WisconsinBillzFan Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Who else is going to a "Tea Party" protest? If you want to get involved just look up your area online and Im sure there is one in your area to go to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Uh...I'm going to work. Tomorrow is Thursday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WisconsinBillzFan Posted April 14, 2010 Author Share Posted April 14, 2010 Uh...I'm going to work. Tomorrow is Thursday. Can't get off for an afternoon or anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Would the guy in my avatar be allowed in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booster4324 Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Would the guy in my avatar be allowed in? Not in WisconsinBillzFan's group of course, but there is a group he knows of where they would take real good care of him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Would the guy in my avatar be allowed in? Of course. Who do you think is going to clean up when it's over? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Of course. Who do you think is going to clean up when it's over? Actually they'd want him to cook the salisbury steak and buttered noodles and then clean up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Would the guy in my avatar be allowed in? Br'er Rabbit would let you in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Br'er Rabbit would let you in. As would little black sambo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whateverdude Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 some Moveon.org types are crashing that party. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 As would little black sambo. Now now you are just guessing at what I meant. I am still good on a background check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepthefaith Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Who else is going to a "Tea Party" protest? If you want to get involved just look up your area online and Im sure there is one in your area to go to. Went last year and it was worthwhile. Some local politicians were there and spoke freely with many of us. Would like to go tomorrow, but have other commitments in the afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RkFast Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Tax Day..or as liberals like to call it....Christmas. Wait, they cant say that or they lose the "cool" card with their buddies....Xmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Frenkle Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Tax Day..or as liberals like to call it....Christmas. Wait, they cant say that or they lose the "cool" card with their buddies....Xmas. A bit off topic, but you know that Xmas isn't a disrespectful abbreviation, right? It's not actually "taking the Christ out of Christmas". Do you know the history of the term? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Frenkle Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 RkFast, I know sometimes Google doesn't work on your computer, so here it is from snopes: The abbreviation of 'Xmas' for 'Christmas' is neither modern nor disrespectful. The notion that it is a new and vulgar representation of the word 'Christmas' seems to stem from the erroneous belief that the letter 'X' is used to stand for the word 'Christ' because of its resemblance to a cross, or that the abbreviation was deliberately concocted "to take the 'Christ' out of Christmas." Actually, this usage is nearly as old as Christianity itself, and its origins lie in the fact that the first letter in the Greek word for 'Christ' is 'chi,' and the Greek letter 'chi' is represented by a symbol similar to the letter 'X' in the modern Roman alphabet. Hence 'Xmas' is indeed perfectly legitimate abbreviation for the word 'Christmas' (just as 'Xian' is also sometimes used as an abbreviation of the word 'Christian'). None of this means that Christians (and others) aren't justified in feeling slighted when people write 'Xmas' rather than 'Christmas,' but the point is that the abbreviation was not created specifically for the purpose of demeaning Christ, Christians, Christianity, or Christmas - it's a very old artifact of a very different language. http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/xmasabbr.asp As you can see in the second paragraph, it is the opinion of snopes.com that it's ok for you to feel slighted by the term Xmas. This makes a lot of sense to me because the very people who actually WOULD feel slighted by such a thing don't typically seem too interested in facts anyway. Merry Xmas (Tax Day)!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 RkFast, I know sometimes Google doesn't work on your computer, so here it is from snopes: http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/xmasabbr.asp As you can see in the second paragraph, it is the opinion of snopes.com that it's ok for you to feel slighted by the term Xmas. This makes a lot of sense to me because the very people who actually WOULD feel slighted by such a thing don't typically seem too interested in facts anyway. Merry Xmas (Tax Day)!!! I feel so validated that snopes.com says it is ok if I feel slighted. Any advice from The Huffington Post or moveon.org? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Frenkle Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 I feel so validated that snopes.com says it is ok if I feel slighted. Any advice from The Huffington Post or moveon.org? Snopes is one of the most non-partisan sites you will find when talking about this sort of thing. The historical accuracy of this is well-documented and dead-on. Are you disputing the claim? Do you think it's a comical that they feel it necessary to put that in? Wouldn't want to step on anyone's fairy tales! Talk about P.C.! It literally made me laugh out loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Miner Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Snopes is one of the most non-partisan sites you will find when talking about this sort of thing. The historical accuracy of this is well-documented and dead-on. Are you disputing the claim? Do you think it's a comical that they feel it necessary to put that in? Wouldn't want to step on anyone's fairy tales! Talk about P.C.! It literally made me laugh out loud. So you feel that when people or companies use Xmas today it's with the original intent that the word Xmas was created? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Frenkle Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 So you feel that when people or companies use Xmas today it's with the original intent that the word Xmas was created? Who made it an issue in the first place? I'd say it was Christians who don't have the first f-ing clue as to the history of their own belief system. The term originated with the earliest Christians. If not for them it would not likely exist. Those using the abbreviation got it directly from your fore-bearers. Why do the rest of us need to compensate for your ignorance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Adams Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 The same people who complain about liberal PC get their breasts in a wad about Xmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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