Right-wing Weekly Standard singles out my town for attack

wicket

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Mon Dec-20-04 02:42 PM
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Right-wing Weekly Standard singles out my town for attack

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=2280&ncid=742&e=4&u=/weeklystandard/20041220/cm_weeklystandard/merrychristmas

THE MAYOR OF SOMERVILLE, Massachusetts, is sorry. Really sorry. He recently called the city's annual December celebration a "Christmas party." And we can't be having that. What he meant to say, he explained, is "holiday party," because the word "Christmas" contains . . . um, a word they don't use in Somerville, Massachusetts.

So effing lame. What they fail to point out is that the Mayor is a very religious Catholic who was just trying to include people of all faiths and beliefs, wtf is wrong with that??? I'm a Christian who celebrates Christmas and doesn't believe that my religion should be forced down everyone elses throats. This "campaign" by the right over Christmas is getting ridiculous!!!

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BOSSHOG

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Mon Dec-20-04 03:19 PM
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1. God Bless the Mayor

and fuck the dumbasses at Weekly Standard who have forgotten that the law of the land is the Constitution not the bible. Yo, constitution hating conservative christians, nowhere is it written that you have the inalienable right to religious music and signs while you indulge in your annual retail debauchery. If you want to do away with the Constitution and install the Bible as the law of this land, then declare war on the USA. I'd be more than happy to come out of retirement and kick your fascist asses back to the stoneage where you would be quite comfortable.

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Mon Dec-20-04 04:05 PM
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3. typical RW methods

Take something WAY out of context and exploit it.

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wicket

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Mon Dec-20-04 04:10 PM
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5. That's exactly what they are doing here

It seems to be the only way they know how to operate!

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heretheycome

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Mon Dec-20-04 03:48 PM
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2. I'm from winchester

so excuse my ignorance, but who is complaining?

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wicket

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Mon Dec-20-04 04:07 PM
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4. here's how it all started:

http://www2.townonline.com/somerville/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=137296

Basically, the mayor of Somerville Joe Curtatone issued a statement in which he apologized for referring to the city holiday party as a "Christmas party". He just didn't want to offend anyone and now a bunch of wing-nuts are freaking out over his statement.

BTW, welcome to DU! :hi:

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heretheycome

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Mon Dec-20-04 04:12 PM
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6. thanks! n/t

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wicket

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Mon Dec-20-04 06:26 PM
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7. welcome

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wicket

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Mon Dec-20-04 06:39 PM
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9. whatever

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Sterling

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Mon Dec-20-04 08:06 PM
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10. Sorry but why are you trolling here?

No one thinks it was Christains who got Bush elected. Just a satanic cult that has spun off from Christianity that has little in common with Jesus and his teachings.

Welcome to DU. I have to say that because I have a feeling you won't be staying very long.

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burythehatchet

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Mon Dec-20-04 08:11 PM
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11. That's a super terrific idea wendy.jones_1

Edited on Mon Dec-20-04 08:13 PM by burythehatchet

I especially like the idea of banning Christians from voting. In fact, what we need to do is to send all the christians back to Europe.

can't wait for wit and substance of wendy.jones_2

btw, bushit never has been elected.

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nothingshocksmeanymore

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Mon Dec-20-04 08:12 PM
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12. THOSE FUCKING ASSHATS THAT ELECTED THAT FUCKING ASS

HAVE NOTHING IN COMMON WITH JESUS

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wicket

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Tue Dec-21-04 08:40 AM
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13. amen to that

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