Charles Osgood joins O'Lielly's fight to "Save Christmas"

[BrklynLiberal]

He has a show on CBS on Sunday morning and a commentary on CBS radio.
http://wcbs880.com/osgood/osgood_story_350215138.html
KEEPING CHRISTMAS IN CHRISTMAS

"Years ago the Federal Communications Commission specified 7 words that were not acceptable to be said on the airwaves. They were an F word, an S word, a P word, two C words, an M word, and a T word. Now it seems that there is another C word that is considered unacceptable by some, not only on the airwaves but in general use. I'm referring to the word Christmas. A lot of people I know are afraid to say Merry Christmas anymore, lest they offend somebody. So they say, Happy Holiday, or Season's Greetings. They put up holiday trees instead of Christmas trees. Send out holiday cards instead of Christmas cards. There has been a reaction to this which I think may be an over reaction.

Personally I like the sound of Merry Christmas. It's more Christmassy than Happy Holiday. But some people are so offended by the notion that Merry Christmas might be offensive that they're taking action. In California a group called Committee to Save Merry Christmas is boycotting Macy's and its corporate parent Federated Department Stores, accusing them of replacing all their Merry Christmas signs. Macy's and Federated say that's not true, that store divisions can advertise as they wish and their clerks can say Merry Christmas to anybody they want. Some UPS drivers complained to a free speech group that they'd been told not to wish people a Merry Christmas. UPS denies that as "silly on its face." There have been some incidents though. The Wichita Eagle ran a correction for mistakenly referring to the Community Tree at the Winterfest celebration as a Christmas tree. The mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts apologized for a news release calling the city holiday party a Christmas party. I know people feel strongly on both sides of this, but to me, "I’m Dreaming of a White Holiday" just doesn't sound right."
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What an asshole he is!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here are a few people to whom you can write to voice your objection to Osgood's blatant stupidity and bias.

CBS News, Bill Plante, [e-mail]
CBS News, Erin Moriarty, [e-mail]
CBS News, Mark Knoller, [e-mail]
CBS News, Peter Maer, [e-mail]
CBS News, Rita Braver, [e-mail]
CBS News, Sunday Morning, [e-mail]
CBSnews.com, Dick Meyer (Editorial Director), [e-mail]

[alarimer]

1. I am SO tired of this

Right-wing Christian fanatic talking points bullshit. the hell with Christmas and all the stupid holidays. I am sick to death of all of it. Besides no one really gives a damn about the real "meaning of Christmas"- it is all buy, buy, buy.

[Racenut20]

2. Merry Christmas to you and yours all.

[11 Bravo]

3. Thanks. To you as well.

[dolo amber]

4. This country has lost its mind

Nero will be playing soon in a town near you... :eyes:

[BrklynLiberal]

7. I saw a great cartoon showing Bush as Nero and the Capitol on fire behind

him.......

[still_one]

5. why doesn't he go to Iraq to wish them a Merry Christmas?

[BrklynLiberal]

6. Here is the letter I wrote to the CBS idiots

I would like to voice my disgust at the inane and inappropriate commentary by Mr. Osgood about "keeping Christmas in Christmas".
That your station would join the rantings of the likes of Limbaugh, O'Reilly, Hannity and their ilk in the absurd claims about Christmas would be comical if it weren't so curious.
Since when is the consideration of other people's beliefs considered INTOLERANT?
Suddenly after decades of the commercialization of Christmas; after the total drowning of the basic concepts of Jesus in the rush to spend, spend spend at Christmas....we are supposed to believe that these right wing hypocrites have "seen the light"? PLEASE!
I think that we are all owed a public apology by Charles Osgood for his assumption that we are so stupid to believe such a shallow and obvious self-serving example of hypocrisy.
In addition, you, as management, should give your listeners a bit more credit for intelligence!

[oneighty]

8. It is a slow day in fairyland

formerly known as news.

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[Francesca]

9. I am hearing and reading about the hysteria

over the loss of "Christmas" everywhere lately... In my local papers the last few weeks a number of editorials on putting "Christ" back in Christmas have come out and for every one reference on the AP to voter fraud we get 10 pieces on outraged authentic Americans who are boycotting stores who God forbid say "Happy Holidays" and not Merry Christmas.. It is stunning to me how easily people get lost in inconsequential news and completely ignore real live injustices in the process...It feels like a deliberate conspiracy to distract us from Bush's 2nd stolen election and the fact that Rumsfeld is a complete screwup and hundreds of other serious problems we are being faced with....Royally obnoxious