"Skins" should change name.

[reconeil]

I think that name: "Skins" or "Redskins" says nothing good or nice about a football team.

Therefore and sort-of-like macho sport Prez Obama, Me Thinks their name shoud be changed.

Wouldn't The Washington Savages be great and about as macho complimentary as it gets?

I-sure-as-hell think so.

Neil

[82Rigger]

Neil,

This is called PC or Political Correctness.

It falls into the same category as the elementary school kid who was suspended from school for DRAWING A PICTURE OF A GUN.

Another name for it is "moronic stupidity".

Rigger

P.S.

Have you heard the latest?

A kid was suspended from school for playing with a toy gun....IN HIS FRONT YARD.

A school bus driver happened to see it, and somehow that made it "school policy".

This country is going down the $hitter.

[reconeil]

Amazing, isn't it, Rigger?

Kids get suspended from school, punished or corrected for merely playing with or just harmlessly drawing guns, by the powers that be.

Whereas any kids displaying that typically Absurd National Stupidity of Moronic Tolerance & Sensitivity (just like their foolish parents) towards all Criminally Illegal Aliens daily sneaking into America,...are highly commended by our usually Criminally Illegal Alien Pandering powers that be.

The nationally suicidal lunacy has gotten worse and worse each and every year.

"Country is going down..."???

Hope we and country can ever climb out, friend?

Neil

[82Rigger]

Neil,

I think we can still climb out.

If the American people will wake up and smell the coffee.

Sometimes I wonder if most American citizens realize that politicians in the Executive Branch and Legislative Branch can be FIRED.

Time for the citizens to control the politicians, not the other way around.

Rigger

[reconeil]

Daily sad realities seen on TV should make most seriously question your: "...can be FIRED" bit, Rigger.

Hell. That obvious top level malfeasance of office refusing them aid and permitting those 4 Brave Americans to be slaughtered by War Criminal (re. mass-murderers of non-combattants) Muslim Terrorists at Benghazi, Libya,...didn't even get a slap-on-the-wrist.

Pretty-much same is disgustingly so with debacles on Mexican Border and other PC dictated Bureacratic displays of Power OVER The People.

Apparently, it's just to-damn-hard to FIRE any kings, queens, emperors or fuhrers and their ruling elite appointees.

A good example of what stated here is Bill Clinton.

The entire U.S. Government & Chief Justice of The Supreme Court couldn't even make the case that Bill daily getting: "Head" in The Oval Office from a subordinate was even; "A Misdemeanor" sez-it-all.

Neil

[82Rigger]

Neil,

It's not that hard to do.

Just last month 2 Colorado Senators were RECALLED AND SENT HOME because they went against the will of the people and voted for tighter gun control in Colorado.

The legal provisions are in place. People just have to get involved. Same for any other problems.

Rigger

[82Rigger]

Neil,

The incumbent President, Vice-President, and members of congress CAN BE REMOVED FROM OFFICE.

THEY CAN BE REMOVED NOW!

All that needs to happen is that the American people DEMAND A RECALL.

It is THE AMERCIAN PEOPLE who will have to unify and demand that it happen.

Maybe "We the People" will get fed up enough, eh?

Rigger

[Tamaroa]

I know I will annoy people with my observation, however, I believe that the Redskins should keep their nickname. The whole thing is political correctness run amok. For those of you who have served in the Army's 7th Cavalry, is the Unit song still Gary Owen? I ask because if anything should be changed, Gary Owen should be deleted as the 7th's official song. If you know the history of the song, it was played at the Battle of Washita Creek to start the attack on an Indian village where mostly women and children occurred. It's a great tune and the 7th is a great unit, but to those in the know, Gary Owen is a stain in our country's history perpetrated by Custer. Now if the song is still the 7th's theme song, that should be travesty since it represents pretty much murder and mayhem!

I have been a Redskins fan since 1968 and I hope they weather the current storm of idiotic political correctness. In fact, I can only think of one acceptable (to me) substitute. They can be called the Washington Braves and keep their logo as well as have a link to their own past. In the 1930's they were known as the Boston Braves before they moved to DC

[reconeil]

Tamaroa,
To answer your question of: "Is the unit song still GARY OWEN?", of course it is,...just like words GARY OWEN still and will always top off the 7th Cavalry regimental crest.

Regardless, me and old buddies' chests once in either A, B, C or Hq-Troops quite differently swell up with great pride when hearing The GARRY OWEN of our old unit.

Our pride in unit is quite rightfully so, since in more modern times the squadron or battalion was referred to as: "The Heroic First of The Seventh at the 3 day battle at LZ Xray in Vietnam" & first into Baghdad.

Don't know much about Baghdad, but LZ Xray was where 1st of The 7th took about 50% casualties while fighting against about 10 to 1 odds, and killing a staggering amount of North Vietnamese Regulars intent on destroying them.

Such brave heroism was what the Mel Gibson starring movie: "We Were Soldiers" was all about.

I and old buddies will never be ashamed of our alma mater, no matter whom think we should.

Whatever,: "GarryOwen" (7th Cavs' variation of: "Semper Fi" or Sempre Fidelis) to you.

Neil

[Tamaroa]

Neil,

Thank you and exactly my point. Which is why I am still proud to be a Redskins fan and a big fan of the Army of Northern Virginia, etc. In terms of my admiration for a specific unit or thing, I am NOT a politically correct person. However, we who are NOT politically correct better have all our facts lined up because I've discovered in my verbal fisticuffs on the internet that usually politically correct people on the net are neither aware of the facts or they chose to ignore them to advance their own agenda.

By the way, I saw the movie and read the book. Both were excellent....

Regards & happy New Year,

Bill AKA Tamaroa