Wouldn't Bother Me in the Slightest
Denver Post columnist Cindy Rodriguez comes up with what she no doubt thinks is a
devastating argument against "Merry Christmas" signs on government property:
Some Christians don't think twice about complaining because they are the majority and feel entitled. But imagine if Jews were the majority and the rest of us had to pass a "Happy Hanukkah" sign on the way into the City and County Building.
Horrors! I don't think I could handle it!
Seriously, this strikes me as similar to John Kerry's comment about Mary Cheney being a lesbian. The similarity is that both Kerry and Rodriguez seem to think that the Christian right is made up of a bunch of bigots, so why not use their bigotry against them? Kerry calculated that the Christian right hated homosexuals, so his mention of Mary Cheney's sexuality might cost the Bush/Cheney ticket some votes. Rodriguez calculates here that the Christian right is made up of religious bigots, so why not use that religious bigotry to good purpose (as she sees it) by confronting them with the notion of governmental Happy Hanukkah signs.
What's next, arguments against Social Security privatization because it will prevent the government from taking money from black people (who have shorter lifespans than average) and giving it to white people?
