Posted on 07/03/2014 3:14:45 PM PDT by markomalley
The NFL season hasn’t started yet, but one Democratic congresswoman is already trying to score her first sack of an upcoming game.
Next season, the Minnesota Vikings will use the University of Minnesota’s TCF Bank Stadium as a temporary home while their new stadium is built. But Betty McCollum of the state’s fourth congressional district is calling for the university administrators to bar the November 2 game against the Washington Redskins from taking place because she says the team’s name violates the school’s Board of Regents’ Equity, Diversity, Equal Opportunity, and Affirmative Action Policy.
McCollum, who co-chairs the Congressional Native American Caucus and has been vocal about her opposition to the name, recently penned a letter to Vikings owner Zygi Wilf to notify him of the supposed violation of the policy, which states that the university will help create an environment “free from racism . . . and other forms of prejudice, intolerance or harassment.” She encouraged Wilf to take a stand against the team, including suggesting opting out of the NFL’s revenue-sharing system since some profits come from the “hateful slur” that is the mascot.
Several local and campus groups said they plan to protest the game.
The university has already responded to McCollum’s objections, saying that while they are “very sensitive” to opposition to the name, there is no way to relocate or cancel the game.
“That Craigslist ad paid how much to hold this sign?”
Go Spuds!
A Democrat attention whore who is as liberal as they get. Info on ER website: http://mccollum.house.gov/
And yet we are paying a billion dollars to build a new stadium for the Vikings who plundered, burned and pillaged villages for years. I cannot think of anything honorable they ever did.
There’s a story out this week that the trademark office had exactly ZERO complaints on file about the Redskins name. No official objections. They did it all on their own, or rather on orders from above.
One team named after a warrior tribe — hosting another team named after a ( probably less warmongering) tribe. She prefers, or has not a single whit of criticism, for the team named in honor of the mauraders with the more ( in-?)famous history of invading, looting, pillaging, raping, and murdering other peoples all the way from Central Asia through Europe and the British isles across to North America. Ha! I love Vikings but this lady sure suffers from mote-beam syndrome. Ha!
I sometimes just go and watch ugly leftists protest, just to laugh at how retarded they are
Minnesota is an Indian name meaning “land of sky blue waters.” Clearly, by using that name, the white men who named the state wanted to insult and slander Indians. McCollum should immediately cease using the name of Minnesota to call her state.
can you say contract? Sure you can.
Then Betty , don't go to the game !
You will be missed !! . . . . . NOT !!
Zero complaints to the Patent Ofiice
This is a POLITICAL MANEUVRE .. . or manure , whichever .. !!
They’ll have to rename it North Iowa.
Wonder if this Libutard will also want to ban U of Illinois Illini, Indiana Hoosiers, and Michigan St Spartans from playing there also
Let’s see:
IRS targeting Obama’s political enemies
IRS destroys evidence
Hundreds of thousands of children being funneled into U.S.
ISIS torturing, killing, and taking over the world
Obamacare a total mess
VA has kill list/death panels
But hey, how about those Redskins!
Can’t use Iowa either. Indian name. Or many other state names. Minnesota could call itself West Scandinavia. If that doesn’t insult Swedes and Norwegians.
We have that in common! They are quite humorous, so filled with fake rage, it’s honestly comical in a sick sort of way.
East Dakota? West Wisconsin? South Ontario?
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