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Breitbart: "Cultural Marxism is political correctness, it's multiculturalism, and it's a war on Judeo-Christianty"

December 18, 2009 10:51 pm ET

From the December 18 edition of Fox News' Hannity:

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Breitbart goes on to explain, "What political correctness is, is like Shariah law."

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    • Author by pilotx (December 18, 2009 10:59 pm ET)
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      Um no, multicurturalism is an admission that there are different cultures and ethnicities in this country and all are worthy of respect and study. What Breitbart wants is one dominant culture and religion and the ability to make fun of culotural or ethnic minorities without penalty. Get of it dude, your argument against PC is you crying about not being able to bully those you don't like. It's still a free country and you can still say whatever you want but be man or woman enough to stand by your words. Limbaugh does it all the time. For once I want an exact example of anything he can't say because of PC.
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      • Author by Boxer1979 (December 19, 2009 1:06 am ET)
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        What Breitbart wants is one dominant culture and religion and the ability to make fun of culotural or ethnic minorities without penalty.

        Sounds like something resembling this:

        [http://www.natzi.com/images/adolf_hitler.jpg]

        That is what they believed in as well. One superior race.

        Don't you just love the projection from the right?
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      • Author by DixieChyc (December 19, 2009 9:00 am ET)
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        --It's still a free country and you can still say whatever you want but be man or woman enough to stand by your words.--

        I agree that no one race or culture is better than any other race or culture - we all deserve respect and equality. So why then does McDonalds restaurant allow a webpage at their website that lifts up one race - the black race - above all others? If you do not believe me please go to www.365black.com.

        You know full well that if McDonalds had a link to a webpage at their site to www.365white.com, there would be SERIOUS ramifications. Not fair, not just, not politically correct. And I stand by my words.
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        • Author by Brabantio (December 19, 2009 9:15 am ET)
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          If you understand that all races deserve respect and equality, then you should understand that efforts such as 365black.com would be to achieve that respect and equality. A site such as 365white.com would serve no such purpose, which is why it would be racist.
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          • Author by soze169880 (December 19, 2009 9:59 am ET)
               
            Seriously. It's kind of sad that the troll feels her race is being oppressed because it doesn't have its own freaking McDonald's website.
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          • Author by marco21 (December 19, 2009 11:20 am ET)
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            Everyone knows that historically speaking, no one has suffered like the white man. The U.S. has been real tough on him. I mean look, they just took away his Presidential office.
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        • Author by soze169880 (December 19, 2009 9:33 am ET)
             
          You're right. McDonald's are the REAL racists. And that was totally what we were talking about, too. How did you ever get so smart?
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        • Author by jeff191 (December 19, 2009 2:48 pm ET)
             
          You really are off base. I am going to strive not to be insulting. I have heard this claim before so I have logged on a few times. NOWHERE does this site lift the Black Race over any other. NOWHERE EVER.You sound like a spoiled child who not only wants a cookie but wants to be sure noone else gets one. The fact that Mcdonalds has a website that celebrates "the black community' is in no way harmful to you , so why does it offend you?yeah in a perfect world there would be no need to hace any websites that celebrate different communities but until that day arrives, where is the harm here? You saw black and had an knee jerk reaction that somebody was getting something that you thought you were being denied.Where I live there is a large Greek community, many of these 3rd or 4th generation people still celebrate their heritage.Local businesses provide support for their cultural celebrations. No sane adult would cry that this is raising Greek culture above others.And Im sure you wouldnt even notice it. but Blacks thats a different story
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        • Author by manchicken (December 19, 2009 5:11 pm ET)
             
          They already spew their corporate consumeristic propaganda at white people. They just target their marketing differently. When's the last time you saw a non-white Hamburglar or Ronal McDonald? Even that stupid bird character is white.

          Just because they exploit different races in different ways for their own commercial gain doesn't mean they're not doing it equally.

          People should avoid spending at McDonalds because they're the largest purveyor of death and murder of non-human animals of all time, not because they're bigoted among humans.
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        • Author by New Frontier (December 19, 2009 6:39 pm ET)
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          McDonald's "lift up the black race above all others"
          If only whites weren't being put down by The Man, then they'd know about employment, education, and career advancement the same as blacks do and always have. Time to have a sit-down in the "Blacks Only" section of McD's and make history.
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        • Author by Don Hussein Fabuloso (December 19, 2009 7:12 pm ET)
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          WHAT IS 365BLACK?

          At McDonald's®, we believe that African-American culture and achievement should be celebrated 365 days a year — not just during Black History Month.


          OMG !!! It's practically calling for the genocide of us whiteys !!! I've never seen such a blatant declaration of Black Supremacy !!


          Seriously, dixiechyc, cut some bigger eye holes in that hood.

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        • Author by Samurai Cowboy (December 20, 2009 4:49 pm ET)
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          Of course McDonalds panders to the Black race. The Blacks are their biggest cutomer base and comprise their largest employment base. I always wonder why Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpeton have never come down on them. I guess it is because you can't look a gift horse like McDonalds in the mouth
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          • Author by pilotx (December 20, 2009 8:02 pm ET)
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            And why exactly should Revs. Jackson and Sharpton come down on McDonalds?
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            • Author by mescal (December 21, 2009 7:26 pm ET)
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              Because by focusing as much of their advertisements on attracting African American customers, they are further undermining the overall health of that particular community. They are encouraging a group that suffers inordinately levels of hypertension to chow down on a diet that mostly consists of monstrously high levels of trans-fats, sodium, fried carbs, and laced with nearly unpronounceable chemical preservatives.

              McDonalds only marginally qualifies as food.
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        • Author by pilotx (December 20, 2009 7:30 pm ET)
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          As the others have stated for many years Black culture and history was not taught in the same fashion as white history and culture in this country which is why McDonald's and other institutions have made an effort to correct this inbalance. The same thing as our Latino, Indigenous and Asian sisters and brothers. Stop pretending that you don't know what is really going on. Pick up a "history" book and I'm betting 90-95% of the content favors one culture over another and guess which one it is. 365white would be overkill.
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    • Author by blk-in-alabam (December 18, 2009 11:02 pm ET)
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      There many simularities between Sharia law and the intolerant religion known as so-called conservatism.In many ways the name is the only difference.Political corectness(tolerance) is the opposite.All this week the conservative media talking head preachers have been saying god is on their side aginst the liberals.[*]
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      • Author by pilotx (December 18, 2009 11:10 pm ET)
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        Yep. Funny how bullies like Hannity and Breitbart only want one side of the story and if they can't get it they cry it's unfair. Kinda like the "war" on Christmas. Hello, there are several holidays in late Dec so why not say happy holidays to include everyone? Conservatives like these are so childish it's pathetic.
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        • Author by blk-in-alabam (December 18, 2009 11:31 pm ET)
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          All of them celebrate the changing of the seasons.Jesus was not born in December.
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          • Author by John Paradox (December 19, 2009 5:06 am ET)
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            Everyone have a Joyous Saturnalia!
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            • Author by WildcatProgressive (December 19, 2009 7:16 am ET)
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              And a Smoking Solstice!
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              • Author by christopher howard (December 19, 2009 8:16 am ET)
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                I like Krusty the Klown's cover-all-bases approach: "Have a Merry Christmas, a Happy Hanukkah, a Kwazy Kwanzaa, a tip-top Tet, and a solemn and dignified Ramadan."
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              • Author by Samurai Cowboy (December 20, 2009 4:51 pm ET)
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                Happy Yule all.
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            • Author by Onyxcat (December 20, 2009 7:58 am ET)
                 
              Yeah. Christians took Saturnalia and turned it to worship of a belief that has no basis in fact, I think.
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          • Author by Conchobhar (December 19, 2009 2:21 pm ET)
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            "Jesus was not born in December."
            But the Zoroastrian god, Mithras, was. He was born, according to Persian tradition, of a virgin, on the winter solstice (Dec 25).
            This god was a favorite of Roman soldiers in the first centuries, B.C. and A.D.
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            • Author by Onyxcat (December 20, 2009 8:00 am ET)
                 
              True. And anyone who has studied the roots of the christian beliefs know that most of its tenats were taken from older religions.
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          • Author by jeff191 (December 19, 2009 4:26 pm ET)
               
            Nor was he born in Bethleham but why quibble
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          • Author by Onyxcat (December 20, 2009 7:57 am ET)
               
            Agree. But, first you have to prove there was a person called 'Jesus'. Then prove he was born.
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        • Author by Brabantio (December 19, 2009 8:51 am ET)
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          Besides that, "holiday" is not entirely secular, since it is derived from "holy day". I mentioned that to the last person who ranted on about "happy holidays" instead of "merry Christmas", and that shut them up pretty well.
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        • Author by Don Hussein Fabuloso (December 19, 2009 2:19 pm ET)
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          From the War on Xmas front, does everybody remember the viral email from the Bush years, the hoax about the White House calling their Xmas tree a "holiday tree", and prohibiting ornaments with religious themes?

          Well, not surprisingly, it's back, and making the wingnuts even angrier now that a Muslim Kenyan is behind the imaginary Political Correctness.

          I've personally seen one person who fell for it with Bush (and forwarded it to me) fall for the same freaking email again with Obama. After I replied with a link to FactCheck or Snopes when it happened several years ago.
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          • Author by Conchobhar (December 19, 2009 2:27 pm ET)
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            That's what's called invincible ignorance, Col., and it's a lifestyle choice.
            BTW, hope you had a Samhain sona.
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            • Author by Don Hussein Fabuloso (December 19, 2009 2:41 pm ET)
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              Thanks, Con, and I hope all of your pagan holidays are filled with joy as well. Sláinte !
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              • Author by Conchobhar (December 19, 2009 3:34 pm ET)
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                Thank you, Col., and my yours be druidic delights. It's not everyone who can include the fada. Fear maith.
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                • Author by Conchobhar (December 19, 2009 3:35 pm ET)
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                  Should have proof read. You included the fada, but I dropped an a. My should be may.
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        • Author by jeff191 (December 19, 2009 2:54 pm ET)
             
          I just used this analogy but the war on Christmas folks are like spoiled children. They want their holiday respected but noone elses.they seem to feel that acknowledging that someone else has a different religion or tradition is somehow diminishing to their tradition.Some people who agree with this just do so out of a kneejerk reaction against change , but for others I think it is a real character flaw.
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      • Author by jeff191 (December 19, 2009 2:50 pm ET)
           
        Have you noticed when one of them says something(God sent a snowstorm) that within 24 hours or so they all are parroting it
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    • Author by open_mind (December 18, 2009 11:53 pm ET)
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      I don't understand the justification of bringing "Judeo" even into the conversation. A vast majority of the problems that happen this time of year are selfish Christians who seem to think the government needs to promote the establishment of their own religion and supress the (supposedly equal) rights of the minority.

      I think these misguided Christians have a fundamental misunderstanding of the concept of "rights". "Rights" are equally shared by everyong and cannot just be voted away by the majority. That means that with regards to "rights", the "rights" of a single person are equal to the "rights" of the other 99%. This is a basic democratic principle.
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      • Author by epkklk851 (December 19, 2009 8:57 am ET)
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        I understand why they bring in "Judeo", because they want to prove they are not prejudice by dragging the Jews in or trying to make them feel a little less uncomfortable, and some of them will even admit that Jesus was Jewish. I remember talking to a Jewish friend and she asked me "What is it with 'Family Values' is that like code for Christian?" and of course, I said, yes, because it is. The great irony is that Andy is being Politically Correct by including the Jews when he really doesn't mean it.
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        • Author by soze169880 (December 19, 2009 9:34 am ET)
             
          Well, I'm pretty sure Big Andy Blartblart is Jewish, but much like Mark Levin, he has to appeal to the anti-Semites or he's out of a job.
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        • Author by jeff191 (December 19, 2009 2:56 pm ET)
             
          family values is code for the right kind of Christian
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    • Author by Publius39 (December 19, 2009 1:19 am ET)
         
      I don't know if they are purposely doing so or not, but do they know that by attacking tolerance and acceptance of other cultures and religions, you are supporting prejudice, racism, and religious intolerance(which is one of the scariest movements of them all)? But it's all good because it's not Christianity. I really don't see anyone attacking Christianity in the media, simply people who are calling for a more secular society that endorses no religion at all. It's funny because I think that Breitbart would agree with racial profiling and internment camps as long as it's not Christians that have to deal with it.
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    • Author by tman418 (December 19, 2009 4:18 am ET)
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      Marxism was purely economic. It had nothing to do with "culture" or "religion".
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      • Author by drempala (December 19, 2009 7:46 am ET)
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        Okay, you stole my line. I guess I'll ask, "Who the hell is Doug Schoen?"
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    • Author by wookie (December 19, 2009 7:49 am ET)
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      Ah, the usual subjective twaddle. Its like saying that no goodniks are hooligans. It sounds good for their base but they don't define their terms. The right does at least as much PC as the left. "Liberals hate America" for example. And should we really be getting the Cultural Marxist rant from people who are constantly going on about how the limosine liberal elites look down on the hockey mom proletariat?
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    • Author by NiceguyEddie (December 19, 2009 11:44 am ET)
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      Um...

      No it isn't.
      No, it isn't.
      and...
      NO, it's not!

      ---------------------------------------------------------------
      Moron
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    • Author by 4teepee (December 19, 2009 12:21 pm ET)
         
      With his reference to Judeo-Christianty, Breitbart includes Jews. That's multiculturalism for you.
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    • Author by SMTDL (December 19, 2009 12:41 pm ET)
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      So basically anything other than the predominant US Euro/Judeo /Christian culture is insignificant,unwanted,not credible,not rspectable,irrelevat..what??Not sure how anyone could make such a dumb statement.What is worse is that no one on Hannity's "Great American Panel" even challenged his nonsense!!What arrogant,pathetic,bigoted,drivel even for a Fox Opinion show!!
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    • Author by the Grey Path (December 19, 2009 12:56 pm ET)
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      Most political correctness comes from the Right: Try holding a local sporting event without the national anthem ... and Major League Baseball claims that God Bless America is a national anthem.

      We still have blue laws blocking activities on the Christian sabbath in many states.

      The federal government is closed on Christmas? It's hard to violate the original intent of the 1st Amendment more.

      If I flew a United Nations flag rather than an American flag, I'd be taken out back and beaten.

      etc ...
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      • Author by Don Hussein Fabuloso (December 19, 2009 2:15 pm ET)
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        Most political correctness comes from the Right

        That's the funny part to me. One of the joys of this season, to me, is hearing grown adults whining because somebody else says "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas". Nobody is trying to force them to say "Happy Holidays", they're just sulking because they can't make everybody else say "Christmas".

        "Politically Correct" is a pretty tired term, but doesn't it usually refer to restricting or dictating the behavior of others? Why do I hear "PC" used most often by the childish types who are trying to enforce their beliefs on everybody else, directed at those who are promoting more freedom in individuals making their own choices ?
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        • Author by Conchobhar (December 19, 2009 2:36 pm ET)
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          I wonder how many of these defenders of the "Judeo Christian tradition" wish their Jewish acquaintances "Happy New Year," on Rosh hashana? I'm betting they'd be more likely to accuse this (cultural, anyway) Irish Catholic of a "War on New Years" if they heard me doing it.
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        • Author by jeff191 (December 19, 2009 3:00 pm ET)
             
          SO many towns that claim they are anti PC have tried to shut down Halloween because it offends their idea of religion
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        • Author by Cheney2012 (December 19, 2009 5:19 pm ET)
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          Uh...as usual you have backwards there, Corporal Klinger:

          Those who say Happy Holidays are the one trying to force Merry Christmas out of the language. That's exactly what they are doing and that's where the political correctness is coming from. The amoral, intellectually bankrupt LEFT.

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          • Author by vhw28672478 (December 19, 2009 5:35 pm ET)
               
            We are not a christian nation There people do not know nothing about Us constitution anyway
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          • Author by Don Hussein Fabuloso (December 19, 2009 6:13 pm ET)
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            You're really not very bright, are you Cheney2012 ? Just for fun, start paying attention, maybe take a notepad around with you and keep a running count of what you hear, on tv, radio, in real life. Make two columns;

            1. People complaining about Happy Holidays/ Holiday Tree/ Winter vacation, etc.

            2. People complaining about Merry Christmas/ Christmas trees/ Christmas decorations.

            I think you might be surprised at how much at odds reality and your deranged wingnut fantasy world are.

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            • Author by jjamele2880 (December 19, 2009 6:56 pm ET)
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              I'm pretty sure that Cheney2012 is, and always has been, pulling our legs. NO ONE could actually think the things he types on this site, could they?

              I mean, "those who say Happy Holidays are the one(sic) trying to force Merry Christmas out of the language?" I didn't know 'Merry Christmas' was IN the language. Also, why should I say "Merry Christmas" to my Jewish or non-religious friends? Also, considering that several large religions celebrate major holidays this month, doesn't "Happy Holidays" simply make more sense as a generic greeting?

              Cheney2012 has to know these things- he's an adult, right?- so he's not being serious here. I'm sure he's going to come back and snark on you for taking him seriously and not getting the sarcasm.
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              • Author by ForTheLoveOfEllipsis... (December 20, 2009 11:32 am ET)
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                Those who say Happy Holidays are the one trying to force Merry Christmas out of the language.

                Have to agree with jj here; do you actually read what you're writing? If you read the opposite--"Those who say Merry Christmas are the ones trying to force Happy Holidays out of the language"--would you consider that poster anything but a deranged moe-ron? So why should we think anything different of you?...either grow a little past Freeperville, or just stay at the children's table while we adults try to have a conversation...
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                • Author by mescal (December 21, 2009 7:36 pm ET)
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                  Oh, leave Cheney alone, won't you? Quit picking on him. After all, it's just not right to judge a man by the shortness of the bus that he rides. ;o)
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          • Author by New Frontier (December 19, 2009 6:55 pm ET)
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            Those who say Happy Holidays are the one trying to force Merry Christmas out of the language. The amoral, intellectually bankrupt LEFT.
            In other words:

            During this time of peace and goodwill, I have no respect for how you may celebrate it, you fcuking unethical libruls.
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          • Author by snoopy (December 19, 2009 11:26 pm ET)
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            Hey dick, have a happy our-messiah-walks-on-water-while-yours-only-shovels-sh-tmas!
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          • Author by Boxer1979 (December 20, 2009 12:30 pm ET)
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            Those who say Happy Holidays are the one trying to force Merry Christmas out of the language.

            Getting uptight about a holiday that has a pegan traditions, more so then it is about Jesus' b-day. No one know Jesus' b-day, and do know the average person could care less about the true meaning of Christmas means. It should spending time with family and enjoying life, who cares about decorations and Santa Claus.
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          • Author by PurpleState (December 21, 2009 9:34 am ET)
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            No. Those who are saying "Happy Holidays" are pretty much including everyone. INCLUDING YOU.

            Would you rather this person take a deep breath and wish you a Merry Christmas, Happy Hannakuh, Happy Kwanza, and a Happy New Year? You know, just so they touch every single base?

            It's an abbreviation. Live with it, moron.
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          • Author by jeff191 (December 21, 2009 11:08 am ET)
               
            Are you saying that because I say happy holidays to you, that you are being forced to refrain from saying merry christmas?because I choose to greet everyone with holiday greetings then I am somehow demeaning my holiday greeting to those who celebrate Christmas? you sOUnd like a toddler who, when their parents bring home a new baby, is afraid the newcomer is going to steal his parents love. its not a zero sum game. people can say happy holidays, happy hannakhuh or whatever and it in no way is a threat to you or infringes on your ability to celebrate your religious holiday, unless you decide in your mind that it does.after making such a silly knee jerk statement you would do well not to toss around statements like intellectually bankrupt.
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        • Author by swift (December 19, 2009 11:41 pm ET)
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          True. What is "You have to say Merry Christmas!" other than political correctness of the right-wing variety. And a harmless saying, like "Happy Holidays," that is all-inclusive of people of whatever faith -- American Muslims have the federal holiday of Christmas off, after all -- is somehow "cultural Marxism?"

          Have these people never heard of the 14th Amendment, passed by a Republican Congress, I believe. All Americans have the same rights. I guess that's too much cultural Marxism for the present conservative.
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          • Author by ForTheLoveOfEllipsis... (December 20, 2009 11:35 am ET)
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            Of course it is, swift, at least to them! It violates the principle of "Christian"--pardon me, American--exceptionalism that they consider to be a bedrock principle of American society...
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        • Author by jeter2 (December 20, 2009 8:54 am ET)
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          To All My Democratic Friends:

          Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday.

          Practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all.

          I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2010, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great. Not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country nor the only America in the Western Hemisphere. Also, this wish is made without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference of the wishes.

          To All My Republican Friends:

          Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

          *not an original, it's from an e-mail I received, but I think it says it pretty well. Ha! ;-)
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          • Author by Don Hussein Fabuloso (December 20, 2009 9:30 am ET)
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            Merry Christmas, Jeter2, and Happy New Year. I hope Santa brings you the ability to see through all of that mythical "PC" crap you read about in your Republican emails.

            ps: Yankees Schmankees ! :)

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            • Author by jeter2 (December 20, 2009 10:18 am ET)
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              Hey Colonel,

              Well now I am still celebrating the Yanks victory, but did you notice I didn't come here & gloat about it...that's cause I'm a very humble being...ok enough BS ;-)

              Merry Christmas Colonel & a Happy New year to you too....OR all that other stuff. Whichever applies..Ha!

              My rule of thumb is if I don't know someone, I simply wish them Happy Holidays. It doesn't take any special effort on my part. So I'm not sure why some folks get all put out about doing that. But if I know ya, & know you're a Merry Christmas celebrator, then I wish you Merry Christmas. I am of course one of the nicer Cons...but you all know that :-)
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              • Author by ForTheLoveOfEllipsis... (December 20, 2009 11:37 am ET)
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                My rule of thumb is if I don't know someone, I simply wish them Happy Holidays. It doesn't take any special effort on my part. So I'm not sure why some folks get all put out about doing that.

                A very useful rule of thumb, at least if you don't by accident run into one of those people who take offense at "Happy Holidays." In which case you run the dire risk of being labeled a Gawdless lib'rul...
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                • Author by jeter2 (December 20, 2009 1:39 pm ET)
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                  I've yet to run into anyone that grumbles or freaks out if I say "Have a nice holiday" instead of "Merry Christmas"...but maybe I've just been lucky ;-)
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                  • Author by jeff191 (December 21, 2009 11:15 am ET)
                       
                    Good point here it is a fake problem that really offends very few. just like some liberals who freack out at the sight of a nativity scene. most people dont care, and those who try to politicize the holidays should be ignored
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              • Author by Don Hussein Fabuloso (December 20, 2009 1:16 pm ET)
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                That's why this whole "War on Xmas" deal is so silly, Jeter. MOst people I know, liberal , conservative, religious, not religious, say Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, either interchangeably, or using the latter towards somebody who may be celebrating another holiday. It seems like simple decency, politeness and respect, which don't seem like horrible things to me.

                That's why I laugh at stuff like the email you used. It follows the mythology of liberal PC, but not reality. Of course, there are those examples of a generic holiday at a public school or government building, and the occasional ridiculous account of somebody trying way too hard to be careful, and admittedly a lot of these can be connected to liberals. These also get a lot of attention.

                What I see a lot more of, in the media and in my life, are conservatives, especially the "look at me, I love Jesus" types, making an issue of their demands for political correctness.
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                • Author by jeter2 (December 20, 2009 1:37 pm ET)
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                  We seem to be pretty much on the same page Colonel. I've never run into anyone that got up in arms by being greeted either way. Me thinks it's all a fabricated war, carried out by the media for those that seem to want to believe the war exists.

                  Of course now & then you do have a few examples of certain folks getting ridiculous.

                  Up this way in some small Massachusetts town [can't recall the name this second...too lazy to go find out] there was a uproar by a handful of folks over the local Fire Department displaying a Merry Christmas sign on their building...something I guess they'd done for years. Now stuff like that does make me roll my eyes.
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          • Author by snoopy (December 20, 2009 11:56 am ET)
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            [http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:9sgx6ByqULWKPM:http://croutonboy.typepad.com/cheekys_hideaway/images/frosty.gif]Well, hello stranger and happy birthday!
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            • Author by jeter2 (December 20, 2009 1:25 pm ET)
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              Hey Snoop, Happy Birthday back at ya. I'd forgotten that line till you just jogged my memory...Frosty had the right idea, eh? I haven't watched Frosty the Snowman since my kids were little. Gotta see if I can find it on tv in the next few days!!

              How's the job going? When will you be getting home to Texas for the holidays...aka Christmas. Hey gotta be inclusive ;-)
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              • Author by snoopy (December 20, 2009 8:58 pm ET)
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                Sorry for the late resonse, I was working today - got to get a few products running this week to increase our output! Job's OK though I do miss my family, haven't seen them since October. I go home for a week next wednesday.

                If you miss frosty on tv, go to fancast.com, they have a large inventory of movies and television shows. I just finished watching Briscoe County Jr., and now started the star trek series. Thought I'd amuse myself by counting the number of people who died under capt. kirk's command. Bet ya most of them had red shirts... ;)
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          • Author by jeff191 (December 21, 2009 11:12 am ET)
               
            if any of my fellow progressives are offended by this, get a sense of humour. getting angry about this , somewhat clever ,jab is similiar to cheney getting upset when he hears happy holidays
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      • Author by jeff191 (December 19, 2009 2:59 pm ET)
           
        Drive through some of those southern counties where they tell you that they stand for freedom, and dont let the government dictate to them. then try to act on your right to buy alcohol. keep on drivin sonny.
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      • Author by jjamele2880 (December 20, 2009 10:41 am ET)
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        I refuse to stand for "God Bless America" at baseball games, or remove my hat, and I get evil stares from people who apparently have been conned into believing that it's been adopted as our Second National Anthem. Once an usher motioned for me to take off my cap, and I refused. When the song was over, she asked me why I had not removed my cap, and I told her that I was not going to give God Bless America the same respect I give the National Anthem- that it would be insulting to the Anthem to do so. I asked what would come next- requesting that we put our hands over our hearts during "Thank God I'm a Country Boy?" The usher acted as if this logic had never occurred to her before.

        Too many of us are just damned sheep who take instruction without ever, EVER pointing out the silliness of that instruction.
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        • Author by ForTheLoveOfEllipsis... (December 20, 2009 11:44 am ET)
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          I asked what would come next- requesting that we put our hands over our hearts during "Thank God I'm a Country Boy?"

          Nice try, but the next country song to be elevated to hats-off staus will undoubtedly be Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the U. S. A.," and as for me personally I'd rather set my hat on fire than take it off for that song...

          "God Bless America" got its first best start toward iconic status by the Broad Street Bullies, a.k.a. Philadelphis Flyers. When they occasionally alternated GBA with the Star-Spamgled Banner, the management noticed that the Bullies--excuse me, Flyers--won. After a while, they used GBA as their anthem, even bringing in Kate Smith herself to sing it live for Game 6 of the '74 Finals, which the Bullies/Flyers won. All the more reason for me not to off-cap for GBA...
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          • Author by jjamele2880 (December 20, 2009 6:34 pm ET)
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            Yeah, I almost used "God Bless the USA" instead, because I remember that practically becoming the National Anthem during the FIRST Gulf War.

            Maybe they'll go right ahead with Toby Keith's hideous post-9/11 song about giving our "enemies" a "kick in the ass, its' the American Way..."
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            • Author by mescal (December 21, 2009 7:45 pm ET)
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              Just give me America the Beautiful, or Woody Guthrie's This Land is Your Land.
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    • Author by msnbchater (December 19, 2009 8:05 pm ET)
         
      boxer1979 if hitler was so far to the right why did they call it the nazi socialist party. big powerful centralized government that's not a conservative policy. george bush was no conservative, he expanded the government like no other and now obama is doing the exact same thing. your all brainwashed idiots. republicans bad democrats good. why cant you all grow up and just criticize objectively.
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    • Author by my4cents (December 19, 2009 10:48 pm ET)
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      If there weren't enough powerful Jews in this country, these clown would drop the 'Judeo' word and would view everything as a war on Christianity. Just like al-queda, with one difference. These guys are wearing suits, look educated and are part of us.
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      • Author by ForTheLoveOfEllipsis... (December 20, 2009 11:48 am ET)
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        If there weren't enough powerful Jews in this country, these clown would drop the 'Judeo' word and would view everything as a war on Christianity. Just like al-queda, with one difference. These guys are wearing suits, look educated and are part of us.

        Also, m4c, remember that the Jews are necessary to their apocalyptic fantasies. They need the Jews to be around in order to either convert or die upon the event of the Second Coming, so their inclusion of the Judeo part of the term is for "Christians'" benefit, not the Jews'...
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      • Author by Samurai Cowboy (December 20, 2009 5:06 pm ET)
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        I wonder what the Jews would do if they ever discovered that "Televangelist" John Hagee, "The Friend of Israel" is really a leader of the "Second Coming" movement. They want to convert the Jews to Christianity or put them to the sword.
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    • Author by CatsRBigLuv (December 20, 2009 11:20 am ET)
         
      BTW, Has anyone informed Breitbart that his tradition of Christianity represents the most extreme departure from the original Gospels, and showcases the most foreign influence on them? Somebody might want to inform Beck of that as well.. i mean, Beck's a proud Mormon, and Joey Smith created a whole new departure from the Gospel, while throwing in a variety of very foreign concepts to boot.

      If Breitbart really wanted to live like a true Christian, unadulterated with
      multicultural morass
      , or
      degenerated
      departures, he should live like a Coptic Monk in East Africa, rather than like a wealthy American capitalist web-master at perpetual war with ACORN. Not that I would want to subject the Coptics to his misery, but if Andy's going to make that argument, he should be prepared to live by it.
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