Christmas Parade Goes Rogue

[Townsend]

At least you are not behind the mounted police.

Or the senator.

[Hoss]

Or the senator.

I think you have to be worried about being on the Senator's 12...

[Conan71]

Or the senator.

The Seniletor doesn't ride his donkey in the downtown parade any longer.

[carltonplace]

The Seniletor doesn't ride his donkey in the downtown parade any longer.

I think he keeps getting sent back to Washington to keep him away from Oklahoma.

[sauerkraut]

Holiday Parade of Lights has nothing to do with Christmas. Christmas is a time when we celebrate the birth of Jesus, the whole reason for the season. Kwansa indeed, Kwansa was a holiday invented back in 1966 with nothing to do with Christmas. Christmas is NOT about snowmen, colored holiday lights and santa... Funny  how they like to replace the word "Christmas" with the word "holiday" all the time. I want to see a real Christmas parade at Christmas not a PC parade that celebrates everything but Christmas.

[rebound]

I want to see a real Christmas parade at Christmas not a PC parade that celebrates everything but Christmas.

Really?  I think you would be in the minority on that one, even around here.

[RecycleMichael]

I want to see a real Christmas parade at Christmas not a PC parade that celebrates everything but Christmas.

I think a parade of virgin women each giving birth to the Son of God would be difficult to stage. The manger alone would be hard to put on a trailer and trying to time the births for a Saturday night might be a challenge.

[Townsend]

I think a parade of virgin women each giving birth to the Son of God would be difficult to stage. The manger alone would be hard to put on a trailer and trying to time the births for a Saturday night might be a challenge.

Finding three wise men might be a challenge.  Who's got some myrrh?

[RecycleMichael]

Myrhh is a salve that can be applied to abrasions and minor skin ailments. It is similar to petroleum jelly.

You got to be pretty good friends with someone to give them petroleum jelly as a gift.

[AquaMan]

Holiday Parade of Lights has nothing to do with Christmas. Christmas is a time when we celebrate the birth of Jesus, the whole reason for the season. Kwansa indeed, Kwansa was a holiday invented back in 1966 with nothing to do with Christmas. Christmas is NOT about snowmen, colored holiday lights and santa... Funny  how they like to replace the word "Christmas" with the word "holiday" all the time. I want to see a real Christmas parade at Christmas not a PC parade that celebrates everything but Christmas.

You didn't read any of the other poster's remarks did you? I never saw anyone mention Kwanza and as long as I remember there have been multiple manger scenes in the Christmas parades and Holiday Parades I visited. A parade with nothing but manger scenes and wise men would be pretty boring. Good luck with that.

[Red Arrow]

You got to be pretty good friends with someone to give them petroleum jelly as a gift.

Or just not care about them.

[Red Arrow]

Finding three wise men might be a challenge. 

Let's negotiate.  Find four wise men or no deal.

[AquaMan]

We'll have to go out of state to find them. Maybe even outsource them from Persia. I'm against that.

[Conan71]

Let's negotiate.  Find four wise men or no deal.

Four wise men, and repeal Obamacare and we have a deal.

Otherwise, I'll shut down your little parade.

[heironymouspasparagus]

Holiday Parade of Lights has nothing to do with Christmas. Christmas is a time when we celebrate the birth of Jesus, the whole reason for the season. Kwansa indeed, Kwansa was a holiday invented back in 1966 with nothing to do with Christmas. Christmas is NOT about snowmen, colored holiday lights and santa... Funny  how they like to replace the word "Christmas" with the word "holiday" all the time. I want to see a real Christmas parade at Christmas not a PC parade that celebrates everything but Christmas.

Exactly what would that be...??  A traveling re-inactment of the passion play, ala Eureka Springs??  Kind of a bummer at the end for the kiddies to watch just before going home to open presents.

This parade (as most parades) is a 'place-marker' token to represent the celebration of something that makes us feel good.  It doesn't really bother me at all if there is a fat little elf and some obviously hyped-up-on-magic-dust reindeer going down the street.  Or bands or old cars or fire trucks, or any of the stuff that shows up for the parade.  It is a "Disney-esque"-ish celebration to make the kids feel good.  Let them enjoy the moment without getting all anal about it.... especially YOU, Jim Inhofe!!