This is NOT what the Senates job is. FTFFs!!!

I live on a Rez and I have never heard anyone complain about the name.

As to the Patent and Trademark office....this seems like something out of Pendulum of Justice.

I wonder if the bird enthusiasts will start complaining about the Seahawks being birdest?

Personally as far as offensive, the name the Washington Redskins IS THE MOST offensive team name in history. To resolve that we need to REMOVE "WASHINTON" from the name and just call them the "Redskins" That should solve the offensiveness.

If the trademark protection is revoked, then any one could use it. You could have more people using it in any way they wish. Washington redskin pizza, Washington redskin beer, Washington Redskin oil drilling company, Washington Redskin Airlines. This would have the complete opposite effect on those 20 people who are offended. Just shove it right back in their face.
Cheers

I wonder what implications this has outside of the NFL? Every activist group in this country is watching to see what the outcome is. I hope the Redskins prevail.

Is this fascism? Seriously. When does it stop being called "political correctness" and cross-over into the very definition of fascism? Have we crossed that line?
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/fascis...

Other ideas:

Washington Tyrants
Washington RedTapes
Washington Foreskins
Washington Confiscators
Washington Liars
Washington Dominators

This isn’t about PC correctness. This is about greed. You name a member of congress who has spoken out about this and I will show you a member of congress who got a donation from the owner of the Baltimore Ravens last election.The members of the Indian Nation involved in this protest are probably getting something out of it for themselves because their action will promote political donations Orrin Hatch and Harry Reid BOTH received donations from Steve Biscotti and his wife, and Hatch and Reid have also been very vocal on the Hill about the Redskin’s name. The Baltimore Ravens compete for the fans of the Washington Redskins.
Follow the money. Second half the article. https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2013/02...

Hello Eudaimonia,
Anything but their legitimate responsibilities. Harry Reid is proof a mind is a terrible thing to waste. I wonder what non-political government agency will be used for political purpose next. Maybe the Post office will deny mailing privileges to all but the statists.
I hope I haven't given them any ideas...
O.A.

The way to get back at BHO on the trademark issue is to have a good graphic artist make a great spoof of his logo with the little wave/swoosh and force him to defend his trademark. If he will not enforce patents and trademarks, then we need to adopt strategy to get more than even. Perhaps a YouTube video that goes viral with his little wave destroying the skyline of America would be appropriate. Any takers amongst the artists here in the Gulch?

The name should now be the Washington Looters or the Washington Pillagers. I prefer the latter.

Indeed, Directive 10-289 is now in effect. If DC were to get nuked, I would leave it as a monument to the end of the looters' era rather than rebuild it. Perhaps we would then plant a flag declaring it part of Ragnar's Repossessions.

Suggestion:
change the name to Red Flags. That would be appropriate to the spirit of time.

And you always thought that AS was merely a work of fiction...hah!

How does losing the trademark force them to change the team name? Is there a law that says a team must trademark its name?

One of the bricks in the foundation of the edifice of freedom is the right to profit from your art, ideas, or inventions. there is no freedom without this. Many people are offended by certain books, certain pieces of art, etc. Should the creators' right to profit from them be taken away for political correctness? One more shovel of dirt on the grave of our republic.

CAN YOU SPELL T-Y-R-A-N-N-Y? I DIDN'T THINK YOU COULD BECAUSE BLIND LOYALTY PREVENTS YOU SEEING IT IN YOUR FACE!

Being from the southern section of the country, I am often traumatized when a team calling themselves "Yankees" is mentioned on a local station. Going forward, there should be no nicknames whatsoever. Mention the names of each respective member of a league only by the chronological order in which they came into existence. For example, openly compensated team (pro) number 4 defeated openly compensated team number 12.

,.... but the Russell Senate office is fine?
Senator Richard Russell Jr.

Does the University of Oklahoma need to change the "Sooner" nickname? A sooner was a person who cheated to get a headstart on others in claiming land from the Indians.

What's next, perhaps they will pass laws against using specific words, period. If it comes out of your mouth you go to jail.

We always look too hard for politically correctness. I think the Redskins should keep their name and just change the Logo. It could be a Red Apple being peeled. Of course my mind is a little demented being from Washington State (you get it??? Huh??? Apples???).

I wonder if redheads are offended about the teams like the Celtics or the Fighting Irish.

What about the Cleveland Indians, or the Chicago Blackhawks, or the NDSU Fighting Sioux?

Seems like this is about picking up a couple of pandered votes for their expectedly horrible mid-term elections.