So she’s calling them blood-thirsty savages? How progressive.

Via WaPo:

I know, I know, I know, but when national news programs are discussing the Redskins, it just seems impossible to ignore.

I noted earlier that “Meet the Press” ran a piece on the Redskins name issue Sunday morning, which led into a brief panel discussion filled with one-liners and laughter. Turns out that wasn’t the only national Sunday morning show that tackled the issue on Sunday.

Both ABC’s “This Week” and CBS’s “Face the Nation” also held panel discussions on the Redskins topic, prompted by President Obama’s recent remarks to the AP.

George Stephanopoulos: One other subject before we go. The president, in that AP interview, also weighing in on this whole controversy over what the Washington Redskins should be called. A lot of sports writers no longer use the term. The Chairman of the NFL, Roger Goodell, said perhaps the Redskins should take a look at it….Cokie, you’re a season ticket holder, right? […]

Soledad O’Brien: The way to gauge if it’s offensive enough, right, is to walk into a bar full of Native Americans and yell out, Redskins! Here’s what’s going to happen, you’re going to be beaten up, to near death. Right? So it’s offensive.