Redskins: No Harm, No Foul, Mr. Costas

Townhall.com ^ | October 16, 2013 | Jonah Goldberg

[Cowboy Bob]

Costas. Trying desperately to be relevant.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Costas is a follower who thinks he's a leader.

[skeeter]

I wish the NYT would hurry up and offer Costas a job on their editorial board and get him out of sports.

[Daveinyork]

I don’t have much sympathy for any sports team that uses taxpayer money to build their playpens, but this issue is ridiculous. If you don’t like the team’s name, don’t subsidize their stadium.

[albie]

Bringing up the “C” in the “NAACP” is a good point. If that bunch of race baiters had to dump it, their donations would dwindle.

The Redskins chose the name with the blessing of Indian Tribes and it’s one of the most recognized brands in the world. Change it, and see what happens to millions of jobs.

[Vaquero]

Costas, the Biggest Dooooosh to ever come out of Commack, NY...oh wait, I forget Rosie O’Donut. so they are tied.

[Fedupwithit]

Until someone just stands up and says 'Well, that's their opinion to be offended, and everyone is entitled to their opinion, but it's not my opinion so I don't need to listen to it', we are going to be subjected to the lone or small groups of idiots who think the rest of us need to accept their opinion as law.

Tell them that we understand that they have an opinion, but we don't care about their opinion, and be done with the issue.

[cripplecreek]

"Changing how you talk changes how you think,"

The Language of the Third Reich by Victor Klemperer

In the book Klemperer details how the nazis manipulated the language as a means of manipulating German society to become more accepting of nazi goals.

[SC_Pete]

The Washington Post-Clovis, Asian Migrants.

Much more accurate.

[cripplecreek]

I simply ask why Costas is offended now and not 10 or 20 years ago.

[knittnmom]

I like the Facebook meme that’s going around - that they’re removing “Washington” from their name because they’re ashamed to be associated with DC.

[jsanders2001]

Even native Indians think the whole Redskins PC thing is stupidly ludicrous. Maybe if people would stop worrying about crap like this we could focus on more important things like say getting rid of Obamacare, securing our borders, setting a budget, etc...of course maybe its an intentional distraction

[HomeAtLast]

Not long ago, a youngster (around 12yo) asked me why “colored people” is inappropriate and “people of color” is appropriate.
The answer: consensus.

If I were in charge I’d call it contrasensus, but I’m not in charge.

[Huskrrrr]

Oh God, not another Bryant Gumbel.

[Doogle]

This little brownshirt bootlicker is just doing what his leader wants and needs.....a diversion

[DoodleDawg]

Costas has been in the busines a long, long time. If Redskins is insulting now then why wasn’t it insulting when he broke in to broadcasting? And if it was insulting then, then why is he only now complaining about it?

[cripplecreek]

(Daily Caller) Documents: Anti-Redskins Indian leader not a legitimate member of his tribe

[Old Teufel Hunden]

“It's a beautiful thing, the destruction of words.”

George Orwell, 1984

[bray]

People who want to be offended will find something to be offended about. It is not a slur and Costas simply abused his position. He should be fired.

People did not watch that game to listen to some anti-American Marxist with an agenda.

Pray America is Waking Up