LANSING, MI – “Tis the season to be jolly”. That is unless you live in the state of Michigan, where this holiday season’s theme seems to be “bah humbug”. Michigan’s Attorney General Dana Nessel is the latest to pass along this unhappy sentiment to her already weary, beaten-down state.
So what has the Democratic AG so incensed this time? President Trump had the nerve to wish attendees at a Georgia rally this weekend a “Merry Christmas”.
On Saturday, December 5, President Trump held a rally for Georgia senators. A video caught him saying:
“Let me begin by wishing you all a very Merry Christmas. Remember the word? Remember we started five years ago and I said ‘You’re going to be saying Christmas again,’ and we say it proudly again although they’ll be trying to take that word again out of the vocabulary. We’re not going to let them do that.”
Saying “Happy Holidays” this time of year does not denigrate Christianity. It simply acknowledges and respects the great diversity of our nation and includes each and everyone of us who call ourselves proud Americans.
— Dana Nessel (@dananessel) December 6, 2020
A tweet was released with that portion of the video. AG Nessel then issued her own tweet in response, linking her tweet to his.
In Nessel’s tweet, she claimed that after her son asked her if they were the only Americans who did not celebrate Christmas. She told him, “No, and we are just as American as everyone else.” She then insinuated that President Trump was unaware of such diversity but was glad that Joe Biden was.
Attorney General Nessel is Jewish and the first openly LGBTQ person elected to statewide office in Michigan.
Nessel said on Twitter,
“I remember the first time I was at a store with my son and an employee said ‘Merry Christmas’ to us. My son looked devastated as he asked ‘Are we the only people who don’t celebrate Christmas?’ I answered ‘No, and we are just as American as everyone else.’ Glad @JoeBiden knows that.”
Her tweet was later deleted. Nessel then issued another tweet, writing:
“Saying ‘Happy Holidays’ this time of year does not denigrate Christianity. It simply acknowledges and respects the great diversity of our nation and includes each and every one of us who call ourselves proud Americans.”
Her less than joyful tweets stirred up some bad tidings among other Twitter users. One user said:
“This is the stupidest tweet ever, combining bad parenting with this bizarre desire to be a martyr in the face of somebody saying something pleasant to her. What a jerk. Grow up.”
Another tweet came in saying:
“You could have just replied with “Happy Holidays” and moved on. I tell Jewish people Happy Hanukkah and they say Merry Christmas and WE CONTINUE ON WITH OUR LIVES.”
While yet another user questioned her parenting:
“If your kid was devastated by someone wishing you a Merry Christmas, you’re doing parenting wrong.”
If your kid was devastated by someone wishing you a Merry Christmas you’re doing parenting wrong . https://t.co/TezqsYRo7W
— Chicks On The Right (@chicksonright) December 6, 2020
In August, Nessel reportedly compared President Trump to Adolf Hitler, prompting the chairman of the Michigan Republican Party, Laura Cox, to denounce her, The Daily Wire reported:
“According to Gongwer reporter Jordyn Hermani, Nessel compared Trump to Hitler during the virtual 2020 State Nominating Convention of the Michigan Democratic Party on Aug. 29. She didn’t stop there. Nessel even jokingly suggested that the murderous dictator was more virtuous. The reason given was because he was ‘brave enough’ to fight for his country in World War I.”
Several prominent Jewish Democrats say they stand with Attorney General Dana Nessel following remarks made at Michigan’s state Democratic Convention where she compared Nazi leader Adolf Hitler to President Donald Trump’s administration and policies. https://t.co/O4HoDZzX9g pic.twitter.com/VYFq4FY5SF
— Gongwer Michigan (@GongwerMichigan) September 1, 2020
Hermani stated in a tweet:
“AG Dana Nessel kicking off her Democratic Nominating Convention by comparing President Trump to Adolf Hitler, before joking: ‘Hitler, by all accounts, could read and write … and he also was brave enough to serve in his nation’s military. Adds that people should be concerned Republican state leaders are backing Trump, who has in recent weeks joked that he might not leave office if not re-elected.
“For context, re: Hitler — Her lead up to the statement was that neither had received the popular vote and yet still took office, denigrates immigrants, seeks to destroy unions, degrades those who disagree with them, etc., and then said she wasn’t talking about Trump but Hitler,”
When reached for comment, Nessel’s communications director Kelly Rossman-McKinney doubled down on her comparison, telling The Daily Wire:
“AG Nessel is passionate about this election and deeply concerned about the direction of our country under the current president.
“The President’s actions — with the addition of the pomp and circumstance at the White House last week — was reminiscent of a certain historical figure and she chose to point that out after doing an extensive, careful and accurate historical comparison that resulted in a very long list of similarities. People deserve to know who they are voting for.”
Columbia professor: Cancel Rockefeller Center Christmas tree because ‘Toxic Relationship’ of ‘Nature and Capitalism’
November 29, 2020
The following article contains editorial content written by a retired Chief of Police and current staff writer for Law Enforcement Today.
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NEW YORK, NY – In a year where liberals are attempting to suck the fun out of everything from The Fourth of July to more recently Thanksgiving, we now present another loon, this time from the field of academia, although that should come as a surprise to nobody.
Breitbart notes a professor at Columbia University is suggesting the cancellation of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in Manhattan because it represents a “toxic relationship between nature and capitalism.”
Do you ever wonder why young people seem to be offended by everything? Here you go. People like this are teaching your kid in college. Scary.
In speaking of the Christmas tree, Columbia Professor Brian Kahn wrote in an op-ed:
“Its appearance was a metaphor for this year of pandemic, a slapdash coup attempt, and a general drubbing of American exceptionalism.”
Yeah, ok.
some personal news https://t.co/pTJ7i28KOn
— Brian Kahn (@blkahn) November 24, 2020
Kahn is identified as a “journalist covering climate change.” His claim to fame? He apparently was “a ski bum across the western US.”
Cool.
Kahn, who fits the very definition of a “tree hugger,” called the tradition of cutting down a tree and transporting it to downtown Manhattan, where it might be enjoyed by New Yorkers and tourists (when the city had tourists) alike, a “toxic” symbol of how nature is treated while adding that this year’s Norway Spruce “should be the last” if we want to see any “justice.”
Kahn decried the tree being removed from its habitat and being transported to Manhattan, claiming that “everything about this tree tells a piece of the story of our past century-plus relationship with nature and extractive capitalism,” and that the tree lost its “dignity” when it was transported to the city. Pardon us, but we did not know trees had feelings.
Our apologies.
we’re back to the gizmodo front of this year’s war on christmas pic.twitter.com/KcocEPdXp8
— Bobby Lewis (@revrrlewis) November 24, 2020
Kahn wrote:
“The tree is a Norway Spruce, which, as you can likely guess from the name, is not native to the U.S. That in and of itself reflects how upended our relationship with nature is.
“In its previous home, though, it had an iota of dignity lost completely once it was transported to Midtown Manhattan.”
Hopefully, the tree does not require psychological counseling. Perhaps Kahn can refer it to one of his colleagues at Columbia.
Not only is Kahn upset with the tree being removed, but he is also mortified that the town whence it came was itself previously an old-growth forest.
He wrote that the very process of cutting down the tree—including the rescue of an owl found within it—reflected how “we’ve subjugated nature to our whims.”
Kahn whined:
“The Rockefeller tree was cut down in a town itself carved out of what was, more than a century ago, an old-growth forest. And an owl was scooped up in the process of cutting down the tree and transported to New York.
“All this reflects the ways in which we’ve subjugated nature to our whims. And really, the evolution of the Rockefeller Center tree tradition is a very apt stand-in for that.”
Kahn switched to the owl. He spoke of how the owl was symbolic “of our toxic relationship with nature.”
He noted that that specific owl is not considered an endangered species currently, however, he said, “the climate crisis fueled by unending growth and fossil fuels will eventually come for it too.”
“Oh my gosh, so we’re not allowed to have real Christmas trees in our house anymore?”
“No more Christmas trees.”
“He doesn’t like that one.”
“Cancel Christmas.”
“And also, he took a little shot at capitalism.” pic.twitter.com/ihXQiee2Dw
— Bobby Lewis (@revrrlewis) November 24, 2020
Kahn, who must be partially psychic, also acknowledged that he would more than likely be referred to as a “tree hugger,” and a “total killjoy” for his words.
Well, we nailed tree hugger but missed the part about a total killjoy. We apologize.
Face it, folks. They are coming for you. It may not be today. It may not be tomorrow, but they’re coming. We have already seen them attempt to cancel law enforcement because it is all that stands between them and being able to run roughshod over the country.
We have already seen them come after two of our most treasured and time-honored traditions—the 4th of July and Thanksgiving.
Lest you think they would not come after Christmas, think again. They have seen an opening with the coronavirus, and they will not waste the opportunity.
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