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NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)
Thu Jun 26, 2014, 09:03 AM Jun 2014

"Conservative columnist wants to rename Washington’s football team after Ronald Reagan"

Per Salon:

As you’ve no doubt heard, the name of the NFL’s Washington, D.C., franchise is more than a little controversial. It’s so controversial, in fact, that the U.S. Patent Office recently decided it would not enforce a trademark on the team name because it was “disparaging to Native Americans.” This made conservatives very upset, although it’s still unclear exactly why.

Rather than dwell on the negativity, though, at least one conservative pundit wants to put forward a more positive, forward-looking solution. Don’t fight a losing battle to preserve the team’s offensive name, writes Michael Taube. Just rename the team after Ronald Reagan instead!

“If people keep getting their knickers in a knot about the Redskins’ trademarks every 10 or 15 years,” Traube writes, “why not change the team’s name to the Reagans?” Yeah, why not?!

As far as Taube sees it, the reasons to name a football team after the conservative movement’s patron saint are multiple and obvious. “For one thing,” Taube notes, “it would be the ultimate tribute to Ronald Reagan.” This is obviously desirable, Taube says, because the 40th president was ”a great man, a great patriot and a great president.”


Oh, and another "reason" would be it would scare Democratic presidents. Or something.

Hail to the Reagans!
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"Conservative columnist wants to rename Washington’s football team after Ronald Reagan" (Original Post) NastyRiffraff Jun 2014 OP
The Bonzo Bedtimes? hobbit709 Jun 2014 #1
The "I'm a Contra Toos" Scuba Jun 2014 #2
The Alzheimer Offense will be a big part of their program. riqster Jun 2014 #3
Already is. Lochloosa Jun 2014 #14
LOL B Calm Jun 2014 #4
He wants to call it "Stinky Turds"? rock Jun 2014 #5
Makes sense to me... lame54 Jun 2014 #6
How about "The Washington Rovians" CJCRANE Jun 2014 #7
The Washington Stooges? nt Guy Whitey Corngood Jun 2014 #8
The Fuck Ups? Not sure they could say that on TV rurallib Jun 2014 #9
The Bonzo Shit Slingers. Gemini Cat Jun 2014 #10
Trading one offensive name packman Jun 2014 #11
The Gippers? KittyWampus Jun 2014 #12
This one is actually... 3catwoman3 Jun 2014 #16
Of course, there was a "Gipper" before Reagan Art_from_Ark Jun 2014 #20
The Washington I Don't Remembers? underpants Jun 2014 #13
The Washington Iran-contras? Art_from_Ark Jun 2014 #21
The Washington Shadow Puppets bobduca Jun 2014 #15
"The Washington Hams" (nt) muriel_volestrangler Jun 2014 #17
I think most people would rather see the team named for Nixon struggle4progress Jun 2014 #18
Washington Traitors Octafish Jun 2014 #19
OK...they can be the Deadskins. Ken Burch Jun 2014 #22
The Washington *B* Grade actors. lpbk2713 Jun 2014 #23

rurallib

(62,406 posts)
9. The Fuck Ups? Not sure they could say that on TV
Thu Jun 26, 2014, 09:33 AM
Jun 2014

Most people I know think of old Ronnie as the big fuck up.

Gemini Cat

(2,820 posts)
10. The Bonzo Shit Slingers.
Thu Jun 26, 2014, 09:36 AM
Jun 2014

Naming everything after Reagan, would include that pile of dog shit I stepped in this morning.

 

packman

(16,296 posts)
11. Trading one offensive name
Thu Jun 26, 2014, 09:37 AM
Jun 2014

for another. I'm a Redskin fan, but I swear I will NEVER watch them play again if they name the team after him - Well, maybe the RAYGUNS (No, won't work).

Hey, why not rename ALL the NFL teams after the Presidents - The Cleveland Coolidges, The Houston Hoovers, The Tampa Bay Trumans, etc.

struggle4progress

(118,273 posts)
18. I think most people would rather see the team named for Nixon
Thu Jun 26, 2014, 09:50 PM
Jun 2014

I guess it would be nice to honor Reagan by calling the team the Washington Bad-Actors

But I bet many Americans would stand up and cheer if we instead honored Nixon by calling the team the Washington Crooks

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