claim: "when the country was founded, congress had exactly the same attitude about the sanctity of christmas celebrations that a 7-eleven does today: 'yeah, we're open.'"
author: jon stewart
evidence_1: dec 21, 2012 ... he noted the puritans were opposed to christmas, and he pointed out that, in  early america, congress stayed open on christmas day, ... stewart joked, “when  the country was founded, congress had exactly the same attitude about the  sanctity of christmas celebrations that a 7-eleven does today: 'yeah, ...
evidence_2: "when the country was founded, congress had exactly the same attitude about  the sanctity of christmas celebrations that a 7-eleven does today: 'yeah, we're ...
evidence_3: dec 7, 2011 ... but, as stewart pointed out, the founders of our nation were hardly what you  might describe as full of holiday cheer. ... "when the country was founded,  congress had exactly the same attitude about the sanctity of christmas  celebrations that a 7-eleven does today: yeah, we're open," stewart quipped.
evidence_4: "when the country was founded, congress had exactly the same attitude about  the sanctity of christmas celebrations that a 7-eleven does today: 'yeah, we're ...
evidence_5: dec 6, 2011 ... 'tis the season, jon stewart acknowledged today, as he caught the ... “when the  country was founded, congress had the same attitude towards the sanctity of  christmas as a 7/11 does: 'yeah, we're open. ... to that end, stewart declared war  on christmas, opting instead to celebrate every other religion, but ...