{"id":35066,"date":"2018-12-21T08:03:51","date_gmt":"2018-12-21T16:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=35066"},"modified":"2018-12-21T08:03:51","modified_gmt":"2018-12-21T16:03:51","slug":"friday-fun-holiday-edition-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2018\/12\/21\/friday-fun-holiday-edition-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Fun: Holiday Edition 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since we\u2019re now in <em>\u201cThe Most Wonderful Time of the Year\u201d<\/em> I decided I would try to keep it seasonal and lighthearted.<\/p>\n<p>So, to start us off, a little boy unwraps the best Christmas gift he could hope for:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My nephew got to unwrap the only Christmas gift he asked for a few days early and his reaction broke my heart? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vEXIRESglR\">pic.twitter.com\/vEXIRESglR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jadin Hart\u10e6 (@JayRayy7) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JayRayy7\/status\/1073734527942561792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Lights_Giant-Packages_Longleat_Gary-Morris-Small.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-35068\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Lights_Giant-Packages_Longleat_Gary-Morris-Small-150x84.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"84\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Lights_Giant-Packages_Longleat_Gary-Morris-Small-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Lights_Giant-Packages_Longleat_Gary-Morris-Small-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Lights_Giant-Packages_Longleat_Gary-Morris-Small-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Lights_Giant-Packages_Longleat_Gary-Morris-Small.jpg 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This year the <strong>Secret Santa<\/strong> enlisted a homeless man, <strong>Moses Elder<\/strong>, in Phoenix to help him distribute his signature $100 bills to total strangers.\u00a0 All they had to do was show some kindness to the homeless <strong>Elf<\/strong> and then be rewarded with their $100.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"695\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xZhzE60s9e8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><i>I should note that I saw this on CBS News, so it had closed caption.\u00a0 I could only find it as a YouTube video that does not have CC \u2013 so <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/homeless-man-helps-secret-santa-give-out-100-bills-to-strangers\/\"><strong>CLICK ME<\/strong> <\/a>to read the story:<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Some Secret Santa Trivia Tidbits: The original Secret Santa tradition actually started in Kansas City decades ago.\u00a0 I\u2019m not sure if the one in this story is the same guy, since it\u2019s filmed in Phoenix, or if others have adopted it in other cities.\u00a0 Either way, it\u2019s a nice tradition.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/news\/local\/article223203095.html\">https:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/news\/local\/article223203095.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/aponline\/2018\/12\/20\/us\/ap-us-secret-santa-missouri.html\">https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/aponline\/2018\/12\/20\/us\/ap-us-secret-santa-missouri.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Lights_Giant-Packages_Longleat_Gary-Morris-Small.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-35068\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Lights_Giant-Packages_Longleat_Gary-Morris-Small-150x84.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"84\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Lights_Giant-Packages_Longleat_Gary-Morris-Small-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Lights_Giant-Packages_Longleat_Gary-Morris-Small-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Lights_Giant-Packages_Longleat_Gary-Morris-Small-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Lights_Giant-Packages_Longleat_Gary-Morris-Small.jpg 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>UncleBee<\/strong> at Daily Kos wrote a fantastic parody of that traditional Christmas poem we all enjoy \u2013 but in an updated, political version.\u00a0 Paying heed to the Fair Use Doctrine, I\u2019ll just quote a few stanzas \u2013 but the entire version is a <strong><em><u>very<\/u><\/em><\/strong> enjoyable read!<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><u>&#8216;Twas the Night Before Drumpf&#8217;s Mess<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailykos.com\/stories\/2018\/12\/16\/1819509\/--Twas-the-Night-Before-Drumpf-s-Mess\">https:\/\/www.dailykos.com\/stories\/2018\/12\/16\/1819509\/&#8211;Twas-the-Night-Before-Drumpf-s-Mess<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>\u2018Twas the night before Christmas when through the White House,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The occupants panicked, wond&#8217;ring which fire to douse.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The smocking guns hung by the chimney with care,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In hopes maybe no one would think to look there.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Traitor Tots trembled with fear in their beds,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>While visions of jail time danced in their heads.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And Twitler rage-tweeted his usual crap<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>While Melania eyed him like he had the clap.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>When in the Rose Garden there arose such a clatter,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Dumpster spilled all the cheeseburgers off of his platter.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>He waddled to the window and opened the sash,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Hoping maybe it was Russians delivering cash.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Lights_Giant-Packages_Longleat_Gary-Morris-Small.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-35068\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Lights_Giant-Packages_Longleat_Gary-Morris-Small-150x84.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"84\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Lights_Giant-Packages_Longleat_Gary-Morris-Small-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Lights_Giant-Packages_Longleat_Gary-Morris-Small-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Lights_Giant-Packages_Longleat_Gary-Morris-Small-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Lights_Giant-Packages_Longleat_Gary-Morris-Small.jpg 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Staying in a Christmas motif but also adding a political overtone, former mayoral candidate in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.citypages.com\/news\/minneapolis-home-calls-out-traitor-trump-in-christmas-lights\/503233671\">Minneapolis, <strong>Tom Hoch<\/strong>, elected to put up a sign<\/a> recognizing <strong><em>Twitler\u2019s<\/em><\/strong> accomplishment of racking up <strong><u>89 criminal indictments<\/u><\/strong> from his administration \u2026 in less than two years \u2013 which surpasses <strong><em>Nixon\u2019s<\/em><\/strong> count.\u00a0 (The <em><strong>&#8220;Trump Is A Traitor&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> letters are 4-feet tall and in Christmas colors of red and green &#8211; so not a bit subtle!)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trump_Christmas-Lights_Is-A-Traitor.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35069\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trump_Christmas-Lights_Is-A-Traitor.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trump_Christmas-Lights_Is-A-Traitor.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trump_Christmas-Lights_Is-A-Traitor-150x106.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trump_Christmas-Lights_Is-A-Traitor-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Trump_Christmas-Lights_Is-A-Traitor-768x542.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Lights_Giant-Packages_Longleat_Gary-Morris-Small.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-35068\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Lights_Giant-Packages_Longleat_Gary-Morris-Small-150x84.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"84\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Lights_Giant-Packages_Longleat_Gary-Morris-Small-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Lights_Giant-Packages_Longleat_Gary-Morris-Small-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Lights_Giant-Packages_Longleat_Gary-Morris-Small-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Lights_Giant-Packages_Longleat_Gary-Morris-Small.jpg 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But ending on more positive notes, if you\u2019re still in a quandary on what decoration to use to top your Christmas tree, someone has come up with the perfect ecumenical option: <strong>Notorious RBG!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/RBG_Ruth-Bader-Ginsburg_Christmas-Tree-Topper.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35070\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/RBG_Ruth-Bader-Ginsburg_Christmas-Tree-Topper.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/RBG_Ruth-Bader-Ginsburg_Christmas-Tree-Topper.jpg 384w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/RBG_Ruth-Bader-Ginsburg_Christmas-Tree-Topper-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/RBG_Ruth-Bader-Ginsburg_Christmas-Tree-Topper-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Lights_Giant-Packages_Longleat_Gary-Morris-Small.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-35068\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Lights_Giant-Packages_Longleat_Gary-Morris-Small-150x84.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"84\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Lights_Giant-Packages_Longleat_Gary-Morris-Small-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Lights_Giant-Packages_Longleat_Gary-Morris-Small-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Lights_Giant-Packages_Longleat_Gary-Morris-Small-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Lights_Giant-Packages_Longleat_Gary-Morris-Small.jpg 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And I can\u2019t think of a better Santa Claus than a surprise visit by <strong>Pres. Obama<\/strong> handing out gifts to kids at Children\u2019s National Hospital in Washington, DC:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thank you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BarackObama?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BarackObama<\/a> for making our patients\u2019 day so much brighter. Your surprise warmed our hallways and put smiles on everyone\u2019s faces! Our patients loved your company\u2026and your gifts! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bswxSrA4sQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/bswxSrA4sQ<\/a> \u2764\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HolidaysAtChildrens?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HolidaysAtChildrens<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ObamaAndKids?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ObamaAndKids<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qii53UbSRS\">pic.twitter.com\/qii53UbSRS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Children&#39;s National ? (@childrenshealth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/childrenshealth\/status\/1075507032537620480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"695\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/95KfOgO9Iuo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Lights_Giant-Packages_Longleat_Gary-Morris-Small.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-35068\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Lights_Giant-Packages_Longleat_Gary-Morris-Small-150x84.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"84\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Lights_Giant-Packages_Longleat_Gary-Morris-Small-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Lights_Giant-Packages_Longleat_Gary-Morris-Small-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Lights_Giant-Packages_Longleat_Gary-Morris-Small-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Christmas-Lights_Giant-Packages_Longleat_Gary-Morris-Small.jpg 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><strong><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">So<\/span> <span style=\"color: #008000;\">Happy <\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Holidays<\/span><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> to<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">All<\/span> \u2013 <span style=\"color: #008000;\">And<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Safe<\/span> <span style=\"color: #008000;\">Travels<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Santa-Sleigh_Shocking.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Santa-Sleigh_Shocking.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"298\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since we\u2019re now in \u201cThe Most Wonderful Time of the Year\u201d I decided I would try to keep it seasonal and lighthearted. So, to start us off, a little boy unwraps the best Christmas gift he could hope for: This year the Secret Santa enlisted a homeless man, Moses Elder, in Phoenix to help him <a href='https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2018\/12\/21\/friday-fun-holiday-edition-2018\/' class='excerpt-more'>[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","category-5-id","post-seq-1","post-parity-odd","meta-position-corners","fix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35066","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35066"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35066\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}