Origins of the tomahawk chop: Scott Brown's staffers mocking Elizabeth Warren are continuing a long tradition.
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Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown tried to distance himself yesterday from staffers caught on video doing a tomahawk chop to mock opponent Elizabeth
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Scott Brown Staffers Mock Elizabeth Warren With War Whoops
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It's Time to Stop Showing the Tomahawk Chop on TV - InsideHook
It's Time to Stop Showing the Tomahawk Chop on TV - InsideHook
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Scott Brown channels Jesse Helms
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Tomahawk Chop, War Cries Used By Scott Brown Supporters To Mock
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Warren Defeats Brown In Mass. Senate Race - CBS Boston
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Ending Chiefs' 'tomahawk chop' may be called woke. But Kansans owe
Tomahawk chop chiefs, Native American group hopes Taylor Swift's influence could end tomahawk chop during Chiefs games
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Native American group hopes Taylor Swift's influence could end tomahawk chop during Chiefs games
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Ending Chiefs' 'tomahawk chop' may be called woke. But Kansans owe
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It's Time to Stop Showing the Tomahawk Chop on TV - InsideHook
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Tomahawk chop - Wikipedia
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White-Washing White Supremacy: Media Rushes to Excuse Covington
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Tomahawk Chop Gif - IceGif
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Tomahawk chop - Wikipedia
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SunTrust Park, The Braves and “The Chop” - 4Bases4Kids