BAH! Humbug! dept: Yes, There Are Christmas Haters

CNS News   "In this special season of giving, Hollywood is willing to give people what entertainment executives think the country needs: a vicious, bloody takedown of Christmas. The Dec. 11 episode of

"*American Dad" on Fox exemplified those with a complete absence of Christmas spirit; it was titled "Season's Beatings.""....
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The Batavia City School District in upstate New York explicitly instructed employees, "Expressions related to specific religions, e.g., 'Merry Christmas,' should not be included in any spoken or written remarks."
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 16-year-old student Colin Curran ...prepared a playlist for an annual "holiday" breakfast for young children, a school adviser stated that the songs could not include the following words: Christmas, Hanukkah, Jesus, God or Santa Claus. "I questioned the logic behind these restrictions and was informed that since we live in an area with many different cultures, our principal does not want to offend anyone with belief-specific music." (Emphasis mine;TD)

Related, since we brought up that Fox show:Fox Television's Dung Pile "Michelle Obama says her daughters only watch Disney Channel and Nickelodeon. If her husband had a real FCC chairman, maybe Fox wouldn't be putting on a cartoon with a dog eating feces and vomit."

* American Dad  The random escapades of Stan Smith, an extreme right wing CIA agent dealing with family life and keeping America safe, all in the most absurdist way possible. (Emphasis mine, TD). Renewed

The Candidates and the Fox Debates

Gingrich; donkeyhotey

Roger L Simon: Explaining Newt   "Let’s begin here: America is in a slough of despond. In fact, it’s in close to the worst shape it’s been since the Great Depression. Negativity rules the land. Few people are happy or optimistic. Basically, this once great nation is asleep.

"And we have a president who wants us to stay there, who is banal, irritating, humorless, reactionary, self-righteous, and narcissistic all at once. He hasn’t said one interesting thing or proposed one creative idea since being in office.

"Unfortunately, the Republican candidates aren’t much better."....   (emphasis added)

One caveat this author gives about his opinions: "Now I am not a Beltway person. I am something even worse — a Hollywood & Vine person — so everything I say is suspect and should be."  This quote sounds accurate to me. I do recall A.B. Stoddard on Fox Special Report, quoting someone once serving alongside Gingrich who said he "couldn't govern himself across the room".

Paul; donkeyhotey

Debate Discussion: Showdown in Sioux City: Ron Paul’s Waterloo?  "Ron Paul had a terrible run when attempting to explain his policies on Iran’s nuclear program, ultimately losing a one-on-one confrontation with Michele Bachmann. This was Ron Paul’s worst debate."....
"Santorum, noting Iran’s attitude since 1979, explained the facts to Paul. Who will surely ignore them as he has been for years. Rick Santorum might make a fine secretary of Defense. His instincts are solid and he has a strong defense record from his days in Congress."  Also: Why Ron Paul Can't Win ; "The candidate's problem isn't better-funded opponent or media bias—it's his own views on foreign policy."
Few know that Neville Chamberlain had some excellent economic policies to help Britain out of the depression. He is forever known for that one major foreign policy failure that led to the rape of Europe. Few realize it at present, but soon the major concern of this country will be Iran and the Middle East, which Paul and Obama are most unqualified to handle. TD

Winnowing the Field   "We fear that to nominate former Speaker Newt Gingrich, the frontrunner in the polls, would be to blow this opportunity. .... That year he was kicked out by his colleagues, the most conservative ones especially, who had lost confidence in him. During his time as Speaker, he was one of the most unpopular figures in public life. Just a few months ago his campaign seemed dead after a series of gaffes and resignations. ....."

NRO: Jawing for the Presidency  "I have some scribbles for you on the latest GOP presidential debate, held in Sioux City, Iowa. Nothing major, nothing all-encompassing — just a few scribbles."

Krauthammer: The wages of appeasement

Charles Krauthammer  "Barack Obama didn’t appease Osama bin Laden. He killed him. And for ordering the raid and taking the risk, Obama deserves credit. Credit for decisiveness and political courage.
"However, the bin Laden case was no test of policy. No serious person of either party ever suggested negotiation or concession. Obama demonstrated decisiveness, but forgoing a non-option says nothing about the soundness of one’s foreign policy. That comes into play when there are choices to be made.
"And here the story is different. Take Obama’s two major foreign policy initiatives — toward Russia and Iran."
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 "The signature decision was the abrupt cancellation of a Polish- and Czech-based U.S. missile defense system bitterly opposed by Moscow.
"The cancellation deeply undercut two very pro-American allies who had aligned themselves with Washington in the face of both Russian threats and popular unease. Obama not only left them twisting in the wind, he showed the world that the Central Europeans’ hard-won independence was only partial and tentative."
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"On Tuesday, with Putin-like contempt, Iran demanded that Obama apologize instead. “Obama begs Iran to give him back his toy plane,” reveled the semiofficial Fars News Agency.
"Just a few hours earlier, Secretary Clinton* asserted yet again that “we want to see the Iranians engage. . . . We are not giving up on it.”
"Blessed are the cheek-turners. But do these people have no limit?"

http://townhall.com/political-cartoons/2011/12/16/94561

As president, how would Hillary be stronger than Obama in foreign policy?

Nuclear knowhow, S300 are Iran's price for Russian, Chinese access to US drone  Remember, if we are nice to Iran they will be nice to us.

H.R. 3541: Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2011

Overcriminalized.com   "Official Title: A bill to prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race, and for other purposes."

"This bill would prohibit abortions that are “sought based on the sex, gender, color or race of the child, or the race of a parent of that child.” The proposed statute refers to this as a “sex-selection” or “race-selection” abortion."....

 www.faithmouse.com

...."Additionally, there is a reporting requirement for any “physician, physician’s assistant, nurse, counselor, or other medical or mental health professional” to report a violation to law enforcement or they would be subject to 1 year imprisonment and a fine under Title 18."