In celebration of our blog's seventh anniversary day after tomorrow, December 12, we proudly republish our very first post ever, "The tidings that dare not speak their name." It features our Christmas Card of that year, an image of the homestead festooned with the lights fantastic, and a fearless, politically incorrect challenge to those who would wilfully misrepresent the Establishment Clause of our Constitution's First Amendment. An early stirring of the Tea Party spirit that would rise up to disintermediate the powers that be via the internet?
"Chelsea-by-the-Sea at Christmastime"
We wish you a Merry Christmas!
That was it, a blogpost of exactly 68 characters that could hold its own today in the fast-moving, 140-or-fewer-characters world of the Twittersphere. We were delighted to note that Glenn Reynolds has more or less declared victory in the war this Army of Davids was waging back then:
I GUESS THE "WAR AGAINST CHRISTMAS" HAS BEEN LOST, THEN: Obama lights the National Christmas Tree, says ‘Merry Christmas’ three times.
Not that there aren't still some air-headed holdouts.
Update: Michelle Malkin Buzzworthy link!
Crossposted at Riehl World View and Liberty Pundits.
And a Merry Christmas to all and the freedom to express our beliefs.
Posted by: goomp | December 10, 2010 at 08:03 AM
And Merry Christmas to all: goomp, Sissy, Tuck, Tiny, and Purrkey!
From us folk in Fredericksburg, Virginia where we wish everyone a Merry Christmas from Gayle, Rusty and Buddy!
Posted by: Gayle Miller | December 10, 2010 at 09:44 AM
And just yesterday, I hear that a small town near my even smaller town, has decided to get rid of some sort of Christmas thing at public schools so as to avoid offending some beliefs.
And this in crimson Tennessee.
Grrr.
Notably, two other things we hear about those schools: 1)Gangs. 2)Budget strife as the Schoolboard tried to push the County Board into spending more cash. 93 or97% of what they asked for was not enough. They wanted it all, and threatened to close schools.
In other words, an Axis of Stupidity.
Posted by: Tennwriter | December 10, 2010 at 10:24 AM
I love your first post and picture. Chelsea by the Sea is beautiful. Hope you and Tuck are getting ready for a wonderful Christmas indeed.
Nine years! How time flies when we're having fun. A very Happy Blogoversary to you Sissy. May you have many many more.
Posted by: Teresa | December 10, 2010 at 02:58 PM
it's strange how much politics people may found in such an innocent and kind holiday as Christmas!
Posted by: Ada @ Israel | December 10, 2010 at 03:24 PM
Beautiful picture, and a very Merry Christmas to you and Tuck and Magnificent Christian Feline (Mriaow!)
Posted by: retriever | December 10, 2010 at 07:50 PM