Posted on 11/28/2001 3:33:18 PM PST by MeekOneGOP
Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2001 P.C. Town Bans Santa Claus Is something strange in the water in Montgomery County, Md.? This enclave of leftist thought police is notorious for censoring Indian nicknames of sports teams and trying to criminalize smoking in private homes. Now one of its towns has banned Santa Claus. Kensington Mayor Lynn Raufaste says that a mere two families "felt that they would be uncomfortable" with Santa being part of the annual Christmas tree lighting. So the town council gave St. Nick the heave-ho-ho-ho. These two families, who don't celebrate Christmas, say they feel excluded because - duh - Santa is synonymous with the holiday. In years past, Santa would arrive on a fire truck and light the tree with the mayor. But on Sunday, the mayor will light the tree herself, something she calls "a shame," WJLA-TV reported today. How come kooky, out-of-touch bureaucrats and politicians have no consideration for the majority who are "uncomfortable" with P.C. idiocy? We know there are plenty of good, sensible people in Montgomery County, because some of them have written to us about the Berserkley-like nonsense going on there. It is time for the silent majority to contact their elected officials and roar.
TomB:Perhaps people would "get" your satire better if you wrote more clearly.Excuse_Me: I think you just made Tom's point. I've tried to stay out of this. But it seems to me that YOU are the ONLY one that does not seem to understand that YOUR sense of humor is what has confused folks????? You've defended yourself behind that guise telling folks they are confused by not recognizing your sense of humor. Are NO bells going off when you have to keep repeating that theme???ExM: Thanks for helping me figure that out.
Thanks for helping me figure that out.
No offense intended, ok? Just food for thought. . .
You might think about using the old reliable (/sarcasm) or LOL! or something in the future???. . .
Or government workers.
Thanks for helping me figure that out.
OUCH!!! I can't believe you would hit so low as to make fun of something so serious as a double post.
You are truly vicious. Never before in the annals of Free Republic has there been a poster that goes for the juglar like "Excuse Me".
I believe we've seen the crowning glory of your biting satire and sparkling wit.
(well, we can only hope.)
You're right about this,although this would be one Santa who really,really,REALLY "loved children". Boy children,anyhow. SOB should be hung,not allowed to run around the world a free whatever.
Then I guess I can safely assume my message didn't get through to you regarding your sense of humor and my comments to you on
Post #101:
You've defended yourself behind that guise telling folks they are confused by not recognizing your sense of humor. Are NO bells going off when you have to keep repeating that theme???
i.e., perhaps YOU are the confused one??? So much for me trying to get through to you in a subtle way, huh???
Lesson : there are no voice inflections on computer screens.
Something tells me this more than aptly describes Excuse Me's life in general.
I want to say something about this. As communist/PC as they claim to be, when it comes to excluding others from "their" public property they are about as scroogey grinchey as one can get. Both Berkeley and Montgomery County are notorious for the system of speed bumps and even more obnoxiously one-way streets that make it impossible for non-citizens and even citizens to get from point a to point b over their streets. They are both sort of mid-west small-town transplates who woke up to find themseleves in major metropolitan areas - and they don't like it one bit.
When I lived in Montgomery County, if I went out to take my son to school, it was illegal for me to drive back to my house before 10 AM - so they are so stupid that they do it to themselves. My opinion is that they can do whatever they like with their own streets - so long as they give up any future federal or state funding and pay back any that was used to build or maintain their roads, schools, etc.
The one part of being in a major metropolitan area neithe complain about despite their supposed anti-capitalist sentiments is the high resale prices of their houses.
"There will come a time when the the Devil will dance for you in your living room and you will applaud, unless you stay close to the Lord"
VE, That's to be expected. In one way or another, ALL LIBERALS MOLEST CHILDREN.
God Save America (Please)
My reply to you about no offense taken was because you said no offense meant. I don't know whay you felt you needed to repeat your post 101, since I was not even trying to be funny when I responded, just save an additional reply.
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