Lou Dobbs’ Commentary on Political Correctness
Finally, I have found something I can agree with this man on:
Merry Christmas! That’s right, Merry Christmas. Whether you’re Christian, Jewish, Muslim, agnostic, pagan, barbarian or whatever, Merry Christmas!
It’s what most of us say in this country come this time of year. It’s about who we are, where we are and where we’ve been. And all the namby-pamby, little sensitive darlings among us who can’t handle this verbal assault on their delicate senses should immediately begin seeking emergency psychiatric care.
This week we were treated to the spectacle of an easily offended and highly offensive rabbi who walked into an airport, gazed upon Christmas trees all around him and suddenly was overwhelmed with an immense, and apparently irresistible, urge to sue the management of the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport because nowhere among all the Christmas trees was a single menorah. Rabbi Elazar Bogomilsky of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement of Seattle even delivered to the airport’s management a draft of a lawsuit he would file if they didn’t sprinkle menorahs around the Christmas trees.
…The irony that escaped the rabid rabbi and the timid Sea-Tac management team is that the Christmas tree’s likely origin dates back to pre-Christian pagan cultures. The Christmas tree is not by any means a religious symbol, and when we’re honest about it, the tree’s become a purely commercial symbol more closely associated with shopping, roasting chestnuts and guzzling eggnog than a nativity scene with baby Jesus.
…The operators of the Seattle-Tacoma airport quickly righted a potentially dreadful wrong. The rabbi decided not to file a suit, Christmas trees have sprung back up throughout the concourse, and no, not a single menorah has been spotted. I can only hope this is the beginning of a major movement in America, one that regards thinking as paramount to phony feelings and heightened self-centered sensitivities. Common sense and judgment should always reign supreme over political correctness, no matter what the current trend.
And, my gosh, even Wal-Mart this year has abandoned its generic, politically correct “Happy Holidays” greeting in favor of “Merry Christmas.” I’m starting to think this may be the season to be jolly after all. Ho, ho, ho.
To all, a Merry Christmas. OK, and a Happy Hanukkah, too.
[From CNN]
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December 13th, 2006 at 11:51 am
Brad,
I read the article on cnn.com—thought it was awesome.
PS How is Novell and other such things?