{"id":31059,"date":"2008-12-04T01:01:01","date_gmt":"2011-05-19T03:00:39","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-05-19T03:00:39","modified_gmt":"2011-05-19T03:00:39","slug":"rush_s_morning_update_skid_row_santa_december_5_2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2008\/12\/04\/rush_s_morning_update_skid_row_santa_december_5_2008\/","title":{"rendered":"Rush\u2019s Morning Update: Skid-Row Santa\r\n\r\nDecember 5, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<section>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/01125101.Par.0002.ImageFile.jpg\" width=\"199\" height=\"137\"\/> <\/p>\n<p><BR\/><strong>Rush\u2019s Morning Update: Skid-Row Santa<\/strong><\/line><BR\/><strong><strong>December 5, 2008<\/strong><\/strong><\/line><BR\/><img src=\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/01125102.ParBottom.95973.ImageFile.jpg\"\/><\/line><BR\/><strong>Watch It!<\/strong> <strong> <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/stream.rushlimbaugh.com\/cgi-bin\/members.cgi?site=rushlimb&#038;type=download&#038;clips=1&#038;stream=2008\/12\/Rush%20Limbaugh%20-%20Dec%2005%202008%20-%20Morning%20Update.mp4\">Download Morning Update Video in QuickTime<\/a><\/line><BR\/><strong>Listen to It!<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/mfile.akamai.com\/5020\/wma\/rushlimb.download.akamai.com\/5020\/clips\/08\/12\/MU120508.asx\"><strong>Windows Media Player<\/strong><\/a>|<a href=\"http:\/\/mfile.akamai.com\/5020\/rm\/rushlimb.download.akamai.com\/5020\/clips\/08\/12\/MU120508.ram\"><strong>RealPlayer<\/strong><\/a> <\/line><\/p>\n<p>Keeping the Drive-By spirit of Christmas, AP-Obama tells parents how to break the bad news to their kids: This year, &#8220;Santa\u2019s sack will be smaller.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>First, ask the kids to write a sentence or two explaining why each item on their holiday lists is important. If a much-coveted gift won\u2019t make it under the tree,tell them in advance.<\/p>\n<p>Second, explain that everyone is miserable. Tell them the whole country is one big American family that has to cut back this year. And all the little families, including yours, have to spend less, too &#8211;and so does Santa.<\/p>\n<p>Third, if your kids have Christmas Day meltdowns over what they didn\u2019t get, don\u2019t call the little ingrates ungrateful. Tell them you understand they\u2019re angry; coddle them, don\u2019t chastise them.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re a liberal, you\u2019ll no doubt tell your kids that rich Republicans aren\u2019t cutting backbecause the rich always get richer, and the poor get poorer. You\u2019ll train them in class warfare; prepare them for their future.<\/p>\n<p>But here\u2019s my advice:Tell the kids the truth! Explain that Democrats pretended to be Santa for years; they gave people houses they couldn\u2019t afford, which broke the bank, andnow the &#8220;big American family&#8221; is broke. The North Pole was foreclosed on,so Santa is on Skid Rowwaiting in line for his bailout &#8211;that\u2019s how the &#8220;little families&#8221; got skunked.<\/p>\n<p>Suck it up, kid,and remember what happens when you vote for Democrats. Put that lump of coal under your tree &#8212; and never forget it. <\/p>\n<p>*Note: Links to content outside RushLimbaugh.com usually become inactive over time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rush\u2019s Morning Update: Skid-Row SantaDecember 5, 2008Watch It! Download Morning Update Video in QuickTimeListen to It! 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