War On Christmas Begins at Best Buy

By Douglas V. Gibbs

After refusing to participate with the early morning Black Friday festivities, during the late morning my wife and I braved the aftermath and ventured to a few empty-shelved stores. Wearing my Santa Hat, and "Jesus Wept John 11:35" shirt, I carried my nine month old grandson on my shoulders, and greeted everyone I could with the words: "Merry CHRISTmas!"

Rejected clothing and toys were scattered along the floors of some of the sotres. Though a lot of the traffic was still up, it wasn't as bad as earlier in the morning. Apparently the brave ones that fought through the pre-dawn sales were still marching around. Wal-Mart's lot was full, as was the mall's.

K-Mart was the most decerative, showing off "Christmas" more than the other stores we visited. In fact, the Temecula K-Mart had such good deals, we ran into a family member who drove all the way in from Los Angeles County to shop there.

Evidence of the early morning madness was most prevalent in news reports, one of which told of a Wal-Mart in Upland that had to shut down because the pre-dawn shoppers got too rowdy.

I extended a hand with a "Merry Christmas" greeting every chance I got. Consumers usually smiled and returned the gesture with a "Merry Christmas" of their own. Store employees, however, hesitated, as if they wondered whether or not it was okay to say something other than "Happy Holidays."

We decided not to stop by the local Best Buy, holding our own boycott. Best Buy, this year, seems to be leading the charge in the War on Christmas. In Best Buy's Thanksgiving ad, with the opportunity to greet the Christmas Season, they opted to instead offer a "Happy Eid al-Adha."

Muslims welcomed the greeting, happy to overpower Christmas any chance they can get.

Smaller stores, however, happily greeted us with "Merry Christmas," as did many of the shops at the mall. It seems that the larger the corporation, the more susceptible it is to the pressures of political correctness.

Well, despite the War on Christmas we will be seeing more and more of as the month of December approaches, passes, and leads us toward the New Year, one thing you can be sure of: Political Pistachio is not politically correct.

Merry CHRISTmas.

Tonight, by the way, I will be talking about the trend in the United States to move away from saying "Merry Christmas," and how much of the country is opting instead for "Happy Holidays" and "Seasons Greetings," tonight on the Political Pistachio Radio Revolution. Feel free to join us live at 7pm Pacific, or catch the archive later.

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