Redskins vs National Economy

Do You Have Skin In The Game?

To have "skin in the game" is to have incurred monetary risk by being invested in achieving a goal. (from Wikipedia) 

In a recent ruling from the US Patent Office, the trademark used by the Washington Redskins, has been deemed offensive to some people.  The first thing that comes to my mind is: with a huge deficit and government spending out of control and no relief in sight, why is the government (congress and agencies) dealing with an issue between some people and the National Football League?  When did the government get some “skin in the game”?

Although I am vehemently against any form of racism, I am opposed to the selective overreach of government agencies and politicians who are only looking for headlines – not equity. 

‘Washington Redskins’, has once again become a target for special interest groups and members of congress who want to grandstand, with total disregard for other logos that may offend a few people:

• Detroit Tigers – Tigers?  You would make sport of an endangered species?
• Cleveland Indians – Are you serious?  The government hasn’t desolved their copyright logo.
• Seattle Seahawks – How dare you use a logo with a revered religious icon, held sacred by some indigenous peoples
• USC Trojans – This has to be offensive to some Greeks and a violation of a trademark of a condom company
• Vikings, Pirates, Titans, Seminoles, Raiders, Bulls (that should offend PETA) and Volunteers, should offend some people who are Northern Europeans, Seafarers, Greeks again, a Tribe still at war with the U.S., and who knows what else.

Yes, I make sport (pun intended) of the whole nonsensical subject.  We don’t need government agencies, congress or the President getting involved in the private business of ‘sports teams’.  Do they think that the parties concerned have no ability to resolve their problems without government intervention?  Did they miss the recent story about the National Basketball Association?

Mr President, members of Congress and your agencies that are totally out of control:  Stay out of things that don’t need or have your participation.  Get the heck back to work on the economy, the world scene and those things that you were sent to Washington DC to do.  We didn't send you there to be involved in Football, Baseball, Basketball or Tiddly Winks.  (golf is on you).

 

By the way; have you ever seen the trademark logos for – Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben’s Rice or Rosarita?  Just saying!