The Anti-Christmas
ACLU
Mike
Gallagher
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2003
'Tis the
season: The Christmas lights are up, the malls are playing carols, and
somewhere in America, the ACLU is filing another lawsuit over someone having
the nerve to try and celebrate Christ's birth.
The American Civil Liberties Union seems to delight in this relentless
onslaught of litigation and persecution every Christmas season. And this year,
it's worse than ever. Some town puts up a nativity scene, the ACLU files suit.
Some hapless Santa attempts to explain the meaning of Christmas to a grade
school student, the ACLU demands his termination.
Heck, even a Christmas tree causes these people to break out in a rash. The
ACLU isn't allergic to pine needles, just the simple, beautiful public
_expression_ of celebrating Christmas the way this country has done for
generations.
Just like clockwork, I read about the ACLU's latest anti-Christmas gripe
and my blood boils. This year, I've decided to do something about it. I've
asked my radio audience to help me send a message to the ACLU, a message that
might not get them to change their position, but one that could strike a chord
with Americans who are as fed up with their tactics as I am. You can help,
too.
I've launched the "Merry Christmas, ACLU" project. I'm collecting hundreds
and hundreds of Christmas cards from people all over the country. The ground
rules for the cards are simple: be certain they have a Christmas theme, not
some secular, watered-down one; write a personal message to the ACLU so you
can let them know how you feel; and send the cards to me so that I can
personally deliver them to their national headquarters in New York City
sometime early next year.
I'm hoping for a "Miracle on 34th Street" type of response. Remember at the
end of that Christmas classic how bags and bags of mail to Santa Claus were
dumped on the judge's desk? In just two days, I've already received over 1,000
cards. We're off to a great start.
Oh, and I think I've figured out a way to force the pinheads at the ACLU to
open each one: I'm told that a few listeners might enclose a check to "donate"
to the ACLU's pitiful causes. Never one to miss an opportunity to collect
money, I'm certain that the very possibility might be enough to make them open
them all. Now, I clearly cannot promise that those few checks will ever clear
the bank, but hey, one never knows ...
If you agree with me that it's time to stand up to the ACLU, feel free to
send me as many Christmas cards as you can. Some listeners have sent me 25 or
50 at a time. Remember, make sure each one is hand-written by you and contains
a message to the ACLU. Send your Christmas cards to:
Mike Gallagher's "Merry Christmas, ACLU!" c/o The Mike Gallagher Show 6400
N. Beltline Rd. Irving, Texas 75063
Again, I'll be sure to take all the cards we collect and drop them off at
the ACLU's national headquarters. While this effort might not change their
tactics, trust me, it feels great to be able to get off our chests how we feel
about these folks, and even better to think of some sour-pussed ACLU employees
sitting in a room opening card after card, hoping for a donation that might be
mixed into all those wonderful Christmas messages from America's heartland.
Think of this as a type of silent yet powerful protest against the way the
ACLU continues to try and hijack the spirit of the Christmas season each and
every year.
Good things are happening in America: The economy is bouncing back, the war
on terror continues to be an effective one, and Howard Dean is the best thing
the Democrats have to offer. Take a minute this holiday season and let me show
the ACLU how you feel about them.
Oh, and Merry Christmas (so sue me)!
Mike Gallagher's radio show, the sixth-most-listened-to talk radio show
in America, according to Talkers Magazine, was featured in Joel Stein's essay
in the Dec. 15, 2003, issue of Time magazine.