Posted on 05/14/2015 8:25:39 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) complained on the floor of the upper chamber today that America is more concerned with Tom Brady’s delfating balls than the Washington Redskins’ racist name.
Brady received a four-game suspension as a result of “Deflategate” and the New England Patriots were fine d $1 million and stripped of two draft picks.
“Yesterday the National Football League punished one of its most recognizable players for allegedly having tampered with game balls,” Reid said.
“I find it stunning that the NFL is more concerned about how much air is in a ball than with a racist franchise name that denigrates Native Americans across our country. The Redskins name is a racist name,” he continued.
“So I wish the Commissioner would act as swiftly and decisively in changing the name of the Washington, D.C. team, as he did enforcing how much air is in the football.”
Last summer, Reid sent a letter to Redskins president Bruce Allen, who had invited the senator to attend a game.
“During my time in the United States Senate, I have worked to right many of the injustices endured by Americans throughout the country. Among the most egregious in the history of our country are those injustices inflicted upon American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians. This is personal for me. I represent 27 tribes as the Senator from Nevada and have worked to protect their homelands and their sovereignty. I have a duty to ensure that the United States uphold centuries-old treaty and trust obligations towards Native Americans, and I take this responsibility very seriously,” Reid wrote.
“I will not stand idly by while a professional sports team promotes a racial slur as a team name and disparages the American people. Nor will I consider your invitation to attend a home game until your organization chooses to do the right thing and change its offensive name.”
Can we suggest someone prescribe another treadmill session for Reid (ahem).
I was looking at the response today. Apparently, the Colts footballs were also under-inflated. More egg on the NFL’s face.
I think Reid’s beginning to like his “Stevie Wonder”/”Ray Charles” look.
Meanwhile the “US” Senate passes SECRET BILLS
(from which they, of course, are EXEMPT).
What miserable evil phonies they are to have sold
American medicine, American security, American Freedom,
and then the country itself down the tubes.
Why care about the laws people like Harry Reid enact, when he is one of the most corrupt politicians around?
BALLS !! what about all the Democrat Screwing of the US
Harry.....did your balls deflate when your brother(or the Vegas mob) beat the livin’ $h!t outta ya?
is he Nevada’s first black Senator???? :)
I am thinking it’s more a Ronnie Millsap look.
We could him Ronnie Milksop as a tribute.
Why is it that liberals conflate issues sometimes?
So here, we take the issue of deflated footballs, and Harry Reid uses it as a launching pad to attack the NFL over Indian nicknames.
Can I ask what comparison there really is between deflated footballs and Indian nicknames?
Can I ask why this is even a matter of concern for a U.S. Senator???? So now we should have Congress have veto power over sports team nicknames??? Do we really want to go down that road??? Is anyone going to say to Harry and others, how absurd it is for them to get involved in debates about sports team nicknames????
Then go to Europe and stay there.
Who’s the grumpy looking guy to Dingy Harry’s left? Is that his seeing eye person. Surely, you don’t expect Harry to use a dog to get around?
Of course, what could interest a Democrat more than screeching about false racism?
Still waiting for the wail of anguish from the luxury boxes for not having Dingy Harry sharing a beer with them.
Again - it was only recognized as racist when PC and liberalism reared their ugly heads.
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