The annual tradition has begun—-right wing pundits are stirring up shit with their gullible readers by declaring that there’s a “war on Christmas”. You’d be hard pressed to find a better example than the mythical war on Christmas to demonstrate that culture warriors are a cynical, disingenuous bunch who make up issues to get excited about to distract people from the real Republican war on people who aren’t rich. That said, I do think that Brent Bozell really is as upset as he comes across in this temper tantrum of a column. Because the Colbert Report expertly dismantled the scare tactics of the right in the video above—-they actually managed to get Toby Keith to sing a song about fighting for the right in the war on Christmas, and it’s hysterical. It’s so funny, in fact, that it caused Bozell’s anus to constrict violently around the giant stick that’s crammed up there, and I suspect he got splinters.
The lyrics (written by “Daily Show” executive producer David Javerbaum) are not what you would call subtle (or intelligent) about those bullying Christians. The song jokes that idiotic Colbert-clone conservatives think Santa Claus and Uncle Sam are one and the same, “so boys, take aim.” Perhaps this joking about slaying the unbelievers might warm the hearts of those who equate Christians with bloodthirsty Muslim radicals. I’m sure Rosie O’Donnell gives it two thumbs up.