Bill O'Reilly of Fox News, the champions of christmas.
I saw a video online about the "War on christmas" with David Silverman of American Atheists.
O'Reilly first off is a bit of a nut. He tries to take the angle that christianity is not a religion but a philosophy. That catholicism is a religion but not christianity? Huh?
Here is a Newshound story about this LINK
Bill is losing it! Well, he is losing it as part of his job. Like all the other talking heads on Fox News they are entertainers. They are so far removed from doing actual news they kind of remind me of Honey Boo Boo. They talk a lot, but what they say makes no sense. O'Reilly is playing to his audience, the right wing closed minded sycophants who tend to only view the world as they think it should be. It is kind of like a Kool-Aid induced distortion field.
Bill calls David a fascist. This is absolutely hilarious to me.Bill gets his hackles up, starts leaning toward David, pointing, HILARIOUS!
Good job David!
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Monday, November 26, 2012
Ramping up the War, thanks Fox News!!
A win?
Santa Monica
I think the manner in which they fought this is innovative and should be taken as a lesson around the country.
This one is just plain silly
Charlie Brown
The parents got upset that their kids were going on a school trip to see Charlie Brown Xmas at a church? Why? It's freaking Charlie Brown! WTF? The parents got letters letting them know, so where is the fucking problem? Oh I forgot, this is Arkansas. It all makes sense now, never mind.
Santa Monica
I think the manner in which they fought this is innovative and should be taken as a lesson around the country.
This one is just plain silly
Charlie Brown
The parents got upset that their kids were going on a school trip to see Charlie Brown Xmas at a church? Why? It's freaking Charlie Brown! WTF? The parents got letters letting them know, so where is the fucking problem? Oh I forgot, this is Arkansas. It all makes sense now, never mind.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Sunday, November 11, 2012
War of Xmas is coming
Any day now, like they do every year, Fox News will begin its coverage of the "War on Christmas". Like much of the nonsense Fox News covers, this is almost entirely fabricated by and for Fox News, particularly Bill O'Reilly. And every year I get more and more amusement out of it.
To say that there is a "War on Xmas" in the US is the height of hilarity! How the hell can you get away from it! Every where you go, for all intents of purpose, there is Xmas decoration, displays and other nonsense.
I am not anti-christmas. It has become a commercial powerhouse driving the retail economy of the US. And that has become the story of what Xmas is about. I personally get sick of the decorations and the damn music by a few days after Thanksgiving.
It is almost certain that Jesus was not born at the end of December. If the biblical account is accurate, which has reasons to doubt that also, the whole story doesn't fit with what people would do at that time of the year in that region of the world. The reason it is at the end of December is because of the Winter Solstice. The early christian church worked hard to integrate pagan celebrations into christianity to make it more palatable.
Back to the War.
Like I said earlier, it is impossible to avoid xmas. It is every where. So what about people who don't celebrate xmas? There is a fairly large percentage of the US population that are not christian. So why does the entire country have to be subjected to the nightmare xmas has morphed into? But, there really is no "War on Xmas". It is a fabricated issue by Peter Brimelow and Bill O'Reilly.
Why? Well, why does the press do anything. For ratings, it is plain and simply about ratings. It is not about reporting the news. I have little regard for people who rely strictly on Fox News as their sole source of news. It is not fair and balanced, and it does have a definite slant in how it reports the news. And this "War on Xmas" is perfect ratings fodder for them.
There is no war on xmas. The only people who believe there is have other agendas. Those agendas undoubtedly are rooted in a political and/or economic basis.
To say that there is a "War on Xmas" in the US is the height of hilarity! How the hell can you get away from it! Every where you go, for all intents of purpose, there is Xmas decoration, displays and other nonsense.
I am not anti-christmas. It has become a commercial powerhouse driving the retail economy of the US. And that has become the story of what Xmas is about. I personally get sick of the decorations and the damn music by a few days after Thanksgiving.
It is almost certain that Jesus was not born at the end of December. If the biblical account is accurate, which has reasons to doubt that also, the whole story doesn't fit with what people would do at that time of the year in that region of the world. The reason it is at the end of December is because of the Winter Solstice. The early christian church worked hard to integrate pagan celebrations into christianity to make it more palatable.
Back to the War.
Like I said earlier, it is impossible to avoid xmas. It is every where. So what about people who don't celebrate xmas? There is a fairly large percentage of the US population that are not christian. So why does the entire country have to be subjected to the nightmare xmas has morphed into? But, there really is no "War on Xmas". It is a fabricated issue by Peter Brimelow and Bill O'Reilly.
Why? Well, why does the press do anything. For ratings, it is plain and simply about ratings. It is not about reporting the news. I have little regard for people who rely strictly on Fox News as their sole source of news. It is not fair and balanced, and it does have a definite slant in how it reports the news. And this "War on Xmas" is perfect ratings fodder for them.
There is no war on xmas. The only people who believe there is have other agendas. Those agendas undoubtedly are rooted in a political and/or economic basis.
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