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ged0386: you know what they say about assuming, that's right: look at the first three letters. That's u

The only person from the republican party with any balls is Colin Powell. If republicans had any sense they would have had him run for president. He would have been Obama before Obama. And the republicans could have maintained power. Thats how stupid the party is now days. They dont even know who their winners are. That back egomaniacs with no brain like Rush and Sara Palin.

IaHawkeye

So if Al sharpton wanted ownership of a professional franchise like the NFL you would support it? Whatever. You would be on the exact opposite side of the argument. Thats the trouble with our country now. We think everyone who represents our political parties or race we should automatically support or demonize whoever does not support them. When Goddell was down on Vick you were behind him. Now the leagues does not welcome Rush and Goddell is a problem. Typical political pandering from americans. If he represents my party he is correct. If he doesn't then he is wrong.

wow, he is such the victim! He's really nothing but a white Al Sharpton. By the way I never heard a comment or qoute of Sharpton, Jackson or the congressional black caucus. I heard comments from Irsay and the Commissioner himself that let me know this is a dead deal.

The reality is people would not want to support, i.e. spend money, on a Rush Limbaugh owned team. So how would the NFL manage that.

Rush's latest is another example of how the conservative shock jocks portray themselves as the victims. Rush is the perfect example. He forever plays the role of martyr "...oh poor me...poor me. I've been wronged yet again! And I'll tell you whose to blame." He strives to become the victim of either the liberal media, Democrats and now even the NFL players union and owners. And if he's the victim, so too are his listeners.

Can anyone say personality cult?

I find it truly sad and pathetic how Rush uses and abuses his conservative listeners and their trust in him. They are simply tools in his self-promoting machine to get his lifeblood...ratings and money. I don't understand why the conservative listeners can't see this to be true.

The whole thing is pathetic nonsense. The idea that ownership is contingent on being non-controversial is ludicrous. An NFL of milquestoast owners and loudmouthed, selfish, egotistical players paid astronomical figures for entertainment, now trying to make the case that they are capable of informed opinion about propriety? Give me a break. Goodell is a simple fool as are most who are taking delight in the outcome.

MiddleOfTheRoad4

You are right, one bad move after another by Dave.

This just in, Limbaugh was named after an illegal substance commonly used by gay guys back in the day before they did a little fudge packing. I think it was his fathers idea to name him.

The reaction by Dave Checketts is not surprising at all considering he was the guy who destroyed the NY Rangers and totally mismanaged MSG. The Rangers with the highest payroll in the NHL missed the playoffs for 4 years in a row. Sounds sorta like Dan Snyder, eh?

I can't stand Rush Limbaugh and really could care less about this issue. But Irsay has alot of nerve being critical of ANY owner after the stunt he pulled with the Colts in Baltimore. Lowest level of football scum.

This just in, Al Sharpton is part of an ownership group that wants to buy a NASCAR team.

How stupid of Checkers and Goodell, if given the opportunity Limbaugh would have felt right at home with the other felons in the league. To bad, I'm sure Rush would have been enjoyed being the B**tch.

jackalmac

You know what I would learn from listening to Rush for one week? How to say stupid ignorant things for political reasons without being paid millions for it. Like you have. By your rush like comments you have learned your Kung Fu well. Drink up, Drink up!! How does it go? Im always the victim and whoever disagrees with me is bad,bad,bad. What do you tell a black person when they complain about the man? Stop making excuses i think it is. Stop making excuses jackalmac. This is just the dixie chicks in reverse to conservative rush fans. Deal with it. Or play victim of the man (liberal) keeping the white man down. Whine on.

If there is to be any conclusion to this un-installing of R. Limbaugh, it should be this:

Mister Limbaugh's reputation is well known, and his opinions should be, as always, taken with a grain of salt.

Still, that said and while the elements of this association are hotly debated, at the end of the day, the sporting folks just plain didn't want this person anywhere near the ownership of an NFL team.

Bad Idea. Yup. People try just about any idea out until they determine it is a bad one.

Tried and failed; R Limbaugh.

This is the part where you move on.

sailhardy

You win the fool award for actually taking Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson that seriously. I am black and I dont pay attention to them, why do you? Its called cashing in on the publicity numbnuts.

This just in, Howard stern is part of an ownership bid to buy the Palestinian soccer team. Bobbabuey, Bobbabuey.

Limbaugh may be a jerk. Probably is. But getting even with Limbaugh by letting Al Sharpton become the arbiter of American culture strikes me as extremely stupid. Mr. Sharpton may be many things, but he is not a good person to lead anyone sensible anywhere but into racial hysteria. Ditto Jesse Jackson.

cmecyclist

Wes Welker, Brandon Stokely, Tim Dwight if he is still playing and that number 17 for the colts.

This just in, Angry white fans have stormed an owners meeting shouting down the Owners. Some of them brought guns and are carrying signs accusing the NFL as being socialist. "I want to see Roger Goddell fail" shouted one angry town hall owners meeting attendee. "The NFL is being hijacked by liberal socialist" shouted another. I got a million of em. a million of em!! Ha cha cha chaaaaah!!!!

This just in, to add insult to injury Dave Checketts has just anounced that Minister Louis Farrakan will be joining the group bidding to buy the team, replacing Rush. The players union, all the black players, the black caucus and the Obama administration have all officially endorsed the selection. Those liberal NFL owners are turning the NFL into a socialist, marxist, racist, Nazi league. Keep big government and socialism out of my NFL dammit!!!!

"Fourth, he would replace all the black wide receivers with white ones..."

Posted by: ged0386

WAIT! You mean they're white receivers in the NFL???

So Rush blames "Obama's America" for his rejection. This whole thing sounds like a big publicity stunt to allow Ruch to become a victim of his favorite conspiracy theory. Really sad to see someone sink to this level. Of course the irony is that he just proved the case against him. I can see it now, a Ram's loss could only be caused by Obama's America!! Hate on Rush.

This just in, Glen Beck says that Dave Checketts obviously has a problem with white people.

This just in, Don Imus wants to buy a WNBA franchise.

His first duty as owner would be replacing Mark Bulger for a whiter quarterback. Mark has too olive of skin. Second he would sign McNabb next year so he can bench him for being overrated because he is black and needs to be propped up by the politically correct sports media. Third he would fine and bench steven jackson until he cuts his dreds. Fourth, he would replace all the black wide receivers with white ones on the team in order to curtail end zone celebrating and dancing. Fifth, he would start a campaign blitz on his radio show for all dittoheads to boycott the Bengals because Marvin Lewis is only coaching the team because of affirmative action and his obvious ties to the Obama administration.

This just in, Glen Beck has called the NFL racist.

He should try NASCAR. That way the Black Caucus cant get in his way. Wow, a white guy gets rejected by a bunch of white owners and who does he blame? A bunch of black guys. Nice. And he wonders why he was rejected.

The man is always keeping rush down. I say he should just blame Obama for it. Oh, he did already. A white man cant catch a break in this country. First O.J gets away with murder now this.

jackalmac

I think its comments like he is making now regarding the players union, Obama and the Black Caucus is a prime example of why the NFL owners rejected him. He tries to politicize everything and the NFL is not trying to be political. No matter what the head of the players union thinks they dont make any final decisions. The owners do. And most of the owners are on the same political isle as Rush so it aint political but just him trying to make it seem so is the headache owners dont want to be bothered with. He acts as if he is the first person to be turned down by the NFL. His ego is actually as big as his head.

Ha ha, Rush knew going in that he would not be accepted...too many comments has been made about the black players and his personal dislike of a black president does not help his cause.

Also, I truly believe players would have taken less money to play for another team than play for a club that has Rush as a part owner.

Some of the owners in the NFL may share some of his views but they keep it to themselves Rush is on the air spewing his thoughts and a majority of Americans don't like it.

And to the fan that sold or did not renew his tickets...you are a nobody...someone else just bought them...the NFL is as popular as ever so get over it and yourself!!!

Rush, shut the he!! up!

It's clear what happened. Goodell realized that with Rush as a part-owner, the NFL would have to worry about Rush ticking off somebody which could be bad for the NFL's business. Rush is an egomaniacal jerk, but the NFL was just covering it's own behind.

Like every schoolyard bully, Rush whines like a little girl when people stand up to him. Awww...are they picking on you, Rush? You poor little thing.

On the whole, however, this probably counts as a win for Limbaugh. He got plenty of coverage at a time when the equally odious Glenn Beck was stealing his thunder, and he gets to play the victim card, which is his strong suit. Rush wouldn't have an audience without a shared -- but unjustified -- sense of victimization. So he can point to this as an example.

Never mind the simple fact that the league knows that being associated with this blowhard would hurt their brand, and they made it known. It's obviously a vast, librul conspiracy, and all of those hippies who sit in NFL owners boxes sipping scotch are in on it. Boo!

Some things never change, but that's not true in this country. Now we can be blackballed for comments never made, by the insinuations of some of the lowest characters ever to assume the title of "reverend,"and by a commissioner who makes statements that are indefensible. I challenge everyone on the liberal side to Listen to Rush on the radio for at least one week. You might learn something. Education is a good thing.

There is no law that mandates that anybody who has money MUST be accepted as a financial partner in a private financial deal. Limbaugh could be turned down just because he's fat and unhealthy or because he has a receding hairline, or because one of the partners doesn't like the way he smells, etc. This is all private; the buyers can do what they want.

The journalists and media who enabled the firing of Rush Limbaugh from the bidder group (by parroting un-sourced slavery slurs).. should be a little worried.

Given the value of the deal.. likely in the hundreds of millions.. Rush might just have a mega-millions lawsuit against some of his worst critics.

For those who think Rush is a racist.. try actually listening to his 3-hour daily show or reviewing his transcripts.. all available online at RushLimbaugh.com

Rush admittedly did once play the infamous "barack the magic negro" Paul Shanklin tune which upset many. But interestingly the phrase originates from the liberal LA Times Op-Ed written by an African-American named David Ehrenstein.

Yet another wealthy white male victim. Guess Rush is finding out what it's like to be kept out of the club. Maybe the ACLU or ACORN can help him fight the man.

To Rush's lame brain critics, eat your hearts out. You are merely peddling the hatred and racism orchestrated by those poverty pimps, Jackson and Sharpton, Smith of the Players Assn., and the pundits of the msm. I've cancelled by season tickets for the 49ers and will no longer support the NFL, an organization that has become a halfway house for dui-ers, crooks, dopers, and wife beaters. If you are happy with the likes of Michael Vick, Plaxico Burris, and Pacman Jones, continue to salivate on Sundays. That the NFL commissioner would bow to political correctness and politics is disgraceful!

OK, if anyone can see why it's bad for a person to be black balled from buying a team just because the head of the player's union is a campaigner for the current President (injecting politics) and the commissioner is a hypocrite (Michael Vick, several players who have shot/killed/driven drunk and killed/beaten their girlfriends/wives, etc.etc.), I do feel sorry for you. Because these two don't agree with Limbaugh's politics. The fact is, the other owners' politics are all probably the same as Limbaugh's (except for ex-druggie owner of Colts).This used to be a free country, and free speech was a treasured right.

"I am more sad for our country than I am for myself."

Boy, he's so full of himself that he thinks the country will be sad because he's not going to be a partial, non-influential co-owner of a sports team. Boo hoo hoo for the country!

impossible to overinflate Limbaugh's ego. What a jerk

"Our country has lost a great deal."

Indeed! How will the NFL and the nation go on without Rush Limbaugh as part-owner of an NFL team!

Why on earth would an unhappy, angry, agitated hatemonger like Rush face blowback for his comments over the years? It must be a sign of the apocalypse!