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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAdvocacy groups say fighter jets and Santa don't mix
http://www.fayobserver.com/military/article_ff605654-376f-5978-a99c-a0cbd4079bbe.htmlIn this Dec. 24, 2012, file photo, NORAD Deputy Commander Lt. General Alain Parent, center, of the Royal Canadian Air Force, takes phone calls from children asking where Santa is and when he will deliver presents to their house, during the annual NORAD Tracks Santa Operation, at the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, at Peterson Air Force Base, in Colorado Springs, Colo. Also fielding calls are U.S. Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, left, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Chris Bendig. The U.S. and Canadian military will entertain millions of kids again this Christmas Eve with second-by-second updates on Santas global whereabouts.
Advocacy groups say fighter jets and Santa don't mix
Posted: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 1:35 pm | Updated: 2:05 pm, Tue Dec 17, 2013.
DENVER (AP)- The U.S. and Canadian military will entertain millions of kids again this Christmas Eve with second-by-second updates on Santa's global whereabouts. But there's something new this year: public criticism.
A children's advocacy group says an animated video on the NORAD Tracks Santa website injects militarism into Christmas by showing fighter jets escorting Santa's sleigh. It's a rare swipe at the popular program, which last year attracted a record 22.3 million unique visitors from around the world to its website.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command defends the video as nonthreatening and safe for kids.
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The Boston-based Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood said the video brings violence and militarism to a beloved tradition. Others had similar criticism. Blogs and Twitter lit up with volleys from both sides.
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Advocacy groups say fighter jets and Santa don't mix (Original Post)
unhappycamper
Dec 2013
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Johonny
(20,851 posts)1. When the first thing a kid does with that tube from wrapping paper isn't turning it into a sword
and whack their brother over the head... then I'll care.
hootinholler
(26,449 posts)2. Well as kids
We called them toot-ta-roos because we always toot-ta-roo'd in them.
They don't last long as swords.