OPINION: Below is a response I yesterday sent to a friend who was attempting to be "politically correct" by wishing me a "happy holiday" at the conclusion of an email.
Please do not use the term “holiday” when we all know that
it is Christmas that we are celebrating. All those “nattering nabobs” who call
it a holiday rather than acknowledging the real reason (and denying prayer and
everything else) need to NOT take the holiday off and not be paid for it, etc.
It is Christmas, dammit, not just a holiday! Those who are offended by
calling it what it is, need to get over it, rather than the rest of us denying
it so we don’t upset them. BTW, I’ll bet we are in the majority. Thanks for
reading my mini-rant!
-----rich
Braden responded "Haha. I love it and couldn't agree anymore! I love it! Merry Christmas and take care Rich!
If "nattering nabobs" is not familiar to you, yo can "Google it" and learn about Spiro Agnew, a former Vice-President of the United States.
Follow-up:
Six hours after I posted above, I read a piece "Huckabee weighs in on Duck Dynasty" controversy. l have never watched Duck Dynasty, though I know the story of the Robertson family and the bios of at some of the family members. Thus I had not paid much attention to the firestorm of controversy during the past week.
Suddenly, I have realized that I have "done a Phil" by expressing my personal opinion, even though it conflicts with the view of what is probably a minority of our population. But what a loud and vocal bunch they are! There will be no sanctions against me, but we must all be able to express our opinion without fear of retribution.
That is a central core of the foundation of our country!
Click here to read the Huckabee story from CBS News.com
Six hours after I posted above, I read a piece "Huckabee weighs in on Duck Dynasty" controversy. l have never watched Duck Dynasty, though I know the story of the Robertson family and the bios of at some of the family members. Thus I had not paid much attention to the firestorm of controversy during the past week.
Suddenly, I have realized that I have "done a Phil" by expressing my personal opinion, even though it conflicts with the view of what is probably a minority of our population. But what a loud and vocal bunch they are! There will be no sanctions against me, but we must all be able to express our opinion without fear of retribution.
That is a central core of the foundation of our country!
Click here to read the Huckabee story from CBS News.com
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