Posted on 12/07/2009 3:38:53 PM PST by winoneforthegipper
The lunch conversation inevitably turned to whether the White House would display its crèche, customarily placed in a prominent spot in the East Room. Ms. Rogers, this participant said, replied that the Obamas did not intend to put the manger scene on display — a remark that drew an audible gasp from the tight-knit social secretary sisterhood. (A White House official confirmed that there had been internal discussions about making Christmas more inclusive and whether to display the crèche.)
Yet in the end, tradition won out; the executive mansion is now decorated for the Christmas holiday, and the crèche is in its usual East Room spot.
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“What sort of mental gymnastics does one perform to arrive upon “inclusion” by “excluding” the very basis for the event?”
That is the question of the day I think. :)
This thread needs that pic of the WH topped with a minaret.
Do not fool yourself. This nightmare will not end with a fair election.
“making Christmas more inclusive”
Huh?
When it shows up on the web, I’ll vouch for you as the first to think of it!
Every year we watch the WH Christmas with the First Lady on tv. We’ll be breaking that tradition for the next 4 years.
Announced at a recent Tea Party:
There will be no Nativity scene at the White House this year. Nothing to do with religion. They couldn’t find three wise men.
I guess I could be really crude here and say something about the ‘tree’ being obscured by somebody’s big a— but I’ll not.
It doesn’t have minaret!
Are you sure it was the Holy Bible or a Kuran? I suspect it’s much like in “Fried Green Tomatoes” when the preacher brought his own to swear on and it turned out it was really a copy of Moby Dick.
There is nothing ‘Traditional’ about the Obamas .. try as they might to play the part.
I don't believe he'd "align himself with any book". Guys like him don't follow a particular political or religious philosophy, they look to create their own. In his mind, he's above all that.
He did a fairly good job of hiding true beliefs - attended church, spoke the language, sensitive to other religions, etc, etc. But, that night he gave his "victory" speech in Grant Park, was the moment he really slipped. When Evan Thomas from Newsweek made an insightful comment about that night and said "Obama was watching us, watching him", that was the only honest piece of reporting any journalist had done. He doesn't aspire to follow or promote anyone else's agenda, other than his own.
And to Humanity, as well.
Webster's Dictionary should include his ugly mug next to the word "Despicable".
Make Christmas more inclusive? That has got to be the dumbest statement I have ever heard.
A woman applying for a job in a Florida lemon grove seemed to be far too qualified for the job.
The foreman frowned and said, “I have to ask you this;
have you had any actual experience in picking lemons?”
She replied: “I’ve been divorced three times and I voted
for Obama.”
At least this apology will be sincere and the sane citizens among us will understand why the apology is necessary.
“The man is a disgrace to the office, and this nation.”
That he is. And I am becoming more vocal and direct in my placing of blame on the idiots who voted for him.
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