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Obama administration rebuffs D.C.’s efforts to bring back the Redskins.....

Texmex said:
Both the term "redskin" and that piece of **** flag you are so proud of are both racist symbols. Anyone who is proud of the Confederacy is a few brain cells short of common sense.
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I guess the joke went over your head
 
Crovax said:
The shape of Texas is racist to you? Kinda ironic with a username like Texmex
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Well, yes Texas is racist. Texas is where I was born. Mexico is where my wife was born. Thus, Texmex.

Actually, it's that rebel flag that is disturbing. Why would want to brag about getting their asses kicked?
 
scatt said:
Okay then, "undisclosed lean."
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You seem infatuated with my lean. I am infatuated with your Username, both seem to fit.
 
scatt said:
Democrats that are afraid to admit they are democrats are hilarious.
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Posters who worry about someone's lean on the Internet is both hilarious and ignorant.
 
scatt said:
Democrats that are afraid to admit they are democrats are hilarious.
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Isn't your "lean" undisclosed? Anyway, we all disclose our lean in our posting history wouldn't you say. ;)
 
tres borrachos said:
I say President Obama should involve himself in more important things and leave the name of a ****ing NFL team to others. This is typical BS. Of course the left hates Dan Snyder and we all know why...
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Agreed. The supposed leader of the free world should have much more important things to do then moronically get involved in an issue over a professional sports teams name.
 
ObamacareFail said:
Agreed. The supposed leader of the free world should have much more important things to do then moronically get involved in an issue over a professional sports teams name.
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Agreed. However, it is telling that this is how Obama sees the world and this nation, and his choice of priorities.
 
SocialDemocrat said:
He's correct in that the name is very offensive, but it seems like a waste of time to spend political capital on.
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Seems the Democratic Governor of Virginia disagrees. Hard to believe, huh?
 
MMC said:
Seems the Democratic Governor of Virginia disagrees. Hard to believe, huh?
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When has McAuliffe spoken in favor of moving the team to Virginia? I'm just curious, because the article doesn't mention McAuliffe and I haven't heard of him taking action on it anywhere else.

ObamacareFail said:
It is not offensive.
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If one calls someone of Native American descent a redskin, it's pretty clear that that is a racial slur.
 
SocialDemocrat said:
When has McAuliffe spoken in favor of moving the team to Virginia? I'm just curious, because the article doesn't mention McAuliffe and I haven't heard of him taking action on it anywhere else.



If one calls someone of Native American descent a redskin, it's pretty clear that that is a racial slur.
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Well here, it was up in post 22.


McAuliffe said 66 percent of the team’s season ticket holders live in the commonwealth, as do almost all the players. The team already has its headquarters and practice facilities there as well.

“I would love to have the Redskins come to the Commonwealth of Virginia,” McAuliffe said in April. “It’s where they belong.”.....snip~

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...ffs-d-c-s-efforts-to-bring-back-the-redskins/
 
MMC said:
Well here, it was up in post 22.


McAuliffe said 66 percent of the team’s season ticket holders live in the commonwealth, as do almost all the players. The team already has its headquarters and practice facilities there as well.

“I would love to have the Redskins come to the Commonwealth of Virginia,” McAuliffe said in April. “It’s where they belong.”.....snip~

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...ffs-d-c-s-efforts-to-bring-back-the-redskins/
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Interesting. Given that a large portion of the team's fan base is in Virginia and the state has a relatively small Native American population, it's a smart political move for McAuliffe. Given that it has little impacts, I doubt Obama will really fight McAuliffe on it, especially since it would be viewed as Democratic infighting rather than a partisan battle.
 
SocialDemocrat said:
Interesting. Given that a large portion of the team's fan base is in Virginia and the state has a relatively small Native American population, it's a smart political move for McAuliffe. Given that it has little impacts, I doubt Obama will really fight McAuliffe on it, especially since it would be viewed as Democratic infighting rather than a partisan battle.
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Yeah, and BO's only concern is the Team not being in DC. Regardless of a small Native American Population there.
 
SocialDemocrat said:
If one calls someone of Native American descent a redskin, it's pretty clear that that is a racial slur.
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Nope. In the 1930s when the team was named there was a popular opinion in the country that the American Indians embodied physical health and natural strength. This movement was probably an offshoot of the national stardom of super athlete Jim Thorpe, possibly the most talented football player to ever play the game in any era. The Washington Redskins adopted the name to capitalize on this national fervor after also hiring an American Indian coach and several Indian players.

Redskin as a term had been used to refer to native Americans as far back as the recorded reference by a chief to differentiate his own people from white people. The claims of "redskin" relating to scalps is apocryphal and likely made up entirely. The claim has been thrown out of court every time it has been submitted as evidence. So the word started being considered a "slur" long after the team was named, and bolstered by lies to make the term appear to be a historical slur.
 
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MMC said:
Efforts to lure the Washington Redskins back to the District have come up against a potentially insurmountable challenge: the Obama administration’s objections to the team’s name.

Interior Secretary Sally Jewell told D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser this spring that the National Park Service, which owns the land beneath Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, was unlikely to accommodate construction of a new stadium for the Redskins unless the team changes its name.....snip~

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-s...-to-d-c--over-name--per-report-140341570.html



What do you think of this? BO is offended by the Name of the Team. So that his excuse to not allow the Team to move back to DC. Sensitive lil bugger isn't he. Sure is offended by a lot of things too.

DC could use the revenue but now it looks like Virginia wants them to move there. McAuliffe is a true blue Clinton-ite to top it off. Seems they wouldn't have to change their name if they went to Virginia. McAuliffe isn't so offended like BO and his people. Should BO be dictating whether those in DC want a NFL Team? What say ye?
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It would appear that you forgot the original source of distaste for the Washington Redskins. Here is a picture of the plaintiffs that successfully got the Redskins to lose their trademark.

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As for the money from the Washington Redskins, numerous economists have studied this issue and found that Professional Sports teams do not have any significant impact on the local economy.
 
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