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As it is for millions of people, Christmas is Bill Donohue's busy season.
While others spend time wrapping and shopping, Donohue stays busy sniping: at the Kentucky school where Santa Claus was banned, at the assorted colleges where the politics of inclusion keep the word "Christmas" off campus, and at the Seattle airport where all the Christmas trees were removed.
quote:"Just as residents need to know who the child abusers are in their neighborhood, they need to know who among them would abuse the right of children to enjoy Santa."
What a spectacular analogy.
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Isn't children enjoying Santa against the law in most places?
And Donohue raising the "political correctness" boogeyman? Didn't that get old in 1991?
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quote:Originally posted by snopes: and at the Seattle airport where all the Christmas trees were removed.
Didn't the folks in charge choose to remove them rather than put up menorahs in addition? If he's after tolerance of religion, that might not be the best dog to have in the fight...
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quote:An example: Inspired by a Zogby poll that showed 95 percent of Americans were not offended by hearing the phrase "Merry Christmas" while shopping, Donohue immediately set out to identify the 5 percent who took umbrage.
That's very revealing. He's not really interested in protecting the majority so much as he is in marginalizing and excluding the minority. Why the hell can't he leave the 5% alone?
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