"Concerned Women" update naughty/nice list of retailers waging war on Xmas

[Bluebear]

Contact: Stacey Holliday (!!!!!!!!) of Concerned Women for America, 202-488-7000 ext. 126

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 /Christian Wire Service/ -- Concerned Women for America (CWA) has updated its Christmas list showing which businesses are embracing the true meaning of Christmas, which are not, and which are middle-of-the-road.

"We are encouraged that some stores are finally getting the message that they need to once again embrace Christmas," said Robert Knight, Director of CWA's Culture & Family Institute. "It seems that people understand the importance more and more as Christmas Day grows closer. 'Happy Holidays' and 'holiday tree' just don't cut it anymore.

"We are very encouraged by the reaction of retailers across the country. Christian consumers have expressed their desire for merchants to recognize the reason their stores are full of business at this time of year. As such, we're adjusting our list to reflect the positive moves by some retailers. Those moving up are in bold type. We will continue to monitor and update as needed. Merry Christmas!"

"NICE"
Macy's
Chik-Fil-A
Kroger
IHOP
Saks Off Fifth Avenue
Kay Jewelers
Capital One
Hobby Lobby
In-N-Out Burger
Sears
Dillard's
Radio Shack
Bath & Body Works
Hallmark
Lord & Taylor
Overstock.com

"SOMEWHAT NICE,SOMEWHAT NAUGHTY"
Walgreen
Wal-Mart
L.L. Bean
Lowe's
Target

"NAUGHTY!!!!!"
Office Mac
K-Mart
Staples
Home Depot
Best Buy
SC Johnson
Verizon
Zales
Outback
Lexus
Old Navy
Cingular
Reckitt Benckiser
Pier One
Red Lobster
Office Depot
Gillette
Applebee's
Burlington Coat Factory
Dell
Milton-Bradley
U.S. Postal Service
Costco
BJ's

http://www.earnedmedia.org/cwfa12141.htm

[tuvor]

1. As long as you can shop 'til you drop in Jesus' name.

That's what the true meaning of Christmas is all about.

Dumb shits.

[Ally McLesbian]

2. Bastards...

Why don't they just secede, and form a Christian Nation, instead of dragging down the rest of the civilized people of America with them?

In fact, they are floating such an idea at www.christianexodus.org. I hope this does happen, so that we will be rid of those pests.

BTW, nice to know that the boycott targets Republicans as well, such as Dell, The Home Depot, and Bath & Body Works.

[zbdent]

24. I encourage all Christo-fascists to secede

as long as they lose all rights and protections of the US - including voting . . .

[roguevalley]

3. a lot of my favorite retailers are naughty. good.

[FreedomAngel82]

4. Yep

My cell phone provider are naughty. I was there Tuesday and should've told them they were naughty.

[kineneb]

5. she and the businesses can all take a hike

I am not spending money at any of those places. Bought roving and yarn, told everyone they are getting knitted gifts, whether they like it or not. Period. Hubby is getting a boulder for his Zen rock garden...need to go rock hunting soon. Henrietta the Pet Chicken will get a container of worms from the local bait shop.

(but gad, couldn't they find a spokesperson who doesn't look like some kind of sci-fi character?)

[niyad]

8. looks rather like church lady on heavy-duty drugs.

[FVZA_Colonel]

14. I object to that comparison!

Church Lady was much more entertaining than this woman could ever hope to be!

[jmowreader]

29. That IS the Church Lady, you fool!

I braved a trip over to the CWA's site and Stacey's picture is nowhere on it.

Although I haven't seen Stacey in person or online, I'm willing to bet that she looks something like this:



(Incidentally, that's swimwear.)

[niyad]

6. how thoughtful of them to provide us with a ready-made list of where to

shop!!--well except for home depot, which is a republican outfit.

[nadinbrzezinski]

7. Two things

notice who is on the NICE list, yes the folks behind the modern commercialized christmas... yes Macy's of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Second, when did the meaning of christmas imply spending ungodly amounts of cash? My, my, how naughty can people be, to spend so much money that they are still paying them bills for the next eight months.

[kevinbgoode]

9. Do these people honestly think that the stores are filled

with people shopping to honor their narrow warped concept of "religious" faith? They have to be nuts. . .someone needs to tell them that lots of people shop for the holiday season. And they also should be told to open their damned churches on the white baby Jesus' birthday if they are serious about the reason for the season.

I'm disappointed - my supermarket is on this list.

And why didn't they put Fox Network on the Naughty list for their "holiday" flaws?

[madrchsod]

10. the us postal service?

bj`s -i knew they must be up tight cause thier husbands go somewhere else for bj`s but gee whiz girls don`t let everyone know about it!

[niyad]

11. is she sitting on a THRONE?

[hvn_nbr_2]

13. She looks like it's a throne with a pointy thing...

right under her butt, and somebody gave her an extra extra tart sucker. What's that you say? She is an extra extra tart sucker? Well, that too.

[freeplessinseattle]

23. That's Dana Carvey from Saturday Night Live

in his "Church Lady" persona. but I would bet she bears a striking resemblence and her throne looks like "Santa threw up" (from Grey's Anatomy the other night)

[LWolf]

28. My favorite SNL character of all times.

America needs for her to drop out of retirement and embark on a 2nd career.

[MazeRat7]

12. Fuck 'em - what do I care what they think, speak, or advocate....

[Erika]

15. You think Christ would shop for Christmas?

These right wing groups are totally wacky.

[FreedomAngel82]

32. I guess where they missed the part

where Jesus told to sell everything to the poor, take up your cross and follow him. :shrug: Jesus is surely shaking his head. There are so many people in our country who aren't even getting a Christmas this year and these people are more worried about whether or not a store says "Merry Christmas" or not?

[kevinbgoode]

16. The only store I frequent is Kroger

and I just sent them a scathing email pointing out a few historical points of each of the leading sponsoring organizations in this faux "war on Christmas". I asked for an explanation for their decision, and if the general public needs to understand that, in the future, only right wing fringe religious groups will be dictating their advertising policies.

Then I told them that, since I wasn't a member of those organizations, I assume the rest of the public cannot participate in their "Christmas" sales because they are designed to endorse only those of the proper religious persuasion.

[walldude]

17. Interesting to notice the difference between the "nice" stores

and the "naughty" stores. The Major Retailers I mean.
Nice:
Dillards
Lord & Taylor
Saks Fifth Ave
Macy's
Sears

Naughty
K-Mart
Costco
Best Buy
Home Depot
BJ's

But there's not a class war or anything :eyes:

[Bluebear]

18. Good catch. nt

[f-bush]

19. HAPPY HANNAKWANZMAS

I'll make it a point not to shop at the nice ones on the list and make sure I do shop at the naughty ones.

I just love the fundies...here they are all about being Christian yet every fucking Christmas they want to start a new culture war. What was that phase; "If I have caused my brother to stumble, therefore I have also sinned?"

We have let the fundy nut cases poil the holiday season of its goodwill and cheer and we have let the corporations appeal to our baser greed in trampling over each other to get a cheap item to put under our material tree.

Let's return to a saner time, when holidays meant spending time and having experiences with our friends and loved ones. Happy Holidays
Happy Kwanza
Merry Christmas and above all
Peace and Good wishes to all!!!!!!!!

[tritsofme]

20. KMart and Sears are the same company.

Sorry Sears, you're moved to the naughtly list by default.

[FreedomAngel82]

33. So now I'm going to get my dad's present somewhere else

I was going to get him some stuff at Sears but I guess not now. I don't see JcPenny on there so I can go there I think.

[NMMNG]

21. Is Stacey going to change her last name to Christmas?

We wouldn't want anyone accusing her of being part of the war on Christmas, now would we? :sarcasm:

[ima_sinnic]

22. that picture is a joke and did not come from CWA site

That picture is from the Christ Reformed Church web site, it is next to a bio of "Winona Taylor, AKA 'Church Lady,' the secretary-administrator of Christ Reformed Church." http://www.christreformed.org/about/

Though it is a church and therefore full of nutcases, I don't see anything on their site about the "war on Xmas" "issue."

[jmowreader]

30. Nutcases with a sense of humor, anyway

Something tells me Winona Taylor looks nothing like Dana Carvey in drag.

[Bluebear]

31. Yes, I realise this.

But the "Concerned Women" and the story are real!

[Perky]

25. HAHA

How come half the Naughties are not even retailers

Gillette?? Quick honey run down to the razor blade store I am out.


The Post-office? Cingular? SC Johnson? They make floor was for crips sake.

[Perky]

26. How in the world does Capital One Make the "Nice" lists

David SPade plays Scrooge McNoooo

and I know I have seen the huns Knocxing down a christmas tree.

[durablend]

27. Crapital One--the QUEEN of "NO!"

"No, we won't lower your interest rate"
"No, we won't give you a credit increase"
"No, we won't report your credit limit to the credit bureaus"

NAUGHTY NAUGHTY NAUGHTY!!!

[PA Democrat]

37. LOL! They include a "Merry Christmas" message

on all customers' bills that they slap with a $50 late payment fee or a $50 over limit fee. How very "Christian" of them!

[BlueCollar]

34. BJ's are naughty?

whoda thunk?

[cap]

35. I am honoring the true meaning of xmas and am not stepping

into many stores this holiday. I wont be consuming. That's the true meaning of the Nativity. Peace on Earth and Good Will to Men.... All Men and Women of Good will, not just christians.

[malaise]

36. I'll make a list of those naughty retailers

and give them my money