U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Begins Journey from California Forest this (last) Weekend

[The Straight Story]

U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Begins Journey from California Forest this Weekend

A tribal elder from the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians will bless the tree before it is cut and loaded onto a truck for 4,500-mile, 20-day tour that includes stops in 12 cities from Sacramento to Los Angeles before the tree begins its national tour

SONORA, Calif. (November 1, 2011) -- When the sun rises over the chilly peaks of the Sierra Nevada on Saturday, a tribal elder from the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians will bless the giant Sierra white fir that will eventually be erected in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. as the nation’s Christmas tree.

And once it’s cut, the 65-foot tree will be loaded onto a truck for a 20-day tour that includes stops in big cities, small towns and military bases across the country so that Americans from all walks of life can see “The People’s Tree” before it’s set up in front of the U.S. Capitol.

“For the next couple of months, this majestic white fir from the Stanislaus National Forest will be one of the most photographed trees in the world,” said Maria Benech, coordinator of the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree. “It will stand in front of our Capitol, illuminated with 10,000 lights and nearly 3,000 handmade ornaments as a gift from California and an internationally recognized symbol of the holiday season.”

http://somd.com/news/headlines/2011/14510.shtml

A little late, but the tree is still on the road :)

[SpiralHawk]

1. The War on Christmas Trees is officially ON

Another eeevil republicon black-ops strategery against decency, merriment, and The American WAY? Hmmmmmmm?

We depict, you surmise:

[SpiralHawk]

4. Thanks heavens American Patriots are defending Christmas Trees against Republicon Attacks

[lunatica]

2. And the band played on

while the Titanic sank.

That majestic white fir could have been left living until it died of natural causes. Fuck a culture that thinks it needs to kill trees to worship Christmas lights.

[Nye Bevan]

5. Don't worry. More will grow.

The Christmas Tree farm I go to every year never seems to run out.

[The Straight Story]

6. Wonder if they have any tree herders to keep them from wandering off:

[fasttense]

3. How old was that tree?

Did we really have to cut it down to decorate the white house?

[RC]

7. Correct. If we can spend trillions killing people in their own countries, why

can't our government buy a nice American made artificial tree and use that each year? What is the cost to cut down this years tree and ship is across the country? That should pay for the artificial tree, with money left over to supply a nice Christmas for a few hundred families left homeless by the corruption of our government.