Fox Producer Confronts R.I. Gov. Over ‘Holiday Tree’: ‘Who Exactly Does a Christmas Tree Offend?’
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Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee said he’s just continuing past practices in calling the Christmas tree in the Statehouse a “holiday tree.”
Chafee gave his answer to Fox News producer Jesse Watters, who went up to the governor in a hallway.
“Who exactly does a Christmas tree offend?” Watters asked Chafee, an independent.
Taken aback, he answered, “I’m continuing the past practice of previous governors that have instituted in calling this a holiday celebration.”
“But don’t you think you calling it a holiday tree offends more people than a Christmas tree?” Watters pressed.
“Well that‘s a debate that’s been going on for many years. When I was in grade school we had to say the Lord’s prayer. That no longer has occurred in public schools. This is a continuing debate of mixing of religion and government,” Chafee said.
When Watters pointed out that Christmas is a federal holiday and asked whether Chafee would like to repeal that, the governor looked increasingly uncomfortable and started to stammer.
“No I — ongoing debate about this subject and as I just said Lord’s prayer in schools is one of those…so it’s an ongoing debate,” he said. Referencing the state’s religious dissident founder, he added: “We’re trying to uphold the values of Roger Williams and make sure that the purity of theology is kept free from the pollution of government.”
Watters again, asking “But don’t you think a holiday tree…what holiday is it governor?” as Chafee was hustled away.
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Dismayed Veteran
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 3:44pmTitle V Part III Subpart E, Chapter 61, Subchapter 6103 HOLIDAYS
By the law above, the following are national holidays shown in their accurate form for the United States of America:
The following are legal public holidays:
New Year’s Day, January 1.
Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., the third Monday in January.
Washington’s Birthday, the third Monday in February.
Memorial Day, the last Monday in May.
Independence Day, July 4.
Labor Day, the first Monday in September.
Columbus Day, the second Monday in October.
Veterans Day, November 11.
Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday in November.
Christmas Day, December 25.
What part of Christmas does the DOFUS NOT UNDERSTAND!!!!
ENOUGH of this nonsense. December 25 is legally known as Christmas. Until the law is changed, it remains Christmas. I am getting so sick of the laws of our land ignored for the PC bunch. If they don’t like, get the law changed.
Report Post »phillipwgirard
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 4:43pmThey can change the law all they want, it will always be CHRISTMAS to me…
Report Post »Freedom from liberals
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 6:01pmI’m not sure who this guy reminds me of. It was either Gomer or Goober Pyle. How in the hell did he become a governor.
Report Post »Tickdog
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 3:43pmall i have to say is F&#* you if the word Christmas offends you.
Report Post »Ballzonya
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 4:00pmthat’s about as meaningless as those stupid bumper stickers that say “WE say merry Christmas.”
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 4:01pmExactly…”what holiday is it Governor?”. Who’s taking December 25th off work governor? Why December 25th Governor? What is significant about that day of that month Governor? Would you seek to stop your office, staff and or constituents from taking the day off on December 25th knowing it acknowledges a religious occasion Governor? Do you believe it’s offensive to non-christians to take December 25th off knowing it’s a christian occasion governor?
Report Post »AzDebi
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 4:06pm“Separation of Church and State”….hum…considering how misinformed and uneducated all these elected officials seem to be, perhaps any one of us here on The Blaze could be substituted for the obvious idiots holding those “official government” offices! I do know that we’ve at READ and UNDERSTAND the U S CONSTITUTION better than those idiots! We used to believe that they had to possess some kind of credentials in order to be elected…boy, oh boy, those days are over, huh?
Report Post »Ivey123
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 4:31pmI just have one thing to say to the IDIOTS breaking down the foundation of this country and that is – YOU are living in the wrong country. This is America, NOT Russia !!!!! Go to a godless country like Russia !!!! Why don’t you !!!!
Report Post »robert
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 4:32pmTickdog
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 3:43pm
“all i have to say is F&#* you if the word Christmas offends you.”
My sentiments exactly.
From the homosexual lobby to the Reverend Wrights of the country, everybody on the far left is steeped in anti-traditional values and anti-Americanism. Those that don’t hate the country, don’t like it very well, nor its cultures and customs.
It’s no wonder this empire is in the process of sinking.
Report Post »mils
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 4:35pmi watched this. the governor was pitiful…seriously he was like a winup smiling folly..it was disconcerting..l..and his smile looked painted on and i do believe he was sweating…
Report Post »he‘s a pathetic little man that really didn’t have an answer
TXPilot
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 4:50pmChristmas is for Christians, because this country was founded by and for Christians. All you other people only live here because we have been tolerant enough to let you, but now if you don’t like the fact that we want to celebrate the birth of the savior, you need to keep your mouth shut, or pack up and move back to secular Europe.
Report Post »VoteBushIn12
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 4:54pmJon Stewart covered this story exceptionally well. I highly recommend you all watch it:
http://www.thedailyshow.com/full-episodes/tue-december-6-2011-jonah-hill
Don’t just watch Fox, you will miss a lot of the facts (and by “a lot” I essentially mean all of them).
Report Post »Shiroi Raion
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 5:14pmStewie misses one VERY important fact. The pilgrims outlawed Christmas celebration because it was so sacred to them, not “because they revered it as much as a 7-11.” Today, it’s totally reversed.
Report Post »Liberals cowardly bend over backwards to please the enemies of America (they call it being PC) and at the same time they attack people for being moral and good (hypocritically and dishonestly being intolerant of those whom their Marxist professors disagree). You Progressive Liberal lemmings have turned America upside-down and then cowardly refuse to accept fault. Like a child, you simply point your chocolate-covered hands at your honest brother and tell mommy, “He stole the cookies, not me!”
No, I won’t watch Stewie. He is dishonest. For truth, Fox News and Glenn Beck. If I watch the Liberals, it’s only to see what lie they are telling next.
JRook
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 5:15pmSo I guess Bing Crosby and Irvin Berlin are part of this conspiracy.
Happy Holiday
Happy holiday, happy holiday
While the merry bells keep ringing
May your ev’ry wish come true
Happy holiday, happy holiday
May the calendar keep bringing
Happy holidays to you
Come To Holiday Inn
If you’re burdened down with trouble
If your nerves are wearing thin
Park your load down the road
And come to Holiday Inn
If the traffic noise affects you
Like a squeaky violin
Kick your cares down the stairs
And come to Holiday Inn
If you can’t find someone who
Would set your heart a-whirl
Take your car and motor to
The home of boy meets girl
If you’re laid-up with a breakdown
Report Post »Throw away your vitamin
Don’t get worse, grab your nurse
And come to Holiday Inn
TH30PH1LUS
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 5:31pmLincoln Chafee, it’s a Christmas Tree. Your twitchy grins and verbal gymnastics will never change that.
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 5:40pmYeah that’s a convincing argument JROOK..quote a Bing Crosby song. Buffoon.
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 5:53pmBy the way BALOGNA/BOLOGNA….you of course as an enlightened and principled secularist/atheist are going to go to your place of work on Christmas day and refuse to give your kids any presents that day right? It is just a day like any other so no one needs to be taking any days off that day..yes?
Report Post »gmoneytx
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 6:01pmI agree
Report Post »blickquickly
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 6:32pm“Jon Stewart” and “facts” do not belong in the same response. nice try.
Report Post »jakartaman
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 6:40pmSniveling little weasel
Report Post »cosette
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 6:46pm@ Vote bushin2012- Anybody who considers Jon Stewart as a factual source, when in reality he is a COMEDIAN (hence his venue Comedy Central), is beyond an honest grasp of reality or truth. Do you glean news from South Park also? Idiot!
Report Post »cosette
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 6:50pmDennis Miller had it spot on about this POS last night on O’Reilly. This guy has more nervous tics than a valet at a Baghdad hotel. LMAO!
Report Post »encinom
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 6:53pmTXPilot
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 4:50pm
Christmas is for Christians, because this country was founded by and for Christians. All you other people only live here because we have been tolerant enough to let you, but now if you don’t like the fact that we want to celebrate the birth of the savior, you need to keep your mouth shut, or pack up and move back to secular Europe.
______________________________________________
I love the irony of your post, a nation founded on the principal of religious tolerance and freedom, yet your post in defense of a pagan symbol on a pagan winter celebration is to repeat the bigotry that forced our foure-fathers to flee England.
The Founding Fathers rightly created a secular nation, a nation that outlawed religious tests and removed God from the government. You are no better than the Taleban and other religious zealots lookng to destroy this nation and creat a theocracy.
Report Post »Marci
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 7:17pmI like the point made, it’s a FEDERAL holiday, would you like it repealed? I say we repeal the federal holiday thereby the taxpayer doesn’t have to pick up the paid holiday for all these useless bureaucrats. Brilliant. The rest of us will be taking it off paid courtesy of our private sector bosses, but for them? Screw it, and when they complain, parrot back their sheeple and false claims on separation of church and state.
Report Post »blueyesj40
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 7:57pmI agree entirely, if they don’t like a holiday, Christmas for example, then don’t frakking participate in anything to do with it and go about your day off jurasic-slap asses!
Report Post »drago
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 8:06pmWhy is it when you confront these people, they always sound like porky pig, with a stutter…..wait…..
Report Post »VoteBushIn12
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 8:49pm@cosette
Just because Fox has the word “News” in their name doesn’t make them a reliable source. The Onion? that is a news organization.
Instead of discrediting him for the network he‘s on why don’t you WATCH the episode I conveniently provided you and then talk to me about facts.
In an effort to broaden my horizons I participate on this forum to ensure im the most informed on the issues. I go out of my way to watch the various news stations just to stay up to date on the facts and opinions. If you actually want to have an intelligent conversation with me, you will watch the episode and tell me your perspective.
If you‘d rather just live in your shell of opinions and misconstrued facts then that’s fine too. But don‘t dilute your perspective and think you’re being “fair and balanced” because in reality you’re just being “ignorant and biased”.
Someone should tell Fox to adopt that motto…
Report Post »ed from ptown va
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 9:12pmthats right gov, they took the lord prayer out of the schools, NOW look at them
Report Post »Phoenixsoulfire
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 9:30pm““We’re trying to uphold the values of Roger Williams and make sure that the purity of theology is kept free from the pollution of government.””
He has it backward. It is to keep Government from polluting religion and also to keep it using it against us. Pure and simple.
Report Post »ISeeDanger.com
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 10:20pmThis one is for the Gov….
Report Post »Merry F___ing Xmas.
http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/151670/merry-fing-christmas
sawhorse1950
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 10:37pmMe, too..do they actually think saying Christmas will make us bad people? I think they do..
Report Post »TheCoffinMaker
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 10:42pmWhat a flaky-looking SOB.
Report Post »colt1860
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 11:27pm@encinom
In 1854 the House Judiciary Committee said: In this age, there is no substitute for Christianity…That was the religion of the founders of the republic, and they expected it to remain the religion of their descendants.
In 1892 the S. Court stated: No purpose of action against religion can be imputed to any legislation, State or national, because this is a religious people … This is a Christian nation. There is no dissonance in these declarations. There is a universal language pervading them all, having one meaning; they affirm and reaffirm that this is a religious nation. These are not individual sayings, declarations of private persons: they are organic [legal, governmental] utterances; they speak the voice of the entire people. … These, and many other matters which might be noticed, add a volume of unofficial declarations to the mass of organic utterances that this is a Christian nation.
The General hopes and trusts that every officer and man will endeavor to live and act as becomes a Christian soldier defending the dearest rights and liberties of his country. – Washington
Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity religion and morality are indispensable supports. – Washington
The propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right which Heaven itself has ordained. – Washington
God and America http://www.angelfire.com/la2/prophet1/america.html
Report Post »dr pepper
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 11:36pmhey Ballzonya, HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
Report Post »ghostsouls
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 2:18amI would petition Gov Chafee on EVERY Holiday…hey It’s New Years, where is our Holiday tree? Hey, it’s Valentines day, where is our Holiday Tree? Now it’s St. Patrick’s Day, where is our Holiday tree, why are you not putting it up, for God sake man, it’s a Holiday!!!! Then when he denies the right to put that tree up for every “Holiday” force him in the court to call it what it is, a Christmas Tree.
Report Post »old white guy
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 9:13amtickdog. ditto. those who don‘t want to celebrate Christmas don’t have to. all you commie athiests get the hell out of our lives.
Report Post »Itsourtime
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 12:48pmSeriously. Why would you disgrace the Lord with obscenities? Please use your brain before posting.
Report Post »NeoFan
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 1:03pmIn the spirit of the season let us do the right thing and forgive the Governor. Merry Christmas!
Report Post »AFMomXs2
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 8:11pmAgreed !!!! I have been telling EVERYONE Merry Christmas since Black Friday and I refuse to say anything else.. .unless I know they are Jewish and then I will wish them Happy Hanukkah. It is a Christian holiday and a Christmas tree.. If you are not a Christian or are Jewish .. IGNOR it ! Or go live in Afghanistan !
Report Post »your sensei
Posted on December 10, 2011 at 3:50pmAl but two of you sound like you belong in a pre-school production of A Christmas Carol. Seriously, this country is in deep trouble if this blazingly ignorant and juvenile world view proves to be the majority of our ersatz adults.
Report Post »patriotj
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 3:39pmIn 1870, President Grant signed a law making Christmas Day a federal holiday, a national day of celebration. It is a CHRISTMAS TREE and not a “Holiday Tree.” Should I call the chanukiah (Chanukah menorah) a “holiday candelabra?”
LYNCH v. DONNELLY, 465 U.S. 668 (1984) (http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=us&vol=465&invol=668)
(c) Our history is pervaded by official acknowledgment of the role of religion in American life, and equally pervasive is evidence of accommodation of all faiths and all forms of religious expression and hostility toward none.
“President Washington and his successors proclaimed Thanksgiving, with all its religious overtones, a day of national celebration and Congress made it a National Holiday more than a century ago. Ch. 167, 16 Stat. 168. That holiday has not lost its theme of expressing thanks for Divine aid any more than has Christmas lost its religious significance.
Executive Orders and other official announcements of Presidents and of the Congress have proclaimed both Christmas and Thanksgiving National Holidays in religious terms.
… display of the creche is no more an advancement or endorsement of religion than the Congressional and Executive recognition of the origins of the Holiday itself as “Christ’s Mass,” or the exhibition of literally hundreds of religious paintings in governmentally supported museums.”
Report Post »Ari Ben TZion
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 3:56pmWould you guys just look at this Yahoo tap dancing around the question?
Is it any wonder the entire country is committing apoptosis?
G-d help us all!
Report Post »patriotj
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 4:10pm@Ari – You need to remember that most people in the government and/or on the left are not use to actual questions from the media. Of course he was tap dancing around the question because he was shocked that a media person would actually dare question him.
Yes, G-d help us all!
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 4:16pmAmen Ari.
Report Post »Chuck Stein
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 4:54pm@ Ari Whenever the Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee calls me looking for cash, I have two words for them: “Lincoln Chaffee”
Report Post »palerider54
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 3:27pmWhile Christmas shopping I make sure as soon as I start to be rung up for my items to say
MERRY CHRISTMAS to the cashier. If they do not reply or do reply with happy holidays, I inform them that if they cannot return my greeting wishing me a MERRY CHRISTMAS they can take my CHRISTMAS GIFTS back into stock and I will buy my CHRISTMAS GIFTS at another store that does recognize CHRIST-MAS.
I have had a few managers come and apologize to me on the way out of the store but had one that threatened to call the law on me if I did not return to the register and pay my bill.
I laughed at him and begged him to make the call. I even offered him my cell phone so he could call them right then and there. He declined. BTW he was a moslem. Just sayin.
Report Post »capitalismrocks
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 4:04pmI say Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone so I can be specific about Christmas and acknowledge the Jewish Holiday, Winter Solstice, etc so I cover all bases.
Report Post »Ballzonya
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 4:20pmPalerider: sounds like you’ve got a big empty space inside of you. Rather than take your frustrations out on strangers, you should try getting to the root cause of your own personal sadness. Loser.
Report Post »SurfinRallylizard
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 4:21pmWow… so instead of simply expecting cashiers to be nice and courteous, you have the expectation they not only speak to you but also say what YOU want them to say back to you… You are aware that other religions have seasonal celebrations this time of year right? Be happy that your cashier has a good attitude, I’m more upset with bad service than whether I can get them to parrot back things I demand they say. You think Jesus cares how many times you make others Merry Christmas? Instead, think about the two greatest commandments:
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind, and Love your neighbor as yourself.
Those people at the stores you go to, are your neighbors as well.
Report Post »disque-0-duc
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 4:30pmAwesome!
Report Post »GeorgieJo
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 4:57pmRIDER–
Report Post »GREAT idea!!!!!! I may try it
Thanks and MERRY CHRISTMAS
AvengerK
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 5:48pmBALOGNA…..sounds like you have a lot of trouble admitting the reason you’re staying home on December 25 and giving your children gifts (heck..receiving gifts yourself) is because of a Christian holiday. If you can’t acknowledge the obvious..you have my pity. If PALERIDER feels he only wishes to do business during the christmas season with places that will acknowledge his “merry christmas” that’s his prerogative as a free citizen of this country and a consumer..as it is the shop keeper’s prerogative to refuse or accomodated him. If freedom of choice is “a big empty hole” to a liberal idiot like you…again..you have my pity. I‘d wager you’re one of those militant lefties that if they see a religious reference on a shopping bag..as unobtrusive as it may be… their blood pressure rises to dangerous levels.
Report Post »ohiochili
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 7:07pmI say Merry Christmas. You say Merry Christmas. All well and good, but when at work, your cashier probably has been told not to reply to ANY holiday greeting, whether it be Easter, Christmas, or the 4th of July. I worked a part-time job last Christmas season, and wished my customers at the registers Merry Christmas until a manager told me to stop. They told me I would be terminated if I continued, so I stopped. Jobs are hard to find for a 57 year old widow. I hated just smiling at my customers when they wished me a Merry Christmas. I had a few make nasty comments, but at least I was able to stay at that job until I finally found a real one who, so far, has not made me follow some stupid pc rules.
Report Post »Next time take your anger out on the managers…not the poor cashier who is probably making minimum wage and is just trying to make it through the shift. Where you shop is your business, but at least be civil to the nameless cogs in the wheel who have no say in corporate decisions.
colt1860
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 11:38pmAt my job, it’s policy to say “Happy Holidays”. Last year I never said that, I always told all my customers, “Merry Christmas”. They smiled, some in surprise, and replied back, “Merry Christmas!”. All the other employees were saying “Happy Holidays”. Well, about a day or two, I don’t exactly recall, before Christmas, the main owner of the store walks in to visit. As he is saying goodbye to the store managers and employees, I shout out to him, from my cash register, “Merry Christmas!”. He looks at me, and gladly tells me, with a smile, “Thank you. You have a Merry Christmas too”. I felt very proud to have said it, and appreciative of his greeting. I’ll be saying “Merry Christmas” again this year. I have a few new managers. But I’m ready to give an answer to everyone who asks of my faith. Merry Christmas everyone!
Report Post »fishlore
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 3:23pmI find religion to be one of the most laughable things mankind ever invented, but I fully support Christmas trees, nativity scenes, crosses in public and any other religious emblem. As long as you don’t want to behead me for my beliefs, do whatever makes you happy. Knock yourself out. It takes a special form of pathetic to be upset by something like that.
Report Post »girving
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 3:48pmWhat a shame…….
Report Post »bum
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 3:51pmI think that is a very sensible reaction.
Report Post »capitalismrocks
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 4:14pmI don’t complain about no religion the rest of year, so no one should complain about a religion around Christmas time
Report Post »for-what-its-worth
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 4:16pm“A Festivus for the rest of us!”
Report Post »mountainb
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 7:16pmI think I love Fishlore!!!!! What a reasonable response. To bad we can’t all take the same attitude toward different views.
Report Post »TisOnlyMe
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 8:21pmAgreed!
Report Post »hannahh
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 9:52pmYou probably get Christmas off too, (if you work) is that beheading to you? You have us confused with the muslims. We don’t behead anybody, we just wish you a Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas.
Report Post »AnonymousCitizen
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 3:22pmHe spelled “Holyday Tree” wrong.
Report Post »palerider54
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 3:29pmGood one. Praise Jesus.
Report Post »Charlie Justice
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 3:19pmlook for the first Christians versus lions pay per view to be aired from Rhode Island….and BTW, Rhode Island can say BYE BYE to ANY tourism money I plan to spend in the next, GOD willing, 30 years.
Report Post »palerider54
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 3:30pmThank you, I vote with my wallet also. Merry Christ-mas
Report Post »SantaFeBlue
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 3:15pmOh Governor Chaffee, what holiday are you celebrating?
Report Post »Jim in Houston
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 4:18pmNational Dumb Ass day.
Report Post »hadenoughinpa
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 5:55pmI agree dumbass holiday suit him well. BTW the Christmas Tree came from the pagans if I remember correctly Hey Gov just shut up it is a CHRISTMAS TREE get over it go home to your Holiday Tree your kids a grandkids have to be indoctrinated to that TEA
Report Post »GeorgieJo
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 7:27pmDOOFUS the reindeer Holiday???
Report Post »karenm
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 3:13pmCHRISTMAS TREE, CHRISTMAS TREE, CHRISTMAS TREE…there I hope I offended lots and lots of people. I will never stop calling it a Christmas tree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »eramthgin
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 3:11pmAll Democrats hate christians.
Report Post »chazman
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 3:30pm@ERAMTHGIN
… there are no such things as Democrats anymore. I wish there were. Instead, they are now Progressive Liberal Marxist’ and we need to prepare to drop everyone of them with extreme prejudice …
Semper Fi
Report Post »palerider54
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 3:39pmNot all of them do. We have several elders in my Church that have been stanch Democrats for 50 to 60 yrs. You can see the pain in their eyes when their party attacks Christianity but they are still clinging to the Democratic Party of their day, before it was invaded and hijacked by the liberal progressives.
One told me the other day that it pains him to vote for “the other side” but that he just could not support the evil principles of the current Democratic leaders. When I asked why he did not switch to Republican he was insulted and said “I’m a working man”. Same response when asked about becoming an Independent like me. You got to love and respect that kind of loyalty. His dad, grandad, and great grandad had all been Democrats and he was not about to betray them.
Report Post »Merry Christmas.
Wolf
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 3:57pmDemocrats don’t hate Christmas at all- they hate the reason for it. Even more, they hate not doing all they can to insure none of the reasons for celebrating CHRISTMAS are available to public view. Point of fact: ALL democrats are baby killing tree huggers intent on overthrowing the Constitution as well as ignoring God in all venues.
Report Post »Don’t believe this? Then check your party platforms.
Have a very, merry Christmas, all- except you demoncraps. And hang onto your Christmas tree.
IMPEACHBHO
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 4:40pmTrue. Almost all Democrats are DINO’s. They are progressives and Marxists.
Report Post »imperceptible
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 5:00pmAnd almost all Christians are XINOs?
Report Post »alwayshappy
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 3:04pmI quite agree! It’s a Christmas tree. Like it or notz! We Christians happen to celebrate Christmas on Dec. 25th. If you find this offensive, then don’t set up a tree! Otherwise, let us celebrate and observe Christmas as we see fit! I grow tired of these annual ‘games’ that are played every year!
Report Post »I.Gaspar
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 3:02pmI betcha this little weasel is wearing women’s underwear…
Report Post »lynnissmart
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 3:22pmNow that gave me a chuckle!
Report Post »Disabledvet
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 2:53pmI say since the politicians do not want to say Christmas, then they should stay and work during the Christmas Holiday, if we can not mix the government with God then maybe the government should stay and work, to include easter break as well. It is not like the lazy A$$ politicians do anything to really earn their money.
Report Post »sick
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 3:03pmThe republican governor before him used the same terminology….whats the big deal.
Report Post »Exrepublisheep
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 3:09pmDon’t do anything? Dems work hard to buy the middle class and the poors’ votes! Repubes do the same amount of work buying the votes of the rich! Then they go golfing together and charge it to the taxpayers!
Report Post »tweet
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 3:10pmYup, those that complain sure don’t mind the time off most with pay! Don’t like the Christmas Holiday, stay and earn that money instead. They can all kiss my PC butt! IT”S CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »MylostRepublic
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 3:28pmChristmas is on Sunday, better luck next year with that one.
Report Post »Pearsontech
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 3:55pm@Sick This isn’t about Republican or Democrat. I don’t know why it is that people assume thing about people just because of the party they choose. Just because I choose a particular party doesn’t mean I agree with everyone that says they are a Republican. For you to sit there and say well the guy before was a Republican and he said the same thing so if both someone from both parties is saying it then its Ok. NO its not ok. It’s Christmas plain and simple. If you don‘t like it or it offends you then don’t participate in it. I don’t care. Don‘t buy your kids anything don’t put up a try don’t go to the tree lighting in your town. Nobody is putting a gun to anyone’s head and making them go. You want to have your own little party and put up your own tree and call it a Holiday tree and have others come that would otherwise be offended by the name Christmas go right ahead it is a free country, or don’t for all I care sit at home and do whatever you want to do. But just because its a free country doesn‘t give you or anyone else the right to go around removing Christmas from everything for everyone else that Christmas doesn’t offend. That Republican Gov. before this one should have been called on the carpet as well. Its not about being a Republican or Democrat.
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 4:07pmthe “big deal” SICK is that what’s going on is clear…atheists and leftists (mostly) take offense to open displays of religious symbols (mainly Christian ones) because of their veiled and not-so-veiled hostility towards Christians, not for any purported constitutional issues. IF these same peeple were TRULY offended, they’d insist we stop taking December 25th off as a national holiday (where many Federal, State and Local agencies also take the day off) as it clearly observes a Christian occasion. What say you SICK? Let’s stop taking the day off Christmas Day? Oh and don’t give the kids any presents that day either…the day is no different to any other day right?
Report Post »TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 2:48pmGrow a spine, Gov. Nice job, JW!
Report Post »brian8793
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 2:39pmWho cares what they call the stupid tree. Christmas is lame.
Report Post »TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 2:47pmA shame you feel that way. I love Christmas! Merry Christmas! Go Denver Broncos!
Report Post »Mtroom
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 2:51pmI agree with the “who cares” part…Who cares about what someone calls a tree, put up, someplace I will never go to see such tree…I don’t care that you call it lame..don’t care someone else calls it a holiday tree..Why is it so many’s main focus…Call it what ever you like or don’t call it anything but a tree..I know what the tree means to me and that’s All I care about.
Report Post »Grannie4news
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 2:58pmAha, a Grinch among us. Poor Soul. Merry Christmas everyone!
Report Post »last frontier
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 2:58pmI’m sorry to here about your childhood Brian.
Report Post »Seede
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 3:01pmHey Brian–
Report Post »Wonder how old you are? Have a job? If you work for a living are you going to skip Christmas and go to work? Why not? Boss close the joint down for Christmas? Why not you take the day off and donate another day to the boss to make up the day you stole from him? Oh I see. It don’t work like that. Well good luck in life cause your sure going to need it. When you suck for that last breath just remember who gave you that breath in the first place.
noczars
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 3:09pmMerry christmas to all!!!!!
Report Post »drago
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 3:14pmbrian, brian, brian, oops, wait, thats just encinom, carry on little idiot troll.
Report Post »LICENSEDTOCARRY
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 3:20pmWho cares about your stupid Raiders. Merry Christmas wanker.
Report Post »BibleGunClinger
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 2:36pmTypical “moderate” BS. God forbid we offend somebody. Like Rush says,”You can’t fix stupid”.
Report Post »G.E.R
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 2:34pmAnother pagan festival stolen by christians.
Report Post »thetruthmustbetold
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 3:10pmWe all went to College………now, quite regurgitating like a trained parrot
Report Post »Either go back to the dorm or your mother’s basement. NOW!
G.E.R
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 3:36pmA country dominated by televangelism would be unrecognizable to the Founding Fathers, who envisioned religion as personal and spiritual, not social and political. No particular variety of religion was intended to control the political agenda, to set the community’s moral tone or to judge who are the true believers and members of our society.
Report Post »Rayblue
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 3:53pmPagans are yesterdays papers. This isn’t World of Warcraft.
Report Post »deeberj
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 4:00pmG.E.R.D. – I mean GER – no one wants a religion to run our gov’t. We just want people to recognize that Christmas is just that. They get a federal holiday because of Christ’s birth. If you hate it so much, petition the gov’t to repeal that federal holiday. Along with Easter.
Report Post »G.E.R
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 4:25pmThe United States does not have national holidays in the sense of days on which all employees in the U.S. receive a day free from work and all business is halted. The U.S. federal government can only recognize national holidays that pertain to its own employees; it is at the discretion of each state or local jurisdiction to determine official holiday schedules
Report Post »savinourliberty
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 2:28pmYet another example of our gutless leaders. Support those who support Christmas, check out http://www.303outdoors.com these guys do!
Report Post »sensibleadult
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 2:24pmRhode Island, you have a lame goernor.
Report Post »landman1
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 2:47pmHow in the world does this limp noodle weasel get elected Governor? Jesse had him squirming. If that little encounter with the TV cameras had him that shook up I’d hate to see him if the redcoats attacked again. Rhode Island…you’re on your own!
Report Post »maxedout
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 2:24pmAnd a MERRY CHRISTMAS to all.
Report Post »your sensei
Posted on December 10, 2011 at 3:45pmBold. Very bold.
Report Post »thegreatcarnac
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 2:23pmGood for the Fox producer. These little wormy lib politicians who want to water down Christmas need to be addressed harshly. We have had Christmas trees and nativity scenes for over a century now and no one cared. Suddenly with the appearance of the obama regime…the anti-Christians seem embolden and have begun their attacks in earnest. We will fight them in every way.
Report Post »goatrope67
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 4:15pmActually it all started with the creation of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives that was created under the Bush presidency. By trapping us Atheists in a near theocracy you have left us with no choice but to vocalize.
Report Post »Bill from NJ
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 2:22pmSorry with the spelling.
Report Post »I ment to type “Repeating”
Roberto G. Vasquez
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 2:19pmIt’s about time media people start confronting these political hacks about their lies!
Report Post »Exrepublisheep
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 2:18pm“And you were lukewarm so I spat you out”. Gotta love that “gotcha” journalism though!
Report Post »Jenny Lind
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 2:17pmStupid id as stupid does, Forrest.
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