Seattle ornament banned from White House Christmas tree

When Seattle artist Deborah Lawrence was asked to create an ornament for a holiday tree at the White House, nobody familiar with her work could have imagined she'd stick to snowmen, Santa Claus or Mount Rainier bathed in festive red, white and blue.

That Lawrence submitted an ornament with the words "Impeach Bush" on its surface is also no surprise, except to the people responsible for picking her. Full Story »

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Jonathan Berger
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by Jonathan Berger - Dec. 3, 2008

Not too much of a story here, just an assemblage of facts and a few quotes from the PR flacks of various interested parties.

I would have liked to see more back-and-forth about whether (and why) it would (or wouldn't) be appropriate to exhibit the "impeach bush" message in the White House. Eschewing a reasoned argument in favor of "it's not in the holiday spirit" is a cop-out.

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