Care for a little satire ?

No matter which side you are on in the matter of renaming the Washington
Redskins, this is funny. This guy is hilarious. Here is an e-mail sent to
Clarence Page of the Chicago Tribune after an article he published
concerning a name change for the Washington Redskins.

Dear Mr. Page...

I agree with our Native American population. I am highly insulted
by the racially charged name of the Washington Redskins. One might argue
that to name a professional football team after Native Americans would
exalt them as fine warriors, but nay, nay. We must be careful not to
offend, and in the spirit of political correctness and courtesy, we must
move forward.

Let's ditch the Kansas City Chiefs, the Atlanta Braves and the
Cleveland Indians. If your shorts are in a wad because of the reference
the name Redskins makes to skin color, then we need to get rid of the
Cleveland Browns.

The Carolina Panthers obviously were named to keep the memory of
militant Blacks from the 60's alive. Gone. It's offensive to us white folk.
The New York Yankees offend the Southern population. Do you see a team
named for the Confederacy? No! There is no room for any reference to that
tragic war that cost this country so many young men's lives.

I am also offended by the blatant references to the Catholic religion
among our sports team names. Totally inappropriate to have the New Orleans
Saints, the Los Angeles Angels or the San Diego Padres.

Then there are the team names that glorify criminals who raped and
pillaged. We are talking about the horrible Oakland Raiders, the Minnesota
Vikings, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Pittsburgh Pirates!

Now, let us address those teams that clearly send the wrong message to our
children. The San Diego Chargers promote irresponsible fighting or even
spending habits. Wrong message to our children.

The New York Giants and the San Francisco Giants promote obesity, a growing
childhood epidemic. Wrong message to our children. The Cincinnati Reds promote
downers/barbiturates. Wrong message to our children. The Milwaukee Brewers.
Well that goes without saying. Wrong message to our children.

So, there you go. We need to support any legislation that comes out to
rectify this travesty, because the government will likely become involved with
this issue, as they should. Just the kind of thing the do-nothing Congress
loves.

As a diehard Oregon State fan, my wife and I, with all of this in mind,
suggest it might also make some sense to change the name of the Oregon State
women's athletic teams to something other than "the Beavers (especially when
they play Southern California. Do we really want the Trojans sticking it to
the Beavers???)

I always love your articles and I generally agree with them. As for the
Redskins name I would suggest they change the name to the "Foreskins" to better
represent their community, paying tribute to the dick heads in Congress

Regards, Dennis