Fury, snark erupt after Washington Redskins seek support against Harry Reid

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http://twitter.com/#!/RBPundit/status/472100855445872640 Last week, 50 U.S. Senate Democrats led by Harry Reid sent a letter to the commissioner of the NFL asking the league to get behind a name change for the Washington Redskins. Today, the Redskins asked for help pushing back against Harry Reid: http://twitter.com/#!/Redskins/status/472088588251721729 The ensuing avalanche of comments to #RedskinsPride got the hashtag […]

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Ed. secretary thanks Jerry Brown for banning ‘R-word’ mascots

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Just to recap, “braying” right-wing conservatives have been lectured at least twice now for creating a “faux controversy” out of Prof. Anthea Butler referring to Ben Carson as “coon of the year.” Writers for both Mediaite and Salon have gone to great lengths to explain that 1) there’s nothing racist about the word “coon” (as […]

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‘Idiocy!’: FCC considers declaring the name ‘Redskins’ to be indecent

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http://twitter.com/#!/WretchedEsq/status/517011134843723776 The left is burning books again. They’re just doing it one word at a time. ALERT: FCC considering move to ban NFL Redskins team name. http://t.co/2adv3pDWVI — Sports Biz (@CNBCSportsBiz) September 30, 2014 @CNBCSportsBiz @cmsinser Better late than never. Hope they do. — Ivonne Silva (@CleoKitty) September 30, 2014 I support this “@CNBCSportsBiz: ALERT: […]

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