‘Twas a fabrication straight from the mouth of O’Reilly

Not wanting to be caught on the wrong side of the so-called war on Christmas, all members of the Kansas delegation in the U.S. House voted to protect the holiday last week in a resolution that, among other things, "strongly disapproves of attempts to ban references to Christmas."
Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., also was among the 401 members who voted for the resolution, but responded with a holiday jingle that began: "’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. . . ."
Posted by Rhonda Holman

10 Comments

  1. TRACY
    Posted December 20, 2005 at 6:05 am | Permalink

    What a shame they had to even acknowledge the existence of that hateful idiot.

  2. TRACY
    Posted December 20, 2005 at 6:11 am | Permalink

    BillO really is more suited to be a guest on Jerry Springer.

  3. CF
    Posted December 20, 2005 at 7:12 am | Permalink

    HIT HIM WITH THE CHAIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  4. J M Walker
    Posted December 20, 2005 at 7:57 am | Permalink

    I thought B.O. was Jerry Springer.

  5. Outlander
    Posted December 20, 2005 at 9:22 am | Permalink

    It’s good that the Eagle has a resident psychic who can divine the motives of the Kansas delegation. No paper should be without one!

    Of course there has been an effort to remove Christ from Christmas. The evidence is apparent. It goes hand in hand in hand with the secularization of society in general. It is part of the creeping incrementalism that is liberalism.

    Occasionally a wake up call is needed to point out what is going on. That has now been done.

  6. mrcontroversy
    Posted December 20, 2005 at 11:43 am | Permalink

    Did that really come from Dingell? I’d like someone to check on that.

  7. Outlander
    Posted December 20, 2005 at 2:57 pm | Permalink

    I really hate to do this and apologize in advance. Mr. Controversy, I think that it was indeed a Dingell jingle.

  8. Ben Huie
    Posted December 20, 2005 at 4:54 pm | Permalink

    If there is a war against Christmas then why am I listening to Christmas music on NPR (radioks)? And why is PBS having so much Christmas programming?

  9. codie
    Posted December 20, 2005 at 5:35 pm | Permalink

    Just another dumb distraction via the Eagle. Not even the Democrats would use Christmas poems for partisin politics.

  10. Roo
    Posted December 29, 2005 at 1:23 pm | Permalink

    I’m hoping I can find someone who can write summer-themed Christmas ditties for fellow Roos and Kiwis Down Under, not to forget those people living in the Land of Fire on the America’s toes!