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cali

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Sat Nov 9, 2013, 10:11 AM Nov 2013

The Sarah Palin War-on-Christmas Soundboard (It's a riot)



For religious conservatives, howling over the so-called "war on Christmas" has become an annual holiday tradition almost as enjoyable as Christmas itself. On Tuesday, Sarah Palin seeks to capitalize on the phenomenon with the release of her newest book, Good Tidings and Great Joy: Protecting the Heart of Christmas. Daily Intelligencer purchased the Palin-narrated audiobook from a local bookstore, where it was on sale early, and listened to all four-and-a-half hours, which is technically not a violation of the Geneva Convention if you're getting paid to do it, New York's legal team insists.

The book is part tribute to the joys of Christmas, part how-to guide for oppressed Christians looking for ways to fight back against whiny and litigious secularists, and part manifesto on the general superiority of Christianity over atheism. Palin, throughout, appears incapable of fathoming why a business catering to people from all walks of life may prefer to use inclusive holiday-season language in promotional items, or why a non-Christian may not appreciate a government institution expressing a preference for Christianity over other religions. To hear her tell it, such attitudes imperil America's dedication to religious freedom itself. Click around on the Christmas tree below to hear some of the book's more memorable lines.



(here are some of them but you really should click the link and then the ornaments on the holiday tree)

"Atheism's track record makes the Spanish Inquisition seem like Disneyland by comparison"

"The result of atheism is.... severe moral decay"

"I bet Charles Darwin never understood this, if the world could be described as truly survival of the fittest, why would people collectively be stricken with the spirit of generosity in December?" Huh, huh, huh?

"An angry atheist with a lawyer is one of the most powerful persons in America"

"Perhaps Christmas cause so much anger because the very name of the holiday broadcasts the name above all names"

Many on the left see faith and family as oppressive, but the right sees the as indispensable."

More nuggets of idiocy at:
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/11/sarah-palin-war-christmas-book-good-tidings-great-joy.html
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The Sarah Palin War-on-Christmas Soundboard (It's a riot) (Original Post) cali Nov 2013 OP
Yes, tis the season GEOpix Nov 2013 #1
yum. roasted wingnuts. cali Nov 2013 #2

GEOpix

(65 posts)
1. Yes, tis the season
Sat Nov 9, 2013, 11:11 AM
Nov 2013

Wingnuts roasting on an open fire,
Jackboots marching to your door,
Although it's been said many times, many ways
Merry Christians do harm!

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