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i have more comments from bob costas. joe writes this, some people such as myself watch sports to escape politics. steve doocy -- another tweet. i stopped watching shows with bob costas because of his political rants. a man that used to play football and now is dominating the music world, trace adkins. you're watching the game. he's all excited about his christmas album and not excited i'm here. elisabeth, we don't get along. trace, you're watching a football game and all of a sudden you hear about politic, political statements. does that bother you? >> i mean that, didn't really bother me too much. i don't listen to costas much anyway. i'm doing something else at half time. >> that's right. >> getting a refill. >> i'm doing something else at half time anyway. >> usually getting ready for the third quarter. >> there you go. >> trace has a brand-new cd out for digital file -- >> album. >> an album. thank you. we're going to talk about that in a moment. there it is right there. >> i screw it up every time. >> stop hollering

>> finally bob costas. >> i would tell him no. i would tell him no. i know that goes viral tomorrow, but let me put it this way. if it were my son, all right, he was 13 years old and had reasonable athletic ability i would encourage him to play baseball or to play basketball or to play soccer or something other than football. >> so bob costas says he would encourage his kid not to play -- his sons to play. >> he's talking about it in the context of what's going on with miami dolphins. >> i agree with this. i told my son not to play the game. i played it for a lot of years. it is a painful very difficult very dangerous game. if you want to do it go do it it is a wonderful game from my standpoint as well. it is dangerous. i would much prefer my kid play soccer. >> whyour son is a great golfer. >> so what if he plays football. he can play football. i have a bigger problem with all of these sports casters suddenly becoming so concerned and fretful. sports writers and sports casters are supposed to be rude guard chomping womanizers. return from oscar madis

this groundswell comes as bob costas of nbc sports spot about the topic during halftime as he anchored a game when washington's team played last month. >> objections to names like braves, cheese, warriors and the like strike many of us as political correctness run amok. the state names on her for a than demean. they're pretty much the same as vikings, patriots, or even cowboys. seminoles, while potentially more problematic, can still be ok provided the symbols are appropriately respectful, which is where the cleveland with accommodation of their name and logo have sometimes run into trouble. a number of teams, mostly in the college ranks, have changed the names in response to objections. the stanford cardinal in the dartmouth big green were each once the indians. the st. john's redman have become the red storm. and the miami redskins hush that's right, redskins -- are now the red hawks. still the nfl franchise that represents the nation's capital has maintained its name. but think for a moment about the term redskins. and how it truly differs from all of the others. ask yourself what t

here now, bob costas. >> behind us, of 41 performance, 4 tchdowns, no interceptions by drew brees. the saints romp 49-17. they're 7-2. theilead is a game over the surpsing carolina panthe in their division. meanwhile, with the eagles beating the been up packers todaand with the cowboys losing tonight in the c east, it's a tie atop that division and it's a division that's mediocre at best, bo the cowboys and the eagles are 5-5. >>> now the players of the game. drew brees, mark ingram an keening lewis will all he their names put up angside the otrs on the "sunday night footba" bus. one of them, drew brees s down on the field, other curtis lofton, outstanding me tonight asell for the saints is michele tafoya here are the twof them with michele. >> michele: drew, seven touchdowns tonight and so many different weapons were utilized, running backs, receivers, why were you able to get so many different people involve sth >> that's the y we always set it up. we try to give eveone opportunities to have thatn the ga plan. you neveknow how it's going to ake out once you get into the game. man

in an interview with the slate.com podcast bob costas is saying he would prefer if his son stayed far away from the field. >> what would you say to a parent who asked your advice about whether they should let their son play football? >> i would tell them no. i would tell them no. now that's -- i know that goes viral tomorrow. but let me put it this way, if it were my son, all right, and he was 13 years old, and had reasonable athletic ability, i would encourage him to play baseball or to play basketball or to play soccer, or something other than football. >> costas is not the only one wondering if football is worth it anymore because of things such as the dangers of repeated concussionings. some former and current nfl stars and even president obama have also echoed that statement. now for the pop culture lead, he wasn't born in a maker, baby he was born to run. springsteen fans make the pilgrimage and now rutgers has plans to offer a theology class focused on the bob's song writing. the freshman seminar will examine 40 years of his lyrics. not the first time bruce has been on the cric

everyone from nbc sports analysts bob costas to president barack obama have weighed in. how do native americans feel? >> i'm not a caricature or a mascot. >> i am not a caricature or a mascot. >> i'm not a caricature or a dead relic of the american past. i'm a human being. >> we are human beings. change the name. >> change the name. change the name. >> change did name. >> change the name. >> that is a video made by one native american. who rallied others to speak out. not all native americans dislike the name or even care. who should decide if the washington redskins should change the name? a sportswriter at the nation has determined that the team needs a change. author of the redskins encyclopedia, he is a long time fan of the team. also on skype, sue san harjo, she's president of the morning star institute an american civil rights organization, also actively protesting the name for years. and regina, a former tribal councilwoman and a redskins fan. dave, let's start with you. what's the big deal? why change the name? >> it's defined in webster's dictionary as a slur. t

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. >> bob costas says this. i tell them no. i tell them no. i know that goes viral tomorrow. if it was my son and had reasonable athletic ability i'd encourage him to play baseball soccer or anything other than football. >> he says he would encourage his kid not to play. >> he was talking about in the controversy going on with the miami dolphins. i agree with this. i told my son not to play the game. it's a painful very difficult very dangerous game. if you want to do it, go do it. it's a wonderful game from my standpoint as well. i'd rather my son play soccer. >> your son playing golf. >> i have a bigger problem with sports casters becoming so concern informed fretful. sports writers and casters are are rude, chomping, womanizers. they've turned from oscar madison to glad dis. >> oscar meyer weaner. >> that's pretty good. going viral, i hate that. here's an option. don't play any sport. play a musical instrument because that goes so much further these days. if you learn to play drums or guitar, women love you. it's a wonderful skill. teaches you discipline. >>> why are we ta

everyone from nbc sports everyone from nbc sports analysts bob analysts bob costas to president costas to president barack obama have weighed in. barack obama have weighed in. how do native americans feel? how do native americans feel? >> i'm not a caricature or a >> i'm not a caricature or a mascot. mascot. >> i am not >> i am not a caricature or a a caricature or a mascot. mascot. >> i'm not a caricature or a >> i'm not a caricature or a dead relic of the american past. dead relic of the american past. i'm a human being. i'm a human being. >> we are human beings. >> we are human beings. change the name. change the name. >> change the name. >> change the name. change the name. change the name. >> change did name. >> change did name. >> change the name. >> change the name. >> that is a video made by one >> that is a video made by one native american. native american. who rallied others to speak out. who rallied others to speak out. not all native americans dislike not all native americans dislike the name or even care. the name or even care. who should decide if the who should decide i

from gun control to the name redskins to bob costas to president obama the line between sports and politics is becoming too blurred. >> our current gun culture ensures that more and more domestic disputes will end in the ultimate tragedy. and that more convenient store confrontations of loud noise coming from a car will have more teenagers dead. >> if i had a team and it had a storied history that offended a sizable group of people i would think about changing it. >> as a sports fan i would personally like to watch the games without the politic, thank you. so, bob, we see politics enter the sports arena from gun drol the president weighing in saying if he had a son he wouldn't want him to play football. now climate change. i know you believe in climate change. should it be kept out of sports? >> no. it's not exactly an analogy but when you use sports teams which you should to promote breast cancer awareness week, i happen to think climate change is ravaging this country and anyway you can get it out, get it out. >> i don't think they should do the breast cancer awareness stuff. they should

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recently president obama and our colleague at nbc sports, bob costas both said if they had a young son now, they would steer them away from playing football. >> yeah. and then last night an ugly incident in the nfl's national thursday night game, after ripping the helmet off an opponent, an indianapolis colt head-butts the helmetless player. unbelievable. add it all up and you have a league that has high-end sponsors with a growing image problem. joining us to talk more about it is vi, former nfl player and now sports director and patrick, sports contributor for forbes. thank you for joining us. >> good to be with you. >> how badly has the nfl's image been hurt over these recent controversies? >> maria, from the moment one arrives in the national football league, they tell you, you've got to protect god, country and the shield. the shield, all of us who played in the nfl often refer to the nfl in admiration, sometimes cynically the shield because that's the logo of the nfl. they don't want to do anything that would besmirch the image of the league. i'm telling you, they're in damage co

bob costas in the halftime of a football game doing commentary against the second amendment. ranting about needing gun control. it's like, hey, stick to sports. these guys are grown men playing a child's game to entertain us. that's all it is. >> i was at the alabama lsu game last saturday night. i'm a college football girl. roll tide. >> i know. >> thanks, mike. >> great seeing you. >> jay leno takes on president obama's proposed health care fix. don't miss it. (vo) you are a business pro. maestro of project management. baron of the build-out. you need a permit... to be this awesome. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. (aaron) purrrft. (vo) meee-ow, business pro. meee-ow. go national. go like a pro. that's the sound of car insunce companies these days. here a cheap, there a cheap. everywhere a cheap... you get it. so what if instead ofjust a cheachoice, you could make a smart choice? like esurance for example they were born online and buil

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and candy game survive long- termand can the game survive long term without the >> pam: bob costas was talking about that as they did say he would now have his children play football. >> pam: (laughter) the >> gary: (laughter) >> gary: when a good is good as when a guy is good as costas then he can play a little bit. (laughter) >> pam: i heard that today. he said he would not think he would try to direct them to other other industries. or other sports. i think that is what he said. (laughter) >> gary: pam, thanks for making me laugh. >> gary: can bring our training program on air and the kind of make me a jerk. i am not a bad guy does have this think about i still take their show as a rational and not training. ok, right here. the >> gary: jackie will be gone soon she'll be in l.a.. >> jacqueline: you always say that to me and now people are in mailing me and asking me why am i going to elevate. i say i am not! >> pam: (laughter) >> gary: how about next sirs of detroit tigers he is this guyana and the american league with 28 in the first place bold spirit sur's up to serve as your not

about cuccinelli, you go and ask cuccinelli's people, bob costa now with the "washington post," bob costa wrote an article, when we went back when he was still with the national review, he asked cuccinelli's people. why did you lose this race? and he was expecting to get the answer, oh, it's because the national republican party stayed out. oh, it's because establishment republicans didn't -- they were very simple. it was the government shutdown. it killed us. it te strdestroyed our numbers. it destroyed our game plan. we're now seeing in the cuccinelli race -- i would say three races. in the cuccinelli race, in this alabama race and in this louisiana race, very conservative areas where pragmatism, social tough -- all these guys are very conservative. but social -- i mean, tough conservatism, but pragmatic conservatism is winning. >> joe, that makes me wonder, what becomes the tea party's reaction to these losses? do they take a little step toward moderation? for example, why can't you say to these tea party -- >> by the way, not idealogically, but tactically. >> watch rand paul. watch wh

i am bob costa. we are here with a great panel to talk about the outlook of national politics. i am glad and appreciative to have a great panel with us today. some of the top analysts in the country, to go over the key races and themes that will be animating our discussions in the coming months. starting from the left, we have john fund. he is a senior editor at "the american spectator." he was known for working for decades at "the wall street journal." great to have you here. >> thanks, bob. >> ryan lizza, one of my favorite writers. he joined "the new yorker" after working at "the new republic." he is on tv all the time. thank you for being here. kellyanne conway. she runs a polling company that was started in 1995. she has an office in new york city. she has appeared on over 1200 televisions television shows. she is active in politics and has advised countless campaigns and is one of the sharpest minds in the republican party. kellyanne, great to have you here. always great to have you. josh green, louisburg business week, another one of my favorite writers. senior national

bob costa interviewed people on cuccinelli's campaign. we are talking about they didn't get the money. you know who they are blaming, a greater reporter for the national review? they are blaming the shut down republicans in washington. they said if -- >> they talked about obama care. >> the plan was to start talking about obama care two weeks earlier than they did. when they had the shut down strategy, it blue up the cuccinelli campaign's plan for the closing month. they are exactly right. if they had not taken on the strategy that we said was going to fail, ken cuccinelli would be governor right now. >> i don't disagree. >> we are coming back to detroit. >> this is looking better now. >> the monthly jobs report is due out with live coverage and offers of a new book featuring unique ag turnatives for putting them back to work. you are watching "morning joe." we'll be right back. impact wool exports from new zealand, textile production in spain, and the use of medical technology in the u.s.? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections

harwood and robert costa. up to the insurance commissioners, up to the insurance companies themselves. do you think canceled policies will be restored in any bulk size? >> probably not. this is really an administrative mess. one company has said that they are going to try to do it, florida bluecross. most other companies are having a good time with this. this is nothing more than the president throwing the hot poe pat toe about cancellations back to the health insurance companies. the insurance companies, to do this, only have 31 days to right the ship here. this is coming from the president who built healthcare.gov in three years and it doesn't work and he's telling the insurance industry that in 31 days, because december 15th is the deadline, that they've got to reverse all of this. they've got to send a letter to the policyholder, tell them the difference between their policy they have now and obama care. they have to send it through the u.s. mail. they have to give the policyholder time to make a decision.

. >> robert costas, let me go to you. we have early numbers in virginia. why is cuccinelli going to lose, bob? >> i think cuccinelli -- >> if he does. if he does. >> when. >> it looks like cuccinelli is going to lose. i think it was because he was not able to seize owe bomb wra care at the 11th hour as an issue that could an him in mate his voters and base. he struggled to get some kind of coherent message. >> and the shutdown issue hurt him a lot. didn't it. >> a lot of people look at polls and say it didn't hurt him. when you look at the demographics in northern virginia, a lot of federal employees. that sometimes does trickle down into a state like virginia. >> yeah, go ahead. >> i wanted to shift over back to new jersey because i think chris christie is your worst nightmare. he's a guy who's a trttracting lot of groups. he's going to come out looking great. a new kind of republican, steve. that's the basic deal. he knows how to make deals and cross the aisle without giving up his principals. so do you feel chris christie is your toughest opponent? >> h

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