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Obama open to name change for Washington Redskins
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Posted on 10/05/2013 7:32:42 AM PDT by Sub-Driver

Obama open to name change for Washington Redskins

Associated Press JULIE PACE 5 minutes ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says that if he owned the Washington Redskins, he would "think about changing" the team name, wading into the controversy over a football nickname that many people deem offensive to Native Americans.

Obama, in an interview with The Associated Press, said team names like the Redskins offend "a sizable group of people." He said that while fans get attached to the nicknames, nostalgia may not be a good enough reason to keep them in place.

"I don't know whether our attachment to a particular name should override the real legitimate concerns that people have about these things," he said in the interview, which was conducted Friday.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: barry; namechange; nfl; redskins; soetoro; washington; washingtonredskins
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Never mind..........
1 posted on 10/05/2013 7:32:42 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
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To: Sub-Driver

Why doesn’t that Kenyan Bastard resign and let an American be president...and I don’t mean Slow-Joe!


2 posted on 10/05/2013 7:33:57 AM PDT by Redleg Duke ("Madison, Wisconsin is 30 square miles surrounded by reality.", L. S. Dryfus)
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To: Sub-Driver

What business is that of his?
I am sure Dan Snyder will do just what Obama wants (Extreme Sarcasm).


3 posted on 10/05/2013 7:34:58 AM PDT by GeorgeTex (Obama-The Ultimate Terrorist Weapon.)
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To: Sub-Driver

I seriously wonder if this guy actually does anything except play golf and watch ESPN.


4 posted on 10/05/2013 7:35:01 AM PDT by 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
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To: Redleg Duke

Hasn’t OBayMe stepped in enough feces yet?


5 posted on 10/05/2013 7:35:38 AM PDT by ExTexasRedhead
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To: Sub-Driver

Barak has spoken.
So let it be written,
So let it be done.


6 posted on 10/05/2013 7:35:42 AM PDT by Ouchthatonehurt ("When you're going through hell, keep going." - Sir Winston Churchill)
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To: Sub-Driver

He will soon. I think there is a provision in Obamacare that if any Redskin gets a concussion, the team becomes property of the Obama regime. Ok I made that up, maybe.


7 posted on 10/05/2013 7:35:48 AM PDT by kushnejz
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To: Sub-Driver

Next thing you know, he’ll cancel all of the Redskins games — you know, what with the shutdown and all ...


8 posted on 10/05/2013 7:36:14 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (21st century. I'm not a fan.)
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To: Sub-Driver

I’d change the team name to “Redspears”, then double down on the Native American imagery. Do what Florida State does and pay a tribe to be the official mascots of the team. Cram it back in the faces of the complainers - because the real issue is that DC is a 90% black city, and shutting out black activists and scammers entirely from any connection with the team is the best form of revenge.


9 posted on 10/05/2013 7:37:30 AM PDT by Mr. Jeeves (CTRL-GALT-DELETE)
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Get back to WORK, you lazy, shiftless Muslim CREEP!

Names of Football teams isn't ANY OF HIUS DAMN BUSINESS!!

10 posted on 10/05/2013 7:37:41 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion......the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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many people deem offensive to Native Americans.

That would be elitist liberals in their ivory towers who want to destroy all identities and differences. Nothing can than be celebrated.

11 posted on 10/05/2013 7:38:01 AM PDT by Bayard
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wading into the controversy over a football nickname that many people deem offensive to Native Americans.

False. Few people think it's offensive.

12 posted on 10/05/2013 7:38:08 AM PDT by savedbygrace (But God!)
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“Obama, said team names like the Redskins offend “a sizable group of people.”

A president named Obama offends an entire nation.


13 posted on 10/05/2013 7:40:12 AM PDT by Stormdog (A rifle transforms one from subject to Citizen)
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To: Mr. Jeeves

How about the Washington SittingBullSh1t


14 posted on 10/05/2013 7:40:32 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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Obama says that if he owned the Washington Redskins....

If Obama owned the Redskins,they'd be bankrupt in the first place......

15 posted on 10/05/2013 7:40:37 AM PDT by massmike (Why doesn't Obama just declare Syria a "chemical weapons-free zone"?)
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Comrade Leader has Spoken!!!

How about the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium!!!?!?

Who showed the Giants last week who were in charge, like an Indian Chief?!!? I have lots of Arrowheads I found just walking in the Kansas Prairie.

Does that bother you Comrade Leader?

16 posted on 10/05/2013 7:41:03 AM PDT by KC_Lion (Build the America you want to live in at your address, and keep looking up.-Sarah Palin)
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Really? He never held a real job in his dope smoking life. Everything his way or no way. This Socialist, Communist, Fascist idiot needs to be impeached.


17 posted on 10/05/2013 7:41:13 AM PDT by Busko (The only thing that is certain is that nothing is certain.)
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To: Sub-Driver

Sick leftist socialist kook


18 posted on 10/05/2013 7:41:42 AM PDT by Williams (No Obama)
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To: Sub-Driver

He suggests the Washington Islamists.


19 posted on 10/05/2013 7:41:44 AM PDT by onedoug
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Leaving aside the obvious question of who asked him, I’m sure glad he’s got nothing better to do during the government shutdown he created than worry about the name of Washington’s NFL team.


20 posted on 10/05/2013 7:41:44 AM PDT by Colonel_Flagg (My PV2 is my hero.)
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