'Holiday tree' quickly pulled from governor's mansion

AP ^ | 12/02/05 | AP

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

"The staffer responsible can be contacted at P.O. Box 432, Anchorage, Alaska, 99501."

I don't get it -- why was the offending staffer rewarded?

[Robert A Cook PE]

Atlanta's FIRST Politcally corrupt brain freeze ping.

[Mr_Moonlight]

The staffer responsible for the first press release has been sacked. Furthermore, the staffer responsible for giving that address has also been sacked. ;~D

... as well as those sacking the staffer have also been sacked ...
The BBC would like to apologize for the sacking of those who were sacked. It is not BBC policy to sack ... >click< ...

We would like apoligize for the sacking of the previously sacked announcers .... the BBC doe not condone .. >click< ...

Sorry ... just had a Monty Python moment there :)

[HairOfTheDog]

I'm glad you were with me for it :~D

[Shanda]

I was going to reply to him but I thought he was probably being sarcastic. Still not certain.

I have never understood the absolute hatred many so called conservatives have for Falwell. He is a pretty straight down the middle Conservative Christian. Now that I think about it, that is probably why the hate him.

[JSDude1]

True Shanda, its probably because he proclaims God's message of the love of Jesus Christ, and he is therefore not 'politically correct', and you know if you want to get in good with the 'media' you have to be politically correct, they don't like either feeling convicted for their own failins (I think) or they are really ~liberals~ themselves!..

[mhking]

Look how the AP blames the Religious right...grrrrrrrrr.

Blame? I don't think I'd call it blame.

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

This was a pretty humorous story in many respects. Good for the GA governor for not countenancing any politcally-correct-speak out of his office!

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

Is it not the religious right who is objecting to the term "Holiday Tree"?

*I* object to the term on politically-correct grounds, and I do not term myself "religious right". "Religious middle ground" would be a better description.

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

Considering the prevailing attitude up here, the original press release must have been written by one of the remaining 14 liberals left over from pipeline days.

You don't seem to get it.

That line came from the GA office talking about where the staffer who'd made this statement was to be "banished" as "punishment". "It's a joke, son!" as Foghorn Leghorn would put it.