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ERIC LACH JUNE 25, 2014, 10:44 AM EDT
A columnist for The Washington Times has weighed in on the Washington Redskins' name. If the name must changed, the columnist says, go Gipper.
Last week, The United States Patent and Trademark Office canceled six of the Redskins' trademark registrations, ruling that the trademarks "were disparaging to Native Americans at the respective times they were registered." The immediate practical effects of the move were minimal, but the announcement did bring national attention back to the battle surrounding the name.
In a column on Tuesday, Washington Times contributor Michael Taube wrote that because it was "clear some people are going to get constantly worked up about this issue," he had an "amusing suggestion" for Redskins owner Daniel Snyder: name the team after Ronald Reagan.
This wasn't an original thought. The idea was born, accoriding to TPM's exhaustive research, as a joke on Twitter, and Grover Norquist offered a joking endorsement to BuzzFeed last week. But Taube appears serious about it.
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Coventina
(27,215 posts)I don't know why, but that would make me smile.
Enrique
(27,461 posts)here they tell us it was that Taube called it an "amusing suggestion" but then they say "Taube appears serious about it."
FSogol
(45,555 posts)Michael Taube contributes to our national discourse much in the way toilet paper contributes to our sewage systems.
Turbineguy
(37,375 posts)Perhaps over time they could progress to the "GW Bushs" and then the "Sarah Palins"
Aristus
(66,478 posts)They'd slash their operating budget to the bone, while running up huge debts on the corporate card. They'd forget the play-signals at the snap. They'd sell the team playbook to their fiercest rival for $20 and a cooler of Gatorade. They'd formulate field strategy with astrology. Basically, they'd smile, big cheerful grins while the NFL came apart at the seams.
So, not a good idea.
liberal N proud
(60,347 posts)maxrandb
(15,364 posts)If Ray Gun were such a "great" President...why are there thousands of wingnuts whose sole purpose in life is to name stuff after him?
Makes me think they are "ashamed" of him, and they think if you name enough stuff after someone, then everyone will assume he must have been great.
Reminds me of hearing back in the day how "Everyone listened to Rush Limbaugh", only to find out that "everyone" was a couple of million people who couldn't find anything else on their radio.
Very lame.
voteearlyvoteoften
(1,716 posts)Tie in with the gridiron...
MineralMan
(146,338 posts)Might as well.
tk2kewl
(18,133 posts)madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)every week during the season.
JHB
(37,163 posts)Washington B O N Z O S
n2doc
(47,953 posts)Since I already dislike their team, it would make it even more fun to root against them.
I still like "Washington Federals" so I could call them the fedskins....
hatrack
(59,594 posts)dhill926
(16,373 posts)whistler162
(11,155 posts)Jamaal510
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