Comments on: ‘Counterpoint’ to Keillor’s War-on-Christmas op-ed is more of same

By: lakjasdf

lakjasdf — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 18:25:17 +0000

G.K.’s article was offensive and its humor, if there was any, was not there for me. Pearlstein is just being a right wing
culture vulture jerk.

By: Mill

Mill — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:03:01 +0000

sorry about the edit errors

“was driven from their home” instead of what appeared

“Victimhood wears poorly on such privileged shoulders” should have been the closing line.

By: Mill

Mill — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 17:59:36 +0000

There’s nothing quite like seeing people – who enjoy the many priveleges of American life, including complete freedom of religion – wallow in victimhood because others don’t embrace Christianity as they prefer.

I wonder what Darfur refugees thought of the 2009 version of American Christmas wars …. where as a result of this “civil war” about Christmas celebrations …. no one in America missed a meal, driven from their home, nor was murdered, wounded or raped, or even prevented from practicing their own religion as they see fit, including how to word of holiday greetings they use.

Such American victims seem rather self-indulgent viewed from outside the inwardly-focused US media context

Victimhood wears poorl

By: Keillor is joking people

Keillor is joking people — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 07:24:24 +0000

Honestly. Keillor’s op-ed is satire. It’s no surprise that Lake Wobegon news is fraught with dry humor and double entendres. If you bother to read the entire thing on a quiet evening you will realize why he ends the piece on the point that his favorite Christmas was one alone in New York and the other being miserable in Norway. He’s tired of culture pundits pushing Christmas to be both “less offensive” and yet “more Christian.” His meaning is that Christmas is merely a day to which everyone has their own version, whether you are alone without religion on your mind, or whether you are in the swarms of Scandinavian Christendom. It needs no more re-evaluation than that.

By: Ralph Kramden

Ralph Kramden — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:10:16 +0000

Man, if you have to explain a joke to someone, it might not be funny. But Pearlstein (and everyone else on the right I’ve read on this one) seems to be purposefully obtuse here.