The 2008 Edmonton Eskimos season was the 51st season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 60th overall. The Eskimos finished 4th in the West division, but made the playoffs because of the "crossover" rule. Edmonton became the first Western team to win the East Semi-Final. The Eskimos attempted to win their 14th Grey Cup championship, but they lost the East Final to the Montreal Alouettes.
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“Lieutenant Hirth: The Eskimos are racially as low as Negroes.
The Factor: What’s the matter with Negroes?
Lieutenant Hirth: They’re semi-apes. Only one degree above the Jews.”
—Emeric Pressburger (1902–1988)
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