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Wingnuts roasting on an open mic

Ah yes, it's that magical season once again. Time for egg nog and rum, Aunt Ester's fruitcake, and Bill O'Reilly's annual message of the true meaning of Christmas:
Every company in America should be on its knees thanking Jesus for being born. Without Christmas, most American businesses would be far less profitable. More than enough reason for business to be screaming “Merry Christmas.”
It was not so long ago that Christians and secularists alike were saddened by the commercialization of Christmas. But that was before the Gospel According to St. Bill, whose vision is closer to that of the Grinch than Bob Crachit. Christ's message of peace and goodwill, tolerance and love is tossed out with last's years Christmas cards. In its place, we get this from St. Bill:
Then the business community says we don't want to offend anybody, so we're not going to say "Merry Christmas." We're going to say "Happy Holidays, all right? That offends millions of Christians, see? Eighty-five percent of the country calls itself Christian. Fifteen percent of the country -- you figure these people could do the math if they're CEOs. Eighty-five percent Christian; they are into Christmas, OK? That's their big day. Fifteen percent aren't. Now of those 15 percent, maybe 1 percent are totally insane. They're nuts. They're the ones who are offended. So what it comes down to is that these CEOs and big companies -- big companies, like Wal-Mart, Sears, KMart -- will not say "Merry Christmas" in their stores or advertising to cater to 1 percent of Americans who are insane.
Pot, meet kettle.

3.12.05 14:45

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(3.12.05 21:15)
It appears that the wingnuts have declared war on religious liberty again. They would force people to celebrate Christianity in the shopping malls and elementary schools of the nation as if there was something virtuous about that. They want us to call the pagan tree of light a Christmas tree as if all those holiday traditions had anything to do with Jesus in the first place. Where would Jesus shop? Who could be duped by these nincompoops? I think everyone; Christian and nonchristian alike should be offended by this attack on religious liberty. Down with the Christian Taliban of America!!! They aren't even Christian anyway.

john / Website (5.12.05 21:31)
I wonder if this isn't backfiring on these idiots. I know many socially conservative Republicans and they don't have as big of a problem with Happy Holidays as some of these blowhards do. The bottom-line is that we live in a diverse country with diverse religions, many of whom have holiday celebrations during this time of year. There's no reason to exclusively focus on Christmas, period.
I wonder if Bill has a Xmas tree. They're of pagan origins, you know.

(6.12.05 08:03)
Looks like even President Bush is joining the War on Christmas. He hosted a "holiday" party this morning. Looks like another Victory in the War on Christmas. Stay tuned for the War on Easter. Wonder where Jesus would hide his Easter Eggs.

(6.12.05 15:02)
I think Bush should attack Bastille Day instead, because it's better to fight holidays over there so we don't have to fight holidays over here.