HotAirhttps://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/12/04/diversity-isnt-aided-by-calling-the-state-spruce-a-holiday-tree/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 04:15:38 -0400Diversity isn't aided by calling the state spruce a "holiday tree"<![CDATA[This performance has its origins in a public embarrassment last December, after the governor of Rhode Island decreed that the majestic blue spruce standing in the State House rotunda would be referred to as a &#8220;holiday tree&#8221;—on the grounds that calling it by its obvious name would be an affront to diversity. &#8230;]]>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 10:55:30 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/12/04/diversity-isnt-aided-by-calling-the-state-spruce-a-holiday-tree-n97997