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Sharpton, Jackson Attack Limbaugh's Rams Bid

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Anyone else feel this is just another case of Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson making a stir just to get more publicity?
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Limbaugh is obviously a racist.
 
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Anyone else feel this is just another case of Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson making a stir just to get more publicity?

It's not just them, as alot of NFL players are pissed at some of his comments(one quarterback only got the job because he was black, and NFL games look like "the Crips vs the Bloods"), but it is still much ado about nothing. If Rush has the money and makes the best bid, why shouldn't he own a football team?
 
It's business.
 
It's highly likely that Rush's application is going too be denied because of his racist statements and it should be. But this is only going to stoke his fire and he is going to use it as ammo because he was picked on by the mean ol black establishment and that is what he will scream to his wacko base.
 
I heard about this story yesterday. I'm not fond of Rush, but looking at all the other obnoxious NFL owners, he would fit right in. I don't like this type of public vendetta. This should be a free and open marketplace, even for big-mouth radio personalities.
 
Holy crap, American just thanked one of my posts...

I don't know whether to be upset or proud...
 
It's highly likely that Rush's application is going too be denied because of his racist statements and it should be. But this is only going to stoke his fire and he is going to use it as ammo because he was picked on by the mean ol black establishment and that is what he will scream to his wacko base.

What racist comment? The McNabb thing was true at the time. People were talking all about that. He didn't say McNabb wasn't good, or didn't deserve to be in the NFL, or that he got his position because of his race. His comment was that McNabb was overrated because people wanted to see a black quaterback excel. I mean, is any criticism of black people considered racist? I think the real racists in this story are Shartpon and Jackson.

Limbaugh shouldn't lose this bid because some people construe his statements as racist. He should be judged by the merits the NFL puts forward for bids on team ownership and nothing more. Some people just want to punish the guy for who he is.
 
I for one wouldn't take my kid or any other kid to see a game that is being played by a team that is owned by a loudmouthed racist.
 
I for one wouldn't take my kid or any other kid to see a game that is being played by a team that is owned by a loudmouthed racist.

Good for you!
 
I for one wouldn't take my kid or any other kid to see a game that is being played by a team that is owned by a loudmouthed racist.

Good. Stay out. Limbaugh loves football, he wants to be part of a group that owns the team. He's not the main dude, he's not the only dude, he's just part of the group. He likes St. Louis teams (which tend to be evil), wants to contribute.
 
I predict they are going to tell Rush to take a hike..and go learn some manners.

There are plenty of good people out there with money and fact is Rush isn't one of them.
 
I predict they are going to tell Rush to take a hike..and go learn some manners.

There are plenty of good people out there with money and fact is Rush isn't one of them.

Obviously, if he's bidding on the rams.. he's got money.
 
I predict they are going to tell Rush to take a hike..and go learn some manners.

There are plenty of good people out there with money and fact is Rush isn't one of them.

That's merely your opinion. I have a feeling huge business decisions shouldn't be based on your opinion and bias.
 
I for one wouldn't take my kid or any other kid to see a game that is being played by a team that is owned by a loudmouthed racist.
That's your choice.
 
Sounds like GD wants Rush to fail. ;)
 

That's funny. I could've swore that Jackson and Sharpton were some of those stating that the NFL shouldn't exclude Micheal Vick from being able to come back and play in the NFL and shouldn't take away his "right" to play football. This, a man that actually violated federal laws and flat out lied to the commisioner (an offense that in and of itself can result in banishment by NFL rules) numerous times. Yet the NFL should forcefully step in to exclude Rush Limbaugh from owning a team because of things he says?

Hmmm....

So business shouldn't matter when rehiring Mike Vick, he shouldn't get any further punishment. But business should matter with Limbaugh buying a team.

Hmmm....

I wonder what the great difference is for Jackson and Sharpton between Limbaugh and Vick.

Hmmm.....

It's not just them, as alot of NFL players are pissed at some of his comments(one quarterback only got the job because he was black, and NFL games look like "the Crips vs the Bloods"), but it is still much ado about nothing. If Rush has the money and makes the best bid, why shouldn't he own a football team?

I respect the NFL players rights to say they won't play for him (I also kind of agree with...god help me...Stephen A. Smith that if the Ram's wave $20 mil in their face and another team waves $10 mil I'd bet you at least 50% if not closer to 90% of those saying they won't play with him will be donning that blue and gold). They have a right to say "we don't want this guy". That is business.

But this notion that the NFL needs to step in and deny him it on the basis of nothing but his "controversial" speech is just asinine. Doubly so when coming from the same people that said how Mike Vick has a RIGHT to play in the NFL again regardless of potential impact it would have on the leagues image.

Also, lets be fair if you're going to throw out quotes and give context or full things. Rush was not simply criticizing McNabb. He was stating that he was overrated due to a media who desired to have a black quarterback hoisted up as one of the best in the league. At the time, McNabb was generally overrated, if for no other reason than his inability to stay on the field healthy ever. Additionally, go back and watch the entire coverage leading up to the Superbowl with the Colts and the Bears and tell me there's not an over arching sense in the media of needing to push iconic african american figures in the sport. If I didn't know better I'd have figured Tony Dungy's team won the super bowl becasue of the civil rights movement rather than the fact that Dungy is a great coach. Controversial comment? Yes. Inappropriate? Based on what they wanted him on the show for, probably. Racist and off base comment? No, not racist, and a legitiamte argument to what he was saying could definitely be made.

The "Bloods and Crips" one I'd need to go back and look at, but if my memory serves me of the last time this came up it was a tongue in cheek sarcastic (in Limbaugh's way) comment responding to a story put out that there were a great number of cases of gang signs and colors being brandished on the football field. But that latter part is never actually brought up, because then it may give a bit of context and insight into him possibly joking around a bit rather than just sounding like he's going "black men hitting each other...oh, I know, gangs, bloods and crips".
 
Maybe Sharpton and Jackson should bid against him.
 
Also, lets be fair if you're going to throw out quotes and give context or full things. Rush was not simply criticizing McNabb. He was stating that he was overrated due to a media who desired to have a black quarterback hoisted up as one of the best in the league. At the time, McNabb was generally overrated, if for no other reason than his inability to stay on the field healthy ever. Additionally, go back and watch the entire coverage leading up to the Superbowl with the Colts and the Bears and tell me there's not an over arching sense in the media of needing to push iconic african american figures in the sport. If I didn't know better I'd have figured Tony Dungy's team won the super bowl becasue of the civil rights movement rather than the fact that Dungy is a great coach. Controversial comment? Yes. Inappropriate? Based on what they wanted him on the show for, probably. Racist and off base comment? No, not racist, and a legitiamte argument to what he was saying could definitely be made.

The "Bloods and Crips" one I'd need to go back and look at, but if my memory serves me of the last time this came up it was a tongue in cheek sarcastic (in Limbaugh's way) comment responding to a story put out that there were a great number of cases of gang signs and colors being brandished on the football field. But that latter part is never actually brought up, because then it may give a bit of context and insight into him possibly joking around a bit rather than just sounding like he's going "black men hitting each other...oh, I know, gangs, bloods and crips".

Exactly. I think people wanting to throw out the "racist" label on Limbaugh merely don't like him and will jump on any bandwagon that criticizes him without doing any research to see whether or not they are spewing tripe out of their pie holes. Rush has plenty to legitimately criticize him over, racism isn't one of them.
 
It's not just them, as alot of NFL players are pissed at some of his comments(one quarterback only got the job because he was black, and NFL games look like "the Crips vs the Bloods"), but it is still much ado about nothing. If Rush has the money and makes the best bid, why shouldn't he own a football team?



What was that he said about quarterback?


And many of the games do look like crips vs bloods. :shrug:
 
What racist comment? The McNabb thing was true at the time. People were talking all about that. He didn't say McNabb wasn't good, or didn't deserve to be in the NFL, or that he got his position because of his race. His comment was that McNabb was overrated because people wanted to see a black quaterback excel. I mean, is any criticism of black people considered racist? I think the real racists in this story are Shartpon and Jackson.

Limbaugh shouldn't lose this bid because some people construe his statements as racist. He should be judged by the merits the NFL puts forward for bids on team ownership and nothing more. Some people just want to punish the guy for who he is.

He sure did say that he wasn't good! I know, I remember it well. He said (though I paraphrase) that he was highly overrated an that he only got publicity because of his colour. Limbaugh deserved to get fired from that job.

Here's the video:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iueJLjF-WtM"]YouTube - Rush Limbaugh 2003 Comments on Donovan McNabb[/ame]
 
He sure did say that he wasn't good! I know, I remember it well. He said (though I paraphrase) that he was highly overrated an that he only got publicity because of his colour. Limbaugh deserved to get fired from that job.

Here's the video:

YouTube - Rush Limbaugh 2003 Comments on Donovan McNabb




He was commenting on what he percieved as racism of the NFL, he made no comment that his blackness made him no good.



Amazing. :doh
 
But this notion that the NFL needs to step in and deny him it on the basis of nothing but his "controversial" speech is just asinine. Doubly so when coming from the same people that said how Mike Vick has a RIGHT to play in the NFL again regardless of potential impact it would have on the leagues image.

Also, lets be fair if you're going to throw out quotes and give context or full things. Rush was not simply criticizing McNabb. He was stating that he was overrated due to a media who desired to have a black quarterback hoisted up as one of the best in the league. At the time, McNabb was generally overrated, if for no other reason than his inability to stay on the field healthy ever. Additionally, go back and watch the entire coverage leading up to the Superbowl with the Colts and the Bears and tell me there's not an over arching sense in the media of needing to push iconic african american figures in the sport. If I didn't know better I'd have figured Tony Dungy's team won the super bowl becasue of the civil rights movement rather than the fact that Dungy is a great coach. Controversial comment? Yes. Inappropriate? Based on what they wanted him on the show for, probably. Racist and off base comment? No, not racist, and a legitiamte argument to what he was saying could definitely be made.

The "Bloods and Crips" one I'd need to go back and look at, but if my memory serves me of the last time this came up it was a tongue in cheek sarcastic (in Limbaugh's way) comment responding to a story put out that there were a great number of cases of gang signs and colors being brandished on the football field. But that latter part is never actually brought up, because then it may give a bit of context and insight into him possibly joking around a bit rather than just sounding like he's going "black men hitting each other...oh, I know, gangs, bloods and crips".

I make no claims regarding what he said, only reporting what I heard from a few players this weekend. Far as I am concerned, it's a business, and unless Rush would be bad for business, if he has the best bid, he should get the team.
 
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