Redskins Hire Veteran Political Advisors to Handle Name Crisis

You almost certainly missed this Friday dump last week, but after initially denying rumors published by left-leaning blog ThinkProgress, a Redskins spokesperson confirmed that the team has hired a crew of veteran political communicators to help deal with the ongoing controversy over its name.

All of these advisors have a history of working with Republican Party candidates and officials on messaging/public polling, and each of them now runs his own consulting firm.

Check out the lineup after the jump.

• Lanny Davis, former advisor to President Bill Clinton turned conservative strategist and best friend to violent African dictators who also worked with Penn State during its most recent crisis
• Frank Luntz, longtime public polling guru, focus group leader and developer of talking points for GOP candidates
• Ari Fleischer, press secretary for President George W.