Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Cantwell Scalped

             
                                                                     Catharsis



It’s easy to see both sides of this issue. Having seen it, most Americans think that the Washington Redskins should keep their name, despite its past usage as a racist slur against Native Americans. What’s more, most Native Americans think the NFL team should keep their name. Quoting CBS News: “In 2004, the National Annenberg Election Survey asked 768 people who identified themselves as Indian whether they found the name ‘Washington Redskins’ offensive. Almost 90 percent said it did not bother them.”

That didn’t stop Senator Maria Cantwell, a Democrats from Seattle … a white Democrat from Seattle … a rich, white Democrat from Seattle from jumping feet first into the issue.

Agree or disagree with Cantwell or the Redskins, what BuzzPo dearly loves is seeing a sentient, sovereign, free human being stand up to a cloying, pernicious politician who has, oh, about 17 trillion other priorities she should be focusing on before this. Dig Dan Snyder, the Redskins owner and his statement: ““Senator Cantwell should be aware that there are many challenges facing Native Americans, including an extremely cold winter with high energy bills, high unemployment, life threatening health problems, inadequate education and many other issues more pressing than the name of a football team which has received strong support from Native Americans … Surely, with all the issues Congress is supposed to work on such as the economy, jobs, war and health care, the Senator must have more important things to do.” [BuzzPro]


   Tommy "Linebacker" Mann







8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Fluff more important then substance? I think not. Why just look at how nearly every city in America has a street named for Dr M.L. King. Look at all of the problems that solved!
Tim

Revernd Idaho Spud said...

I would like them to change their name to the "Washington Capitalists". Their helmets could be decorated with commercial names like Nascar racing does, such as "Mobil 1', "Fox Sports", "Viagra", "Miller Lite", "Mopar", "Nike", "Adidas". That would make the liberal pukes choke.

Roger, your highness, can you design a sample helmet?

Anonymous said...

The picture of the American "Indian" used is that of Iron Eyes Cody who often played Indiana but in fact was of Italian ethnicity. His real name was Espera Oscar de Corti.

Anonymous said...

Cantwell, like our own 'Leader' Eric Cantor, needs a name change:
I nominate Can'tor and Can'twell.
Lt. Col. Gen. Tailgunner dick

DougM said...

How is this any of the gov't friggin' business?
(What? Well, I assuuuume Sen Cantwell knows that it's Washington DC, not Washington State. Might be a bad assumption, though.)

Anonymous said...

Name 'em after the politicians. Call them the Foreskins!
Tim

Rodger the Real King of France said...

I just posted 3 suggestions.

LindaF said...

Let's call them the:

- Voracious Pols
- Arrogant Bureaucrats (Crats, for short)
- Entitled Elitists
- Lordly Ivies
- Cockroaches (hey, they may be dirty and disgusting, but they survive! Year after year! They will prevail, when all else has died!)

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