Posted on 10/06/2013 4:41:12 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA
President Barack Obama says he would "think about changing" the Washington Redskins' name if he owned the football team as he waded into the controversy involving a word many consider offensive to Native Americans.
Obama, in an interview with The Associated Press, said team names such as the Redskins offend "a sizable group of people." He said that while fans get attached to the names, nostalgia may not be a good enough reason to keep them in place.
"I don't know whether our attachment to a particular name should override the real legitimate concerns that people have about these things," he said in the interview, which was conducted Friday at the White House.
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I’m open to Obama to resigning. He should think about that.
DICHEADTATOR HAS SPOKEN.
He is, is he?
Well, who gives a flying f*** what this jackass wants for a private sector enterprise?
Now I need another blood pressure pill...
Lot of time on zeros hands. Maybe he should get a hobby.
Show of hands... Does anyone actually wonder why I refer to him as Obozo?
I am sure Obama is open to all kinds of ridiculous crap but who really gives a rats...
Opinions are like butt holes,we all have one.
hey bama blow it out your butt.....no one cares what you think, you are an outcast in America, and when you are gone people will celebrate
The Washington Thieves, Muggers, Robbers, Weasels, Rodents, Rats, Maggots, Filth, Feces,Smegma, Pustules, you need a Thesaurus to add up all the names that represent the denizens of DC.
“About 98 percent of my tribe is Redskins fans, and it doesn’t offend them, either.”
True, maybe, but ask the Dallas area tribes what they think about the name. I'm guessing that fans in that area are offended by the very EXISTENCE of the Washington Redskins...
This issue is stupid beyond belief...
Translation: I want! Give it to me!! Or else!!!
Intervening for that African American Professor arrested for breaking into his own home, the “if I had a son” lines.
This is unprecedented is Presidential history.
Now he steps in to tell the Redskins that they're racist or something? WTF! Can't he try to run the country and lead her instead of getting involved in the mundane stuff? Amazing.
Pretty soon he'll tell Boston to drop the Red Socks because it might offend somebody or better yet, get the pirates to drop their name because it might offend Somali marauders stalking international shipping...
Where does this insanity end?
I am an avid Redskin fan and I think the Kenyan should go back to his original muslim name; Barry Soreto or whatever the heck it is. The jerk should try to spend some time doing his job right instead of getting into other people’s business.
I don’t care ...how many times does this need to be posted already.
In honor of his imperial majesty, name them the Washington Pillowbiters.
"President Barack Obama says he would "think about changing" the Washington Redskins' name if he owned the football team..."
With his penchant for taking things over, it's probably only a matter of time...
Since when did the Kenyan become the owner of the Redskins?
How about the Washington Parasites? Or the Washington Vultures? Or the Washington Zombies?
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