Sunday, December 24, 2006

More War On Xmas

Crooks and Liars sums it up nicely:

"The War on Christmas is one profitable venture.

The American Family Assn., a conservative activist group, has rung up more than $550,000 in sales of buttons and magnets stamped with the slogan "Merry Christmas: It's Worth Saying."

Liberty Counsel, a nonprofit law firm affiliated with the religious right, has taken in more than $300,000 with its Help Save Christmas Action Packs. The kits include two buttons, two bumper stickers and "The Memo that Saved Christmas," a guide to defending overt religious expression, such as a Nativity scene in a public school classroom…read on

In years gone by—it used to be that many people felt the Holidays were being exploited for profit by corporate America. Not any more. To see these buffoons abuse it is pretty sickening. Dan Radmacher takes aim at Bill O'Reilly:

All this "War on Christmas" nonsense was manufactured in 2004 by that sanctimonious hypocrite Bill O'Reilly to bump up ratings — and maybe distract attention from that whole unfortunate sexual harassment/phone sex episode…read on. . ."

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