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Roots of 'redskin'
Waterbury Republican-American ^ | October 9, 2005 | Editorial

Posted on 10/10/2005 12:30:50 PM PDT by Graybeard58

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1 posted on 10/10/2005 12:30:54 PM PDT by Graybeard58
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To: Graybeard58

BTTT


2 posted on 10/10/2005 12:33:21 PM PDT by Fiddlstix (Tagline Repair Service. Let us fix those broken Taglines. Inquire within(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: Graybeard58
by compassionately referring to Indians as "my red children"

I wonder how they felt about the 'children' comment?

3 posted on 10/10/2005 12:35:00 PM PDT by opinionator
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To: Graybeard58

So that time I was called a dirty redskin, it was actually a compliment.


4 posted on 10/10/2005 12:37:28 PM PDT by kenth (There were only a few thousand hippies marching, but it smelled like half a million.)
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To: Graybeard58

Funny, I've met Seminoles and Miccousoukee down in Florida and Tulalips here in Washington who were wearing "Washington Redkins" T-shirts.


5 posted on 10/10/2005 12:37:58 PM PDT by Clemenza (Gentlemen, Behold!)
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To: Graybeard58

Hmmm...I had read that it was originally used by settlers New England/New York area in reference to the custom of those Indians to paint their faces red when going to war.


6 posted on 10/10/2005 12:38:29 PM PDT by Hugin
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7 posted on 10/10/2005 12:40:45 PM PDT by MikefromOhio (Just confirm Miers so that FR can have a REAL meltdown. Yes I have popcorn ready.)
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To: LibreOuMort

ping


8 posted on 10/10/2005 12:45:50 PM PDT by sionnsar (†trad-anglican.faithweb.com† || (To Libs:) You are failing to celebrate MY diversity! || Iran Azadi)
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To: opinionator

AFAIK, it was to compare them to his "white children" - meaning the other citizens.


9 posted on 10/10/2005 12:46:40 PM PDT by little jeremiah (A vitiated state of morals, a corrupted public conscience, are incompatible with freedom. P. Henry)
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To: MikeinIraq

Here's hoping they never bow down to PC and change their name!


10 posted on 10/10/2005 12:47:09 PM PDT by day10 (Rules cannot substitute for character.)
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To: day10

they won't with Snyder as their owner.

And he will be there for the next 50 years or so....


11 posted on 10/10/2005 12:48:03 PM PDT by MikefromOhio (Just confirm Miers so that FR can have a REAL meltdown. Yes I have popcorn ready.)
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To: Graybeard58
REDSKIN POTATO SALAD

2 lbs. sm. red new potatoes, cooked
1/2 c. sliced scallions
1/2 c. thawed frozen peas
1/4 c. extra virgin olive oil
1 garlic clove, crushed
juice of 1 lemon
Chopped fresh dill and parsley

While potatoes are cooking, mix together garlic, olive oil and lemon juice. Quarter or cut potatoes (skins on) while still warm. Gently toss together potatoes, peas, onions and prepared dressing. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and dill. Serve warm or chilled.


12 posted on 10/10/2005 12:49:54 PM PDT by Alouette (Militant Neocon Pundit)
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To: kenth

No, just the "dirty" part was an insult. So you could only blacken one eye of his.........


13 posted on 10/10/2005 12:51:54 PM PDT by Red Badger (In life, you don't get what you deserve. You get what you settle for...........)
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To: Graybeard58
demanded for more than a decade that the NFL's Washington Redskins change their nickname.

So if Washington Redskins is a nickname, what is their real name?

14 posted on 10/10/2005 12:52:19 PM PDT by humblegunner (If you're gonna die, die with your boots on.)
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To: kenth

"So that time I was called a dirty redskin, it was actually a compliment."

Well, not the dirty part.

My grandmother four times removed was scalped and killed by Commanches. I bear them no ill will, that's ancient history.

Don't let Ward Churchill hear about all this, though.


15 posted on 10/10/2005 12:52:22 PM PDT by SaxxonWoods
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To: Alouette

Dang it, Now! You done made me hungry !........8^)


16 posted on 10/10/2005 12:52:42 PM PDT by Red Badger (In life, you don't get what you deserve. You get what you settle for...........)
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To: kenth

"So that time I was called a dirty redskin, it was actually a compliment."

Well, not the dirty part.

My grandmother four times removed was scalped and killed by Commanches. I bear them no ill will, that's ancient history.

Don't let Ward Churchill hear about all this, though.


17 posted on 10/10/2005 12:53:46 PM PDT by SaxxonWoods
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To: kenth
So that time I was called a dirty redskin, it was actually a compliment.

Touché.

18 posted on 10/10/2005 12:53:48 PM PDT by Misterioso
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To: MikeinIraq
Redskins have always been an overlooked franchise when Super Bowl winners are compared.

They won 3 SBs in the 1980s and actually had a better winning percentage throughout the 80s than the 49ers.

19 posted on 10/10/2005 12:54:22 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Harmful or Fatal if Swallowed)
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To: opinionator
I wonder how they felt about the 'children' comment?

They may have liked it better than this, from The Declaration Of Independance:

He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.

20 posted on 10/10/2005 12:58:05 PM PDT by Graybeard58 (Remember and pray for Sgt. Matt Maupin - MIA/POW- Iraq since 04/09/04)
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