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President Obama is Stripping Washington Redskins Trademarks After Owner Refused to Give Up Team Name

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President Obama is Stripping Washington Redskins Trademarks After Owner Refused to Give Up Team Name

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This is how the Obama administration rolls. Get in a confrontation with the president, and some IRS branch patent office makes trouble for you. That’s how “community organizers” do business. That’s the Chicago Way.
The latest example? After Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder made it painfully, abundantly clear that he believes their team name is a tribute to their historic legacy and an honorable reflection of the spirit they aim to incorporate, a lowly patent office clerk just went ahead and cancelled their trademarks.
Mashable reports on this strange, politically vindictive, and probably illegal turn-of-events:

The decision from the U.S. administrator read, “…these registrations must be cancelled because they were disparaging to Native Americans at the respective times they were registered…”
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The move affects six registrations and was brought about by a petition from five Native Americans. The office found that “a substantial composite of Native Americans found the term REDSKINS to be disparaging in connection with respondent’s services during the relevant time frame of 1967-1990.”

As for radical activists feigning to speak for all Native Americans (check out this photo essay response to a recent anti-Redskins ad) as well as for the American people, Dan Snyder’s attorney Lanny J. Davis put it well:

“As a supporter of President Obama, I am sure the president is not aware that in the highly respected Annenberg Institute poll (taken 2004) with a national sample of Native Americans, 9 out of 10 Native Americans said they were not bothered by the name the ‘Washington Redskins.’
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“The president made these comments to the Associated Press, but he was apparently unaware that an April 2013 AP poll showed that eight out of ten of all Americans in a national sample don’t think the Washington Redskins name should be changed.
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“We at the Redskins respect everyone. But like devoted fans of the Atlanta Braves, the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago Blackhawks (from President Obama’s hometown ), we love our team and its name and, like those fans, we do not intend to disparage or disrespect a racial or ethnic group.
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“The name ‘Washington Redskins’ is 80 years old – it’s our history and legacy and tradition. We Redskins fans sing ‘hail to the Redskins’ every Sunday as a word of honor not disparagement.”

The timing of this move is pretty convenient for the president and is a classic example of both the distraction politics this administration is good for and the lack of seriousness of his administration.
This is clearly petty revenge served up by a president who has little regard for the law or respect for free speech. Just because you are “offended” by something, doesn’t mean you get to violate other people’s rights. This move is obviously less about the Redskins than it is about the president’s thin skin.

http://www.ijreview.com/2014/06/1484...ive-team-name/

Change it to the Washington Nazi's; or Washington Goose Steppers

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Apache Helocopters

Tomahawk Cruise Missiles

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Do you think the team should fight back to keep their name?



LEFTIST INSANITY: See Why The Washington Redskins Just Lost Their Trademark Registration - [READ]
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See Why The Washington Redskins Just Lost Their Trademark Registration

By Steve Straub On June 18, 2014 · 1 Comment · In US



It’s good to know that the government is hard at work, dealing with things that really matter!

Via The Washington Post:

The United States Patent and Trademark Office has canceled the Washington Redskins trademark registration, calling the football team’s name “disparaging to Native Americans.”
The landmark case, which appeared before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, was filed on behalf of five Native Americans. It was the second time such a case was filed.
“This victory was a long time coming and reflects the hard work of many attorneys at our firm,” said lead attorney Jesse Witten, of Drinker Biddle & Reath.
Federal trademark law does not permit registration of trademarks that “may disparage” individuals or groups or “bring them into contempt or disrepute.” The ruling pertains to six different trademarks associated with the team, each containing the word “Redskin.”
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The ruling does not mean that the Redskins have to change the name of the team. It does affect whether the team and the NFL can make money from merchandising because it limits the team’s legal options when others use the logos and the name on T shirts, sweatshirts, beer glasses and license plate holders.
In addition, Native Americans have won at this stage before, in 1999. But the team and the NFL won an appeal to federal court in 2009. The court did not rule on the merits of the case, however, but threw it out, saying that the plaintiffs didn’t have standing to file it. The team is likely to make the same appeal this time. Team officials are expected to make a statement this morning.

Do you think the “Redskins” name disparages native-Americans? Should the team fight back, and keep their name?

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OUTRAGEOUS!:
The Patent and Trademark office stripped the Washington Redskins of its trademarks…and Harry Reid rejoices!
VIDEO: Watch Harry Reid gloat about the Federal Government's decision to infringe on the rights of individuals.

What’s next...McDonald’s, ExxonMobil?



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Obama Dictatorship Cancels Washington Redskins’ Trademark



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I've often said that political correctness is a barrier to truth and a door to tyranny....
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Obama Dictatorship Cancels Washington Redskins’ Trademark

Matt Barber 2 hours ago
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I've often said that political correctness is a barrier to truth and a door to tyranny. The latest proof of this comes by way of the Obama Administration's US Patent and Trademark office. If you can't bully, intimidate and strong arm 'em into agreeing with you, then circumvent the U.S. Constitution altogether and force them into compliance.

It's the "progressive" way.
The Washington Post reports:

The United States Patent and Trademark Office has canceled the Washington Redskins trademark registration, calling the football team's name "disparaging to Native Americans."

The landmark case, which appeared before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, was filed on behalf of five Native Americans. It was the second time such a case was filed.

"This victory was a long time coming and reflects the hard work of many attorneys at our firm," said lead attorney Jesse Witten, of Drinker Biddle & Reath.

Federal trademark law does not permit registration of trademarks that "may disparage" individuals or groups or "bring them into contempt or disrepute." The ruling pertains to six different trademarks associated with the team, each containing the word "Redskin."

"We are extraordinarily gratified to have prevailed in this case," Alfred Putnam Jr., the chairman of Drinker Biddle & Reath, said. "The dedication and professionalism of our attorneys and the determination of our clients have resulted in a milestone victory that will serve as an historic precedent."


The ruling does not mean that the Redskins have to change the name of the team. It does affect whether the team and the NFL can make money from merchandising because it limits the team's legal options when others use the logos and the name on T shirts, sweatshirts, beer glasses and license plate holders.

In addition, Native Americans have won at this stage before, in 1999. But the team and the NFL won an appeal to U.S. District Court in 2003. The court did not rule on the merits of the case, however, but threw it out, saying that the plaintiffs didn't have standing to file it. The team is likely to make the same appeal this time. Team officials are expected to make a statement this morning.

Whether or not you believe the Redskins should change its team name, you should be concerned by this troubling development. It's a harbinger of things to come. The American free market and private enterprise are no longer free nor private. Liberty is under threat as never before.
Here's to the good ol' U.S.A.! We've officially become an Obamanation.

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Redskins trademark revoked by Obama’s US Patent Office in outrageous show of power

June 18, 2014 by Joe Saunders 13 Comments

The Obama administration’s five-year assault on the rule of law advanced on a new front Wednesday when the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office revoked six trademarks of the Washington Redskins because Harry Reid doesn’t want to lose his majority leader office.
In a ruling that came almost a year after the board heard arguments in a case where the trademarks were challenged by American Indian advocates who claimed the name “Redskins” is a recognized racial slur that didn’t deserve trademark status, according to USA Today.
The team and its owner, Daniel Snyder, are virtually certain to appeal it in federal court, just as it appealed a similar ruling the board issued in 1999 (during Bill Clinton’s second term) and won in 2003 (in George W. Bush’s first term.)
The latest ruling came after months of increasing political pressure by Reid, who in late May organized a letter signed by 50 Senate Democrats urging the team to change its name because it is supposedly offensive to Native Americans.
To give an idea of the depth of Reid’s sincerity, the letter was not circulated among Senate Republicans, according to the New York Times, meaning the whole exercise is a transparent game of politics.
In short, because the Obama administration has presided over a moribund economy, thanks in no small part to Reid’s assistance and the passage of the American albatross known as Obamacare, Reid’s Democrats are in serious danger of losing the Senate this year – which means Reid loses his powerful post.
So he’s pulling out every stop to ensure that doesn’t happen, including incessant pandering to minority groups with gambits like his sudden loathing for the name of a team that has been there since Reid first arrived in Washington almost three decades ago.
According to USA Today, the decision was made by the ostensibly independent Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, an ostensibly independent administrative group within the U.S. Patent Office.
But if the IRS scandal proves anything, it’s that there’s no such thing as a non-political arm of the administrative state in the Age of Obama.
Reid’s statements after the ruling’s announcement have the air of the gloating despot he’s spent years becoming – with the help of millions of deluded Democratic voters who don’t know what they’re asking for.
“The writing’s on the wall,” Reid said, according to the Washington Times.
“Dan Snyder may be the last person in the world to realize this but it’s just a matter of time until he’s forced to change and do the right thing.”
Here’s the problem, as always for liberals. When they dismantle the rule of law, when the Redskins can be “forced” to do the right thing, the next Senate majority leader might have different ideas of what the right thing is.
Will the United Negro College Fund lose its trademark under a different regime? Is the NAACP’s trademark secure?
Only Harry Reid knows for sure – this year.

http://www.bizpacreview.com/2014/06/...f-power-126215

Mark Levin

Cantwell, and her ties to the Redskins



Redskins mascot still used at Sen. Maria Cantwell’s high school

Senator Maria Cantwell of Washington state, recently circulated a letter demanding that the Washington Redskins change their name. But her high school uses the same mascot.
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Redskins mascot still used at Sen. Maria Cantwell’s high school

May 23, 2014, 12:52 PM ET

Senator Maria Cantwell of Washington state, recently circulated a letter among her fellow Democrats demanding that the Washington Redskins change their name for being offensive and disrespectful to Native Americans.
The letter has gained a fair amount of publicity.
The issue of the Redskin’s name drew the attention of President Obama last year who urged team owner Daniel Snyder to reconsider it.
However, Snyder has vowed not to change the team’s name.
Cantwell told the Washington Post she was appalled during a 2013 playoff game between the Redskins and her home state’s Seattle Seahawks. According to the Post she said the presentation of Washington’s team was “just so shocking to me,” and that the Redskins were offering “a caricature of a team that is not just respected by Indian Country,” she told the paper.
Cantwell might have been shocked earlier in life. Growing up in Indianapolis, Cantwell attended Emmerich Manual High School. Perhaps not surprisingly, in a state called Indiana, in a city called Indianapolis, the school’s mascot is Indian themed. In fact, its mascot is the “Redskins.”
Cantwell later attended Miami University of Ohio, graduating in 1980. Interestingly enough, Miami University used a “Redskins” mascot at the time.
It’s not clear whether Cantwell ever raised any objections while attending either school. Miami University dropped the logo in 1997, after a tribe that had sanctioned its use withdrew support.
At least several dozen high schools around the country still use “Redskins” as their team mascot, based on data compiled on Wikipedia. More than a dozen use the term “Braves,” as does Atlanta’s major league baseball team. The team name “Indians,” used by Cleveland’s baseball team, remains especially popular with high schools as well, with several hundred using it.
The map below identifies high schools that use terms related to Native Americans as their team mascots in states with senators who signed Cantwell’s letter.
Schools that use “Redskins” have large red locator pins.
Schools that use “Indians” have small yellow locator pins.
Schools that use “Braves” have small green locator pins.
– Tom Bemis

Go to the page link to see the Red/Yellow/Green Locator Pins

http://blogs.marketwatch.com/themarg...s-high-school/