Washington Redskins write scathing response to lawmakers who want team name changed

Fox News ^ | 2/11/14

[Impala64ssa]

The Washington Redskins issued a scathing response to two lawmakers Monday after they called for the team to change its controversial name.

Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., told NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in a letter that the league is on the

[Impala64ssa]

Some time ago Dennis Praeger interviewed someone claiming to be a "native American activist" concerning this same subject. The "activist" asked Mr.Praeger how he would like it I there were a team called the Texas Jewboys. Praeger responded: "I would be overjoyed because FINALLY, after 5000yrs someone would be cheering for us". Besides, I was born in daBronx, I'm a "NATIVE AMERICAN", too and not the least bit offended.

[Beowulf9]

Hey! In Washington DC it’s still called ‘THE BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS’.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Ever heard of AIM?

[rktman]

Haven’t read it yet but I hope the “take away” is STFU and MYOB!

[hoosiermama]

Best one I heard was keep the name and change the mascot to a potato

[FlingWingFlyer]

Is this all those wacked out “lawmakers” have to do? Worry about the name of the Washington Redskins? Obviously we’ve got way too many of these clowns up on Capitol Hill and we’re paying them way too much. We could probably get the job done with 5-10% of those morons up there. What a waste of taxpayer dollars.

[Slyfox]

The D.C. DemonRats

[cloudmountain]

Best one I heard was keep the name and change the mascot to a potato

That IS a good one!!

[Bullish]

Well, just change the name to the Washington Kleptocrats and see if they like that.

[Leaning Right]

Do these idiots - these fascists who want to control everything - know that the term “redskin” came not from skin color, but from body paint. From Wikipedia:

"The first use of red-skin or red Indian may have been limited to specific groups that used red pigments to decorate their bodies, such as the Beothuk people of Newfoundland who painted their bodies with red ochre."

[Baynative]

WA Ping

Any time Maria Cantwell weighs in on anything, you can be safe believing in the other side.

[FlingWingFlyer]

LOL! I hadn’t heard that. That’s a great idea.

[doc1019]

I can see an Executive Order in the near future ...

[Stanwood_Dave]

"Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash"

Senator Maria Can't Vote Well, C = Communist from the People's Republic of the Soviet of Washington, other wise known as the SAN - FRAN - FREAK-O of the North.

Fixed it.;-)

[Beowulf9]

No. What is AIM?

[gspurlock]

Keep your name. Now, why hasn’t the lgbt community gone all ballistic about the “Packers”, which is a term I have heard used to denigrate gays?

[hoosiermama]

Goes right along with “ you want fries with that touchdown”
You know the sausage races in certain baseball fields .... They could have a potato smashing contest each half time!!!!

[bigheadfred]

it should work until they figured out potatoes are Native too Hash—Browns oh noes French—Fried oh noes

[hoosiermama]

Or steal ers!

[ConjunctionJunction]

American Indian Movement