Get ready for the War on Christmas of 2007

[ck4829]

Like Christmas music and decorations, rumblings from the Right about a mythical “war on Christmas” come earlier every year. In the second week of October, we have perhaps the first entrant: the American Family Association—fresh off its success in bombarding newspapers with angry letters demanding they stop running a television ad—is warning its supporters that the web site for a cookie company is not using the word “Christmas.” As usual, this is translated into an effort to “offend Christians” and “ban Christmas”:

Mrs. Fields has become the first company to ban Christmas from their products and promotion for this year. … Mrs. Fields wants the business of Christians who celebrate Christmas, but they don’t mind if they offend Christians. …

Tell the company that since they don’t mind offending Christians, you will not be purchasing their products this Christmas. Ask them to please use Christmas in their promotion next year.

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/2007/10/from_the_depart.html

[dkofos]

1. Bah Humbug

[Warpy]

2. They're starting a little too early this year

and by the time Thanksgiving rolls around, even the faithful will be sick of the self righteous hostility.

Poor Dobson. He should have waited until next year to start this early. He might have been able to rally the fools for Christ in time for the election.

[Bjorn Against]

25. Sadly it did not just start either

I remember them bringing this up early in the summer, I believe it was around June that they put it on their front page. I check the American Family Associations site from time to time because they give me good material to make fun of them with when I write satire, and I distinctly remember reading an article there months ago already preparing for the coming "war".

[Catch22Dem]

3. YAY! My favorite war of the year...I'm a vigilant soldier

On the screw xtians side of the battle. :evilgrin:

[glowing]

4. Why does everyone have to take the fun out of Christmas? Shoot

even my boss and her family clebrate Christmas with all the trimmings and they are Hindu... Its the spirit, the food, and the presents... come on people if you ignore it, it will go away.

[niyad]

5. but it's okay for them to declare war on MY sacred holy day-- Samhain (otherwise known as Halloween)

and by some very brutal, ugly means (hell houses, scare tactics, etc) what a flagrant bunch of hypocrites.

note to American "Family" ass. and others-- Christmas is OUR holiday--you stole just about every single bit of your celebration from our rituals. but then, you did that with easter, too.

[Agnomen]

6. Bah Humbug!

[bridgit]

7. get ready for the War on Christmas 2007, check...

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. Reporting for duty

M-16 check...

Wonder if this year I will be able to bag Rudolph, pesky little deer that he is

[IDemo]

9. The war never stops in this household

Non-conspicuous consumer reporting for duty! :patriot:

[DefenseLawyer]

10. The War on Christmas is a quagmire

We need the Surge on Christmas this year.

[Ikonoklast]

15. Since the Surge on Christmas is failing

It has been decided to declare New Years Day an official sponsor of state terrorism.

[DefenseLawyer]

18. At least Salvation Army is in its last throes

Just a few dead-enders ringing bells

[Ikonoklast]

22. I heard that we got their #2 man yesterday, Again,

That's the fourteenth Salvation Army Major done in.

You'd think they'd be running out of volunteers for that fatal '#2' spot.


In other news, fruitcakes smuggled in from 'foreign agitators' have been increasingly spotted in circulation, giving credence to the fear of WMD's being used in the conflict.

Such escalation is certain to bring out retaliation in the form of re-gifting crappy sweaters in hideous shades of green to the parties responsible.

Where will it end.

[Cha]

11. Only fair..

since the so-called fristians have had a war on Christ since they first schemed their Grand Ol' Hypocricy Plan. So take that ya whiners.

[TahitiNut]

12. Can Christmas surrender? Or does it just turn the other cheek?

How much territory does it have? Any natural resources?

:silly: :dunce:

[tularetom]

14. shit, if Christmas had oil Cheney would 've already bombed it

off the face of the earth.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

13. Twas 2 months before Christmas

And these dopes have beaten the TV ads at annoying me :argh:

[jazzjunkysue]

16. Festivus! For the rest of us!

Time for The Airing Of The Grievances!

[DefenseLawyer]

19. Serenity now!

Yes, lets skip the feats of strength and go right to the airing of grievances.

[jazzjunkysue]

17. I put out barbed wire to keep the carolers off my lawn, and Santa off my roof.

Just doing my part.

[tnlefty]

20. I haven't decorated the outside of my house since post shock

and disgust. I'll be scaling back even more on gifts, etc. These nuts just try to ruin everything for the rest of us. Didn't they jump ahead and miss the condemnation of Halloween?

[Sparkly]

21. Pssst...

...Working on plan to ambush Thanksgiving... Who's in? Shhh...

[DefenseLawyer]

23. Hasn't that been re-designated as "Project X"?

Nevermind, I've already said too much.

[riverdale]

24. Mrs. Fields has fired the first shot of the battle of 2007

Godspeed to you ma'am. I hope we can finally defeat Christmas this time, with the help of your snacks.