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WSJ columnist blames financial crisis on the War on Christmas.
Think Progress —
In his Wall Street Journal column today, Daniel Henninger argues that the “unprecedented economic ruin” that many Americans are facing is a casualty of the War on Christmas because “a nation whose people can’t say ‘Merry Christmas’ is a nation capable of ruining its own economy”:
Notwithstanding the cardboard Santas who seem to have arrived in stores this year near Halloween, the holiday season starts in seven days with Thanksgiving. And so it will come to pass once again that many people ...
From religion to recession
Political Animal —
... for not supporting George W. Bush. The president's low approval rating, the piece insisted, is a reflection of "our failure," our "disloyal" tendencies, and our willingness to strengthen "our enemies." It was, to my mind, one of the stupidest things ever published by a major American newspaper. And yet, the editors at the WSJ continue to push the envelope in new and mind-numbing directions. The Journal published this piece from Daniel Henninger today, which aims to explain "how we went from Christmas to crisis." I've read the whole piece a few times, trying to understand ...
Hullabaloo — ... of the pervasive influence of know-nothing Dominionism on the right, here's Daniel Henninger, a columnist paid money by the Wall Street Journal, a working writer for a newspaper with an economic focus, blaming the financial crisis on greeters who don't say "Merry Christmas" at shopping malls: ...
Shorter Daniel Henninger
Sadly, No! —
Mad Max and the Meltdown: How we went from Christmas to crisis
I am the only man in America who is brave enough to reveal the ironclad link between our current financial crisis and the Left’s 50-year War on Christmas. ...
Wall Street Journal Deputy Editor Blames Economic Crisis On Yuletide Euphemism
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... People used to read the Wall Street Journal because it contained the sort of sound financial writing that allowed readers to become informed and prosperous. Now, this is the sort of thing that passes as economic analysis, and this is why everyone is poor: ...
Wall Street Journal Deputy Editor Blames Economic Crisis On Yuletide Euphemism
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... People used to read the Wall Street Journal because it contained the sort of sound financial writing that allowed readers to become informed and prosperous. Now, this is the sort of thing that passes as economic analysis, and this is why everyone is poor: ...
Essence Of Oogedy-Boogedy
Obsidian Wings —
... Steve Benen flagged an op-ed in the WSJ that has to be in the running for Dumbest Column Ever. It starts with fairly conventional War on Christmas stuff: "Christmas, the holiday that dare not speak its name." Right. ...
No More Mister Nice Blog — ... have already commented on this Daniel Henninger op-ed from The Wall Street Journal, which argues, in all seriousness, that we're in economic trouble because we've taken Christ out of Christmas -- but I want to say a few words about it. ...
OFFS to the Quillionth Power
Shakesville —
... Well, I've just read something so mind-explodingly stupid that I'm having serious questions regarding my sanity. Daniel Henninger has written an Op-Ed in the WSJ stating... ...
Mitchell Bard: It's Time for a War on War on the "War on Christmas"
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... trying to shove religion down my throat. Maybe that is why I have no patience for the (completely ludicrous) claim that there is a "War on Christmas," made by right-wingers like Bill O'Reilly. But what put me over the top is that now a deputy editor of the once reputable Wall Street Journal has weighed in on the issue, actually equating the current economic crisis with the fact that people say "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas."
Daniel Henninger wrote in the WSJ yesterday:
"This year we celebrate the desacralized ...
What If They Had a War on Christmas and Nobody Came?
Politics Daily —
... Daniel Henniger of the Wall Street Journal fired the first shots in the 2008 version of the war this week when he connected the economic meltdown with the War on Christmas. ...
Gag Me With a Candy Cane: The War on Christmas is Back
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... he spearheads annually. Still, the diehards always find a way to bring it back to this yearly battle between supposedly morally superior Christians and secular liberals. This year, they may have to scream a little louder to be heard over all the actual news going on in the world. For example, Daniel Henninger wrote an article for The Wall Street Journal actually suggesting that the reason we have a financial meltdown is because people refuse to say "Merry Christmas.""A nation whose people can't say 'Merry Christmas' is a nation capable of ruining its own economy... ...
