Chafee Takes On O’Reilly, Defends Religious Freedom
Earlier this week I criticized Gov Linc Chafee for not taking on John DePetro, whom we all knew was champing at the bit to spew his annual holiday hate about all things secular – most specifically the dead fir tree in the State House serving as a yuletide decoration. Tonight Chafee did me one better, [...]
Holiday Tree Debate About Freedom, Not Christmas
Let me be clear about something: just like every other reasonable Rhode Islander, it matters very little to me what the state calls its seasonal decorations. That is not at all why RI Future has dedicated so much space to this issue. We’re revisiting this topic so often because WPRO, one of the most influential [...]
Fact Checking DePetro
John DePetro is spreading holiday lies again this year. Yesterday he falsely claimed a “flash mob” he organized last year did not interrupt the Children’s Choir when they began singing “O’ Christmas Tree” to drown out the kids who were singing “Have a Holly, Jolly Christmas.” Video, taken at the scene, proves otherwise. Also keep [...]
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