The War On Christmas

Bill O'reilly said so

Some say there's a war on Christmas 

and liberals are at fault

They want to take baby Jesus

and lock him in a vault

Kick virgin Mary to the curb

Stuff Joseph in a box

The wise men they are outa here 

A Christmas of hard knocks

Fox news points accusing fingers

at the liberal elite

Those evil commie atheists

who ruined Santa's treat

Obama is their Muslim stooge

He's working for the Jews 

who want Menorahs everywhere 

So Christians get confused

So no one knows the difference

from secular or saint

So It all just blends together

In one big non-restraint 

Christmas is a time of excess

Capitalism's dream 

With retail madness everywhere 

Sometimes it seems obscene 

An economic holiday

tied to recovery

of a bank lending disaster 

Epic catastrophe 

We pay for Christmas all year round

and as the years go by

we're sucked into a system 

In debt until we die

The war on Christmas is a farce

Stores will do anything

To get you to plop money down

So registers will ring 

Wal Mart's decked with Christian symbols

The Christmas music blares

The place is full of Christian themes 

and I don't bloody care

Like anyone who has a brain 

I can smell crapola

from conservative malarkey 

Political payola

Make an issue out of nothing 

Stir up the stupid hordes

Who's xenophobic fear of change

make ballot box rewards 

Whatever Christmas means to you 

The choice is yours to make 

The birth of someone's Savior

or retail on the make 

The choice is strictly personal 

So knock off all this crap 

About a war on Christmas

It's nothing but claptrap 

Reviews

[Ars Goetia Poetry]

Once again, great job, Mark :)

[Kenneth The Poet]

Nice work again, Ricochet.

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you sir. I appreciate it

[Kaylie]

You do well with wrapping comedy in to an honest issue. Christmas doesn't feel like it should be.... Well written.

[Baby Ricochet]

thank you Kaylie

[Joyce S. Greene]

The only reason for going into the stores now is "to get some Christmas spirit," anyways. Pretty soon all shopping will be done on-line, and there will be little personal interaction required at all. I enjoy seeing the excited kids waiting to see Santa at the mall (can't wait to have a grandkid so I can buy him a toy in a toy store!) But opening the stores on Thanksgiving Day is definitely over the line! Stores are frantic for business so they'll do most anything to keep those cash regisiters ringing. I enjoyed your poem, BR, and what you say is very true - commercialism is king nowadays. And O'Reilly is bad news in more ways than one - that's what a remote control is good for - you can always find a Christmas special to watch! I was going to end this with a "Merry Christmas" but just thought better of it . . .

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you for your input Joyce and merry Christmas

[Inda]

Nice one! Couldn't have said better myself.

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you inda

[Tate Morgan]

You got it. I could a lot from you .

[Baby Ricochet]

Thanks for stopping by Tate. It's good to here from you

[Tom]

Santa is impregnable and will not be subdued !

A rousing rap for Christmas !

[Baby Ricochet]

LOL! That's for sure. Thank you Tom

[Corset]

There is a Santa at the door ringing a bell nonstop, I asked him doesn't your hand get tired, he stands there for eight hours in the same place ringing a bell, (he says no, he changes hands, its for a good cause) I drop a couple dollars in, it buys a couple toys for the children on Christmas for anonymous boy or girl, i was one of those who got the "boy" toy by mistake... There is also a Santa who sits inside and little kids sit on his lap and get bribed to be good all year, course that only works a couple months in advance. I was working nearby when a man came in and asked him if he sat on his lap would he get what he wants too? I chuckled to myself. (actually it was quite loudly) Things we "think" but never ask out loud, lol... I always put up a tree, and a nativity scene beneath it, idols and all, may as well be of the correct nature...and even then I cringe, and i always buy the gifts if I can for those I love but they were never told they were from Santa, they always know who Santa is, which kinda took the magic out of it for them, but if they knew how badly my feet and legs hurt (even after two days off) to buy those presents they would realize the magic then, lol.

[Baby Ricochet]

Lol! This is some review. Thank you Corset

[Corset]

That's some poem baby! it needs a some some review :p

[Tai Ryens]

A well-voiced opinion on the supposed "war against Christmas" and how extremely pointless it is to debate about. I see Christmas as a traditional holiday utilized by retailers to make a quick buck, alike to Black Friday (although I do recognize historical significance). Well done!

[Baby Ricochet]

thank you Tai

[Cryingkate]

OMG ! I don't know who Bill O Reilly is, But you really need to get some antibiotics. and I mean right now cause when this gets around on U-Tube or facebook it is gonna to go Viral and cause an infestation in every media site.
CONGRATULATIONS !

[Baby Ricochet]

Awesome. Thank you Kate