a DC By the Numbers piece.
Here we go (other DC by the numbers will be appearing on our sister blog "Politics, Culture and Other Wastes of Time"):
6,228_ Number of homeless people in Washington, DC, according to 2009 statistics.
535_ Members of Congress
435_ Members of House of Representatives (not the same thing)
242_ Republican members in the House
192_ Democratic members in the House
40_Number of points that Georgetown University beat the New Jersey Institute of Technology by a few weeks ago; the final score was 84-44
32_ Members in the cast of the Ford's Theatre production of "A Christmas Carol," including veteran actor Edward Gero who returns as Scrooge.
31_ Number of protestors arrested during Occupy D.C. on Dec. 6th.
27_ Number of local newspapers (including college papers and weeklies) in Washington, DC.
4- Number of MLS Cups won by D.C. United, that's a soccer team, for my fellow Americans (maybe, they'll get the joke in Slovenia, maybe not!).
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