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Jeanine’s Memes

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James A. Bacon
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From The Bull Elephant

I don’t normally comment on memes, but this one provides a jumping off point to ask, what the hell were they thinking when they picked that name? Half the country is sick and tired of the self-righteous edicts, diktats and decrees  emanating from Washington, D.C. — and the Washington football team names itself the Commanders? As in.. those who issue commands… Basically, the team is signaling that it stands with the ruling political class over us taxpaying helots and hoi polloi.

After getting smacked around for the “Redskins” name, maybe owner Dan Snyder decided, if you can’t fight ’em, join ’em. Time to suck up to the ruling class.

The Commanders might appeal to the self-image of self-important Washingtonians, but the name is pretty well guaranteed to make his football team the one the rest of the country loves to hate.

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51 responses to “Jeanine’s Memes”

  1. Kathleen Smith Avatar
    Kathleen Smith

    Couldn’t agree more. Maybe it should be the Commandoes. The peoples team sound a little communist?

    1. Nancy Naive Avatar
      Nancy Naive

      We’re not talking about Bill Clinton here.

      Oh, wait, I see. You were speaking of the football team, not a particular manner of dress.

    2. VaNavVet Avatar
      VaNavVet

      It appears that Commanders was more generic.

  2. Eric the half a troll Avatar
    Eric the half a troll

    “Half the country is sick and tired of the self-righteous edicts, diktats and decrees emanating from Washington, D.C….”

    The other half couldn’t care less about football…

  3. Nancy Naive Avatar
    Nancy Naive

    “… pretty well guaranteed to make his football team the one the rest of the country loves to hate.”

    And this is different, how exactly?

  4. YellowstoneBound1948 Avatar
    YellowstoneBound1948

    The team formerly known as the ‘Skins asked for suggestions several years ago. I suggested “Metros.” I didn’t hear back.

    1. VaNavVet Avatar
      VaNavVet

      Yes Commanders was preferred by the fans that responded who are not as woke as JAB.

      1. Matt Adams Avatar
        Matt Adams

        So even when you were corrected on the term you continue to misuse it.

        Plus you’re an old white dude, cut the Sh*t.

    2. Tom Blau Avatar
      Tom Blau

      they were going to answer but got stuck at gallery place

  5. VaNavVet Avatar
    VaNavVet

    JAB is all wet and woke on this one. The announcement said that it was a nod to the presence of the military and particularly the Navy in the Maryland, DC, and Virginia area. Always looking for a conspiracy theory and never able to take anything at face value is a sad way to live. Why not try and support the military as the “Capt” hopefully would.

    1. Nancy Naive Avatar
      Nancy Naive

      Could’ve use the Commodores, but then there may have been rights issues with MoTown,

    2. James A. Bacon Avatar
      James A. Bacon

      No conspiracy theories here. The team may have cited the Navy as the inspiration for the name, but that’s not how it’s going to be interpreted.

      Look, I know about Navy commanders. My dad was a Navy commander… and commander (skipper) of a submarine (although his rank was lieutenant commander at the time). But there are plenty of ranks above commander — captains, admirals, etc. To outsiders, commander is the most obscure rank in the Navy.

      Moreover, D.C. is not known as a Navy town. Norfolk is, but D.C. isn’t. D.C. is known as the center of government, the center of power. Most people will view the name in that light.

      1. VaNavVet Avatar
        VaNavVet

        As you noted it is not necessarily about rank, but perhaps about submarine commanders, task force commanders, group commanders, and the like all of which the public is aware of from movies, TV and books. As for a military presence, the DC area has:
        Fort Belvoir
        Andrews AFB
        The Pentagon
        Washington Navy Yard
        Coast Guard training command, Alexandria
        Army Corps of Engineers Center

        1. Matt Adams Avatar
          Matt Adams

          No other branch has a rank of Commander. That’s more moving the goal posts.

          1. VaNavVet Avatar
            VaNavVet

            The Coast Guard has the rank of Commander.

          2. Matt Adams Avatar
            Matt Adams

            Thanks for the Info, let me know when D.C. becomes Cap May.

          3. Nancy Naive Avatar
            Nancy Naive

            You said, “No other branch…”. Not accurate. And… https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_A._Munro_Coast_Guard_Headquarters_Building

          4. Matt Adams Avatar
            Matt Adams

            I admitted my error, you should try reading.

            “Matt Adams VaNavVet • 42 minutes ago
            Thanks for the Info, let me know when D.C. becomes Cap May.”

            Maybe even take that into considering when you make errors.

          5. Nancy Naive Avatar
            Nancy Naive

            “Thanks for the info” doesn’t sound anything like “Oops, I was wrong”, especially with moving the goal posts to Cape May.

            Your Mrs. must’ve been thrilled to meet her Mr. Right until she realized his first name was “Always”.

          6. Matt Adams Avatar
            Matt Adams

            Again, I admitted my error. Also, again something you cannot or ever do. Mention Cape May wasn’t a goal post shift, but alas you don’t know what shifting goal posts is, as again when you get corrected you do that.

            Thanks again for proving my point, about personally attacking people.

          7. Nancy Naive Avatar
            Nancy Naive

            So why would DC have to become Cape May for USCG CMDR to be a COmmander as in the Washington Commanders?

          8. Matt Adams Avatar
            Matt Adams

            Try harder…

          9. Eric the half a troll Avatar
            Eric the half a troll

            “Mr. Always Right”… nailed it!!

          10. VaNavVet Avatar
            VaNavVet

            Do you mean Cape May in New Jersey? If so, it is a great place to visit.

          11. Nancy Naive Avatar
            Nancy Naive

            Watch for the Teflon goal posts.

          12. Matt Adams Avatar
            Matt Adams

            Again, I admitted my error. Something to which you have a problem doing and double down and personally attack people.

          13. Matt Adams Avatar
            Matt Adams

            Cape May is New Jersey, where the Coast Guard Training Center resides.

            https://www.forcecom.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/FORCECOM-UNITS/TraCen-Cape-May/

          14. Nancy Naive Avatar
            Nancy Naive

            Also Yorktown. They’re very decentralized, but HQ is in DC

          15. Matt Adams Avatar
            Matt Adams

            Cape May is the only Coast Guard recruit Training center (basic training).

          16. Nancy Naive Avatar
            Nancy Naive

            Yes. And coasties are a strange lot.

          17. Matt Adams Avatar
            Matt Adams

            PJ’s an TACP’s are not strange.

            Submariners are strange.

          18. Nancy Naive Avatar
            Nancy Naive

            About 30 years ago, some Coasties showed up at the yard in one of those really sweet 35′ aluminum hulled boats asking to get lifted out to change the knotmeter.

            The yard owner said, “Give me the new one. Meet me in the shed and we’ll talk about it.”

            Two minutes later he walked in handed them the old knotmeter and said, “It’s only scary the first time,” and handed them the old knotmeter.

            You just unscrew them, pull them out, and swap them. In the meantime water gushes in like mad, but it would take e hours to sink.

          19. Nancy Naive Avatar
            Nancy Naive

            Did the Space Force not follow the Federation?

          20. Matt Adams Avatar
            Matt Adams

            This isn’t Star Trek, try harder to be witty.

          21. Nancy Naive Avatar
            Nancy Naive

            You’re correct. It’s not Star Trek. It’s something far less meaningful; it’s football.

      2. Lefty665 Avatar
        Lefty665

        How about the Stars? As in D.C. if it doesn’t have stars it’s invisible.

        The initials WC suggest the water closets or commodes, what they might be called as long as their record is in the toilet.

        I still think they missed it two years ago when it was not Washington Team Football, aka the WTFs.

    3. William O'Keefe Avatar
      William O’Keefe

      IF Snyder, who by the way made his fortune in Marketing, wanted to honor the Navy, he’d have chosen Admirals who are above Commanders. This marketing genius’ choice is being widely panned. He took two years and that is the best he could do?

      1. WayneS Avatar
        WayneS

        Admirals is already being used by an East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) team based in Norfolk.

        https://www.norfolkadmirals.com/#tab_standings-groups-leaders-conference-eastern=south&tab_standings-groups-leaders-conference-western=central&tab_standings-groups-leaders=eastern&tab_statistics-players-leaders=forwards

        EDIT: Corrected location of team. They are now the Norfolk Admirals.

  6. LarrytheG Avatar
    LarrytheG

    Sounds like yet another “ruling class’ issue, eh?
    https://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/000/708/451/82894399_original.jpg?1297262772

    1. Nancy Naive Avatar
      Nancy Naive

      That IS the ruling class… no room at the trough. The Washington Oligarchs would have been too obvious, I suppose.

      1. WayneS Avatar
        WayneS

        My preferred name is the Washington Weasels.

        It rolls off the tongue better than “Washington Commanders” and to me it reflects the city’s image quite well…

        1. Nancy Naive Avatar
          Nancy Naive

          Washington Wet Weasels! Or, the Washington Bag o’ Wet Weasels!

          1. WayneS Avatar
            WayneS

            My son came up with Washington Wannabes, which I thought was also pretty good.

      2. WayneS Avatar
        WayneS

        My preferred name is the Washington Weasels.

        It rolls off the tongue better than “Washington Commanders” and to me it reflects the city’s image quite well…

  7. joelrubin Avatar
    joelrubin

    When well healed guests are basking in the Commanders Club at the new RFK Stadium, children are enjoying their Commanders Kid Club Coloring Books and fans avoid skin cancer by wearing Commanders Caps (hope I get a cut for these ideas), all will be forgiven. Of course an NFC “Best of the Least in the East” title and playoff bye would hasten that outcome.

  8. JonathanSwifter Avatar
    JonathanSwifter

    If not the Redskins, the washington Commanches. 😉

  9. Fred Costello Avatar
    Fred Costello

    “Commanders” is so awkward to yell. How about “Commies”?

  10. George Walton Avatar
    George Walton

    Thanks to Dan Synder, Washington to already the NFL fans love to hate(and that would include us former life-long fans).

  11. James Wyatt Whitehead Avatar
    James Wyatt Whitehead

    The Washington Follies are doomed. Keep them in Maryland.

  12. Paul Sweet Avatar
    Paul Sweet

    They probably thought the renamed team would Command the field. Fat chance.

  13. Eric the half a troll Avatar
    Eric the half a troll

    https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/edf0a944aee02f764b600641feb6782425f296046fea52407f4280fe6daead4d.jpg

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