Redskins played in BOSTON in 1936! RUSH is WRONG!

[Oreo]

Guess that debunks Rush's excuse that they now play in MD so the curse is over. A little investigative journalism on my part... funny how easy it is!

http://www.snopes.com/sports/football/election.asp
Going back to 1936 puts us beyond the beginnings of the Washington Redskins, as that year the Redskins franchise was still playing in Boston. Nonetheless, their knack for foretelling the outcome of presidential elections was already in place. On 1 November 1936 the Boston Redskins downed the Chicago Cardinals at Fenway Park, 13-10, predicting a win for the incumbent Democrats. Two days later, President Franklin D. Roosevelt won re-election over Republican Governor Alf Landon of Kansas.

-AND-

http://www.thehogs.net/History/redskinsHistory.php

In July of 1932, the NFL awarded a team to the city of Boston. The ownership group for the new franchise was headed by a man with little football background, George Preston Marshall, who owned a chain of laundromats in Washington, DC. Marshall was known for his flair for promotion and his persuasive communication skills. The team would play at Braves Field, home of Boston's National League baseball team, and so they took the name 'Boston Braves'.

The team lost money in it's inaugural season prompting Marshall to take sole ownership of the team the following year, He moved the team to Fenway Park in July of 1933, and changed the team's official name to the 'Boston Redskins'.

The team's first success came in 1936 when they won the NFL's Eastern Division and earned the right to host Green Bay in the NFL championship game. Marshall was angry with Boston fans for their poor attendance in the team's final home game and in protest, he moved the game to the Polo Grounds in New York. The Redskins gave up their home field advantage and lost 21-6. The team would never play another game in Boston.

In 1937 Marshall moved the Redskins to Griffith stadium in Washington, D.C. Under the glow of floodlights, the Washington Redskins would become a resounding success story. Marshall's ingenuity and foresight would bring about many new innovations such as the first ever marching band and the first ever fight song 'Hail to the Redskins'. The band still plays to this day and are the only remaining commissioned marching band in the NFL. The song is still heard every time the Redskins score a touchdown. (Read all about the song in it's section)

The 1937 season would also see the debut of "Slinging Sammy" Baugh from Texas Christian University. The Skins sixth overall draft pick would throw many passes that year and for many years to come.

[grace0418]

1. Maybe we should all send Rush a box of straws

that he can grasp at.

[deadmessengers]

4. When he's done with those

He can use them to snort ground-up OxyContin pills.

[Days Between]

5. Rush debates Reality

"Undecideds lean toward Reality, but GOP calls it a draw."

http://www.fair.org/press-releases/limbaugh-debates-reality.html

[wicket]

2. Rush is so goddamn PATHETIC

[March of Time]

3. I've seen this canard from many a right-winger...

It's funny to see them hoist on their petard.

[Christiandem]

6. Rush is on crack

It was my understanding that the 'skins moved to MD since the end of the 96 season. In 2000, the skins lost their home game prior to the elections, and bushie grabbed the WH. So it would seem to me that the curse was still there and was alive and well. Someone pleeze tell that guy to lay off on the drugs...