Rep. John Dingell's Xmas poem

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Rep. John Dingell recited this poem on the House floor:

Twas the week before Christmas and all through the House
No bills were passed ‘bout which Fox News could grouse;
Tax cuts for the wealthy were passed with great cheer,
So vacations in St. Barts soon would be near;

Katrina kids were nestled all snug in motel beds,
While visions of school and home danced in their heads;
In Iraq our soldiers needed supplies and a plan,
Plus nuclear weapons were being built in Iran;

Gas prices shot up, consumer confidence fell;
Americans feared we were on a fast track to…well…
Wait--- we need a distraction--- something divisive and wily;
A fabrication straight from the mouth of O’Reilly


We can pretend that Christmas is under attack
Hold a vote to save it--- then pat ourselves on the back;
Silent Night, First Noel, Away in the Manger
Wake up Congress, they’re in no danger!

This time of year we see Christmas every where we go,
From churches, to homes, to schools, and yes…even Costco;
What we have is an attempt to divide and destroy,
When this is the season to unite us with joy

At Christmas time we’re taught to unite,
We don’t need a made-up reason to fight
So on O’Reilly, on Hannity, on Coulter, and those right wing blogs;
You should just sit back, relax…have a few egg nogs!

‘Tis the holiday season: enjoy it a pinch
With all our real problems, do we honestly need another Grinch?

So to my friends and my colleagues I say with delight,
A merry Christmas to all,
and to Bill O’Reilly…Happy Holidays.

[TrailBate]

perfect gift for your republican friends.

[GeepNutt]

http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=47784

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It sounds to me like the Liberty Counsel is attacking the Ridgeway Elementary School more than anything else.

And, by extension, the Constitution.

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[GeepNutt]

It sounds to me like the Liberty Counsel is attacking the Ridgeway Elementary School more than anything else.

And, by extension, the Constitution.

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So it's OK to acknowledge Hanukkah and Kwanzaa and some other religious celebrations in public schools but we must draw the line at Christmas because that may violate the Constitution....

Now that's liberal thinking....

[TrailBate]

Here's some more Republican thinking:

"War in Iraq, war against terrorism, war in Afghanistan, move over -- today, House GOP leaders have decided there is a more pressing war to attend to: the fictional war against Christmas, which apparently requires protection for Christmas symbols. And what happened when Democrats asked that the symbols of Chanukah be protected along with the symbols of Christmas? The House GOP simply said "no."

This afternoon, 26 House Republicans -- together with the GOP leadership -- will be forcing the full House to vote on whether House members support the "symbols and traditions" of Christmas, and whether they disapprove of the utterly mythical "attempts to ban references to Christmas." Today's roll call vote comes on the heels of a House floor debate held last night regarding H. Res. 579, a resolution "Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be protected." During the debate, Democratic members asked the Republican author of the resolution, Rep. Jo Ann Davis (R-VA), if she would permit the symbols of Chanukah and other holidays to be included in the protection of the resolution -- and she refused."


Hmmm, an imaginary enemy fabricated to pursue a republican agenda.....where have I seen this before....??

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So it's OK to acknowledge Hanukkah and Kwanzaa and some other religious celebrations in public schools but we must draw the line at Christmas because that may violate the Constitution....

Now that's liberal thinking....


The Constitution is pretty specific. I didn't write it. The Liberty Counsel clearly never read it.

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[FriedRys]

I'm in favor of an amendment that makes the public utterance of any religious oath, curse, vow, prayer, description, metafore or historic reference punishable by no less than one month in public stocks. The displaying in public of any religious symbol, writings, icon or costumery shall be punished by no less than banishment to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, or the Gobe Desert (to be determined by a panel of Athiests all hopped up on disco-biscuits and winecoolers).