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Dr Vegas

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1. what would happen

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sun Jul 19, 2020, 11:23 AM

Jul 2020

if the Washington Redskins changes their name to the Washington Red Tails?
(which has been suggested)
A tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen,
a group of African-American United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) servicemen during World War II.

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Trumpie implied there were no African American war heroes [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2020 OP

what would happen Dr Vegas Jul 2020 #1

I like it. It might get this old white non football fan to follow a team TexasProgresive Jul 2020 #4

Team names usually have a connection to the city or state of the team... brush Jul 2020 #15

Eleanor Roosevelt's Flight Into History With a Tuskegee Airman Dr Vegas Jul 2020 #18

There are plenty of CMoH winners of all races to rename the bases after, he as usual is full of sh*t Thomas Hurt Jul 2020 #2

Trump has no knowledge or concept of history. MineralMan Jul 2020 #3

Well, he might remember Limbaugh. Tracer Jul 2020 #5

You're kidding, right? MineralMan Jul 2020 #6

Sorry. Wrong medal. My mistake. Tracer Jul 2020 #11

The Medal of Freedom MineralMan Jul 2020 #12

Good grief what a petty thing to criticize, Disaffected Jul 2020 #13

Not petty if you are or know a Medal of Honor recipient. MineralMan Jul 2020 #14

I was referring to Disaffected Jul 2020 #19

Well, I'm sure he woulda gotten one Cirque du So-What Jul 2020 #16

"Didn't Gary Cooper get one for that movie?" panader0 Jul 2020 #10

I remember when he said that there were no great American Muslim athletes malaise Jul 2020 #7

Geez, he really is talking to a smaller and smaller segment of the population with HotTeaBag Jul 2020 #8

No he didn't . dawg Jul 2020 #9

yup, this was the context obamanut2012 Jul 2020 #17