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California Assembly Votes To Change Washington Redskins' Name
Breitbart California ^ | August 19, 2014 | Joel B Pollak

Posted on 08/19/2014 9:40:50 AM PDT by House Atreides

Though the Washington Redskins play for a city on the opposite coast, California lawmakers voted Monday to urge that the National Football League change its name because it is "believed by some to be a racial slur and to promote discrimination against Native Americans."

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; redskins
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To: House Atreides

But the Redskins ran out on the field last night with their arms raised in “Don’t Shoot Me” fashion to show solidarity with Lil Mikey... Didn’t the CA assembly see that? Don’t they care?


41 posted on 08/19/2014 10:47:13 AM PDT by Dixie Yooper (Ephesians 6:11)
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To: House Atreides

Idiots remain purposefully ignorant of the facts of history. They must be filled with bliss.


42 posted on 08/19/2014 11:04:30 AM PDT by CSM (Keeper of the Dave Ramsey Ping list. FReepmail me if you want your beeber stuned.)
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To: House Atreides

They should have voted to make the name illegal in the state.

then pass the popcorn


43 posted on 08/19/2014 11:04:39 AM PDT by stylin19a (Obama ----> Fredo smart)
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To: circlecity

“Why should the “beliefs” of “some” ever be a basis to coerce anyone to do anything?”

They did it with smoking bans, why not team names?


44 posted on 08/19/2014 11:05:56 AM PDT by CSM (Keeper of the Dave Ramsey Ping list. FReepmail me if you want your beeber stuned.)
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To: Dr. Thorne
How about the Washington Fergusons

I kinda like the ring to the ST. LOUIS LOOTERS...now I gotta think of a nickname for the Looters' cheerleader squad..

45 posted on 08/19/2014 11:08:46 AM PDT by sternup
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To: sternup

“now I gotta think of a nickname for the Looters’ cheerleader squad..”

The Looters’ Hooters would have a ready made sponsorship...


46 posted on 08/19/2014 11:12:43 AM PDT by CSM (Keeper of the Dave Ramsey Ping list. FReepmail me if you want your beeber stuned.)
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To: House Atreides

California the land of fruits and nutz! Pelosi and her underlings chief among them!


47 posted on 08/19/2014 11:20:06 AM PDT by JSDude1
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To: CSM

only problem.. Hooters would likely want nothing to do with them ;)


48 posted on 08/19/2014 11:24:42 AM PDT by cableguymn (It's time for a second political party.)
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To: House Atreides

I don’t understand why people are so offended by little bitty potatoes.


49 posted on 08/19/2014 12:16:18 PM PDT by Grammy (Save the earth... it's the only planet with chocolate.)
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To: Thud

“The name of the SF Giants is unfair to short people.”

And possibly a slur against fat people.


50 posted on 08/19/2014 12:24:08 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: House Atreides

Who do they think they are?


51 posted on 08/19/2014 3:07:34 PM PDT by maxwellsmart_agent
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