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lagilmanfrom one of my mailing lists:
This Thursday afternoon, 26 House Republicans -- together with the GOP leadership -- brought to a vote before the full House whether House members support the "symbols and traditions" of Christmas, and whether they disapprove of "attempts to ban references to Christmas."
Today's roll call vote comes on the heels of a House floor debate held last night regarding H. Res. 579, a resolution "Expressing the sense of the
House of Representatives that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be protected."
During the debate, Democratic members asked the Republican author of the resolution, Rep. Jo Ann Davis (R-VA), if she would permit the symbols of
Chanukah and other holidays to be included in the protection of the resolution -- and she refused.
The resolution passed 401 to 22.
The text can be found at: http://thomas.loc.gov/ with a search on "Christmas, protection"
Um. Riiiight. To the respected bozos of the House, and especially Jo Ann Davis -- bite my unprotected Jewish ass, 'k?
ETA: I actually just called Davis' district office and left a message on her voice mail. Go on, join the club...
in DC -- 202-225-4261
district offices -- 757-874-6687, 540-548-1086, and (804) 443-0668
and Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) says it even better:
'Twas the week before Christmas and all through the House,
no bills were passed `bout which Fox News could grouse.
Tax cuts for the wealthy were passed with great cheer,
so vacations in St. Barts soon should be near.
Katrina kids were all nestled snug in motel beds,
while visions of school and home danced in their heads.
In Iraq, our soldiers need supplies and a plan,
and nuclear weapons are being built in Iran.
Gas prices shot up, consumer confidence fell.
Americans feared we were in a fast track to ..... well.
Wait, we need a distraction, something divisive and wily,
a fabrication straight from the mouth of O'Reilly.
We will pretend Christmas is under attack,
hold a vote to save it, then pat ourselves on the back.
Silent Night, First Noel, Away in the Manger,
Wake up Congress, they're in no danger.
This time of year, we see Christmas everywhere we go,
From churches to homes to schools and, yes, even Costco.
What we have is an attempt to divide and destroy
when this is the season to unite us with joy.
At Christmastime, we're taught to unite.
We don't need a made-up reason to fight.
So on O'Reilly, on Hannity, on Coulter and those right-wing blogs.
You should sit back and relax, have a few egg nogs.
'Tis the holiday season; enjoy it a pinch.
With all our real problems, do we really need another Grinch?
So to my friends and my colleagues, I say with delight,
a Merry Christmas to all, and to Bill O'Reilly, happy holidays.
Ho, ho, ho. Merry Christmas.
I saw we all marchdown to DC on the evening of the 25th and light a big ole menorah in front of Congress. Cry government-mandated discrimination when they try to take it down. Who's with me?
This Thursday afternoon, 26 House Republicans -- together with the GOP leadership -- brought to a vote before the full House whether House members support the "symbols and traditions" of Christmas, and whether they disapprove of "attempts to ban references to Christmas."
Today's roll call vote comes on the heels of a House floor debate held last night regarding H. Res. 579, a resolution "Expressing the sense of the
House of Representatives that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be protected."
During the debate, Democratic members asked the Republican author of the resolution, Rep. Jo Ann Davis (R-VA), if she would permit the symbols of
Chanukah and other holidays to be included in the protection of the resolution -- and she refused.
The resolution passed 401 to 22.
The text can be found at: http://thomas.loc.gov/ with a search on "Christmas, protection"
Um. Riiiight. To the respected bozos of the House, and especially Jo Ann Davis -- bite my unprotected Jewish ass, 'k?
ETA: I actually just called Davis' district office and left a message on her voice mail. Go on, join the club...
in DC -- 202-225-4261
district offices -- 757-874-6687, 540-548-1086, and (804) 443-0668
and Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) says it even better:
'Twas the week before Christmas and all through the House,
no bills were passed `bout which Fox News could grouse.
Tax cuts for the wealthy were passed with great cheer,
so vacations in St. Barts soon should be near.
Katrina kids were all nestled snug in motel beds,
while visions of school and home danced in their heads.
In Iraq, our soldiers need supplies and a plan,
and nuclear weapons are being built in Iran.
Gas prices shot up, consumer confidence fell.
Americans feared we were in a fast track to ..... well.
Wait, we need a distraction, something divisive and wily,
a fabrication straight from the mouth of O'Reilly.
We will pretend Christmas is under attack,
hold a vote to save it, then pat ourselves on the back.
Silent Night, First Noel, Away in the Manger,
Wake up Congress, they're in no danger.
This time of year, we see Christmas everywhere we go,
From churches to homes to schools and, yes, even Costco.
What we have is an attempt to divide and destroy
when this is the season to unite us with joy.
At Christmastime, we're taught to unite.
We don't need a made-up reason to fight.
So on O'Reilly, on Hannity, on Coulter and those right-wing blogs.
You should sit back and relax, have a few egg nogs.
'Tis the holiday season; enjoy it a pinch.
With all our real problems, do we really need another Grinch?
So to my friends and my colleagues, I say with delight,
a Merry Christmas to all, and to Bill O'Reilly, happy holidays.
Ho, ho, ho. Merry Christmas.
I saw we all marchdown to DC on the evening of the 25th and light a big ole menorah in front of Congress. Cry government-mandated discrimination when they try to take it down. Who's with me?
