{"id":1732,"date":"2019-12-19T17:41:41","date_gmt":"2019-12-19T17:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ensmediausa.com\/ens-on-sales\/?p=1732"},"modified":"2019-12-19T17:41:41","modified_gmt":"2019-12-19T17:41:41","slug":"a-politically-incorrect-message-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ensmediausa.com\/ens-on-sales\/uncategorized\/a-politically-incorrect-message-2\/","title":{"rendered":"A Politically Incorrect Message"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Those of you that have been receiving our ENS on Sales for the past several years, know that at this time of year Wayne posted his politically incorrect \u201cMerry Christmas\u201d message.<\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Now that Wayne is retired and basking in the Florida sun at Christmas time, it\u2019s my turn to carry on his tradition, although, I will put my own twist on it.<\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>First, I agree with Wayne, that \u201cpolitically correct\u2019 is an oxymoron.\u00a0Politicians, to at least 50% of the public, are never correct and now more than ever seem to put more emphasis on getting elected or re-elected than doing what\u2019s right.<\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>However, unlike Wayne, I NEVER agonized over saying \u201cMerry Christmas\u201d to people.\u00a0If I were to guess, I doubt Wayne ever really agonized over it either, as he is one of the nicest men you will ever meet. I think he was just being \u201cpolitically correct\u201d!<\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>As they say, \u201cChristmas\u201d (the birth of Christ) is the reason for the season, and \u201cMerry\u201d means to be joyful, to celebrate.\u00a0So, if by saying \u201cMerry Christmas\u201d I offend you, I apologize, but I am not sorry!\u00a0I too believe in recognizing the role that history and heritage play in making people, nations, and cultures what they are, and it\u2019s something I am not ready to deny!\u00a0Likewise, I am not offended at all when a friend believes differently than I.\u00a0I am simply honored to be called their\u00a0friend\u00a0regardless of their religious or political views.<\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>So, as you celebrate this Christmas season, count your blessings.\u00a0We are fortunate to be working in such a great profession with such talented people.\u00a0You get to be creative and you play a major role in helping others be successful.\u00a0While our work is serious, it\u2019s also fun and rewarding.\u00a0You get the opportunity to help businesses become more successful, and these successful businesses, in turn, employ more people and pay more taxes. You help non-profits do \u201cgood\u201d for others, and you help your communities, towns, and cities become more successful.<\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>We entertain and inform people, adding laughter and insight to their lives. We keep them informed, and we keep them safe.\u00a0Very few others can say this.<\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>In honor of Wayne, we use his politically incorrect words for our closing;<\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Merry\u2026Happy\u2026Greetings\u2026Wishes\u2026Seasons\u2026Holidays\u2026Christmas\u2026 however you want to say it, we wish you a blessed, safe, and Merry Christmas from Wayne, Angela, Rick and Belinda at ENS Media.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Those of you that have been receiving our ENS on Sales for the past several years, know that at this time of year Wayne posted his politically incorrect \u201cMerry Christmas\u201d message. Now that Wayne is retired and basking in the Florida sun at Christmas time, it\u2019s my turn to carry on his tradition, although, I [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[50,489],"class_list":["post-1732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-christmas","tag-ens"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ensmediausa.com\/ens-on-sales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ensmediausa.com\/ens-on-sales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ensmediausa.com\/ens-on-sales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ensmediausa.com\/ens-on-sales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ensmediausa.com\/ens-on-sales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1732"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ensmediausa.com\/ens-on-sales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1732\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1733,"href":"https:\/\/www.ensmediausa.com\/ens-on-sales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1732\/revisions\/1733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ensmediausa.com\/ens-on-sales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ensmediausa.com\/ens-on-sales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ensmediausa.com\/ens-on-sales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}