LET SANTA LIGHT THE MENORAH (WHITE HOUSE IN HANUKKAH TREE GAFFE)

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Source: NY Post

Merry Hanukkah from the White House!

The president and the first lady invited leaders of America's Jewish community for a Hanukkah reception at the White House next month - but raised more than a few eyebrows by putting a picture of a Christmas tree on the invitation.

The message reads that the couple "requests the pleasure of your company at a Hanukkah reception," written beneath an image of a Clydesdale horse hauling a Christmas fir along the snow-dappled drive to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

And, no, it is not a Hanukkah bush. A close look at the wagon reveals the message "White House Christmas Tree 2008."

Read more: http://www.nypost.com/seven/11262008/news/politics/let_santa_light_the_menorah_140965.htm

[Kali]

1. less than two months, less than two months, less than two months

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[EFerrari]

3. Thank God. Thank God. Thank God.

And, I've been agnostic for many years.

lol

:bounce:

[adamuu]

4. yeah really. the least of our concerns.

consider the potential chaos

[Historic NY]

21. I keep thinking that but I imagine its only a dream.

[Lucky Luciano]

30. yea no kidding...

He is just being his typical self right to the very end!

[KaryninMiami]

2. Sadly, this is not surprising from the man who gives new meaning to the word-

SCHMUCK. I mean for goodness sakes- couldn't they have sprung for a different card design for this event? Geeeeezzzz....

[Sequoia]

9. Must've come from the same company who made the

Mission Accomplished banners.

[ksimons]

5. oh dear me nt

[KamaAina]

6. Already on it in GD

which, in this instance, stands for "Ginormous Dunce". :dunce:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=4540912&mesg_id=4540912

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

7. ...

[meow2u3]

17. Send this pic to failblog.org

This is an epic kosher FAIL!

[xxqqqzme]

8. '...Laura Bush's spokeswoman, Sally McDonough, said

the White House usually prints separate cards, but in the waning days of the presidency, there had been an oversight.

"Mrs. Bush is apologetic," she said. "It is something that just slipped through the cracks."....'

The amount of insensitivity/arrogance that has 'slipped through the cracks' the last 8 years is mind boggling. Is the chief of protocol a dog show organizer?

[MilesColtrane]

11. "...in the waning days of the presidency, there had been an oversight."

Not just in the waning days, and not just one oversight, Sally.

[Indenturedebtor]

16. Or as Shrub would say - "There was a Misundervision a he he heh."

What a bunch of morons :rofl:

[SemperEadem]

36. probably a former horse show organizer doing a heck of a job

[harmonicon]

10. and?

I hate Bush for a lot of shit, but not being openly Christian isn't one of the reasons. Who gives a fuck? How about a story about him committing treason? Wouldn't that be a bigger deal? Shouldn't that be a bigger problem?

[truthisfreedom]

12. America is scared shitless of bushco, or they would have all been arrested long ago.

That's just the plain truth.

[Behind the Aegis]

22. It's not about him being "openly Christian," but rather about being stupid.

:eyes:

[harmonicon]

24. oh, he's stupid?!?!

Oh, no fucking way?!?! Why haven't the media been covering this until now!!! Fuck, all of this time I was concerned about his war crimes, violations of international law, national law, destroying the constitution, fucking human rights in the ass, and driving the US into another great depression. Now you tell me he's stupid too! Whooo..... man.... I don't know if I can deal with that.

Did the paper also have a story on that day about how Putin is tall?

[Lucky Luciano]

31. If you did not notice, this is a more lighthearted post

It really does help me get through his presidency by being amused by such idiotic moves from Commander Cuckoobananas....regarding your more serious allegations against the bastard...yes, he should be prosecuted at The Hague - yes, clearly.

[Behind the Aegis]

34. Take a chill pill...or lower the dosage of whatever the fuck you are taking.

[harmonicon]

43. oh, yeah?

How about this: you're a poopy face.

[Behind the Aegis]

44. HAHAHA!

:rofl:

Well, that explains it, it is not a matter of dosage it is the location: momma's basement.

[harmonicon]

45. nice try, Hitler

I have my *own* apartment above my parents' garage!

[Bette Noir]

13. What a maroon.

Is he serving ham?

[snake in the grass]

33. Kosher ham will be served so it's ok.

;-)

[lapfog_1]

14. "Christmas trees" aren't even a Christian tradition.

And should be called "Yule trees" in honor of the pagan festival.

[Mari333]

15. exactly. and the yule log being brought thru the door

was honored as a priapus symbol as it went thru the doorway, fertility, well, you get the point.
at least the bushes didnt put a nativity scene on the card.

[rocktivity]

18. Look on the bright side

they could have illustrated the invite with a BURNING bush!


rocknation

[rasputin1952]

19. Oy Vey...the man is meshugana...

:D

[Pastiche423]

26. Thanks!

I never knew how to spell that. I thought the second letter was a "u".

It is the perfect word to use in this particular situation for that meshugana.

[rasputin1952]

28. LOL...I'm not Jewish, but I grew up around a lot of them in

NYC. When I got older, I worked for quite a few, they were always parsing out little things in Yiddish...It was a great time!...:D

[Pastiche423]

37. I was in the rag business (apparel) for many years

Usually I was the lone shiksa among my Jewish friends. I also married one. It din't take, but I learned by voice a lot of neat words.

Chanukah is a most appropriate time to call * meshuga.

Shalom.

[rasputin1952]

38. I figure anytime is a goo time to call bush anything but smart or human...

Schlep, Schmo, putz, yutz, and drek are all good little descriptions of the Worst President Ever. It helps to get the right inflection though, and that is hard to do writing...I loved the accents in NY...we had quite a few Holocaust survivors in our neighborhood, and it was great to hear the different accents and all of the gestures from sub-group to sub-group...:D

[tblue37]

40. "Meshugennah," I believe. nt

[Pastiche423]

46. No, "meshugana" is correct

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/meshugana

[DRoseDARs]

20. If this happened in Greece, you know what they'd say?

FAUXpah!



*For those not getting the joke, "Opah!" is a Greek exclamation (also a type of fish). I was making a play-on-words.

[Canuckistanian]

23. Oops. They forgot to have it checked by a smart person again.

They're never around in the White House when you need them.

[JerseygirlCT]

25. The sensitivity quotient of that gang is something to behold, huh? nt

[NOW tense]

27. God if you can hear me? Please let this be the last we hear of W

[davidinalameda]

29. why should anyone be surprised

[JJ]

32. Dogwhistle

Just because he's an idiot, don't assume these "screw-ups" are accidental.

[Botany]

35. Who hasn't heard the story of the Hanukkah Tree?

Years ago the Tribe of David was in flight of The Philistines
in the mid east when they saw a grove of fir trees in the snow
and they climbed the trees and thier enemy passed by them
with out seeing 'em. To show their thanks to the Lord they cut
down the fir trees and made dredles out of them and had Santa
give the dredles to good little Jewish boys and girls.


How many days left w/ the bush clan? :grr:

[Meeker Morgan]

39. A guy with a long beard who works on Christmas? Of course he's Jewish!

:evilgrin:

[Bragi]

41. Well caught in his own fundie petard

Ha! Had they called the WH tree a Holiday tree, it would not have been quite as embarrassing a faux pas.

- B

[HopeHoops]

42. "We can jus' sits 'round tha Chrissymas tree playin' with one them top thingies ya' like."

The transition from Bush to Obama is like trading in an '82 Yugo for a new Lincoln.

[fortyfeetunder]

47. I can't believe there are no proofers in the WH

or they took off early....

[tanyev]

48. They're all faith-based proofers.

They start by saying a prayer that God will show them anything that needs to be fixed, and if nothing jumps out at them immediately, it must be OK.

[onager]

49. Update: White House invites Muslims to Eid al-Adha celebration...

Invitations will feature a picture of Mohammed, painted by Thomas Kinkade.