Comments on Mixed Messaging

thats right josh, dont forget that the skins were owned by the biggest segregationist racist owner preston marshall, the original dixie "lyrics" were written by his wife. he brought that team to stand as a symbol of white supremacy. since the name comes from the what the white man called the indians after they had been scalped. that name needs to go.

After reading that, I think you and John A. deserved each other.
As for Washington DC sports:
Sonics 1979.

The exciting racist lyrics are far more interesting and appealing than the bland "Black & White" ones.

@3,
I guess that's true.
But the music to the 3 Dog Night song is way better.

Better than a football fight song, maybe. Not any other kind of music. Just don't post the lyrics to "one is the loneliest number" or "joy to the world", OK?

Fuck you're young. I was in college when that song came out.

Time to draft sports fans for a couple of tours of duty in Iraq.

They can sing their hearts out there.

Josh,

"Fight for old D.C." was added at the same time the "beaty middle section" was changed to:
Run or pass and score---we want a lot more!
Beat 'em, Swamp 'em,
Touchdown!---Let the points soar!
Fight on, fight on 'Til you have won
Sons of Wash-ing-ton. Rah!, Rah!, Rah!

Whoa. You're, like, old.

Josh is older than either Obama or me, @9.

Josh's quote does not convey the full racism of the song. After the first verse there is a musical break to a minor key, with the "war path" beat:
de
da da da de
da da da da
da daaaaaaaaaa.
[fans mimic "war dance," "chopping" motions].

I think it's sad that so many view things in raw black and white... What about shades of grey?

Let me see if I have this straight: the Redskins are offensive, but the Vikings are just dandy?