If anyone or anything is taking away from the true meaning of Christmas it's the corporations pushing rampant consumerism through their pagan icon Santa. (which by no coincidence is really close to Satan)

He's overcompensating. Which I hear black guys never have to do

He didn't mention Festivus yesterday at all. Why is Obama waging a war on Festivus?

He won't -- for $20! ^

Hobodeluxe: If anyone or anything is taking away from the true meaning of Christmas it's the corporations pushing rampant consumerism through their pagan icon Santa. (which by no coincidence is really close to Satan)

Well we all know he's just trying to push his deep cover identity to distract everyone from the fact he's an Iranian agent sent to delay invasion until Iran gets its nuclear weapons, and "accidentally" lose top secret and top-of-the-line tech within Iranian borders so it can be reverse engineered and used against us. He won't be happy until Iranian UAV's loaded with thermonuclear bombs painted with "Obama was here" in Arabic are flying above every American, European and Israeli city on Earth.

Repeating? Wearing it out? Overcompensating?

He said the words "Merry Christmas" a grand total of 2, count em, two times in that entire address.

You can watch their eyes read along with eachother's teleprompter. It's mesmerizing.

IT WASN'T YOUR HOLIDAY TO BEGIN WITH!

NOBODY BELIEVES THAT YOU ARE CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS FOR JESUS.

YOU ARE DOING SO FOR THE PRESENTS.

YOUR OUTRAGE IS JUST A SHOW.

FARK OFF!

/caps lock is cruise control for cool
//so farking tired of this shiat
///so very, very tired

Shouldn't KOS wait until some culture warrior goes all frothy on this before getting snarky about it?

FTFA: "Merry Christmas's"

Really? It's not that complicated. You don't use apostrophes to make things plural (except when used on a single lowercase letter like "Mind your p's and q's.") This is pretty basic stuff, Daily Kos editors. The plural is Christmases.

You also don't put apostrophes on the end of decades (the 1960s or '60s are right, not 1960's), so stop it.

/prepared to get Muphried

I felt a shtrong ruredemption listening to that.

FARTNOISE FARTNOISE JUNIOR: FTFA: "Merry Christmas's"

Really? It's not that complicated. You don't use apostrophes to make things plural (except when used on a single lowercase letter like "Mind your p's and q's.") This is pretty basic stuff, Daily Kos editors. The plural is Christmases.

You also don't put apostrophes on the end of decades (the 1960s or '60s are right, not 1960's), so stop it.

/prepared to get Muphried Rotsky'd

sorry, pet peeve

WTF is this guy's problem?

FloydA: This exact claim will be repeated as fact on FOX News tonight.

Nah, the FNC version is:

Fox News "Opinion" Guy: Is Obama pushing a deep cover identity to distract everyone from the fact he's an Iranian agent sent to delay invasion until Iran gets its nuclear weapons, and "accidentally" lose top secret and top-of-the-line tech within Iranian borders so it can be reverse engineered and used against us? Will Obama be happy unless Iranian UAV's loaded with thermonuclear bombs painted with "Obama was here" in Arabic are flying above every American, European and Israeli city on Earth?

Fox News "News" Guy: Some people are claiming Obama is trying to push his deep cover identity to distract everyone from the fact he's an Iranian agent sent to delay invasion until Iran gets its nuclear weapons, and "accidentally" lose top secret and top-of-the-line tech within Iranian borders so it can be reverse engineered and used against us. Some people are also claiming Obama won't be happy until Iranian UAV's loaded with thermonuclear bombs painted with "Obama was here" in Arabic are flying above every American, European and Israeli city on Earth.

Fox News "Opinion" Guy: Non liberal mainstream media are now claiming Obama is pushing his deep cover identity to distract everyone from the fact he's an Iranian agent sent to delay invasion until Iran gets its nuclear weapons, and "accidentally" lose top secret and top-of-the-line tech within Iranian borders so it can be reverse engineered and used against us. They're also claiming Obama won't be happy until Iranian UAV's loaded with thermonuclear bombs painted with "Obama was here" in Arabic are flying above every American, European and Israeli city on Earth. Why won't the liberal mainstream media report on this? What are they trying to hide? Why do they hate America and its virtues?

Fox News "News" Guy: Some people are now claiming mainstream media outlets are trying to suppress the fact Obama pushes his deep cover identity to distract everyone from the fact he's an Iranian agent sent to delay invasion until Iran gets its nuclear weapons, and "accidentally" lose top secret and top-of-the-line tech within Iranian borders so it can be reverse engineered and used against us. Not only that, he won't be happy until Iranian UAV's loaded with thermonuclear bombs painted with "Obama was here" in Arabic are flying above every American, European and Israeli city on Earth.

Fox Business Guy: WHARFLBGRARBLHURRRUFFRUFFGRRRBARBLSNARFGARB, before pooping on the news desk and collapsing in a pile of feces and froth.

I'll sympathize with president on the "well that grouped is pissed because you don't mention this thing" and "that group is pissed when you do mention that thing" quandry.

Approves!!!

So he is saying it to take the power away from it? Why can't a white guy like me say Merry Christmas?

/sarc

that bosnian sniper: Well we all know he's just trying to push his deep cover identity to distract everyone from the fact he's an Iranian agent sent to delay invasion until Iran gets its nuclear weapons, and "accidentally" lose top secret and top-of-the-line tech within Iranian borders so it can be reverse engineered and used against us. He won't be happy until Iranian UAV's loaded with thermonuclear bombs painted with "Obama was here" in Arabic are flying above every American, European and Israeli city on Earth.

Holy smokes! You just blew my farking mind.

I don't know about you guys but the "War on Christmas" folks really suck the fun out of the holiday sometimes.

FloydA: Mrtraveler01: I don't know about you guys but the "War on Christmas" folks really suck the fun out of the holiday sometimes.

FTFY

That too. Can't we all just get along and just celebrate the holiday without people being biatchy about it? Do you guys really think Jesus would be this douchy about it?

/rant off

Christmas used to be a religious Holiday, now thanks to the 0bama's it is a Socialist Holiday.

Helping each other and giving people stuff for free.

propasaurus: Oh hey! Greenlit Xmas Eve "War on Christmas" thread? Good a place as any to drop this:

I just happened to be working at Fox Studios recently. Here's a photo I took of some Christmas Holiday decor on the lot:

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Why does Fox hate Christmas and the baby Jesus?

Well obvious those are evil elitist Hollywood liberals who are Godless and liberal and such.

wotthefark: Christmas used to be a religious Holiday, now thanks to the 0bama's it is a Socialist Holiday.

Helping each other and giving people stuff for free.

Helping and giving. Disgusting. I remember in Reagan's America when we sold each other Christmas gifts, and kids had to barter their older toys if they wanted Skeletor.

Are we going to start calling President Obama all those things we call President Bush because he's a Christian too?

Axial Tilt is the Reason for the Season!

I never used to care, at all, about the phrase "Merry Christmas" even though I'm not a Christian. But since this "war on Christmas" shiat started up five or six years ago, I'm so sick of it that I hate the word "Christmas" and it now irks me to hear it, because every time I do, I think, is this somebody just saying Merry Christmas, or is it one of the derp crowd saying, "Watch Faux News! Glenn Beck Is Truth! Stop the Liberals!"

Because the latter can all shove their merry christmases where the sun don't shine.

Kibbler: I never used to care, at all, about the phrase "Merry Christmas" even though I'm not a Christian. But since this "war on Christmas" shiat started up five or six years ago, I'm so sick of it that I hate the word "Christmas" and it now irks me to hear it, because every time I do, I think, is this somebody just saying Merry Christmas, or is it one of the derp crowd saying, "Watch Faux News! Glenn Beck Is Truth! Stop the Liberals!"

Because the latter can all shove their merry christmases where the sun don't shine.

Yeah, I've gotten like that too. Trying to keep it simple and myself sane, any time somebody says "Have a Merry Christmas" as an initial valediction, I take it as being innocent. Any other time or as a response to "Happy Holidays" I take it as the person being a dick

HAHAHAHAHA, I see so much of this "War on us persecuted Christians and our farking holiday" shiat. Gimme a break. Me and my ilk are a tiny minority and, I suspect, we all enjoy ourselves around Christmas with music, candles, booze and booze. I like the idea but the execution really depresses me. Anyway, any "persecuted" Christians can shove it up their ass. fark them. They're only a minority anyway, most folk I know celebrate just fine without trying to start a farking "war" with non-existent Atheists.

Cuchulane: Jeremiah 10:2 KJV
Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them. 3* For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. 4* They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not. 5 They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.

Romans 14:5 KJV
5* One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.


Christians suck at the Bible.

That they do.

Heron:
Christians suck at the Bible.

That they do.

I know so many atheists who are better Christians than many Christians. Aside from the supernatural bits that is.

FloydA: I don't recall anyone calling Bush names because he was a Christian.

Really? So you are new to the Internets, because for the last 11 years there have been a ton of people going after Bush because he's some sort of Evangelical Christian, etc, etc, etc, since he mentioned God all the goddarned time.

Like the Economist here 7 years ago

http://www.economist.com/node/3502861

Well, welcome to the Internet newbie!

trotsky: HAHAHAHAHA, I see so much of this "War on us persecuted Christians and our farking holiday" shiat. Gimme a break. Me and my ilk are a tiny minority and, I suspect, we all enjoy ourselves around Christmas with music, candles, booze and booze. I like the idea but the execution really depresses me. Anyway, any "persecuted" Christians can shove it up their ass. fark them. They're only a minority anyway, most folk I know celebrate just fine without trying to start a farking "war" with non-existent Atheists.

I actually watched a little Fox news yesterday. They had a "news story" I guess it was about persecuted Christians in Pakistan, where they're like 1% of the population. All I could think about was how poorly the Fox news watchers would treat non-Christians, given the chance.