What does this T-shirt mean?

[spinbaby]

I wish I had a picture of it--this most amazing T-shirt I saw today.

On the front of the shirt:
A banner claiming "There's snowhere like America." A snowman is wearing an Uncle-Sam hat and a red-white-and-blue vest. The snowman is holding an American flag with a heart in place of the stars. It's also carrying a candy cane and Christmas-tree ornaments. In the snow next to the snowman is a drum with a flag pattern and a scroll with the Pledge of Allegiance.

The shirt has the name of a church on one sleeve. I forget the name of the church.

[vixengrl]

1. I'm tempted to believe it means "kitsch ain't dead."

There were no mothers or apple pies involved...interesting.

[babylonsister]

3. LOL, and I mean it! Gotta love "kitsch"!

[intheflow]

2. Uncle Sam, as played by Burl Ives?

That's the immediate interpretation that sprang to my mind.

Kinda strange, though. You must have stumbled on one of the last, true Burl fans.

[gmoney]

4. Secular theocracy is seasonal?

That sounds bizarre...

[spinbaby]

5. I found a picture...

I misremembered some of the details, but it's still just as awful:

[Elise]

6. Alrighty, then:

That means the right wing has finally admitted to their cocaine use.

;-)

[flygal]

8. Oh my everloving God

"U-S-A U-S-A...."

[Atlas Mugged]

11. Holly Hobby does America?

[displacedtexan]

7. Looks like a sure thing for craft sale addicts!

It's got it all!

It will surely delight the "One Baby's Breath Over The Line, Sweet Jesus" Kountry Kraft lovers!

[Z_I_Peevey]

10. Ha!

LOL That's the first thought I had upon seeing the pic: craft show.

Followed with: bingo ladies.

[Texas Transie]

9. it means they love america

theres nothing wrong with that i love america too

[Tikki]

13. This means I love America....

and there is something wrong going on with the America, I love....



Tikki

[Rabrrrrrr]

15. It means they're messianic nationalists - far beyond mere country loving

I love my country, too, but I'm smart enough (and theologicaly sound enough) to know that there is a difference between God and America.

The Christian righties (and even some lefties) don't know that at all, and they have placed themselves well within the sin of idolatry.

I find the conflation of nationalism and patriotism with Christianity to be offensive and sinful. One of the worst forms of sin, in fact.

America is not God's chosen nation; it is not the light unto the world; Jesus is not the head of this nation; and we are not God's right hand on earth.

[spinbaby]

16. Messianic nationalists?

And here I thought it was just an attack of really bad taste.

[Rabrrrrrr]

17. let me rephrase then: TACKY messianic nationalists

:-)

Definitely tacky.

It reeks of Kountry Kraft, as others have pointed out, which makes me feel violated when I encounter it.

[NoPasaran]

12. Give me dogs playing poker any day n/t

[bleedingheart]

14. poor taste

[tjwash]

18. Gack.....MUST........SALUTE............FLAG........................

Cheese-ball looking thing. Someone will have it on the back windshield of their pickup though.