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Posted on 10/05/2013 5:52:23 PM PDT by mandaladon
President Barack Obama says if he owned the Washington Redskins, he’d think about changing the team’s name.
But he doesn’t believe D.C. area fans mean to offend by using the name, which has drawn renewed criticism for being offensive to Native Americans, the president told the AP in an interview released Saturday morning.
"If I were the owner of the team and I knew that the name of my team, even if they've had a storied history, that was offending a sizable group of people, I'd think about changing it,” Obama said.
“I don't want to detract from the wonderful Redskins fans that are here. They love their team, and rightly so -- even though they've been having a pretty tough time this year,” he said, according to a AP transcript of the interview.
“But I think – all these mascots and team names related to Native Americans, Native Americans feel pretty strongly about it. And I don't know whether our attachment to a particular name should override the real, legitimate concerns that people have about these things,” he added.
Lanny J. Davis, attorney for Washington Redskins, issued a statement in response to Obama's comments: "As a supporter of President Obama, I am sure the president is not aware that in the highly respected Annenberg Institute poll (taken 2004) with a national sample of Native Americans, 9 out of 10 Native Americans said they were not bothered by the name the "Washington Redskins."
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“It’d be a shame if sumpin’ bad were ta happen to dat football team.”
The Chicago Way
Change it to what ? Al Queda ? The Muslim Brotherhood? The Black Panthers ?
we’ll change the name if you resign, commie faggot muslim imposter.
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Let's change the name to the Washington Fence Sitters......or the Washington Barrycades......or the Washington Gridlocks.
Well Obama does know something about changing names.
Que Laste Ma
Let’s rename them to the Washington Weasels. Gotta hit the nail on the head ya know.
Or the Washington Alinskites, or the Washington Transformers, or the Washington Benghazis.
Washington sub saharans.
Maybe someone could poll Native Americans and ask them if they’re so easily offended. I suspect they’re not...
I thought for sure that he’d pick up on Sarah Palin’s recent remark and suggest the Washington FORESKINS!
I would go with “Washington Elites” or “Washington Establishment”.
Good suggestions. The “Washington Red Menace” would also be appropriate.
Or...
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