PC leader regrets reaction, not words he used
Curtman @ Tue Dec 03, 2013 11:47 am
PC leader regrets reaction, not words he used
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This is what he says on the video:
"I want to wish everyone a really, really merry Christmas, happy Hanukkah, all the holidays -- all you infidel atheists out there, I want to wish you the very best also.
"I don't know what you celebrate during the holiday season, I myself celebrate the birth of Christ, but it's your choice, and I respect your choice.
"If you want to celebrate nothing, and just get together with friends, that's good, too. All the best."
Pallister may respect the choice of people to be atheists, but his use of "infidel" was anything but respectful. At best it was clumsy. At worst it was both clumsy and contemptuous.
At a news conference Monday, Pallister didn't back down from his use of "infidel,'' which he said the dictionary defines as a "non-believer."
"I want to wish everyone a really, really merry Christmas, happy Hanukkah, all the holidays -- all you infidel atheists out there, I want to wish you the very best also.
"I don't know what you celebrate during the holiday season, I myself celebrate the birth of Christ, but it's your choice, and I respect your choice.
"If you want to celebrate nothing, and just get together with friends, that's good, too. All the best."
Pallister may respect the choice of people to be atheists, but his use of "infidel" was anything but respectful. At best it was clumsy. At worst it was both clumsy and contemptuous.
At a news conference Monday, Pallister didn't back down from his use of "infidel,'' which he said the dictionary defines as a "non-believer."
Zipperfish @ Tue Dec 03, 2013 11:50 am
Sounds like he was joking to me.
Happy fucking birthday to the Magic Jew!
DrCaleb @ Tue Dec 03, 2013 11:56 am
From the 'people with no sense of ha-ha' file.
I'm more of a Militant Radical Atheist than an Infidel.
Curtman @ Tue Dec 03, 2013 11:59 am
I thought it was funny, most of their ideas are.
Centre @ Thu Dec 19, 2013 6:50 am
Seems he's still upset he only inherited a watch and his brother got the farm.
I'm not sure why he would mention that otherwise.
I think we know who was his parents favourite...........
sandorski @ Thu Dec 19, 2013 1:19 pm
"Happy Holidays" may be part of the War on Christmas or maybe it is just more inclusive and efficient?
PluggyRug @ Thu Dec 19, 2013 2:22 pm
I hope the overweight illegal immigrant from Norway wearing a red monkey suit will leave something under that dead tree like object in the corner.
Merry Christmas to all...including the infidels. ![[B-o]](./images/smilies/drinkup.gif "Drink up")
Jabberwalker @ Thu Dec 19, 2013 2:39 pm
Infidel is an old code word for N.D.P.er.