630 WMAL's Jerry Klein's "Poinsettia Story" - Political Correctness Run Amok - 12/24/07

http://www.wmal.com/sectional.asp?id=18392 ^

[MosesKnows]

Political Correctness is a doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical, liberal minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.

Jerry Klein's actions are best described by this George Bernard Shaw quote. "The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man".

[SilvieWaldorfMD]

You too Rum! Are you still here in the U.S. or are you now in your overseas locale?

[Rummyfan]

Still here... having some problems with my visa. Need some more paperwork from the government. Hoping to leave sometime in the first couple weeks in January.

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

Very true. A case for your point was that of last year when an HOA forced a homeowner to take down a nativity scene but allowed the homeowner to continue to display a Santa. If the lawn ornaments are not a violation, which evidently they are not if the Santa was OK, then this was clearly a violation of the homeowner’s freedom of religious expression. It’s just a matter of time before a minority family is discriminated against, brings it to court, and these HOAs are ruled a violation of private property rights. A few years ago I thought it may go the other way, but with the number of states adopting laws that restrict eminent domain from confiscating private property for ‘the common good’ (i.e., higher tax revenue from commercial property), I think that if such a case were brought up (in the right district), HOAs could be dealt a death blow. If not literally, HOA leaders and enforcers may be so afraid of civil lawsuit that they are effectively neutered.

I would never live in an HOA city-state.

[CholeraJoe]

The trots in your dogs is a minor nuisance. The trots in my beasts is a call to man the lifeboats.

[SilvieWaldorfMD]

Quote 1 - “then just go ahead and give it to someone else - the gardener, your barber - someone else will enjoy and appreciate the gift.”

Reply to Quote 1 - “Sorry, but you need re-education. Such an action could be construed as ‘giving a Christmas gift’”

Reply to Reply - Not necessarily. If Jerry points out to the person he’s re-gifting the poinsettia to that he’s Jewish, yet he’s aware that the gardener and/or barber is Christian, then he can give them the gift without insulting them and/or without even stating the fact that the poinsettia is a re-gift, which would not be classy.

Three easy steps:

1) Take the poinsettia and place it in the car.
2) Drive to the barber shop where you know the employee(s) are Christian.
3) Drop it off anonymously or non-anonymously.

[SilvieWaldorfMD]

Christmas 2008 “Bump”...