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Thursday, January 20, 2011

November 10, 2005 by s.z.


Whose Pledge of Allegiance Do You Have to Ban to Get Some Recognition Around Here?


Read more about "52 Most Dangerous Liberals in America" 2006 Election Edition Card Deck by Human Events

Human Events has announced its latest cool conservative novelty item: a deck of 52 Most Dangerous Liberals in America cards.  As you'll note, I didn't make the cut.
As midterm elections gear up, HUMAN EVENTS has released a new card deck:  "The 52 Most Dangerous Liberals in America, 2006 Election Edition Card Deck."  This new card deck exposes the liberal politicians, activists and celebrities America should be most leery about throughout the 2006 campaign season.
So, who do you think most scared the Human Events crowd this time? 

Yeah, you're right.
The political landscape has changed a lot since 2003, but one thing is still the same:  Hillary Clinton remains firmly entrenched as the Ace of Spades in the "52 Most Dangerous Liberals in America, 2006 Election Edition Card Deck." 
Liberals new to the deck include George Soros (who got the coveted Ace of Hearts position), David Brock, Harry Reid, and Arianna Huffington.  Returning Dangerous Liberals include Nancy Pelosi, who was named the Queen of Hearts, and Robert Byrd (who was probably included just for old KKK time's sake), our Eight of Spades.
Hillary Clinton, Ted Kennedy, Chuck Schumer and George Soros were all “honored” as Aces.  Joker status was given to Howard Dean and Jesse Jackson.  
If you're interested in keeping track of these scary folks (as well as "The Hollywood elitist who denies a terrorist threat in America," "The dynamic duo who think they should run the country because they have nice hair," and about 40 or so others), then you'll want to go here

Remember, these cards cost just $14.95 per deck, and would make a great Christmas . . .I mean, Holiday present for any paranoid conservative who needs to keep a constant vigil for dangerous liberals.  Get an extra set for David Horowitz!.

5:33:41 AM    


On the Second Day of the War on Christmas . . .

My true love gave to me: a boycott of Wal-Mart.

WorldNetDaily reports that Bill Donohue and his group are jumping on the  "retailers are persecuting me by refusing to make all their merchandising about my holiday" bandwagon.  Here's part of the WND piece:
A Catholic advocacy group has launched a national boycott against Wal-Mart, claiming the world's No. 1 retailer has in effect "banned" Christmas, while promoting other seasonal holidays such as Hanukkah and Kwanzaa.

But Wal-Mart tells WorldNetDaily it has "absolutely not" banned Christmas, but is just "trying to serve all our customers for the holiday season."

According to the New York-based 
Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, the controversy was sparked when a woman recently complained to Wal-Mart that the store was replacing its "Merry Christmas" greeting with "Happy Holidays."

The League says the woman received an e-mail response from a customer-service representative, reading exactly as follows:
Walmart is a world wide organization and must remain conscious of this. The majority of the world still has different practices other than "christmas" which is an ancient tradition that has its roots in Siberian shamanism. The colors associated with "christmas" red and white are actually a representation of of the aminita mascera mushroom.Santa is also borrowed from the Caucuses, mistletoe from the Celts, yule log from the Goths, the time from the Visigoth and the tree from the worship of Baal. It is a wide wide world.
Okay, let's stop right here: how many of you believe that a Wal-Mart customer service rep actually sent such an email?  I'll count hands.

Okay, so none of you.  (While I do like the idea of Wal-Mart trying to drive religious-nut whiners crazy by telling them that their "sacred holiday" is based on hallucinogenic mushrooms, the fact that the name of mushrooms was misspelled seems to indicate that the email was written by an attention-seeking crank with poor research skills.  The fact that "Wal-Mart" was misspelled appears to clinch it.) 

But back to the story:
Catholic League president Bill Donohue speculated the writer of that e-mail was perhaps drunk, so he sent the response to Dan Fogelman in Wal-Mart's public-relations department. Donohue received back a response from Fogelman, who wrote in part:
Um, why can't we read the part of Fogelman's response where he says something about the authenticity of the email? 

Anyway, from the portion of the message that WND and Donohue do provide, we learn than Fogelman indicated that Wal-Mart recognizes the importance of Christmas to those who celebrate it, which is why Dec. 25th is the only day of the year that the stores are closed.  Fogelman also said that the company wants people who are shopping for Chanukah or Kwanzaa gifts "to feel welcome, just as we do those buying for Christmas." 

And that's just not acceptable to Donohue.
"It's nice to know that Wal-Mart is closed on a federal holiday," explains Donohue, who says he's asking the leaders of 126 religious organizations spanning seven religious communities to boycott the retail giant.
Wal-Mart doesn't fool Donohue -- it only closes down on Christmas because of the holiday's federal significance, not its sacred Christian meaning.  So, all religious people should boycott the chain, for as the Bible says, "There is no way to heaven except by Christmas" -- therefore, it's blasphemy to give other holidays equal time.

And anyway, apparently if you search for "Christmas" at the Wal-Mart site, you are taken to a "holiday" page, and you need to click on a secondary link to see all the stuff specifically designated for Christmas.  And that constitutes persecution of Christians! 
He points out, and WND confirmed, that when using the company's online search engine, if the world "Hanukkah" is entered, 200 items for sale are returned. The term "Kwanzaa"yields 77. But when "Christmas" is entered, the message returned says: "We've brought you to our 'Holiday' page based on your search."
Indeed it does.  And what do you find on that "Holiday" page?  "Christmas trees."  "Christmas bouquets."  Santa suits.  But also ... Star of David platters!  So, it's not exclusively for Christmas, meaning that Christians are the victims of religious discrimination!
However, the search also brings up a secondary link on which to click, which reveals 7,970 items that match the "Christmas" term.
When WND entered the name "Jesus," 5,668 items were displayed.
And when Wo'C entered the name "Allah," 113 items were displayed.  Obviously, Wal-Mart isn't just anti-Christian, it's anti-War on Terror!

But back to Bill, for more complaining about how he's being wronged.
"Wal-Mart is practicing discrimination," Donohue maintains.
That isn't the first time I've heard that Wal-Mart is multiculteral, and thus, evil.  For instance, here's Pastor Swank explaining that TAME WAL-MART SELLS WITCHCRAFT.
Wal-Mart. How we love Wal-Mart. So do devil worshipers.

Wal-Mart is making money off of the devil. Sample this publication:

"The Everything Wicca and Witchcraft Book: Unlock the Secrets of Ancient Rituals, Spells, Blessings and Sacred Objects." Original price: $14.95. Sale price: $9.84.
There really is no moral reason why Wal-Mart should stoop to devilment; but it is doing just that. Wal-Mart also sells biblically sound devotional books and novels. Apparently the dark powers wanted equal time and got it.
Who at the top in Wal-Mart decided to bring the devil into the Wal-Mart aisles? Whoever, they will pay. And it won’t be in cash or credit card take.
No, they will pay with their souls!  In hell! 

Anyway, while stocking a book about Wicca (and thereby helping Satan and his followers to curse crops, plan orgies, and sacrifice babies in unholy rites) is pretty bad, it's nowhere near as bad as sinning against Christmas.  So, I wish Donohue and his troops well in their boycott of the retail giant.  I assume they are also joining in on the ban of the Federated Department Stores, Target, and all the stores that sell those whorish American Girl dolls -- and will therefore be doing all of their sacred shopping this year at the Gas 'n Gulp.

Now, for other  news from the War on Christmas trenches ...
Tonight's Show
As the holiday shopping season approaches, are stores really banning the word "Christmas?" Bill exposes them on "The Factor!"

I flipped to Fox News yesterday while Bill O'Reilly was yelling at a guest (who turned out to be the author of a book on customer service) for disagreeing with Bill's claim that Christians are highly offended by the term "Happy Holidays."  Bill said that he would have Fox News do a poll ("a scientific poll") on the topic; Bill guaranteed that the results would show that he is right, because he knows the mind of the folks.  (BTW, if any of you are selected to participate in a "Fox News/Opinion Dynamics poll" on the topic of "Are you offended if they don't use the words 'Merry Christmas' in a store where you go to shop, even if it's July," I'll give you $1 to help prove Bill wrong.)

It seems that News Hounds saw the whole segment, and they report that Bill called out Sears, K-Mart, and Kohl's for being enemy forices in the War On Christmas.  Here's part of NH's transcript of Bill's remarks:
As you know, Christmas has become controversial in America. Public displays of the federal holiday are under attack by the ACLU and some department stores even tell employees to avoid saying "Merry Christmas." So, we decided to look at some retail policies this year and here's what we found out. Sears/K-Mart would not answer our questions. Spokesman Chris Braithwaite simply ducked the issues.  ... Kohl's refused to define how the company will deal with Christmas
[...] So, there you go. Shop where you like the atmosphere. Just remember Kohl's and Sears/K-Mart basically - well (knowing little smile). Alright.
Yes, if the stores refuse to answer questions before Bill's Committee on Un-Christmas Activities, they are effectively anti-Christmas, and therefore anti-God and pro-child molestation.
I think this year's War on Christmas is shaping up as the best one ever!

3:49:01 AM 

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