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Oct 6, 2018 10:05:30   #
Kuzano
 
The Washington Redskins finally drop offensive name :

Dan Snyder, owner of the NFL Redskins, has announced that the team is dropping "Washington" from the team name, and it will henceforth be simply known as, "The Redskins." It was reported that he finds the word "Washington" imparts a negative image of poor leadership, mismanagement, corruption, cheating, lying, and graft, and is not a fitting role-model for young fans of football.

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Oct 6, 2018 10:07:26   #
kdogg Loc: Gallipolis Ferry WV
 
Kuzano wrote:
The Washington Redskins finally drop offensive name :

Dan Snyder, owner of the NFL Redskins, has announced that the team is dropping "Washington" from the team name, and it will henceforth be simply known as, "The Redskins." It was reported that he finds the word "Washington" imparts a negative image of poor leadership, mismanagement, corruption, cheating, lying, and graft, and is not a fitting role-model for young fans of football.

LOL!!!!!

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Oct 6, 2018 10:15:23   #
Fleckjohn65 Loc: Ajax Ontario Canada
 
Love it. Thanks for the early morning chuckle. John

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Oct 6, 2018 10:23:00   #
yhtomit Loc: Port Land. Oregon
 
Kuzano wrote:
The Washington Redskins finally drop offensive name :

Dan Snyder, owner of the NFL Redskins, has announced that the team is dropping "Washington" from the team name, and it will henceforth be simply known as, "The Redskins." It was reported that he finds the word "Washington" imparts a negative image of poor leadership, mismanagement, corruption, cheating, lying, and graft, and is not a fitting role-model for young fans of football.


Bwaha ha ha ha ha ha....
Good one. Big time.

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Oct 6, 2018 10:23:48   #
orrie smith Loc: Kansas
 
Kuzano wrote:
The Washington Redskins finally drop offensive name :

Dan Snyder, owner of the NFL Redskins, has announced that the team is dropping "Washington" from the team name, and it will henceforth be simply known as, "The Redskins." It was reported that he finds the word "Washington" imparts a negative image of poor leadership, mismanagement, corruption, cheating, lying, and graft, and is not a fitting role-model for young fans of football.



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Oct 6, 2018 10:27:26   #
granbob Loc: SW Wisc; E Iowa; W Illinois
 
Maybe not an out loud laugh but definitely a big smile :-)

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Oct 6, 2018 10:27:55   #
1Feathercrest Loc: NEPA
 
That is a joke in very poor taste.

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Oct 6, 2018 10:31:34   #
Swede Loc: Trail, BC Canada
 
That be cool if it's correct.

Is it

Good start to the weekend, Love it.

Swede

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Oct 6, 2018 10:38:07   #
alby Loc: very eastern pa.
 
Kuzano wrote:
The Washington Redskins finally drop offensive name :

Dan Snyder, owner of the NFL Redskins, has announced that the team is dropping "Washington" from the team name, and it will henceforth be simply known as, "The Redskins." It was reported that he finds the word "Washington" imparts a negative image of poor leadership, mismanagement, corruption, cheating, lying, and graft, and is not a fitting role-model for young fans of football.


GOOD!!!!!!

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Oct 6, 2018 10:43:14   #
mackolb
 
As a D.C. resident and no fan of football (way too dangerous), this is funny! However, and on a needlessly serious note for this site, the story belies the fact that 700,000 people (400,000 of whom are registered to vote) live in the District of Columbia without the full benefits of citizenship - voting representation in the US Congress and Senate. Article 1, Section 8 of the US Constitution created the federal city "under exclusive control of Congress in all matters whatsoever." We pay federal income taxes, "state" income taxes, property taxes and sales taxes, but have no final say in how those tax revenues are spent in our own city, for our own residents, and our locally-legislated programs and laws. Our City Council creates a budget and a plan to spend our tax dollars, but must get approval from Congress to move the budget forward to implementation. And any member of Congress from any jurisdiction can step in and, without objection from us, add a rider to our budget bill to thwart those expenditures. No other jurisdiction in the USA has such control exercised over its local governance. And, while we object to the actions of those outside legislators, we cannot vote against them, unelect them or otherwise challenge the legitimacy of their actions to thwart the will of the residents of the District. The original Tea Party (remember Boston Harbor?) was a challenge to "taxation without representation," the words that adorn most DC license plates. Voting is what makes a democracy work. We are all challenged to study the issues and listen to the candidates and then decide and "vote our conscience" on election day. But 700,000 DC residents have been permanently disenfranchised and forced to accept the consequences of votes cast by residents of the 50 States. Please act wisely. Our shared destiny depends on it!

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Oct 6, 2018 11:25:02   #
newtoyou Loc: Eastport
 
Kuzano wrote:
The Washington Redskins finally drop offensive name :

Dan Snyder, owner of the NFL Redskins, has announced that the team is dropping "Washington" from the team name, and it will henceforth be simply known as, "The Redskins." It was reported that he finds the word "Washington" imparts a negative image of poor leadership, mismanagement, corruption, cheating, lying, and graft, and is not a fitting role-model for young fans of football.


I remember the Washington Buttets did the same under Abe Pollin in 97.
Bill

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Oct 6, 2018 11:36:17   #
newtoyou Loc: Eastport
 
mackolb wrote:
As a D.C. resident and no fan of football (way too dangerous), this is funny! However, and on a needlessly serious note for this site, the story belies the fact that 700,000 people (400,000 of whom are registered to vote) live in the District of Columbia without the full benefits of citizenship - voting representation in the US Congress and Senate. Article 1, Section 8 of the US Constitution created the federal city "under exclusive control of Congress in all matters whatsoever." We pay federal income taxes, "state" income taxes, property taxes and sales taxes, but have no final say in how those tax revenues are spent in our own city, for our own residents, and our locally-legislated programs and laws. Our City Council creates a budget and a plan to spend our tax dollars, but must get approval from Congress to move the budget forward to implementation. And any member of Congress from any jurisdiction can step in and, without objection from us, add a rider to our budget bill to thwart those expenditures. No other jurisdiction in the USA has such control exercised over its local governance. And, while we object to the actions of those outside legislators, we cannot vote against them, unelect them or otherwise challenge the legitimacy of their actions to thwart the will of the residents of the District. The original Tea Party (remember Boston Harbor?) was a challenge to "taxation without representation," the words that adorn most DC license plates. Voting is what makes a democracy work. We are all challenged to study the issues and listen to the candidates and then decide and "vote our conscience" on election day. But 700,000 DC residents have been permanently disenfranchised and forced to accept the consequences of votes cast by residents of the 50 States. Please act wisely. Our shared destiny depends on it!
As a D.C. resident and no fan of football (way too... (show quote)

Perhaps the "poor leadership, mismanagement, corruption,cheating, lying, and graft" are why you have no say. As you know, to change things will take an "act of Congress" and we know how that works. Sorry to say, but you are up against some mad buggers wall.
Bill

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Oct 6, 2018 12:36:18   #
GeneS Loc: Glendale,AZ
 
Oh so true.
Now if we could just drop Washington from the country.
I just today dropped my life long Republican affiliation, And will be an Independent.
Now if we can get our own primaries in States like Arizona

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Oct 6, 2018 13:06:00   #
orrie smith Loc: Kansas
 
1Feathercrest wrote:
That is a joke in very poor taste.


I don't have much taste anyway, so I thought it was very clever and appropriate to todays politics.

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Oct 6, 2018 13:23:25   #
yhtomit Loc: Port Land. Oregon
 
Maybe we could rename it” New Washington “?

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