Posted on 02/03/2022 6:06:54 PM PST by Dr. Franklin
The NBC broadcaster might have been joking, but social media wasn't.
Comrade Al Michaels won't get credit for inventing the Washington Commanders new nickname, but he might have helped popularize it.
During his appearance on The Pat McAfee Show, Michaels joked that the team may become known as something else entirely. And after the two-year process to come up with the new name, it could come across as something of a red scare to owner Dan Snyder.
“People will get used to it,” Michaels said. “They'll start calling them the Commies and social media will have a blast with it.“
On Wednesday, the team announced its new name to lukewarm reviews. Instead, many fans seemed to have more fun with the nickname rather than embracing the new name.
While collective ownership of the team may sound like a dream to Washington fans, they might just be content if the team takes a great leap forward into the playoffs after a dismal 7–10 season.
However, the NBC broadcaster, who will be on the call next Sunday for Super Bowl LVI, said wasn't the funniest name reveal of the last year.
“I think the funniest thing ever was when the Seattle hockey team named itself the Kraken,” Michaels said. “And the name of the building is something like Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. But you know what the fans call it? The Krak House. So that's the risk you run when you change the name of a company.”
Still, Michaels may be onto something. In what could be described as former U.S. senator Joseph McCarthy's worst nightmare, there are indeed “Commies” in the nation's capital.
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Commies it is!
I always thought Al Michaels was pretty conservative.
The change is very confusing to me....
I know it’s not the Redskins that’s bothersome to the left, but the Washington part.
It's just another example of how clueless and oblivious the denizens of DC are when it comes to actual people in the actual world.
Could be worse....http://www.lerctr.org/~transit/healy/astros.wav
Washington Commies it is! Excellent.
So when the liberals swing back into anti-military doves from their “we’re in power” hawk mode which they invariably will. Then, they will cry that the war mongering militaristic names of the teams have to go.
This is rich. God bless Al Michaels.
I still love Al’s story about when Captain Janks called into ABC during the OJ Simpson car chase, and how he had to hold himself back from laughing, before he finally informed Peter Jennings that it was a prank call.
Rush always said good things about Al Michaels.
“Those are OUR PLANES now!”
Hail To The Redskins!
They could have saved a lot of money and just removed the last four letters and be The Washington Reds.
Commies are animals that are very common in the Washington DC area. The name is appropriate.
The nick name is confusing. When reffering to the Washington Commies it could either be the Football team or the residents of the District of Corruption.
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