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Deadskins wrote:Barack Obama told the AP that if he were the Redskins owner, he would "think about changing" the name because the moniker offends “a sizeable group of people.”
Yeah, white, PC nazi's who have nothing better to do. You would think the President has more pressing issues on his plate right now.
rskin72 wrote:Not suprising to me as to where a fairly liberal democratic president falls on this subject. If I were the President, I would "think" about our national debt/deficit, and maybe getting a signed budget would be nice as well.
Some of the more major media sports outlets seem to be pushing this agenda....right or wrong....and I think it is wrong. I would say that the more the media latches onto this like a flea-bitten mutt latches onto a steakbone, then the more likely that eventually the owner may be compelled to change the name. Also, this is a politically correct era that we live in, and (right or wrong) it does not take a majority to be offended at any particular issue for change to occur/be forced upon us.
I wear, and have, a lot of Redskin-centric stuff.....This year, for the first time since I have been a fan, I have heard other folks comment about this subject outside of the DMV. Not a lot, but just the fact that it is now on some folks radar.
Deadskins wrote:Barack Obama told the AP that if he were the Redskins owner, he would "think about changing" the name because the moniker offends “a sizeable group of people.”
Yeah, white, PC nazi's who have nothing better to do. You would think the President has more pressing issues on his plate right now.
emoses14 wrote:Deadskins wrote:Barack Obama told the AP that if he were the Redskins owner, he would "think about changing" the name because the moniker offends “a sizeable group of people.”
Yeah, white, PC nazi's who have nothing better to do. You would think the President has more pressing issues on his plate right now.
Yes, having more pressing issues on your plate clearly keeps a man from voicing an opinion on lesser one; says a man posting comments on a redskins message board.
Deadskins wrote:emoses14 wrote:Deadskins wrote:Barack Obama told the AP that if he were the Redskins owner, he would "think about changing" the name because the moniker offends “a sizeable group of people.”
Yeah, white, PC nazi's who have nothing better to do. You would think the President has more pressing issues on his plate right now.
Yes, having more pressing issues on your plate clearly keeps a man from voicing an opinion on lesser one; says a man posting comments on a redskins message board.
I don't get the analogy.
President Barack Obama conducted an interview Friday with AP White House Correspondent Julie Pace that covered a wide range of topics — the government shutdown, the debt ceiling, health care, foreign affairs and the name of Washington's professional football team.
Q: If I could just ask you one last question on something that's not politically related, but is getting a lot of attention in Washington -- the name of the Washington Redskins football team. There is a lot of people who say it's time to change the name of that team, considering that it's insulting to many Native Americans. What's your position on that?
THE PRESIDENT: You know, Julie, obviously, people get pretty attached to team names, mascots. I don't think there are any Redskins fans that mean offense. I've got to say that if I were the owner of the team and I knew that there was a name of my team -- even if it had a storied history -- that was offending a sizeable group of people, I'd think about changing it.
But 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. 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.
But I don't have -- I don't have a stake in this in the sense that I'm not a part owner of any football team. Maybe after I leave this --
Q: Maybe after the presidency.
THE PRESIDENT: Maybe after I leave the presidency. (Laughter.) I think it would be a lot of fun. Although, I'd probably play -- I'd probably look at a basketball team before I looked at a football team. I know more about basketball than I do about football.
Q: Get the Bulls ready.
THE PRESIDENT: Absolutely. I think they're going to be good this year.
Q: Thank you very much for sitting down with us today. I appreciate it.
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much. Great to talk to you, Julie.
chiefhog44 wrote:Just saw this.
Because the American Indian Counsel has requested that the NFL disassociate itself from Indian Names, the Washington Redskins have announced that they will change their name to the Washington Foreskins, in honor of all the dickheads in Washington DC , effective immediately.
emoses14 wrote:rskin72 wrote:Not suprising to me as to where a fairly liberal democratic president falls on this subject. If I were the President, I would "think" about our national debt/deficit, and maybe getting a signed budget would be nice as well.
Some of the more major media sports outlets seem to be pushing this agenda....right or wrong....and I think it is wrong. I would say that the more the media latches onto this like a flea-bitten mutt latches onto a steakbone, then the more likely that eventually the owner may be compelled to change the name. Also, this is a politically correct era that we live in, and (right or wrong) it does not take a majority to be offended at any particular issue for change to occur/be forced upon us.
I wear, and have, a lot of Redskin-centric stuff.....This year, for the first time since I have been a fan, I have heard other folks comment about this subject outside of the DMV. Not a lot, but just the fact that it is now on some folks radar.
Obama is not a liberal. He's far too moderate for that. That being said, I don't give a crisp what he would do IF he owned the skins. He don't .
DarthMonk wrote:Deadskins wrote:emoses14 wrote:Deadskins wrote:Barack Obama told the AP that if he were the Redskins owner, he would "think about changing" the name because the moniker offends “a sizeable group of people.”
Yeah, white, PC nazi's who have nothing better to do. You would think the President has more pressing issues on his plate right now.
Yes, having more pressing issues on your plate clearly keeps a man from voicing an opinion on lesser one; says a man posting comments on a redskins message board.
I don't get the analogy.
It's not really an analogy but I get it.
[ Our Nation is in Crisis and reporters are asking the President about a Football Teams name??? What in the world are people thinking........OR are they?Redskins Reparations wrote:The Washington Redskins have not mocked Native Americans by naming the franchise after them but instead honor them. There have also been multiple Native American organizations that expressed publicly that the name is not considered offensive.
Maybe the organization should pay homage to Native Americans to include public awareness, donations, scholarships, etc to Native American organizations. Then maybe the name would be viewed as a positive rather than a negative.
When was the last time a professional sports franchise changed their name due to public pressure and/or political correctness? This subject opens the door to other Non-Native American offensive team names as well.
[b]The politicians that bring this subject to the forefront should focus on more important issues...
fredp45 wrote:This President is so clueless -- why does he feel the need to enter into issues about the NFL???
StorminMormon86 wrote:I'm not one of these idiots who blames Obama for the deficit, screwing health care, etc. but damn this guy needs to stop sticking his nose in issues that have no relevance to the state of this country. Although I suspect he was asked a question and simply answered it and the sharks came to the chum to blow it out of proportion like usual.
riggofan wrote:StorminMormon86 wrote:I'm not one of these idiots who blames Obama for the deficit, screwing health care, etc. but damn this guy needs to stop sticking his nose in issues that have no relevance to the state of this country. Although I suspect he was asked a question and simply answered it and the sharks came to the chum to blow it out of proportion like usual.
lol. Ya think?
fredp45 wrote:Crap, we need to ask what he thinks about the throw Tony Romo made yesterday after throwing for 500 yards, let's ask the f'ing President!
fredp45 wrote:
He doesn't need to give his leanings ...