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Once again liberal Dims show they are out of touch with mainstream America which overwhelmingly support REDSKINS name.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid tells NFL commish Roger Goodell to follow NBA's lead and get Washington Redskins to change name
In a Senate speech Wednesday, the Nevada Democrat said Redskins owner Daniel Snyder is hiding behind tradition in retaining his teams name, which critics call racially offensive.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS /
Wednesday, April 30, 2014, 3:38 PM
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid tells NFL commish Roger Goodell to follow NBA's lead and get Washington Redskins to change name - NY Daily News
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid tells NFL commish Roger Goodell to follow NBA's lead and get Washington Redskins to change name
In a Senate speech Wednesday, the Nevada Democrat said Redskins owner Daniel Snyder is hiding behind tradition in retaining his teams name, which critics call racially offensive.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS /
Wednesday, April 30, 2014, 3:38 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says its time for the NFLs Washington Redskins to change their name, linking the issue to racist comments by a professional basketball team owner.
In a Senate speech Wednesday, the Nevada Democrat said Redskins owner Daniel Snyder is hiding behind tradition in retaining his teams name, which critics call racially offensive.
Reid called on Snyder to do what is morally right by changing the name. Reid has criticized the name before, telling The Washington Post in March that he thinks it will be changed within three years.
Reid said his state has 22 tribes and that the only tradition behind the Redskins name was one of racism.
Reid congratulated the NBA for banning Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling for life. Sterling was caught in an audio recording making racist comments about blacks.
ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images
Clippers owner Donald Sterling is banned for life by the NBA.
Reid said its time for NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to follow the NBAs lead and rid his league of bigotry and racism.
Other prominent politicians have criticized or questioned the Redskins name. President Barack Obama told The Associated Press in October: If I were the owner of the team and I knew that the name of my team even if theyve had a storied history was offending a sizable group of people, Id think about changing it.
Several members of Congress, including Republicans and Democrats, have urged Snyder to change the teams name.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid tells NFL commish Roger Goodell to follow NBA's lead and get Washington Redskins to change name - NY Daily News