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 By Kyle Becker 12 hours ago
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After the Washington Redskins’ trademarks were cancelled by the Obama administration without due respect for the team’s intellectual property, #NewRedskinsName became the top-trending hashtag on Twitter. If it’s anything Twitter is good for, it’s heaping mockery on the absurd.

Iowahawk rips off a few out of the gate:

#NewRedskinsName The US Patent and Trademark Office-Approved Nicknames

 

#NewRedskinsName The Otherwise Unemployable Poli-Sci Majors

#NewRedskinsName The Washington Helmet Warning Stickers

 

 

#NewRedskinsName The Because We Said Sos

 

 
A lot of other great ones:

 

#NewRedskinsName The Iraqis Are Being Slaughtered But Lets Start Banning Team Names

 

 

#NewRedskinsName Washington VA Waiting List Killers

 

#NewRedskinsName: “Washington Thinskins” (per @RushLimbaugh)

 

#NewRedskinsName the Incompetent Overlords

 

Shawn has a really good question:

So will the Kansas City Chiefs be known as the Kansas City Chefs now? #NewRedSkinsName

 

And Drunk Predator Drone already has a team logo:

  1. For your consideration.

The fact is that a lot of people associate the Washington Redskins with an honorable legacy and a tribute to Native Americans who once did not refer to themselves as “redskins” in a demeaning way, according to a Smithsonian Institute linguist publishing in the Washington Post.

But hey, how about that Bergdahl trade, the IRS “losing” emails, the implosion of Iraq…

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Why stop.....Dallas Cowboys...they got rid of the Indians let them do away with cowboys.....Cleveland Browns..sure someone has racist thoughts on that name...has to do with color.......49ers represent Calif so lets do away San Francisco...someone could find a reason to change every team names...It's amazing the priority of this administration....and the things folks get all hyped up over...  :huh:  :rake: 

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This is just another in a long list of overstepping their authority in Washington..if we as citizens continue to let them get away with these absurdities we won't have any freedoms left...not even the freedom to name a private football team for cryin' out loud!!!! :o

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These are the things that are important to Obama and his henchmen?  And McCaskill has the time to attack Dr. Oz about a diet pill?  ( which it looks like she could use)

OMG please please people get out and vote in every election no matter how small.  When will this nightmare be over? :butt-kicking:  :banhammer:  :banhammer:

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By Kyle Becker 1 min ago
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After the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office cancelled trademark protectionsfor the NFL’s Washington Redskins franchise, deciding that the team name and logo were “disparaging,” the Redskins once again provided a reality check for the Obama administration.

The Washington Redskins’ attorney Bob Raskopf replied to the ruling in a statement (via the Washington Post):

“We’ve seen this story before. And just like last time, today’s ruling will have no effect at all on the team’s ownership of and right to use the Redskins name and logo.
‘Redskins Are Denied Trademarks’

-Washington Post, April 3, 1999
‘Redskins Can Keep Trademark, Judge Rules’

-Washington Post, October 2, 2003
We are confident we will prevail once again, and that the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s divided ruling will be overturned on appeal. This case is no different than an earlier case, where the Board cancelled the Redskins’ trademark registrations, and where a federal district court disagreed and reversed the Board.
As today’s dissenting opinion correctly states, “the same evidence previously found insufficient to support cancellation” here “remains insufficient” and does not support cancellation.
This ruling – which of course we will appeal – simply addresses the team’s federal trademark registrations, and the team will continue to own and be able to protect its marks without the registrations. The registrations will remain effective while the case is on appeal.
When the case first arose more than 20 years ago, a federal judge in the District of Columbia ruled on appeal in favor of the Washington Redskins and their trademark registrations.
Why?
As the district court’s ruling made clear in 2003, the evidence ‘is insufficient to conclude that during the relevant time periods the trademark at issue disparaged Native Americans…’ The court continued, ‘The Court concludes that the [board’s] finding that the marks at issue ‘may disparage’ Native Americans is unsupported by substantial evidence, is logically flawed, and fails to apply the correct legal standard to its own findings of fact.’ Those aren’t my words. That was the court’s conclusion. We are confident that when a district court review’s today’s split decision, it will reach a similar conclusion.
In today’s ruling, the Board’s Marc Bergsman agreed, concluding in his dissenting opinion:
It is astounding that the petitioners did not submit any evidence regarding the Native American population during the relevant time frame, nor did they introduce any evidence or argument as to what comprises a substantial composite of that population thereby leaving it to the majority to make petitioner’s case have some semblance of meaning.
The evidence in the current claim is virtually identical to the evidence a federal judge decided was insufficient more than ten years ago. We expect the same ultimate outcome here.”

U.S. attorney and conservative radio host Mark Levin pointed out that Common Law legally prevents other parties from commercially using the Redskins’ team name and logo. The Washington football team’s name has not been “cancelled” and they are not being forced to use a different name and logo.

No team picks a name & logo that they find to be insulting or demeaning – that simply defies credulity. The Washington Redskins’ history bears this out and the team has stated repeatedly that its name is a tribute, not a “slur.”

Former team owner George Marshall, the man who changed the team name from the Boston Braves to the “Redskins” in the 1930s, is now buried on Indian Mound Cemetery in Romney, West Virginia. Indeed, the team fight song is “Hail to the Redskins” – so much for its name being “disparaging”!

Of course, the selective way in that the Obama administration chooses whose rights to protect and whose rights not to protect raises serious questions. In no way does the perceived offense of any group overrule the equal rights of all Americans to free speech and intellectual property rights.

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I was talking to some BEARS the other day, and they are waiting to see how this plays out. They say they feel degraded every time someone mentions the Chicago Bears...............SeaHawks, Falcons, Dolphins, Texans, Titans,.............................etc are lining up for action as well..........................smh

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I don't believe it's the job of the Patent and Trademark office to regulate what is politically correct, insulting or demeaning.  Their job is to register intellectual property and support the rights of ownership.  What about the Yankees?  That name carries less favorable connotation in southern states and should be changed also.  And then you have the Vikings.  They couldn't buy a Super Bowl win to save their souls and in Minnesota - Scandinavian people are the brunt of all the jokes.  "Superfluous" is an adjective that aptly describes the Obama administration.  (watch out....Obama will strike it from the lexicon) 

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9 Team Names That Would Have To Change If Liberals And The P.C. Police Had Their Way…

IJReview compiled 20 “allegedly offensive” team names that the Left isn’t complaining about… yet. Here are 8 of my favorites plus #9, which we added:

1. San Francisco Giants

Clearly this team name is meant as an insult to short people. Justen Charters at IJReview suggests we rename them the “San Francisco One Size Fits All.”

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2. Notre Dame Fighting Irish

What we have here is a classic case of discrimination. Do all Irish people get drunk and start fights? This name must be changed immediately.

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3. Chicago Blackhawks

Do you know which symbol is for the Redskins and which is for the Blackhawks?

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4. Miami Hurricanes

This team name is offensive to people affected by real hurricanes. Incredibly insensitive.

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5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

This team name is offensive to pirates. Pirates only raid ships because they’re victims of society and capitalism. No one would steal if we just embraced communism.

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6. San Diego Padres

So now we’re mocking Catholic priests? Blasphemy.

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7. Boston Celtics

We’re still attacking the Irish, huh? As if they are all a bunch of leprechauns with shamrocks.

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8. Los Angeles Angels

More mocking of religion. Is this team owned by Bill Maher? As a Christian, I’m offended.

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9. Providence Friars

Dude, again with the religion. The right-wing extremists who support these team symbols are out of control.

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What did we miss?

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WOW!!!  -2 ......................touchy crowd-lol.............Did I OFFEND someone?

 

Self proclaimed "America's Team".......residing in a state that no longer wishes to be part of America.  There is no rhyme or reason to their thought process, my friend .  Peace, Cazzy.   :peace:   :D 

 

GO RV, and NO BV 

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Caz I got 1 back for you brother. Dallas deserves to be railed on. With all that talent and they still look mediocre.

 

You are one smart Texan, sxsess......That's one!!!    :peace:   

 

To all you Redskin fans out there, all I can say is..........."Hey!! How are ya?  Hey!! How are ya?"   :eyebrows: 

 

GO RV, and NO BV

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You are one smart Texan, sxsess......That's one!!!    :peace:   

 

To all you Redskin fans out there, all I can say is..........."Hey!! How are ya?  Hey!! How are ya?"   :eyebrows: 

 

GO RV, and NO BV

I'm smart? You must have me mistaken for someone else shabiblicious!!

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