The Cook Shack--Gab & Grub: A Christmas Poem & how to help wounded troops and their families this Christmas.

Well Sir, Missy Pam, one of my good Christian readers sent this along to the Cookie, so I'm definitely gonna post it because of the inherent truths contained therein.

This poem, although a couple of years old, isn't quite exactly true anymore as some of the stores mentioned in the poem have experienced such a financial backlash because of their misguided policies, they have returned to the traditional Christmas decorations, signage and Christmas greetings. Unfortunately, some have continued this "Secular-Progressive" policy, and like last year, will NOT see one penny of this families business.

Thank You Pam and may God Bless you and yours....

Twas the month before Christmas.

*Twas the month before Christmas*
*When all through our land,*
*Not a Christian was praying*
*Nor taking a stand.*

*See the PC Police had taken away,*
*The reason for Christmas - no one could say.*
*The children were told by their schools not to sing,*
*About Shepherds and Wise Men and Angels and things.*
*It might hurt people's feelings, the teachers would say*
* December 25th is just a ' Holiday '.*

*Yet the shoppers were ready with cash, checks and credit*
*Pushing folks down to the floor just to get it!*
*CDs from Madonna, an X BOX, an I-pod*
*Something was changing, something quite odd! *

*Retailers promoted Ramadan and Kwanzaa*
*In hopes to sell books by Franken &Fonda.*
*As Targets were hanging their trees upside down*
* At Lowe's the word Christmas - was no where to be found.*
*At K-Mart and Staples and Penny's and Sears*
*You won't hear the word Christmas; it won't touch your ears.*

*Inclusive, sensitive, Di-ver-si-ty*
*Are words that were used to intimidate me.*
*Now Daschle, Now Darden, Now Sharpton, Wolf Blitzen*
*On Boxer, on Rather, on Kerry, on Clinton !*
*At the top of the Senate, there arose such a clatter*
*To eliminate Jesus, in all public matter.*
*And we spoke not a word, as they took away our faith*
* Forbidden to speak of salvation and grace*

*The true Gift of Christmas was exchanged and discarded*
*The reason for the season, stopped before it started.*
*So as you celebrate 'Winter Break' under your 'Dream Tree'*
*Sipping your Starbucks, listen to me.*
*Choose your words carefully, choose what you say*

*Shout MERRY CHRISTMAS,

*Shout MERRY CHRISTMAS, not Happy Holiday !*

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Well Sir, I saw this over at "The Jawa Report" and felt it appropriate to re-post it here at the Cookshack.....

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Now Sir, this next fictitious anecdote was sent to me by my buddy "The Chief", and it illustrates the ingrained bias that the MSM have against Sarah Palin...

Sarah Palin is invited to meet with the Pope while he is vacationing north of Rome
in Venice .

The liberal press reluctantly watches the semi-private audience hoping they will
be able to allot minimal coverage if any.

The Pope asks Governor Palin to join him on a Gondola ride through the canals
of Venice .

They're admiring the sights and agreeing on moral issues when all of a sudden
the Pope's hat (zucchetto) blows off his head and out into the water.

The gondolier starts to reach for the Pontiff's cap with his pole but this move
threatens to overturn the floating craft.

Sarah waves the tour guide off saying' Wait wait. I'll take care of this. Don't worry.'

She steps off the gondola onto the surface of the water and walks out to the Pope's
hat bends over and picks it up. She walks back across the water to the gondola
and steps aboard. She hands the hat to the Pope amid stunned silence.

The next morning the topic of conversation among Democrats in Congress
CBS News, NBC News, ABC News, CNN, the New York Times, Hollywood
celebrities and in France and Germany is: ' PALIN CAN'T SWIM!..

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OK Mates, here be a Public Service Announcement from my buddy "Fish" frum Kentucky regardin how ill fittin underwear can be deadly.....

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How to help disabled troops and their families through the holidays!

I'm often asked to whom I donate to during the holiday season to help either the troops or their families. Here is a link to a great group of folks that will send a personalized Christmas Card, AND a donation if'n you'd like, to a Disabled war vet and their families. This is a legitimate charity and the donations are tax deductable.