Irony of the Year (So Far): Redskins’ Owner Sues Newspaper over Anti-Semitic Statements

Here is the complaint filed by Daniel Snyder alleging that the Washington City Paper “employ[ed] lies, half-truths, innuendo and anti-Semitic imagery to smear, malign, defame, and slander a prominent member of the community in order to generate reader interest and maintain its circulation.”

Snyder Complaint

Without making a judgment on Snyder’s claim (which may be perfectly legitimate), it is nevertheless ironic that the owner of a professional sports franchise that employs a racial epithet to identify itself.