Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has rejected an invitation from the team president to attend a “Washington, D.C. football team event,” aka a Washington Redskins home game.
After Reid and 49 other Senate Democrats signed a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell asking the league to change the team name, Redskins President Bruce Allen defended the name and invited Reid to attend a home game to “witness first-hand that the Washington Redskins are a positive, unifying force for our community in a city and region that is divided on so many levels.”
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Reid wrote back:
Dear Mr. Allen:
I received your letter and invitation to attend a Washington, D.C. football team event.
During my time in the United States Senate, I have worked to right many of the injustices endured by Americans throughout the country. Among the most egregious in the history of our country are those injustices inflicted upon American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians. This is personal for me. I represent 27 tribes as the Senator from Nevada and have worked to protect their homelands and their sovereignty. I have a duty to ensure that the United States uphold centuries-old treaty and trust obligations towards Native Americans, and I take this responsibility very seriously.
I will not stand idly by while a professional sports team promotes a racial slur as a team name and disparages the American people. Nor will I consider your invitation to attend a home game until your organization chooses to do the right thing and change its offensive name.
Sincerely,
Harry Reid
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H/T: Washington Examiner
“I will not stand idly by…” Hmmm, you mean like you did the previous 70+ years of your life before an 81-year-old team name became your pet project only a few short months ago, Harry? How about the 7 years you’ve been Senate Majority Leader, and 27 years a U.S. Senator, apparently it was okay to stand idly by then. There are many reasons to refuse tickets to a Redskins game, but this is one of the dumbest.
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Good , iam sure that folks don’t want him there anyway. I wish him and all the Old idiots that in Congress would either be sent to jail where they belong or be sent home.
Its not like he is/was a paying customer ! They wont even miss him ! Hopefully the tickets he would mooched from some 1% or other Briber will go to someone who isn’t mentally unbalanced & senile . Retire you old fool or be removed !
I wish Harry would boycott the Senate by staying home or who knows, maybe his constituents will boycott him in the next election.
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I feel certain that most football players and fans are thankful that dirty Harry Reid will boycott the Redskin’s games. I know I wouldn’t want to sit next to the Senate’s number one idiot.
What a job! Be a politician, see the world (through rose colored glasses). Just how tired are we getting of these guys? Usually it’s a Republican slicing and dicing Obama in some way but the Democrats are not immune to being idiots either. Folks – THESE GUYS (children) RUN THE COUNTRY! Does that scare or worry YOU at all? They are ALL politicians regardless of stripe. They lie like most people chew gum. They are NOT working for you, they are working for THEIR interests and you just have to hope that you might be a part. I hate to rant but I am personally getting max tired of this crap and, unfortunately, of our system. A website that handles this view I think would be most positive as this system will not change itself. It likes itself just the way things are. Perhaps the people may have some ideas of their own since nobody else is listening?
You know, this comes up on a regular basis here in FL as our Seminoles often get this treatment from some do gooder trying to obtain favor for himself by falsely presenting themselves as crusaders for the Indians. I am part Indian and I have no problem with these names. Why would I? I find this action from ‘ole Harry to be insulting and embarrassing, exactly how he says these names SHOULD make ME feel – but they don’t. At the end of the day this is just another politician being a politician. Ugh.
“I represent 27 tribes as the Senator from Nevada and have worked to protect their homelands and their sovereignty. I have a duty to ensure that the United States uphold centuries-old treaty and trust obligations towards Native Americans, and I take this responsibility very seriously.”
Really, Pinkie? If EVER I’ve heard deeper BS, I really don’t know from where. You don’t give a damn about Nevada OR Nevadans. You’ve proven this time and time again with YOUR obstructionism in the Senate since you became majority leader. I think it’s time for you to pull your wrinkled, senile head out of your wrinkled, senile ass and look at the REAL world — you know, the one passing you by farther and farther every day?
I am glad to see that Harry still has his priorities straight. Harry sits back while our country is flooded with illegal’s (some neglected by their own families to gain entry), the middle east is being controlled by Al Qaeda, the IRS, NSA, DHS and DOJ breaks laws on pretty much a daily bases, Hillary/Kerry and our President are free to put our own troops in harms way and Harry draws a line at catching a game…why does this man still work for US?
Hah! Good observations. Thanks for saying this!
“Here is an email sent to Clarence Page of the Chicago Tribune after an
article he published concerning a name change for the Washington
Redskins.
Dear Mr. Page…
I always love your articles. and I generally agree with them. I would
suggest, as in an email I received, they change the name to the
“Foreskins” to better represent their community, paying tribute to the
dick heads in Congress.
Here are some other politically correctness to consider: I agree with
our Native American population. I am highly insulted by the racially
charged name of the Washington Redskins. One might argue that to name
a professional football team after Native Americans would exalt them
as fine warriors, but nay, nay. We must be careful not to offend, and
in the spirit of political correctness and courtesy, we must move
forward. Let’s ditch the Kansas City Chiefs, the Atlanta Braves and
the Cleveland Indians. If your shorts are in a wad because of the
reference the name Redskins makes to skin color, then we need to get
rid of the Cleveland Browns.
The Carolina Panthers obviously were named to keep the memory of
militant Blacks from the 60’s alive. Gone. It’s offensive to us
white folk.
The New York Yankees offend the Southern population. Do you see a team
named for the Confederacy? No! There is no room for any reference to
that tragic war that cost this country so many young men’s lives.
I am also offended by the blatant references to the Catholic religion
among our sports team names. Totally inappropriate to have the New
Orleans Saints, the Los Angeles Angels or the San Diego Padres.
Then there are the team names that glorify criminals who raped and
pillaged. We are talking about the horrible Oakland Raiders, the
Minnesota Vikings, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Pittsburgh
Pirates!
Now, let us address those teams that clearly send the wrong message to
our children. The San Diego Chargers promote irresponsible fighting or
even spending habits. Wrong message to our children.
The New York Giants and the San Francisco Giants promote obesity, a
growing childhood epidemic. Wrong message to our children.
The Cincinnati Reds promote downers/barbiturates . Wrong message to
our children.
The Milwaukee Brewers—well that goes without saying . . . Wrong
message to our children.
So, there you go. We need to support any legislation that comes out
to rectify this travesty, because the government will likely become
involved with this issue, as they should. Just the kind of thing the
do-nothing congress loves . . .
As a die hard Oregon State fan, my wife and I, with all of this in
mind, it might also make some sense to change the name of the Oregon
State women’s athletic teams to something other than “the Beavers.”
Bravo! How can I share this on my timeline?
How does he get Racial Slur out of this. This is their team EMBLEM, Mascot, etc. They are proud of the name, not making fun of it. Harry Reid should crawl back in the hole he came from. He is a total idiot. I just don’t get it. Stop being politically correct. Let’s just live. They cause more racial problems with their ideas that everything is racial. You don’t like Obama’s policies, you must be racist. Huh? I just don’t like his policies. I don’t like the Democratic policies. Does that make them feel better? Unreal.
LMAO! Who really cares what Harry Reid thinks. When are people going to realize the D means dummy and to stop voting for him? Hopefully his pathetic little stunt in Nevada recently will help people take the sleep out of their eyes and vote for someone else.
Reid is all of a sudden worried about the Native Americans, he doesn’t think about anyone but himself, he has left Nevada high and dry for at least the past 10yrs….He is senile at best…
Harry you are an old fool..your crazy objection to team names is idiotic. There is no racial slur in the name “red skin” why dont you spend some time on meaningful legislation like lowering.our frigging taxes old man.
This man has become so senile it isn’t funny anymore. Please release him of his duties and force him to retire.
Oh, boo hoo! That will really break their hearts. Seriously, they will be rejoicing knowing he didn’t attend!
I doubt very seriously they will call off the game or rename the Redskins because of Dirty Harry!
This little wimp would stink up the stadium anyway. Who really cares what he thinks or does? This is one of the WORST excuses for a man that I have ever come to dislike. Can’t stand to hear his little voice anyway.
Ok, Harry doesn’t accept the invitation! SO WHAT????? Does anybody really care? I don’t!
Actually, I might care. I’ve never been to a Redskins game, nor planned too but now that I know I won’t run into any uptight ass*#les there maybe I should!
Hmmmmm, when was the LAST time he went and JUST WHAT DOES IT MATTER!!!
Gee Harry,,we gonna miss you….NOT.
They won’t miss him.
who would want harry peed there anyway he is offensive
who would want harry peed there anyway he is offensive
Why are you so interested in OUR TEAM, we love our SKINS and the Brave on the emblem, go back to Nevada and leave us alone, you sur as HE77 can’t do your job here, all you do is hide bills from the House and spout off about things with nothing to do with running the Country, Have you even noticed, we are going to HE77 in a hand basket, due to you and your colleaques hiding your heads in the sand
What a weak insipid little toad. Self important little weasel, who cares what he thinks or wants.
who cares what Harry Reid thinks indeed. I know he must be the most obnoxious person in the whole USA.
I agree with you. Reid does more to support obama then he does America. I hope he is voted out. He is at the least mentally unsound.
When the Redskins were created the name was submitted be the first head coach was Native and so was the quarterback and it did not upset anyone then so why should it now!!