Fox & Friends Takes On Daily Beast’s Declaration That ‘The War On Christmas Is Over’
A few days ago, The Daily Beast declared the “War on Christmas” to be over, proclaiming Christmas to be the victor. Fox & Friends naturally took note, and briefly discussed the story on Thursday morning. It’s over? They weren’t quite so sure.
First, here’s a look at the Daily Beast story:
How did this cultural flash point slide into oblivion, with Bill O’Reilly virtually the last person continuing to fight? Some Christmas soldiers say it’s because their side won. According to the American Family Association, 80 percent of the retailers the group profiled for its inaugural “naughty and nice” list in 2005 used religion-neutral terminology like “holidays” in their advertising and store signs. Now an overwhelming majority have reverted back to using the word “Christmas.” Randy Sharp, a spokesman for the AFA, says that “there has been a correction.” Retailers, he says, realized “people weren’t offended by being wished a ‘Merry Christmas,’ but those of us who celebrate the historical significance of the birth of Christ are offended when you downplay that.”
After testing their knowledge of Victoria’s Secret models (context: they came out with a Christmas ad, fumbling the words to “Deck the Halls”), the crew moved on to the matter at hand. Gretchen Carlson agreed that “Christmas won” when it came to walking into stores and hearing people say, “Merry Christmas.”
“Even people who don’t believe in Christmas,” she said, were found not to be offended by it. “But I’m not so sure that the War on Christmas in other places particularly is over.” For example, she said, “The Navy has now canceled the nativity over atheists’ complaint.”
Carlson said she was bothered that, in such cases, it’s “usually just one person” who changes what 80 or 90 percent of people want to participate in.
Brian Kilmeade countered that with the Navy example it’s more understandable because they’re off the coast of Bahrain. It could incite the Muslim population, he said. “I don’t have a problem with it.”
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