Rather an odd Christmas story comes from Breitbart’s Big Government site today… photos taken, per the article, days ago of the White House Blue Room Christmas tree.
The photos include that of a Chairman Mao ornament…
An autographed ornament of legendary transvestite Hedda Lettuce
And of course, one of “da won” himself, superimposed onto Mt. Rushmore..
Personally this smelled more like “The Onion” to me… But there is credibility since these ornaments are the product of the controversial designer, Simon Doonan, who was pegged as the overseer of the Blue Room tree design this year.
Obese elf Simon Doonan will apply his trade at the White House this Christmas as the Obamas’s official holiday decorator. His plans remain a secret, but we do know there will be a tree and art made by children (always a crowd pleaser). Hopefully Doonan takes some tips from his own home and includes at least one huge statue of a foot.
Considering his choice of ornaments, it was probably best his plans “remain a secret”…. In fact, the White House chose not to publicly confirm their choice of Doonan even as of late November.
Oddly enough, Wikipedia has a page on the White House Blue Room’s Christmas …. holiday….tree history, as well as a few notes on controversy. Though no controversy notes are added for this Mao/Obama-on-Mt.Rushmore news revelation as of yet, they do disclose that this year’s tree theme was “Reflect, Rejoice, Renew”.
Hum… “Rejoice” in Mao? “Renew” life as a transgender?? “Reflect” on redesigning Mt. Rushmore to include Obama? Doonan has an acerbic sense of humor, indeed.
The grandiose in scope theme is in keeping with a man continually draping himself in lofty illusions of “hope and change”. It’s also noticable how distant the chosen subject is in simplicity from the general good will of the season noted from prior themes… such as ornaments from American Folk Art, hand crafted natural ornaments, angels, the 12 days of Christmas, Holiday in the National Parks or Mother Goose.
Controversy, though not prevalent during the history of Christmas tree themes, is not entirely absent either. Prior controversial decorations included Clinton’s 1995 tree with an ornament designed by architectural student, Rene Spineto with two stockings… one marked “Bill” filled with candy and presents, and another marked “Newt” filled with coal. The Clinton’s hung the ornament.
In 2008, a Seattle artist, Deborah Lawrence, submitted a nine inch ball in red-white-blue with the words emblazoned “Impeach Bush”….. she went out on a limb, but her ornament didn’t. Certainly a mean spirited Christmas offering hardly keeping with the holiday tradition of good will towards men.
One can say this… the Obamas’ choice of both designer and ornaments certainly “reflects” the current occupants of the WH. And I, for one, will indeed “rejoice” if their occupancy is not “renewed” in the future.
Vietnam era Navy wife, indy/conservative, and an official California escapee now residing as a red speck in the sea of Oregon blue.
This makes me think of when President Bush said one of the first things he was going to do was give the Oval Office a good scrubbing. Aren’t all the ornaments collected, archived and put into storage? These need a tossing and the archives a scrubbing.
Throw this designer in the heap of all the other controversial figures the Obamas have surrounded themselves with throughout their adult lives.
BTW, don’t know if it was our Aqua, but there was a fantastic comment written over at PJM calling out those who voted for Obama that are claiming they didn’t know what he was.
The Wiki history… dunno how accurate… has some data on ornament notes, Missy. INRE MO’s notes this year:
Maybe that’s where the inspiration to re’decorate Mt. Rushmore came from… LOL Nope. Not really. I think that’s a Doonan design.
In Hillary’s last year in the WH, she used favorite ornaments from her past. In 2003, Laura Bush used ornaments first used by Barbara Bush in 1989. Whether these ornaments actually stay in the WH basement archives, I don’t know.
Laura Bush’s first year, she had an artist from each state design miniature replicas of historic houses from their region. Others have had various artists create new ornaments for themes throughout the past. So that ornament stash must be getting very large by now, yes?
OT, I know… but which thread is the “Aqua” comment to which you refer at PJM?
Mata,
Hedda Lettuce is a female impersonator whose act is purely for entertainment value, and has quite a large following. I’m curious to know what your problem is with this individual, as well as with truly transgendered people. I’ve read you claim to be tolerant here, so I don’t want to jump to conclusions without asking you to explain.
While you’re at it, could you also please explain what dialect or impression you are trying to duplicate when you write “da one” instead of “the one”?
Just wondering.
@MataHarley:
It was in “The Socialist Revolution Has Come To America. Here’s his comment:
http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-socialist-revolution-has-come-to-america/#comment-24
@hmmmm:
I’m guessing it’s Chicago slang…”da Bears” ring a bell?
LOL! Is that your feeble attempt at *not* jumping to “conclusions”? OMG… Don’t think there’s any jobs in the Big Zero’s diplomatic core for you. That’s not subtle enough to fool even a 4 year old with limited English speaking skills.
Let’s get one thing straight, hummmmm. I don’t care if the Obamas’ have a personal tree filled with Mao/Chavez/Hedda/Obama bulbs, a Karl Marx treetop ornament, and condom lights. Not my business. But this isn’t the Obamas’ personal tree… it’s the nation’s tree. Nor are they related to their chosen “theme”. This display for *our* tree has nothing to do with the holiday spirit or our nation’s common good will towards men, and merely uses taxpayers funds to make cheap political statements instead.
As I pointed out, prior administration first families were tasteful, inclusive without politics, and very spirited in the holidays for children’s or patriotic national themes. I don’t see any of these current ornaments as being appropriate for the holiday, as a symbol of the nation at large. I find them highly offensive…. tho considering the source, not unexpected. Brazen, self absorbing and crass… just as the WH occupants themselves are. They are, and continue to be, an embarrassment as diplomatic representatives of this nation.
You need a formal “dialect” for “da won”? Desperate.. Tell me, do you wish to read some racism into that? Even more desperate.
The street slang (education for you: “da streets” are not comprised of one single race…) using “da” for “the” became publicly common in the 90’s. It has, however, been around longer than that between my extreme diverse friends. Or perhaps you are one of those who think only a privileged underprivileged class of Americans are allowed to use particular phrases?
And please spare me your PC lectures on fab caberet show entertainment – many of which I’ve enjoyed in the cities in the past – merely because I criticize the placement of a caberet style icon on the WH Blue Room Christmas tree as inappropriate. The season is not about celebration of eclectic entertainment and their celebrities.
I suggest you stick to the topic of the tasteful selection of such ornaments for the people’s Christmas tree… or any other associated holidays happening simultaneously… and blow off your ill-placed, intolerate PC steam, directed at me personally, elsewhere. It has no validity here.
PS, “hummmm” … I wrote “da won”, not “da one”. Not a typo, nor did I mean “the one”. I wrote exactly what I meant… a street slang insult directed at a self-absorbed man, using a take off of his own arrogant comment, “I won”.
Or perhaps you would prefer my other pet name for him, the Eunuch in Chief. Would you like to make some wild assumptions about that as well? LOL
hmmm,
How many people did Mao kill? None of these disgusting “ornaments” have anything to do with the birth of Christ and the message of love,peace, and hope. MataHarley is right – this Christmas tree is for America. Let the Obamas put that trash on their personal tree – wherever that may be.
I wonder what are Malia and Sasha thinking? Gee Mom, when I grow up I want to be a mass murderer like Mao! I grade Obama’s parenting common sense a flat F!
PS: Next year they plan to include Stalin, Hitler and Idi Amin too!
Well at least it’s not the Clinton tree with condoms, crack pipes and sex toys!
Though they probably keep that tree upstairs in the family quarters!
@skat
Mao killed about 70 million. (Yes, I know yours was a rhetorical question.)
Well, if this isn’t proof that Obama is an admirer of brutal dictators and wishes to be one himself, then I don’t know what is. Mao killed upwards of 80 million people. I wonder what Obama’s death count will be when all is said and done?
This tree makes a mockery of Christmas and America while celebrating communism, dictators, and perversion. The fact that it is standing in a place of honor — the White House Blue Room — is Doonan and Opie’s way of giving Americans and Christians the middle finger as his own little Christmas gift to the masses.
Is this a new trend? The Anti-christ Tree?
Does the angel atop the tree head spin while spewing pea soup?
@hmmmm:
So, where are the ornaments for Howard Stern and Wanda Sykes? I’ve heard they have “quite a large following” although none IMHO represent “the reason for the season” as long as the Obama’s are shooting for crude, why not go all the way? Why stop with Chairman Mao and the transvestite, toilet paper instead of tinsel?
@Mike’s America:
What’s with democrats that feel the need to use their “in your face” obnoxious humor on the majority in this country who are Christians that are worshiping Christ’s birth?
@Toothfairy:
EXACTLY!
This is a beautiful illustration of the mental illness that is “progressivism.” It’s the hatred of the monster for all that is good and normal.
Got caught up in the Ornament hoax, huh? That must be embarrassing for you.
FreshBrew:
Explain please. What do you mean “hoax?” As far as I can tell, the story is legitimate and has been reported in a number of places.
@TheFreshBrew:
Sorry fella, I just searched it and the closest even the pathetic Media Matters site could come to the truth is that the Obama’s weren’t aware the ornaments were there. Likely story. Put up or shut up.
http://mediamatters.org/research/200912230023
@Richard
What our over-caffeinated troll was referring to was a false rumor that the White House was “forbidding” religious-themes ornaments on this years tree. He’s right, that it was a hoax.
Too bad he/she/it is so uninformed and quick-to-assumptions that they failed to see this as an entirely different thing.
And for our other lefty troll, I for one think “transgendered” is a pronounced mental-disorder.
Thanks, Patvann… I did my own research and I was pretty sure the story was true. Andrew Breitbart RARELY gets things wrong, so I was confident. Oh, and yes: I knew the “no religious ornaments” thing was false. SNOPES.com is my friend. (usually.)
Try again FreshBrew.
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When it comes to decorating, we are all perfectionists about our Christmas tree. Ultimately, this happens only once a year and the decorations are a sight to treasure
@hmmmm:
THANK YOU for your comment!! It infuriates me that everyone’s labeling her transgendered…..she’s a drag queen. That’s very different. Transvestites are straight men or women who dress as the opposite sex.
@Missy: So true about Hedda Lettuce,also, for anyone wondering, Hedda is hilarious.I’d love a Hedda ornament myself, and I’m a Christan, so what? God loves Hedda too, I’m sure. Hedda isn’t a serial killer.She isn’t Mao!