[Jigsaw John]

The President's statement does no such thing. Go read it.

But a Presidential acknowledgment such as this would seem to lends credibility to it. If this wasn't the purpose in this case, what would it be?

[Clara Lou]

But a Presidential acknowledgment such as this would seem to lend credibility to it.
In my opinion, this is much ado about nothing. A written statement from the Press Office that no one cares about but a few deluded Kwanzaa celebrators and a few very dedicated FR Kwanzaa-haters isn't going to have much effect one way or the other. I'd just as soon the POTUS ignored Kwanzaa, but I can't see making a mountain out of a molehill because he didn't. Some of the posters here are pretty venomous about it--why? Why bother? It's the same people thread after thread, day after day. Some people are just happier badmouthing.