The war on Christmas trees

[lawgator1]

beef, pork, cotton, milk, Christmas trees

do these really need ad campaigns for people to know they are an option?

You could say that about just about any product these days.

Hey, if the industry thinks its a good idea, proposes it, votes on it, has the right to repeal it, then what is all the screeching about?

 

[VolsNSkinsFan]

You guys realize there is a farm subsidy if you grow Christmas Trees on your property

 

[bamawriter]

You guys realize there is a farm subsidy if you grow Christmas Trees on your property

Government endorsed anti-semitism.

 

[utvolpj]

You could say that about just about any product these days.

Hey, if the industry thinks its a good idea, proposes it, votes on it, has the right to repeal it, then what is all the screeching about?

it's an unfair tax being levied against the smaller growers to penalize them and is fully supported by the gov't. Seriously, do you think this truly needs an ad campaign supported by the gov't for people to know live trees are an option?

 

[lawgator1]

I guess I need to re-read the Constitution to figure out which article makes this a responsibility of the government.

Its not a responsibility, but the flaw in your remark is that its not a regulation on someone and so is not going to run afoul of anything. If someone challenged it, I suppose commerce clause would be used to defend it.

Also, unless I am mistaken, these other similar programs have been around for years, i.e. during Republican administrations. No one *****ed then. But, hey, if the knee jerk anti-Obama echo chamber can make it look like it was all his idea, then go for it.

 

[tri_vol]

beef, pork, cotton, milk, Christmas trees

do these really need ad campaigns for people to know they are an option?

You mean matt mcongnehy (sp) raspy voice doesn't make you run out and buy a t bone when he says "beef its whats for dinner"
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[n_huffhines]

You could say that about just about any product these days.

Hey, if the industry thinks its a good idea, proposes it, votes on it, has the right to repeal it, then what is all the screeching about?

You're not this clueless...surely. I can't understand how a Democrat could possibly ignore the consumer. Dems are supposed to champion the consumer, and protect them against collusion...unless the industry is backed by Dems, I guess.

 

[bamawriter]

Also, unless I am mistaken, these other similar programs have been around for years, i.e. during Republican administrations. No one *****ed then. But, hey, if the knee jerk anti-Obama echo chamber can make it look like it was all his idea, then go for it.

Should have this on the ready when you say something else about the sexual harrassment claims against Cain?

 

[utvolpj]

Its not a responsibility, but the flaw in your remark is that its not a regulation on someone and so is not going to run afoul of anything. If someone challenged it, I suppose commerce clause would be used to defend it.

Also, unless I am mistaken, these other similar programs have been around for years, i.e. during Republican administrations. No one *****ed then. But, hey, if the knee jerk anti-Obama echo chamber can make it look like it was all his idea, then go for it.

just like your knee-jerk Cain responses. Please

this is not something gov't resources should be used to do. Really not a difficult concept to many

 

[n_huffhines]

Its not a responsibility, but the flaw in your remark is that its not a regulation on someone and so is not going to run afoul of anything. If someone challenged it, I suppose commerce clause would be used to defend it.

Also, unless I am mistaken, these other similar programs have been around for years, i.e. during Republican administrations. No one *****ed then. But, hey, if the knee jerk anti-Obama echo chamber can make it look like it was all his idea, then go for it.

Like what?

Also that doesn't excuse anything. That means nothing to people like me who hate Republicans.

 

[utvolpj]

You mean matt mcongnehy (sp) raspy voice doesn't make you run out and buy a t bone when he says "beef its whats for dinner"
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Sam Elliott might but not MM

 

[KiffinKiller]

Government endorsed anti-semitism.

lololololol.

 

[volinbham]

The point is how stupid it is to involve the federal government in this.

 

[Arclight]

 

[DynamiteMcGhee]

I guess yay (?) for not being able to be around real pine trees for too long. Fake tree for me!

 

[BigPapaVol]

You people are such blithering idiots! Just repeat the Fox News echo chamber, with no fricking clue what you are talking about.

This is an INDUSTRY proposed and supported initiative, designed to self-fund ads to encourage people to buy their real tress, instead of artificial trees.

Christmas tree program gets green light - chicagotribune.com

The industry will even get to vote in 3 years whether to keep it. It was debated for a year or so.

My God, you just fall for every piece of crap bait that the morons put out, don't you?

Who gives a crap who proposed it? It's utter horsecrap and supporting it is idiotic, but indicative of our current predicament. We're broke because pet horseshat like this gets approved all time and justified by idiots calling it an "industry initiative."

Did you really call someone else unintelligent for being mad at a politician for letting this crap see the light of day?

 

[lawgator1]

I chastise the brainless legions who think this has anything to do with Obama, yes.
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[theFallGuy]

I chastise the brainless legions who think this has anything to do with Obama, yes.
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Obama believes in fierce gov't control of everything so yes, he is the wonder-boy icon for this type of reasoning. 1+1=2

 

[n_huffhines]

I chastise the brainless legions who think this has anything to do with Obama, yes.
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I'm pretty sure this has something to do with Obama, unless he has no authority over his own Ag department.

 

[utvolpj]

so Obama didn't appoint the people in charge of this?

 

[theFallGuy]

You people are such blithering idiots! Just repeat the Fox News echo chamber, with no fricking clue what you are talking about.

This is an INDUSTRY proposed and supported initiative, designed to self-fund ads to encourage people to buy their real tress, instead of artificial trees.

Christmas tree program gets green light - chicagotribune.com

The industry will even get to vote in 3 years whether to keep it. It was debated for a year or so.

My God, you just fall for every piece of crap bait that the morons put out, don't you?

by the same token you support every single piece of idiotic legislation the gov't comes up with. What are you a federal worker or something? Or do you just tow the gov't line for free?

 

[2ironVol]

The point is how stupid it is to involve the federal government in this.

And LG's point is that the hardcore rightwingers never said a word about similar programs during the Bush years.

I agree it's totally knee-jerk and reactionary, which BTW, isn't too atypical for a hardcore conservative

 

[utvolpj]

And LG's point is that the hardcore rightwingers never said a word about similar programs during the Bush years.

I agree it's totally knee-jerk and reactionary, which BTW, isn't too atypical for a hardcore conservative

many of us have been calling out these wasteful programs for years. You should know that

 

[OrangeEmpire]

many of us have been calling out these wasteful programs for years. You should know that

plus one, w frickin awful.......democrats should cream themselves the way he wasted money
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[theFallGuy]

And LG's point is that the hardcore rightwingers never said a word about similar programs during the Bush years.

I agree it's totally knee-jerk and reactionary, which BTW, isn't too atypical for a hardcore conservative

Are you the guy that stole Obama's teleprompter? Or do you just read the same lines out of the same book as the Democratic Party?