Look who's waging the War on Christmas now... https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-cancels-white-house-christmas-party-for-the-press President Trump has canceled the White House holiday party for the media, making the decades-old tradition a victim of his increasingly contentious relationship with major news organizations. The annual Christmas-season gathering was a significant perk for those covering the White House, as well as other Washington reporters, anchors and commentators, and New York media executives would regularly fly in for the occasion. At its peak, the invitation-only soirees grew so large that there were two back-to-back events, one for broadcast outlets and one for print organizations. Journalists who attended the events, which featured a catered buffet of lamb chops, crab claws and elaborate desserts, got to roam the decorated mansion with a spouse or other family member, a friend or a colleague, adding to the invitation's allure. But the biggest fringe-benefit was the picture-taking sessions, in which the president and first lady would patiently pose with guests and briefly chat with them in front of a Christmas tree, with the White House sending out the photos — copies of which were invariably sent home to mom. This would take a couple of hours, with long lines snaking across the building's first floor. Bill Clinton even posed for pictures with journalists days after he was impeached.
I'm gonna leave this here too... Frankly, not surprised either, he doesn't like to pay for anything..
siri, show me christmastime in hell pic.twitter.com/8q1Fn34miK— Bobby Lewis (@revrrlewis) December 17, 2018
UPS joins war on Chritmas https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/17/the-ups-store-says-it-will-shred-your-childs-letter-to-santa.html
That was funny - one of the anchors on my morning news said "My children can read you know, you can't just put that out there" .... the other one said "is your kid on twitter? No, they didn't put this "out there" they said it on twitter - you go on UPS Store, thank you for being funny" Of course, ironically (or not) it was the news station that made it available for all children to read, not the UPS Store
1075352287197839361 is not a valid tweet id It's only Wednesday, but already competition for the dumbest bunch of fuckers on TV is FIERCE! https://t.co/Tt6Sapx5TV— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) December 19, 2018 This is the ideal male body. You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like. pic.twitter.com/gm7Pa6KNgO— Catton Arthur (@soundkitties) December 19, 2018 1075381431029903360 is not a valid tweet id
Instead of buying gifts for the Republicans in my life, I'll be getting something nice for myself instead and writing them a note letting them know that I supported a corporation and their gift will trickle on down to them. It's what Conservatives want the most.— Secular Citizen MD 🌹 (@secularcitizen2) December 19, 2018
Can't really improve on The Guardian's take here The absence of intimacy in the Trumps’ official Christmas portrait freezes the heart. Can it be that hard to create a cosy image of the presidential couple, perhaps in front of a roaring hearth, maybe in seasonal knitwear? Or is this quasi-dictatorial image exactly what the president wants to project? Look on my Christmas trees, ye mighty, and despair! If so, it fuels suspicions that it is only the checks and balances of a 230-year-old constitution that are keeping America from the darkest of political fates. You couldn’t create a creepier Yuletide scene if you tried. Multiple Christmas trees are currently a status symbol for the wealthy, but this picture shows the risks. Instead of a homely symbol of midwinter cheer, these disciplined arboreal ranks with their uniform decorations are arrayed like massed soldiers or colossal columns designed by Albert Speer. The setting is the Cross Hall in the White House and, while the incumbent president cannot be held responsible for its architecture, why heighten its severity with such rigid, heartless seasonal trappings? Everything here communicates cold, empty magnificence. Tree lights that are as frigid as icicles are mirrored in a cold polished floor. Equally frosty illuminations are projected on the ceiling. Instead of twinkling fairy magic, this lifeless lighting creates a sterile, inhuman atmosphere. You can’t imagine kids playing among these trees or any conceivable fun being had by anyone. It suggests the micromanaged, corporate Christmas of a Citizen Kane who has long since lost touch with the ordinary, warm pleasures of real life. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...create-a-creepier-yuletide-scene-if-you-tried
And so it's Xmas eve. Even atheists hedge their bets when they have grandkids. Merry Xmas and happy holiday season to y'all. Assuming you get paid.
POTUS joins War on Christmas National Christmas Tree dark due to Trump shutdown https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/national-christmas-tree-dark-due-130855712.html
Trump aims lower in the War. 'Do you still believe in Santa? Because at seven it's marginal.' Trump risks blowing the Christmas magic for a young caller to NORAD's Santa tracker.