Nixon offers comments on Washington DC football team name

– New commentary from elsewhere picked up by Quincy Quarry News.

Nixon at play and perhaps even actually enjoying himself
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Nixon offers comments on the Washington DC football team’s name.

Richard Nixon’s association with football is a long one.

It might also help explain his nose as during his organized sports playing days players played without face guards.

More importantly, his personal views have long been influenced by his love of the game and are both telling of him as well as still evolving.

For example, following are his thoughts on the ongoing team name controversy about the National Football League franchise in our nation’s capital.

He taught me to have a competitive spirit, to get up when I was knocked down or defeated and that a man’s character matters above all.

— Richard M. Nixon (@dick_nixon) November 26, 2015

The Indian, of course, was thought of as wild, drunk, stupid. I have tried in my public life to correct that. — Richard M. Nixon (@dick_nixon) November 26, 2015

When I was President our policy toward the Indian was that he should not be demeaned, that we should help him build himself up.

— Richard M. Nixon (@dick_nixon) November 26, 2015

I am old enough to understand how words change. The Indian calls himself a lot of things but he doesn’t call himself that. — Richard M. Nixon (@dick_nixon) November 26, 2015

And so I think the Washington Redskins ought to change their name.

— Richard M. Nixon (@dick_nixon) November 26, 2015

A proud warrior sports logo but a bad team name
An NFL graphic image

Whether – or not – team owner Dan Snyder finally acknowledges the handwriting on the wall and then changes the team name while at the same time keeping its inoffensive, if not also proud, team logo remains to be seen.

Expect Quincy Quarry to continue to follow this story as new developments might occur.

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