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Outrage as Army bans word ‘Christmas’: ‘Treats pornography better than it does Christmas’
Fox News article copied onto BizPac Review ^ | December 24, 2013 | Todd Starnes article posted by Michael Dorstewitz

Posted on 12/24/2013 3:32:24 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

Edited on 12/24/2013 6:29:01 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

The Army got a stern warning from a Defense Department representative recently. Avoid the word

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TOPICS: Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: army; christmas; dontsaychristmas; military; obama
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To: WilliamIII
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No ... I differ ...


U.S. Grant would have either had these "Equal Opportunity Officers" (deservedly) shot by a firing squad ...

or else placed at the FRONT of the Infantry Line at Gettysburg.



Honestly ... I believe my FreeRepublic namesake (Gen. George Patton, Jr.) wopuld have had these "Commisar Goons" tranferred to the Russian Front, to be shot in the back by "professional" Political Commisars.



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21 posted on 12/24/2013 4:03:26 PM PST by Patton@Bastogne (Swine Piss be upon the Sodmite Obama, and his Child-Rapist False Prophet Mohammed)
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To: Sasparilla
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That "double post" was quite eloquent ...

Carry on ...


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22 posted on 12/24/2013 4:04:47 PM PST by Patton@Bastogne (Swine Piss be upon the Sodmite Obama, and his Child-Rapist False Prophet Mohammed)
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To: Patton@Bastogne

Open homosexuality is fine, whispering “Christmas” could get you a court-martial

welcome to the new Soviet Union


23 posted on 12/24/2013 4:06:09 PM PST by GeronL (Extra Large Cheesy Over-Stuffed Hobbit)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I wonder whether the real intent is to get all decent people to quit or not join so that the army ends up with the worst of the worst....an army that would shoot grandma as soon as it would shoot a terrorist.

There are just too many negative things happening for it to all be due to stupidity. Even a stupid man will occasionally do the right thing due to the percentages involved in multiple choice.

Canning generals, many of whom are highly decorated, cutting benefits, cutting the VA, calling the massacre of troops work place violence, ridiculous restrictions on troops in the field, cutting back or eliminating entertainment of troops overseas .......


24 posted on 12/24/2013 4:07:58 PM PST by old curmudgeon
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
An equal opportunity officer delivered the message…"

The first soldier that has an equal opportunity to frag this guy wins the prize.

25 posted on 12/24/2013 4:17:00 PM PST by P-Marlowe (There can be no Victory without a fight and no battle without wounds)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
When a brief, heated discussion on political correctness ensued

A heated discussion? I would be willing to bet it was an outright old fashioned, knock down, drag out shouting match, that could have easily come to blows. Many of these people are quite passionate about what they believe.

26 posted on 12/24/2013 4:18:26 PM PST by Mark17 (Chicago Blackhawks: Stanley Cup champions 2010, 2013. Vietnam Veteran, 70-71)
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To: RightGeek

Have the goons in the equal opportimty swaud order similar limitations of other greetings which by thier nature might be construed to be exclusionary or offensive? I saw no mention of there being a ban on saying Happy Hanukkah nor Happy Kwanzaa although kwanzaa isn’t even a holiday in any real sense.

Im offended by Happy Holidays...given that the plural use of the term holiday renders such a greeting meaningless.

Merry Christmas!


27 posted on 12/24/2013 4:21:20 PM PST by MeshugeMikey ( Visit http://icantenroll.com/ In Glitch We Trust....;o})
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Are they banning as well offensive words to Christians termed the Four Letter Words?


28 posted on 12/24/2013 4:22:35 PM PST by rovenstinez
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I was going to comment, but on second thought it is better if I don’t.


29 posted on 12/24/2013 4:24:44 PM PST by sport
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

We now have political officers, just like the Red Army. Are there any patriots among the flag ranks, or just careerists/statists?


30 posted on 12/24/2013 4:26:44 PM PST by clintonh8r (Don't twerk me, Bro!)
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To: Ouderkirk
I proudly and openly embrace my God, the God of Abraham, Jacob, and Isaac, the same holds for my guns.

Do not be deceived, they will be expunged. I just can't say when. But I do know that it will not be pretty or pleasant for them and theirs.

31 posted on 12/24/2013 4:30:26 PM PST by sport
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To: clintonh8r

This is not going to end NICE!!!


32 posted on 12/24/2013 4:30:51 PM PST by mason-dixon (As Mason said to Dixon, you have to draw the line somewhere.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

There is an official Federal holiday and it’s called Christmas. Until Congress repeals it, Christmas is “the law of the land”.


33 posted on 12/24/2013 4:33:05 PM PST by Hugin
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To: F15Eagle

It is just me, but I do not consider anyone who voted for Obama to be an American. Others may, I do not.


34 posted on 12/24/2013 4:33:59 PM PST by sport
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To: sport

The bullying of Christians and Christianity is going into warp drive.


35 posted on 12/24/2013 4:41:26 PM PST by Sasparilla
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To: WilliamIII

“Gen. Ulysses S. Grant — who first declared Christmas a national holiday when president — would have these PC shock troops dishonorably discharged.”

Far worse if it was Sherman. If he thought that all journalists should be shot because they are the 5th column, this would have had him burn down the Army HQ.


36 posted on 12/24/2013 4:51:56 PM PST by max americana (fired liberals in our company last election, and I laughed while they cried (true story))
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To: Pollster1

The CO-in-C likes Islam better than he does Christianity.


37 posted on 12/24/2013 4:54:25 PM PST by Elsiejay
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
By order of the US Government: Do use the word 'Christmas' in the US Armed Forces.

Even though it's a Federal holiday.

That's on every US Government calendar.

Having been officially recognized by the US Government.*

The same US Government that's in charge of the US Armed Forces.

......

Gotcha.




*Progressives: For now.
38 posted on 12/24/2013 4:56:38 PM PST by servo1969
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To: RightGeek

Equal Opportunity Officer = Commissar = Community Organizer


40 posted on 12/24/2013 5:24:44 PM PST by 353FMG
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