Rabbi petitions Seattle airport to put a menorah next to its Christmas trees. Airport panics and removes trees. Full-blown wingnut freakout ensues. Lou Dobbs(!) smacks some sanity down on the table. …Hang on, Christians, because you’re in 21st Centu…

If it will make you feel better, by all means. Let us know what the good Rabbi says.

I’d have never pegged you as a bigot Jeff.
There is no mention of Christians in the linked article.

You’re right that I was making an assumption, and I shouldn’t have. Should we call the good rabbi to find out the nature of the threats?

I’d have never pegged you as a bigot Jeff.
There is no mention of Christians in the linked article.

But here is a bit of good news;

Full-Size Christmas Trees to Return to Seattle Airport

A local rabbi wanted to install an 8-foot menorah and have a public lighting ceremony. He threatened to sue if the menorah wasn’t put up, and gave a two-day deadline to remove the trees.

Sea-Tac public affairs manager Terri-Ann Betancourt said the trees that adorn the Sea-Tac upper and lower levels may not properly represent all cultures.

She said that since this is their busiest time of year and they don’t have time to add a fair representation of all cultures, her department decided to take down all of the decorations, review their policies, and decide if they need to make a change for next year.

This was on KING 5 News but I’m getting a 404 error and page pulled now.

I have two suggestions on how Seattle can respond to people who complain like that, without telling them to go F-off. First, you can thank them for the feedback and tell them that they better hurry up before they miss their flight. Or, you can invite l…