Good to know:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/...
The Redskins name issue finally worked its way into political ads Monday night. Specifically, the topic was broached by Republican Ed Gillespie, in his campaign to unseat Virginia Senator Mark Warner.
“Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has a bill to force the Redskins to change their name,” the narrator says in the ad for Gillespie, which ran during the first half of the Redskins-Cowboys Monday Night Football broadcast. “Mark Warner refused to answer if he supports the bill or not. Why won’t Warner fight the anti-Redskins bill? Why won’t he answer the question?”
“I’ll answer the question,” Gillespie then said with a chuckle. “I’ll oppose the anti-Redskins bill. Let’s focus on creating jobs, raising take-home pay and making our nation safer, and let the Redskins handle what to call their team.”
An aide to Warner said in a statement then that “Senator Warner believes that it’s not for Congress to dictate what the league does. He believes that over time, team names will change to reflect the times, as happened with the Washington Wizards.” - Washington Post, 10/27/14
Don't worry, Gillespie is not going to win. I just wanted to highlighted how stupid this is.