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Sat Aug 11, 2012 6:43 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Larry Kibby" reservation_indian
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Matt Lauer of NBC’s Today Show in a discussion with former Today Show Co-Host Meredith Viera uttered the words’ “Don’t Be An Indian Giver!” As most folks know or understand, NBC is covering the 2012 Summer Olympics' in London and some people have stated that the coverage has not been all that up to par.
In my own opinion, I believe it is time for Matt Lauer to move on and I think NBC Executives should realize that. I say this because of the recent move of Ann Curry who had been chosen to replace Meredith Viera when she left the show. To me, that was a bad decision, I feel that Ann Curry is a good Journalist and should have been given more of a chance.
Why make a big deal out of Matt Lauer’s words? Well, let me first inform you of a little history that involves the Olympics.
Back in 1912 Jim Thorpe sailed with American Olympic Team to Stockholm, Sweden where he would compete and medal in the pentathlon and decathlon, setting world records that would last for decades, which also included at that time King Gustav V of Sweden expressing to Jim Thorpe; “Sir, you are the greatest athlete in the world!”
However, in those days the Olympic Committee had very strict rules supposedly and after discovering that Thorpe had played to semi-professional seasons of baseball for money stripped him of all his glory that led to his name being removed from the record books and his Gold Medals taken away.
In this day and age, you look at some of the Olympic Games and who is competing, the amount of money they receive for playing in the sport they do and you wonder why the Olympic Committee will not recognize the Great Jim Thorpe?
The injustice that revolves around this matter is critical, why? “Don’t Be An Indian Giver”, uttered by Matt Lauer further makes a mockery of degrading Jim Thorpe and his great accomplishment.
Corporate endorsements, monetary compensations, some of these athletes are receiving money some of them I don’t believe they deserve but most of all they are receiving money and competing in the Olympics, that to me is a serious offense and a slap in the face to the Thorpe Family. We need to have the Honor, Pride and Dignity restored to Jim Thorpe, one of America’s Greatest Athlete and that Matt Lauer be made to apologize to Indian Country for his disgraceful remarks.
President Obama is committed to creating the most open and accessible administration in American history for American Indians. Now we need to send our comments and concerns about this matter to the President and request that President Obama demand the Olympic Committee Honor, Pride, Dignity and the Gold Medals back to the Jim Thorpe Family and that President Obama should not endorse or support NBC’s Matt Lauer until this matter has been resolved with Honor.
To send your comments and concerns to President Obama, please use the link below.
http://www.whitehou se.gov/contact/ submit-questions -and-comments
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