“And so this is Christmas, and where is your gun?” John Lennon’s 1971 hit “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” was a call for peace, not for packing heat, but apparently the lyrics need to be updated to fit the 21st century. Fifty years later, the NRA and Republicans have made sure that far too many Americans can easily answer that (updated) question.
Liberals are constantly being accused of waging a vicious—and perennial—war on Christmas, but it appears that only one side is actively arming itself. Conservatives worship the gun gods year-round, so it’s no surprise that their blasphemy would bleed into the Christmas season and overlap with a high-profile school shooting here and there. But that doesn’t make their behavior any less crass, now does it?
Case in point: Santa recently showed up at the El Paso County, Colorado, sheriff’s office, and whoever runs the office’s Twitter account saw an opportunity to spread Christmas cheer.
Yippy-ki-yay, motherfuckers. Christmas is gonna be a blast this year.
Check this out:
For the nontweeters:
First of all, I very much doubt that’s the real Santa. Secondly, how fucking gross can you be, especially in the wake of yet another tragic—and entirely avoidable—school shooting?
Well, the answer is “so gross that people couldn’t help but notice.”
NBC News:
Well, it’s nice that they apologized, but maybe lay off the rum balls in the sheriff’s office break room until cocktail hour starts.
Santa correlates to the month of December? Did Siri write this? Or was it an actual carbon-based human with no soul? And is that really an apology? You don’t want to get on Santa’s hit naughty list, do you?
Needless to say, numerous Twitter users were appalled by the original post.
I don’t live in Colorado, but gun play is the last thing I think of when the holidays come around. I prefer to watch How the Grinch Stole Christmas, not How the Grinch Shot Cindy Lou Who in the Face Because the Candy Cane in Her Hand Looked Like a Weapon and He Felt Threatened While He Was Stealing Her Tree.
Then again, I also say “happy holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas.” So what the elf do I know?
It made comedian Sarah Silverman say, “THIS IS FUCKING BRILLIANT,” and prompted author Stephen King to shout “Pulitzer Prize!!!” (on Twitter, that is). What is it? The viral letter that launched four hilarious Trump-trolling books. Get them all, including the finale, Goodbye, Asshat: 101 Farewell Letters to Donald Trump, at this link. Or, if you prefer a test drive, you can download the epilogue to Goodbye, Asshat for the low, low price of FREE.
Liberals are constantly being accused of waging a vicious—and perennial—war on Christmas, but it appears that only one side is actively arming itself. Conservatives worship the gun gods year-round, so it’s no surprise that their blasphemy would bleed into the Christmas season and overlap with a high-profile school shooting here and there. But that doesn’t make their behavior any less crass, now does it?
Case in point: Santa recently showed up at the El Paso County, Colorado, sheriff’s office, and whoever runs the office’s Twitter account saw an opportunity to spread Christmas cheer.
Yippy-ki-yay, motherfuckers. Christmas is gonna be a blast this year.
Check this out:
For the nontweeters:
First of all, I very much doubt that’s the real Santa. Secondly, how fucking gross can you be, especially in the wake of yet another tragic—and entirely avoidable—school shooting?
Well, the answer is “so gross that people couldn’t help but notice.”
NBC News:
Well, it’s nice that they apologized, but maybe lay off the rum balls in the sheriff’s office break room until cocktail hour starts.
Santa correlates to the month of December? Did Siri write this? Or was it an actual carbon-based human with no soul? And is that really an apology? You don’t want to get on Santa’s hit naughty list, do you?
Needless to say, numerous Twitter users were appalled by the original post.
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(@ChaosDara) I don’t live in Colorado, but gun play is the last thing I think of when the holidays come around. I prefer to watch How the Grinch Stole Christmas, not How the Grinch Shot Cindy Lou Who in the Face Because the Candy Cane in Her Hand Looked Like a Weapon and He Felt Threatened While He Was Stealing Her Tree.
Then again, I also say “happy holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas.” So what the elf do I know?
It made comedian Sarah Silverman say, “THIS IS FUCKING BRILLIANT,” and prompted author Stephen King to shout “Pulitzer Prize!!!” (on Twitter, that is). What is it? The viral letter that launched four hilarious Trump-trolling books. Get them all, including the finale, Goodbye, Asshat: 101 Farewell Letters to Donald Trump, at this link. Or, if you prefer a test drive, you can download the epilogue to Goodbye, Asshat for the low, low price of FREE.