Joe fuck us over, every one!

 

Republican = Racist

Peace,

emaycee

Ebeneezer is in the house

"Many thousands are in want of common necessaries; hundreds of thousands are in want of common comforts, sir."

"Are there no prisons?"  Scrooge, in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol


Up TV, a Hallmark type broadcasting channel which claims to want to uplift its viewers, decided it would be great fun to put poor children in front of a camera and give them a choice between picking a dream present for themselves or a dream present for their parents--because nothing says Christmas mirth quite like watching poor children squirm.

Who the fuck possibly thought that would be uplifting?  And why is it that in America so many people think the poor must prove themselves deserving of the help they get?  And why do you suppose they didn't use any wealthy children?  Afraid the outcome wouldn't have been so "uplifting?"

To a person, each child chose the gift for their parents--and that's why America is built upon the backs of our poor and our working class.

Because, unlike those who sit in judgement of our needs, we know what sacrifice for the greater good means.

Peace,
emaycee

Schei Chreschtdeeg

For those who may be curious, the title is Luxembourgish for "Merry Christmas"--Luxembourg being the land my father's ancestors immigrated to America from in the 1860s.

Perusing other blogs today, I've come across a great recipe (too much work for me, but it sounds good) and perhaps the best new Christmas song I've heard in a while.  There was also a nice excerpt from a Christmas speech by FDR in 1939, and an excerpt from Dickens' A Christmas Carol.   Also heard Johnny Cash's version of "Blue Christmas" which, frankly, I thought blew Elvis' version out of the water.

Still--and I'm not a religious man or a "Peanuts" fan (though I have a soft spot for Mr. Schultz for being a lifetime S.F. Giants fan)--I don't have anything special for this day, other than this:

LINUS SPEECH ON THE TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS

Charlie Brown: Isn’t there anyone, who knows what Christmas is all about?!

Linus: Sure Charlie Brown, I can tell you what Christmas is all about. Lights please?

And there were in the same country shepherds, abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them! And they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, “Fear not! For, behold, I bring you tidings o great joy, which shall be to all my people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ, the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you: Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.” And suddenly, there was with the angel a multitude of the Heavenly Host praising God, and saying, “Glory to God in the Highest, and on Earth peace, and good will toward men.

That’s what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown.

Peace on earth and goodwill toward men?  Sounds like a Commie Liberal plot....

Merry Christmas,

emaycee