Have Bush, First Lady, and the RNC joined "War on Christmas?"

[Charlie Brown]

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The Rev. Jerry Falwell and his Religious Right cohorts have been complaining for weeks now about government agencies and store clerks saying “Happy Holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas” but it looks like Falwell forgot to tell President George W. Bush, First Lady Laura Bush and the Republican National Committee about the preferred religiously correct greeting.

The White House’s 2005 holiday card is just out, and it doesn’t mention the word “Christmas” once.

The card, mailed under the auspices of the Republican National Committee and signed by the president and his wife, reads, “With best wishes for a holiday season of hope and happiness 2005.” It also includes a passage from the Old Testament Book of Psalms.

The front cover is an artist’s rendition of the White House and grounds covered with snow while the presidential pets, two dogs and a cat, frolic on the lawn. It contains no religious symbolism.

“Have President Bush and the first lady joined the so-called war on Christmas?” asked the Rev. Barry W. Lynn, executive director of Americans United. “Where are the howls of protest from Jerry Falwell? When will he stand up and save Christmas from this mean-spirited, anti-God attack?”

Lynn noted that Laura Bush piled on Monday during a White House ceremony unveiling a Christmas tree remarking, “Well, ‘all things bright and beautiful’ is the theme this year. I think it will be really bright and beautiful with this fabulous tree. But thank you all very much. Happy holidays.”

[BOSSHOG]

1. This is outrageous

falwell and robertson and dobson and the rest of americans who are holy and pure and christlike should howl to the heavens, pushing their pitchforks to the sky and march on the evil satanic white house now. The religious right are having their faces slapped hard by a corporate criminal and a military deserter and a woman who killed a man with her car. Oh the outrage; where the fuck is the outrage?

On the bright side, the religious right can find solace in knowing that our kids continue to be slaughtered in Iraq. Merry Christmas all ya'll life lovers.

[wake.up.america]

2. This is too wierd!! America IS going down the tubes if the idiots...

continues to have an influence. Too much!!

Barry should be helping people in East Palo Alto instead of acting stupid!!

[Charlie Brown]

4. Lynn was being sarcastic n/t

[wake.up.america]

5. Thanks for straightening me out. I read him totally wrong.

[tanyev]

3. I just emailed Falwell, Wildmon, et al to express my

profound disappointment in the White House Holiday card I just received. I eagerly await their replies.