Posted on 03/25/2014 6:59:13 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement
Just because the President has advised the Redskins to change their name and just because two members of Congress recently scolded the NFL for keeping the name, team owner Daniel Snyder has not been compelled to change it (he's been anything but, actually).
But with his colleagues -- and his commissioner -- still seemingly on his side (for now, at least), Snyder has taken a step to ingratiate himself into the Native American community.
In a letter released Monday, Snyder announced that he would create a Washington Redskins Original Americans Foundation that, in Snyder's words, will "provide meaningful and measurable resources that provide genuine opportunities for Tribal communities."
(Excerpt) Read more at cbssports.com ...
They already have it. It is called Native American Scholarships, Welfare, SSI Disability and Casino Licenses.
Perhaps height-challenged people can mount a campaign against not one but two pro sports teams named the Giants.
Anybody ever think about putting casinos on Indian reservations???
/ Might be a good business opportunity.
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Is Snyder giving in to political correctness? In that, he starting this group so he can say, hey, he is doing all this for Indians, so nobody should criticize the Redskins name anymore?
If a group or individual is upset over a matter but accepts some form of compensation, doesn’t that cheapen and weaken their argument? That goes for more than this topic.
Indians are the only ones that can build casino’s how racist is that.
Indian land is sacred Mother Earth, and cannot be touched...
...unless a golf course fits well.
I was going to call Mr. Snyder a racist, but changed my mind. I have, instead, asked him to give me a lifetime pass to Redskins games. This is not an attempted shakedown, or even an emotional outburst. I’ll let you all know when my pass is received.
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