Limbaugh lashes out after Checketts drops him from Rams bid
Well, you knew Rush Limbaugh wasn’t going to go quietly into the night after St. Louis Blues chairman Dave Checketts dropped him from the group bidding to become the next owner of the Rams.
He also said Checketts assured him his involvement as a minority investor had been vetted by the National Football League.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Colts owner Jim Irsay both expressed misgivings this week about Limbaugh’s involvement. Late Wednesday, Checketts said Limbaugh had been dropped from the bid.Limbaugh says he believes he has been made an example by a players’ union seeking leverage in talks over a new collective bargaining agreement. And he says he believes what happened to him was an illustration of “Obama’s America on full display.”
People can put a racial spin on this situation if they want, but the bottom line is that Limbaugh was dropped because he is a controversial figure. Whether it’s far to Limbaugh or not, the NFL ultimately didn’t want to open Pandora’s box by allowing Rush to become an owner.
But Limbaugh’s comments regarding the players’ union are interesting. The NFL is heading into an uncapped 2010, but would like to renew with the union at some point so that football doesn’t become like baseball where the teams with the most money sign the best players. It’s not impossible to think that the NFL made this decision based on being able to sign a new collective bargaining agreement.
Another interesting debate that is developing is whether or not the NFL is being hypocritical by not allowing Limbaugh to become an owner. After all, Michael Vick, Pacman Jones, Tank Johnson, Chris Henry, Leonard Little and a host of other players have gotten into controversial situations off the field and have still been allowed to participate in the league. But Limbaugh can’t because of his controversial political views?
I get that allowing Limbaugh into the league is a deicer situation than suspending a player and then allowing him to return, but the debate is interesting nonetheless.
I don’t think it’s his political views. He’s on the record over and over saying racist things, and seems to be proud of them. Most of those players you mentioned admitted they did something wrong, apologized, served their time, etc.
He has every right to try to buy an NFL team, but the league has a right to reject him if they choose to do so.
It’s not so much Limbaugh’s political views, I’m sure many owners share his politics,it’s his political mouth. Rush is a showman,he’s often said so himself and he’s a very VERY good one. However his type of showmanship is just what the league owners are NOT looking for. Funny, free enterprise which he claims is the cure for everything,in this case the league,shot Rush down.
Vick was suspended and treated rather harshly by the league. With an owner you’re taking on a partner, so the standard is even higher.
It seems to me that all the negative vibes this blowhard (Rush Hudson Limbaugh A.KA. Jeff Christie) has been spewing over these many years has come back to blow back on his face (A classic “Blow Back”). He always tries to give off the airs that he can have anything he wants but as we all witness those with more money and influence tossed him aside like sack of potatoes and the ultimate insult was that it was done in public (money don’t buy you everything butterball).
Now of course he blames everyone else (Michael J. Fox, Perez Hilton, Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Sonia Sotomayor, Hillary Clinton, Olympia Snowe, ESPN, NFL, the media, basically people of color, women and gays) when of course all you have to do is listen to his show and plainly hear his daily prejudices filled sermons. So NFL, I salute you decision, job well done. And to the whaling cry baby perched on his self made pedestal, quit your whining it was your own fault. Don’t we all feel better?
I hope Rush decides to sue. He’s not a racist, its the spin that the lib media puts on his comments. Everything he said on air is documented and I hope he goes for it ……
DON”T even put this guy in the same sentence as our finer pillars of society: Jesse, Al, Vick, Pac man freakin’ Jones, Ray Lewis, etc.
Lets compare Apples to Apples when putting finger to keypad.
Here in the Union of Obama Socialist Republic, a man is no longer able to make a capitalist investment without “stellar” citizens like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton (non-racists of course) tearing you apart with lies and hear-say comments. NO ONE has been able to produce copy or tape of any of these alleged comments made by Rush Limbaugh. Call me old fashioned, but in the old America you could not just go around slanderizing someone with made up accusations, just because you didn’t like someone’s politics. Just my opinion, and I stand by our old freedom of speech…….God Bless America.
Just do an internet search. There are plenty of tape/quotes of Rush saying racist and/or misogynistic things. He played “Barack the Magic Negro” song on his show, for Christ’s sake. You may not see them as racist or misogynistic, but a good portion of the country does (or would) and that’s what the NFL is worried about.
You mean the Parody where another black guy sings “Barack the Magic Negro?” That one? Yea, I heard of that….and also did my homework on it.
So, did Rush kill anybody? Kill dogs? Shoot up casinos and cause somebody to be a crippled for the rest of their lives?
How about if Al or Jesse wanted in on the Rams, that ok?
First of all, he didn’t play it on his show for “Christ’s sake”, he did it to be sarcastic and funny! Guess you are referring to the kind of stuff that we regularly see on Saturday Night Live or David Letterman. But, that’s ok. It’s all in the eye of the perceiver, and believe me, a good portion of the country does not see Rush Limbaugh as a racist. His show is full of sarcasm throughout. Lighten up, and worry more about your Congress that is going to pass a bill and they have turned down the opportunity for all of us to read it for 72 hours before passing. THAT is something the NFL and all fans should worry about. We’re losing our country and people are worried about Rush Limbaugh playing a tape of “Barack the Magic Negro” sung by a black man. Give me a break. The NFL tries too hard to be politically correct!!
I don’t see the problem. Rush wanted to buy in. The NFL doesn’t want to do business with him. Where’s the issue?
Should they be compelled to do so?
Are we arguing about whether or not Rush Limbaugh has proven himself to be a misogynist and a racist or whether or not he’s a better person than Mike Vick or Al Sharpton or Jesse Jackson? All four are extremely flawed human beings.
Dawg & DaBear, you seem to think he’s not a racist, despite the mountain of evidence (easily obtained by simple internet search) to the contrary, and that’s fine. If you don’t think what he has said is racist or if you agree with his views, that’s your right. But despite his huge audience, a majority of the country has an unfavorable opinion of the man and that’s his own doing. This is why the ownership group dumped him.
Like I said before, he has every right to try to buy the Rams and the NFL has every right to say, “Thanks, but no thanks.”
That’s all I have to say on the matter.
Just because this involves a self-proclaimed political leader, doesn’t make it a political issue. The NFL has the right to pick and choose who their franchise owners are just like McDonalds, Starbuck’s, and Taco Bell, and are under no obligation to provide reason for denial. Are NFL owners hypocrites? Absolutely…they’ve been denying jobs to coaches for racist reasons for decades so one would think Rush would be a perfect fit. Maybe NFL owners feel, with Dan Snyder and Jerry Jones in their “club” they’ve aleady filled their quota of assholes?