https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/11/21/thanksgiving-dumbed-down/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 05:21:04 -0400<![CDATA[Dwight Eisenhower spoke of the need to “bow before God in contrition for our sins.” Both Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush acknowledged George Washington on “our shortcomings and transgressions.” But any suggestion of national failings, let alone sin or perversity, has gone missing from the Thanksgiving proclamations of recent decades (and so has much of the majesty).]]>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:05:16 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/11/21/thanksgiving-dumbed-down-n97684