In honor of the 2014 FIFA World Cup
Posted: June 12, 2014 Filed under: "It Seems To Me" | Tags: sports Leave a comment
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Do you know why so many grade school kids play soccer?
So they don’t have to watch it.
I have the perfect, face-saving suggestion for the owners of the Washington Redskins.
Posted: May 22, 2014 Filed under: "It Seems To Me" | Tags: Republicans, sports 5 Comments
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As reported today at TPM, fifty US senators called on the National Football League to change the team name of the Washington Redskins, declaring that “racism and bigotry have no place in professional sports.”
The senators wrote a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, invoking the racist comments by NBA Clippers owner Donald Sterling as an opportunity for the NFL to follow suit and take action.
“The despicable comments made by Mr. Sterling have opened up a national conversation about race relations,” the senators wrote. “We believe this conversation is an opportunity for the NFL to take action to remove the racial slur from the name of one of its marquee franchises.”
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