Video: The Obamanomics Christmas tree
posted at 5:08 pm on December 13, 2009 by Ed Morrissey
This weekend, the Admiral Emeritus and his wife came out to visit for Christmas, and we did (most of) our gift exchange last night, but first we had to put up the tree. Here’s a clip from his video, where my two granddaughters help me put it together, and we had a little fun with the rather sparse start to its assembly. You can see the Little Admiral and the Little Scribe in this clip. Glimpses of the DIL and the Mathemagician can also be seen, and my son looks like he’s sitting in a box when he’s actually sitting on the stairs behind it, trying to keep the youngest granddaughter from slipping through the rails and down the stairs:
I’ve been getting a lot of e-mails asking about the First Mate after her hospitalization for septicemia after Thanksgiving. She’s doing better, but sometimes not quite as well as she thinks. After doing a lot of Christmas shopping, she exhausted herself and had a down day today. She’ll get stronger over the next few weeks, and we’re fortunate that things didn’t get worse before she went into the hospital. She and I thank you all for your prayers and kind thoughts, and wish you all a happy Christmas season … and a better looking tree than this.
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Best wishes to your wife as she recovers.
AZfederalist on December 13, 2009 at 5:12 PM
Merry Christmas to you and your beautiful family, Ed.
May God Bless You!
Seven Percent Solution on December 13, 2009 at 5:15 PM
Merry Christmas Ed to you and your family. My prayers are with your wife and the rest of your family.
catlady on December 13, 2009 at 5:15 PM
What a weird-looking tree.
Merry Christmas, Ed and family.
aengus on December 13, 2009 at 5:16 PM
Mr. Morrissey, glad to hear your wife is on the mend and your grand daughters are both beautiful but that tree, that tree, oh well it isn’t what poems are made of.
fourdeucer on December 13, 2009 at 5:17 PM
Ed, I thought you were only 30 years old. Anyway, Merry Christmas to you and your family.
txag92 on December 13, 2009 at 5:18 PM
Merry Christmas to one and all.
rbj on December 13, 2009 at 5:19 PM
God Bless you and your family, Ed.
Prayers and best wishes for the first mate and may she have a very speedy recovery!
HornetSting on December 13, 2009 at 5:20 PM
The “Obamanomics” tree…lol
I might get the “Climategate” tree…shaped like a hockey stick.
Nice to hear the First Mate is doing. Not that any time of year is a good time to be sick, but especially during Christmas time, it’s always tougher…and harder to take it easy when you know you should.
JetBoy on December 13, 2009 at 5:23 PM
ack…doing better, I wanted to say…
JetBoy on December 13, 2009 at 5:24 PM
hope your wife improves as quickly as possible
blatantblue on December 13, 2009 at 5:24 PM
Where’s Uncle AP in the video?
blatantblue on December 13, 2009 at 5:26 PM
crazy uncle allahhhh!!!!
blatantblue on December 13, 2009 at 5:27 PM
I’ll keep your wife in my prayers. God bless.
VanPalin on December 13, 2009 at 5:32 PM
Umm, isn’t Christmas like a week and a half away?
Darth Executor on December 13, 2009 at 5:32 PM
Good grief, the Little Scribe is getting big! Hope that tree eventually got bigger!
Merry Christmas!
(Yeah, where’s Crazy Uncle Allah?)
pookysgirl on December 13, 2009 at 5:35 PM
A beautiful family Ed,
Hope you all have a very merry Christmas and the First Mate continues to improve.
conservnut on December 13, 2009 at 5:36 PM
It’s always fun to get ready for Christmas. One day I hope to know about grandchildren. I am glad Mrs. Morrisey is feeling better. God bless the family.
Cindy Munford on December 13, 2009 at 5:37 PM
The beauty of grandkids is you can have fun with them
enjoy their cuteness
but when they wet themselves
you can hand em off to your kid
blatantblue on December 13, 2009 at 5:38 PM
“In the eyes of the beholder”….or so they tell me. That makes it the most beautiful Christmas Tree EVAH! Right, Ed?
Merry Christmas to you and your wonderful family…and here’s wishing the First Mate a VERY speedy recovery.
GoldenEagle4444 on December 13, 2009 at 5:38 PM
Allah’s busy putting up his Atheist Shrub.
amerpundit on December 13, 2009 at 5:39 PM
Hey that looks like my tree! Merry Christmas Ed and family!
elduende on December 13, 2009 at 5:40 PM
or drunk out in the back
blatantblue on December 13, 2009 at 5:41 PM
Best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy democrat-free New Year!!!
n0doz on December 13, 2009 at 5:42 PM
((((((((((((((Ed and Family))))))))))))))
Thanks for all you do for us and the world, and best wishes to your First Mate. Many prayers go out to you.
Key West Reader on December 13, 2009 at 5:42 PM
LOL. Atheist shrub.
Key West Reader on December 13, 2009 at 5:43 PM
AP is in Ed’s back yard, puking
blatantblue on December 13, 2009 at 5:45 PM
and Michelle M. is standing above him, pointing
It’s a HotAir Holiday~!
blatantblue on December 13, 2009 at 5:45 PM
Merry Christmas and God bless you and your family.
American Elephant on December 13, 2009 at 5:46 PM
Ed and family,
May you have a blessed Merry Christmas. I wish you the very best in this holiday season.
hoakie on December 13, 2009 at 5:49 PM
How about a Festivus pole?
VanPalin on December 13, 2009 at 5:50 PM
Any tree that’s called a Christmas tree — and not a “Holiday Tree” — is by definition a beautiful tree.
May God Bless you, Captain, your family, and especially your First Mate. Our prayers abound for her speedy recovery.
And, some good news: The Steelers didn’t lose today. -_*
TXUS on December 13, 2009 at 5:51 PM
Thanks Ed, My Kid’s Very First You Tube. Holiday Stroll In Texas.
Dr Evil on December 13, 2009 at 5:52 PM
Merry Christmas Ed! Love the Video, thanks for the glimpse of your beautiful Family.
Conservalicious on December 13, 2009 at 5:53 PM
Allah hasn’t been allowed in the Morrissey household since the humping robot clown incident.
Darth Executor on December 13, 2009 at 5:59 PM
Nah, he’s got his Festivus poll…Just wait until the “airing of grievances”…
JetBoy on December 13, 2009 at 6:02 PM
The girl was as cute as a button. You’ve got a beautiful family, Ed! Happy Advent!
AbaddonsReign on December 13, 2009 at 6:02 PM
gaddangit…”pole”, not “poll”…
JetBoy on December 13, 2009 at 6:03 PM
Great looking family, Ed. Truly happy for you that you have such Blessings in your life.
bikermailman on December 13, 2009 at 6:06 PM
Where else? Getting a mani and a pedi at the all night Vietnamese nail salon.
TXUS on December 13, 2009 at 6:07 PM
I want footage of the Feats of Strength!
Cute video, Ed – I love Kayla. Way precocious.
God bless you and your lovely family, and especially the First Mate.
Rosmerta on December 13, 2009 at 6:11 PM
Before every date I go on
I sit down and watch Humpbot.
blatantblue on December 13, 2009 at 6:16 PM
What’s with all the kids? Ed, you’re not doing your part in fighting CO2 emissions.
Gregor on December 13, 2009 at 6:24 PM
Try showering and shaving instead. Most women I see prefer clean to visibly disturbed.
TXUS on December 13, 2009 at 6:26 PM
I hope that’s a non-denominational, non-specific-holiday tree.
Bishop on December 13, 2009 at 6:28 PM
no fun
blatantblue on December 13, 2009 at 6:30 PM
Merry Christmas Ed, and to your whole family. My mother had septicemia, and ended up very sick in ICU. I hope the First Mate takes it easy and recovers quickly. Love the simple tradition of putting up the Christmas tree–I miss it, now that my kids are grown. Ain’t grandkids wonderful!!! Thanks for all you do here for all of us, by having this site.
Merry Christmas!
lovingmyUSA on December 13, 2009 at 6:31 PM
God bless us everyone! Thanks for the short home movie Ed. Kids are soooo cool, especially at Christmas!
Vince on December 13, 2009 at 6:41 PM
Ed, please tell us you haven’t gone AGW on us.
I mean, a faux tree? I personally like the real trees since a dead one can’t absorb CO2 nor produce oxygen, meaning — according to the hoaxists — that the world is one little tree closer to oblivion.
TXUS on December 13, 2009 at 6:46 PM
less of a pain of the ass
blatantblue on December 13, 2009 at 6:49 PM
Merry Christmas to you all Ed and my prayers go out for your wife’s return to health.
csdeven on December 13, 2009 at 7:09 PM
we have a 4′ fake tree here, for several reasons. limited space, a 1yr old Golden, and 2 crazy cats who think the ornaments are thier personal play toys.
mrfixit on December 13, 2009 at 7:14 PM
How about the Iraqi Christmas tree? What’s under it for America? Looks like a stocking with a piece of coal in it.
US Hits Dry Well in Iraq — Again
BAGHDAD — Chinese, Russian and European companies won the right this weekend to develop major oil fields in Iraq, while U.S. firms made a paltry showing at auctions that represent the first major incursion of foreign oil companies into Iraq in four decades.
Just let that sink in a little. After six-plus years of flowing blood and treasure, exhaustive focus and plain exhaustion, not only did US MRAPs never get to fill up for free (for the great privilege of clearing out Iraqi viper nests), but now not even our lousy oil companies get a consolation prize at the big Iraqi oil party.
China’s state-owned oil company has a major stake in two contracts. Russian firms are parties in two others.
European firms made a strong showing. Royal Dutch Shell, Italy’s Eni, British Petroleum and Norway’s Statoil got deals.
Companies from Malaysia and Angola were parties to five winning bids.
Is there a pattern here?”
MB4 on December 13, 2009 at 7:14 PM
That’s the kind of Christmas tree you have if you have to live in an Obamaville.
Juno77 on December 13, 2009 at 7:18 PM
Merry Christmas Ed to you and your family.
BTW, expect a knock at the door about that tree. What is the annual carbon footprint of that thing and what kind of dangerous chemicals were used to manufacture it?
You should have purchased a real tree and donated to a National forrest after Christmas. You are in BIG trouble! :)
Seriously though, God bless you and yours…
AnthonyK on December 13, 2009 at 7:18 PM
In his cave staring into the abyss.
csdeven on December 13, 2009 at 7:20 PM
My daughter has a little catmus tree in her room. ALL the decorations are cat toys. Lol. Keeps them away from the real one.
Guardian on December 13, 2009 at 7:23 PM
Trickle up poverty.
Merry Christmas to all of y’all!
SouthernGent on December 13, 2009 at 7:25 PM
hahaha
csdeven on December 13, 2009 at 7:31 PM
Ed, Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Luke 2:11
TN Mom on December 13, 2009 at 7:32 PM
Merry Christmas and good health in the new year to you and yours, Ed.
califdreamnred on December 13, 2009 at 7:34 PM
Merry Christmas Ed. I didn’t think you were old enough to have grandchildren, but I guess you are. Man, you’re old.
WarEagle01 on December 13, 2009 at 7:36 PM
Merry Christmas and the best to all of you at HotAir.
I’d say ‘God Bless You’, but apparently, he already has.
Canadian Infidel on December 13, 2009 at 7:37 PM
Merry Christmas, Ed
bluelightbrigade on December 13, 2009 at 7:42 PM
Ed,
Merry Christmas to you, and yours, from da UP.
Hope and prayers toward a speedy recovery for the First Mate.
Thanks for all you have done this year to keep us all well informed, thinking and reacting. Your effort is much appreciated. Your insight is of great value.
Yoop on December 13, 2009 at 7:47 PM
Christmas Blessings to you and your family Ed. And to Michelle and Allah and all who visit this site!
Z
Zorro on December 13, 2009 at 7:51 PM
Thanks Ed for sharing a slice of your life. Wishing you and your wonderful family a merry Christmas.
ReagansRight on December 13, 2009 at 7:51 PM
Merry Christmas to Ed and family, and Happy Festivus to allahpundit!
cs89 on December 13, 2009 at 7:51 PM
Ed, while I rarely comment, I read everything that you write at Hot Air, every day, and listen to every podcast (EMS and NARN). You have a lot of silent fans out here… your thoughtful and reasonable posts are a breath of *fresh* air in our overheated political climate.
A warm hug to you, to the First Mate, and well wishes to your family this Christmas season. May you have the warm, bright glow of love and happiness in the depths of that cold Minnesota snow!
Joanie in Carlsbad on December 13, 2009 at 8:00 PM
Obamanomics, it’s like Tiger Woods saying I can fix this, give me five more hos.
tarpon on December 13, 2009 at 8:06 PM
Merry Christmas to you and your family!
OhioBuckeye7 on December 13, 2009 at 8:08 PM
Merry Christmas to you and your family, Ed… twelve days in advance.
Oh, those gates around the house are sure useful. If we are careless for even a second with the gate that blocks the staircase to the second floor, our Little Fig 2 will crawl faster than the Road Runner and climb to the second floor in less than a minute. She’s in a hurry to show what she can do… and she’s only ten months old!
newton on December 13, 2009 at 8:08 PM
I guess that you didn’t get the memos about capitalist, imperialist America using conquest and war to exploit other nations economically.
On the photo above, what a lovely modern Christmas scene. But the tree…
My shopping, decorating and cleaning are lagging indicators of my real Christmas spirit. So I have encouraged people around me to not focus too much on them.
IlikedAUH2O on December 13, 2009 at 8:10 PM
Ed must have produced this video of the Obamatree on spec in order to tempt Oprah next year for a Morrissey Christmas.
A beautiful and blessed family you all are. May you share in the peace and grace of Christmas and grow in health and love.
Actually, your tree reminds me of the cartridge in a bare tree that one of our school’s custodians had given me years ago. A small branch of twigs was rooted in a plaster of Paris base, and a single spent shell on a wire dangled from one of the twigs. It had pride of place on my desk, and the kids (many hunters) loved it since they knew I was a sucker for puns.
onlineanalyst on December 13, 2009 at 8:10 PM
Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy New Year to Mr. and Mrs. Morrissey and family.
justltl on December 13, 2009 at 8:10 PM
Merry Christmas to your Ed and your beautiful family. We are people of the gate as well. Our 2yo has outgrown the lower gate but we still have the upper staircase gate for the nighttime.
Blessings to you.
Mojave Mark on December 13, 2009 at 8:12 PM
Merry Christmas Capt’Ed,and to your whole family,
my wife’ sister has two daughters,and they remind
me of your granddaughters,and these very young
women are pretty smart these days.I hope your
wife is feeling,and getting better:)
canopfor on December 13, 2009 at 8:19 PM
I really really cannot wait for the grandbabies.
Christmas blessings, Ed, to you and yours!
Bob's Kid on December 13, 2009 at 8:20 PM
This is one of my favorite seasonal videos. The glee is palpable.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sUL0KCIc48
onlineanalyst on December 13, 2009 at 8:26 PM
Prayers go out to your First Mate and the whole extended family. Merry Christmas.
Geochelone on December 13, 2009 at 8:39 PM
OT But has anyone heard from Loxodonta? His voice is missed around here.
onlineanalyst on December 13, 2009 at 8:40 PM
Thanks I Love Dogs.
Dr Evil on December 13, 2009 at 8:40 PM
while AP sits in the corner with a Mistletoe hat
sulking
blatantblue on December 13, 2009 at 8:48 PM
Please tell your wife to take care–to rest. What she’s been through is not something to take ligtly.
Merry Christmas to you and yours.
labwriter on December 13, 2009 at 9:10 PM
This is one of my favorite seasonal videos. The glee is palpable.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sUL0KCIc48
onlineanalyst on December 13, 2009 at 8:26 PM
onlineanalyst: Thank-you for posting that video.We used to
have a Border Collie,and I built a little
outdoor ice castle for him during the winter.
We now have a Lab,and three cats.:)
canopfor on December 13, 2009 at 9:36 PM
The beauty of the five year plan. Obama’s central planners tell us that the tree will be full in five years. : )
Seriously, Ed, best wishes for a happy healthy Christmas and a happy new year.
Angry Dumbo on December 13, 2009 at 9:39 PM
Jeez, Ed, I had no idea. My best to you and the Mrs.
I don’t stop in as much as I used to, I guess.
Ugly on December 13, 2009 at 9:52 PM
Best Wishes Ed. You are truly a fortunate man. Beautiful family.
God Bless.
DeathB4Tyranny on December 13, 2009 at 10:04 PM
Ho ho ho!
I hear that Santa has big things in store for the Captain’s family this Christmas — but please don’t tell anyone; it’s top secret North Pole stuff.
hillbillyjim on December 13, 2009 at 10:11 PM
Ed, I hope your wife recovers quickly, I was wondering how she was doing.
Your grandkids are adorable! Thanks for sharing!
4shoes on December 13, 2009 at 10:20 PM
God bless you, the First Mate et al from CA where Christmas isn’t official without Feliz Navidad. Thanks Ed for the update..Goodness the kidlets grow up so fast.
From our house to yours, we wish you all a holy,blessed and very Merry Christmas.
YankeeinCA on December 13, 2009 at 10:35 PM
Merry Christmas to you and yours too, Ed. Thanks for the great video. Here’s to a quick recovery for the FM and a healthy happy new year to your family!
Cheers,
Keith
simkeith on December 13, 2009 at 10:38 PM
Thanks for sharing this precious moment with us. You have a lovely family. The rwb family wishes a very Merry Christmas to all.
redwhiteblue on December 13, 2009 at 11:40 PM
Ed thanks for posting this! You have a wonderful (normal) family. This CHIRSTmas scene that you have posted is great! GOD BLESS you and the first mate and your family! THANK YOU and by the way MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Dire Straits on December 14, 2009 at 1:11 AM
God Bless you and your family, Ed. Praying for a speedy recovery for your wife.
David2.0 on December 14, 2009 at 3:47 AM
Thanks for the update on the Mrs., Ed. Glad to hear she’s feeling better. Hope she’ll take it easy and continue to improve. God bless.
AZCoyote on December 14, 2009 at 6:50 AM
Another, Merry Christmas to the Morrissey clan and well wishes to a speedy recovery for the Morrissey’s First Lady.
MSGTAS on December 14, 2009 at 9:27 AM