http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNmBbw5vM5M
So the Grinch
wants to pick on
our Christmas trees..
right at Christmas time too!
It is no
wonder,Muslims do
not honor anything
that celebrates
the birth of Christ!
His true colors
are shining through,
lets do not forget this is a man
who tried to stop prayer day,
and people praying
out loud to God,
oh yeah and had the
cross of Christ painted over.
I would say he is a real loser!
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May we remind
Obama & his clan!
That just like the
Grinch learned at the end,
Christmas,
Our Faith &
the spirit of Christ
is in our hearts.
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Christmas is more than a month away, but the Obama Administration just couldn’t wait to hang a shiny new
ornament on every fresh Christmas tree in America: a 15-cent tax to support a new federal
program to improve the image and marketing of Christmas trees.
Following a public outcry, the White House changed course, not a day later.
No, it’s not a joke. Heritage Vice President David Addington broke the story Tuesday night on Foundry.org, writing
that in the Federal Register of November 8, it was announced that the Secretary of Agriculture will
appoint a Christmas Tree Promotion Board to run a “program of promotion, research, evaluation,
and information designed to strengthen the Christmas tree industry’s position in the marketplace.”
Among its goals: “to enhance the image of Christmas trees and the Christmas tree industry in the
United States.” Yes, you read that correctly. The Obama Administration wanted the federal government to
handle public relations for Christmas trees.
How did the White House want to pay for it? With a 15-cent fee on all sales of fresh
Christmas trees by sellers of more than 500 trees per year. As Addington wrote,
“Of course, the Christmas tree sellers are free to pass along the 15-cent federal fee
to consumers who buy their Christmas trees.” More taxes for American consumers in the
middle of the Christmas season? Some present. Especially with the economy barely
growing and 14 million Americans out of work. As Addington wrote,
“Is a new tax on Christmas trees the best President Obama can do?”
After the article was posted on Foundry.org, the story was picked up by the
Drudge Report, more than a million people read it, and a firestorm erupted–including
reaction from left-wing websites coming out in knee-jerk defense of the
Obama Administration. One writer argued that the 15-cent fee is “far from
a tax” while also trumpeting the positive benefits of the federal government
“partnering” with industry for marketing and research.
What they didn’t mention, though, is that it’s a partnership that many in the
Christmas tree industry simply don’t want. As reported in the Federal Register,
the industry “tried three different times to conduct promotional programs based
on voluntary contributions. Each time, after about three years, the
revenue declined to a point where the programs were ineffective.”
In other words, many Christmas tree sellers decided they no longer wanted to participate in the programs.
So what did the industry do? It sought a mandatory tax, imposed by the federal
government, to force compliance among individual sellers who otherwise
didn’t want to participate. And the Obama Administration was happy to oblige.
Heritage’s Diane Katz says this episode underscores a fundamental problem with the White House’s philosophy:
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The good news is that this Christmas story has a happy ending, at least for now. Not 24 hours
after Heritage posted its report, the Obama Administration decided to delay its Christmas
tree tax while the Department of Agriculture reconsiders its order, as ABC’s Jake
Tapper reported. But what’s troubling is that, had this story not come to light, and had
Americans not spoken out, yet another tax — another mandate from the federal government —
would have been imposed on industry and the American people without their knowledge.
Proponents of the fee might say it’s only 15 cents, but that’s just the problem.
It’s so small that most folks might not notice. But given free rein, Washington
will keep right on taxing until Americans are nickel-and-dimed to death.
And if you hang too many ornaments on a Christmas tree, eventually it will collapse under the weight
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Obamas Christmas to America!
On the 1st day of Christmas Obama gave to me, a healthcare bill that Congress didn’t read!
On the 2nd day of Christmas Obama gave to me, 2 government bailouts & a healthcare
bill that Congress didn’t read!
On the 3rd day of Christmas Obama gave to me, 3 man-made disasters, 2 government
bailouts & a healthcare bill that Congress didn’t read!
On the 4th day of Christmas Obama gave to me, 4 teachable moments, 3 man-made
disasters, 2 government bailouts & a healthcare bill that Congress didn’t read!
On the 5th day of Christmas Obama gave to me, 5 Acorn thugs, 4 teachable
moments, 3 man-made disasters, 2 government bailouts & a healthcare bill that Congress didn’t read!
On the 6th day of Christmas Obama gave to me, 6 brand new taxes,
5 Acorn thugs, 4 teachable moments, 3 man-made disasters, 2 government
bailouts & a healthcare bill that Congress didn’t read!
On the 7th day of Christmas Obama gave to me,
7 lawyers suing, 6 brand new taxes, 5 Acorn thugs, 4 teachable
moments, 3 man-made disasters, 2 government bailouts & a
healthcare bill that Congress didn’t read!
On the 8th day of Christmas Obama gave to me, 8 illegals voting,
7 lawyers suing, 6 brand new taxes, 5 Acorn thugs, 4
teachable moments, 3 man-made disasters, 2 government bailouts
& a healthcare bill that Congress didn’t read!
On the 9th day of Christmas Obama gave to me, 9 mosques a-building,
8 illegals voting, 7 lawyers suing, 6 brand new taxes, 5 Acorn thugs,
4 teachable moments, 3 man-made disasters, 2 government bailouts
& a healthcare bill that Congress didn’t read!
On the 10th day of Christmas Obama gave to me, 10 factories closing,
9 mosques a-building, 8 illegals voting, 7 lawyers suing, 6 brand new
taxes, 5 Acorn thugs, 4 teachable moments, 3 man-made disasters,
2 government bailouts & a healthcare bill that Congress didn’t read!
On the 11th day of Christmas Obama gave to me, 11 unions striking,
10 factories closing, 9 mosques a-building, 8 illegals voting,
7 lawyers suing, 6 brand new taxes, 5 Acorn thugs, 4 teachable
moments, 3 man-made disasters, 2 government bailouts & a
healthcare bill that Congress didn’t read!
On the 12th day of Christmas Obama gave to me, 12 aides a-lying,
11 unions striking, 10 factories closing , 9 mosques
a-building, 8 illegals voting, 7 lawyers suing, 6 brand new taxes,
5 Acorn thugs, 4 teachable moments, 3 man-made disasters,
2 government bailouts & a healthcare bill that Congress didn’t read!
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Merry Christmas & God Bless Everyone!
"Jesus is the Reason For The Christmas Season"
wise men still seek Him.
Give with love,Pray sincerely,help those you can,
have joy, peace,comfort ,& Thank God for it all.