I know this commercial has been out there for a while now but I was busy with finals so too bad. Basically Mike Huckabee has stated what really matters this time of year is the "birth of Christ." I realize that the vast majority of the People in the United States are Christians but seriously now, am I the only one who is horribly offended by this? We have a front runner in the race for the Republican nomination endorsing religion. Even if you are a Christian who has no problem with Huckabee's reference are you not outraged that he is blatantly using religion for political gain? I could go on at great length about all the problems I have with this commercial but please watch it yourself and let me know what you think!
I would love to discuss this with someone so please comment, unless of course you entirely agree with me in which case it would be a rather pointless and boring discussion!
Personally I think that what really matters right now are the airing of grievances and the feats of strength. Perhaps I am judging Mike Huckabee too harshly but until he proves me wrong Governor Doyle and the rest of us will enjoy our Festivus Poles!
I would love to discuss this with someone so please comment, unless of course you entirely agree with me in which case it would be a rather pointless and boring discussion!
Personally I think that what really matters right now are the airing of grievances and the feats of strength. Perhaps I am judging Mike Huckabee too harshly but until he proves me wrong Governor Doyle and the rest of us will enjoy our Festivus Poles!
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I actually was pretty impressed by this commercial. Usually, the second a candidate mentions religion, my skin starts crawling and I have to go take a long, hot shower, but for some reason the "birth of Christ" line just came off as a message from a Christian to other Christians and that's perfectly okay.
I guess it mostly stems from a frustration I have over the whole PC holiday season - you can't wish someone "Merry Christmas" without them getting offended, even though the damn holiday's so commercialized that it basically means what most people mean by "Happy Holidays" anyway. I'm willing to bet that a good half of the people who wish you "Merry Christmas" won't be heading to midnight mass or whatever.
So the majority of the message came across to me as just the generic "Happy Holidays", with a line thrown in to be like "yes I are Christian". Maybe it's also that I don't really consider Huck a serious contender. Or that while he is overt about his religion, he's not George W. "Born Again" Bush...
I'm much more a fan of the Obama commercial. His daughters are adorable.
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