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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNot the Smart One: On Jeb’s Garbled Support for the Washington Football Team’s Brand
http://www.thenation.com/article/not-the-smart-one-on-jebs-garbled-support-for-the-washington-football-teams-brand/That second question was almost unimaginable during Dubyas disastrous presidency, when Jeb was often described by wistful conservatives as the smart Bush. Hes not.
This became blazingly clear for me upon reading his supportive comments about the Washington football teams name. I am not calling Jeb a dullard because he stands with this racist brand. Doing so is a no-brainer politically, which speaks volumes about the current state of the GOP primary race. Calling for the name to change in that crowd would probably make you a party pariah. In addition, there is the knowledge, revealed in July, that team owner Dan Snyder gave Jebs Super Pac $100,000, so the opinion of the Bush princeling had already been purchased. But just because I dont believe that there is a compelling argument to keep the Washington team name, doesnt mean this position cannot be argued coherently. Jeb could not reach the bar.
Here are his exact words:
"I dont think it should change it. But again, I dont think politicians ought to be having any say about that, to be honest with you. I dont find it offensive. Native American tribes generally dont find it offensive. We had a similar kind of flap with FSU [Florida State], if you recall, the Seminoles and the Seminole tribe itself kind of came to the defense of the university and it subsided. Its a sport, for crying out loud. Its a football team. Washington has a huge fan baseIm missing something here, I guess."
Within this goulash of word-slop, there is something valuable. Breaking it down sentence by sentence, one can diagram just why this man should never be handed the nuclear codes, not to mention ever again be referred to as the smart Bush.
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Not the Smart One: On Jeb’s Garbled Support for the Washington Football Team’s Brand (Original Post)
eridani
Oct 2015
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seminole is NOT RACIST. its a name. at least change the name to MOHAKS or some EASTERN TRIBE.
pansypoo53219
Oct 2015
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pansypoo53219
(20,995 posts)1. seminole is NOT RACIST. its a name. at least change the name to MOHAKS or some EASTERN TRIBE.
eridani
(51,907 posts)2. That's my thought as well. Ther eis a difference between "Vikings" and "Squareheads" n/t