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To: DMaA who wrote (206080)	11/30/2001 10:07:48 PM
From: rich4eagle	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

You can believe what you want, and I can believe what it is, and from there it is where it goes

To: DMaA who wrote (206080)	11/30/2001 10:16:21 PM
From: Thomas A Watson	Respond to of 769667

How about some good cheer. P.C. Extremists Can Pout: Santa Claus Is Coming to Town They'd better watch out: The lunatic-fringe town council of Kensington, Md., which has drawn nationwide ridicule for [18]banning Santa Claus from a Christmas event, will find itself inundated by a "million Santa march." Kensington volunteer fireman Ken Forte has played St. Nick for two decades. "He's a toy maker. He should be here. I bet there will be a couple hundred Santas here on Sunday. We are just livid," he says in today's Washington Times. One Kensington businesswoman has had calls about a "million Santa march" after a radio station relayed the woeful tale. E-mails and phone calls from around the nation have condemned the bizarre decision of the four-member council. And most locals are quick to dissociate themselves from the council: Leanne Pfautz, Chris Bruch, Glenn Cowan and Barbara Scharman. Mayor Lynn Raufaste is to be saluted for opposing the Santa censorship. After a mere two families in town whined that they found Santa "offensive," those four taxpayer-supported officials decided in October to cloak their intolerance under the guise of patriotism and decreed that the "Christmas" ceremony would boot Santa, supposedly to honor firefighters, police officers, servicemen and postal workers. But the firemen don't feel a bit honored. Chief Jim Stanton of the Kensington Volunteer Fire Department said his crew was disappointed because they traditionally carry Santa to the Christmas tree lighting in a fire engine. "We would like to see Santa there and expect to see Santa there," he said of Sunday's ceremony. "And if Santa stops by the fire station, he will get a ride." The widely scorned council members are now privately griping that the fuss is "out of control" and "blown out of proportion," and they claim they are not banning Santa, the Times reported. "These are trying times for St. Nick," observed Rep. Bob Ehrlich, R-Md. He invited Santa to spend some of his unexpected down time visiting throughout the rest of the state "where politics take a back seat during the season of giving." It's obvious which four Maryland pols will get a lump of coal in their stockings come Dec. 25. tom watson tosiwmee