Christmas Display of the Year: "Santa Claus Will Take You to Hell"

From United Press International:

A Kansas church known for its militant opposition to homosexuality wants to post a warning against Santa Claus in the Washington State Capitol.

A sign from the Westboro Baptist Church saying "Santa Claus will take you to hell" would join other religious statements on the third floor of the building, The Olympian reported. The posted displays include a nativity scene, a menorah and several atheist messages as well as a sign celebrating the winter solstice.

Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka is best known for picketing military funerals with signs that blame deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan on U.S. acceptance of homosexuality. The church is led by Fred Phelps Sr. and most of its members are his children and grandchildren.

The proposed sign would include a mocking version of the song "Santa Claus is coming to town" with messages deriding Santa as an idol.

"So get this fact straight:
you're feeling God's hate,
Santa's to blame for the economy's fate,
Santa Claus will take you to hell."

A Red, White and Blue Christmas

During the course of some research this morning I came across this beauty- the Whitehouse.gov Christmas 2008 site. The theme is 'A Red, White and Blue Christmas', and while Enduring America has no problem with the colours red, white and blue (after all, it's the colour scheme of everyone's favourite US foreign policy and politics blog*), I mean, really. Santa. Dressed as Uncle Sam. Taking the Pledge of Allegiance. In his sleigh. In the Oval Office.





Visit the site and you'll also be treated to a nice picture of some American flags handily stored in, well, a drum:



And finally, eschewing more traditional options (like the word 'and'), George and Laura join their names using a pipe. Which is just weird:

May your holidays be filled with joy and happy memories.

George W. Bush | Laura Bush

I suppose though, with just 39 days left in the job, they can do pretty much what they want.

*For those of you nursing a mulled wine hangover I meant this blog.