One of the most frustrating tactics used by the lamestream media during Republican presidential administrations is to pretend history didn’t start until those presidents were elected.
A recent example of this, of course, has been the hyperventilating over the Trump ballroom and the demolition of the East Wing, the type of White House renovation project that presidents throughout American history on both sides of the aisle have called for and overseen. That inconvenient fact is frequently glossed over in reporting about demo and construction.
An even more recent example of that came this week, with the New York Times fretting over the emphasis on religion in Christmas messages shared by various members of the Trump administration, including Secretary of War Pete Hegseth:
The Trump administration celebrated Christmas on Thursday by posting a series of religious messages from official government accounts, using language that drew criticism from those who pointed to the country’s separation of church and state.
While many lawmakers in both parties posted universal messages of love, joy and peace on the holiday, a number of cabinet members and agencies made references to Jesus and the religious meaning of Christmas.
“Today we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wrote. “May His light bring peace, hope, and joy to you and your families.”
[…]Government officials have traditionally steered clear of such overtly religious language, as the Constitution bans an official state religion. The First Amendment’s establishment clause prohibits the government from establishing a religion or favoring one religion over another, while the free exercise clause protects the religious expression of all faiths.
It didn’t take long, of course, for other media outlets to join the chorus:
The problem, of course, is that this ignores overt Christmas messages about the reason for the season that came directly from former Democrat presidents like Joe Biden, Barack Obama, and Bill Clinton, in addition to past GOP presidents, as noted by former NRSC senior advisor Matt Whitlock:
Biden 2024: “How silently, how silently the wondrous gift is given… And we look to the sky, to a lone star… guiding us to the birth of a child, a child Christians believe to be the Son of God, bringing hope, love and peace and joy to the world.”
Obama 2011: “More than 2,000 years ago, a child was born… Christ’s birth made the angels rejoice… He was a manifestation of God’s love for us. And He grew up to become a leader with a servant’s heart… that we should love God, and love our neighbor as ourselves.”
GWB 2003: “As families and friends gather to celebrate Christmas, we remember all the blessings that fill our lives, beginning with the great blessing that came on a holy night in Bethlehem. For Christians around the world, the birth of Jesus is a central religious event; an example of God’s profound love for humanity; and the pathway to hope and to new life.”
Clinton 2000: “..amidst all these traditions, we remember that the true message of Christmas is in the Child whose birth we celebrate—the living proof of God’s mercy and unending love. Christ’s message of renewal and reconciliation…”
HW 1991: “At Christmas, we celebrate the promise of salvation that God gave to mankind almost 2,000 years ago. The birth of Christ changed the course of history, and His life changed the soul of man.”
Reagan 1981: “The Nativity story of nearly twenty centuries ago… For Christians, it is the fulfillment of age-old prophecies and the reaffirmation of God’s great love for all of us.”
It just boggles the mind.
– Stacey Matthews has also written under the pseudonym “Sister Toldjah” and can be reached via X. –
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