Editorial: Get the message -- it's time for 'Fighting Sioux' to go

Thursday, September 29, 2011  

"One of the definitions of stupidity is making the same mistake over and over again. That characterization fits a shrinking, but noisy, cabal of North Dakotans who won’t accept the reality that the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux logo is history. Aided and abetted by a few obtuse bloggers, opportunistic politicians and less-than-thoughtful radio talk-show hosts, logo supporters seem not to care about the damage they are visiting on the university and the state.

The latest wrinkle is a Johnny-come-lately letter from an ad hoc group on the Spirit Lake Reservation near Devils Lake to the commissioner of the Big Sky Conference. The letter purports to represent the sentiments of the Sioux tribe in favor of keeping the logo. There is no convincing evidence, however, that the self-styled group is representative of anything but itself."

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Forum editorial: Spitting into wind not smart (The Fargo Forum 9/29)

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