Rush Limbaugh a sore loser - loses bid to buy Rams
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Limbaugh blasts critics after losing bid for Rams
http://www.rr.com/sports/topic/article/ ... buy_Rams/2
ST. LOUIS— Conservative radio personality Rush Limbaugh lashed out at NFL union leader DeMaurice Smith, Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson and the media a day after being dropped from a group trying to buy the St. Louis Rams. On his syndicated show Thursday, Limbaugh said he was approached by St. Louis Blues chairman Dave Checketts earlier this year about participating in a Rams bid. Checketts assured him his involvement as a minority investor had been vetted by the NFL, he said.
"I said to him at this meeting, 'Are you aware of the firestorm?' He said 'We wouldn't have approached you if we hadn't taken care of that,'" said Limbaugh, a conservative favorite who is reviled by many liberals.
Limbaugh added that Checketts had told him his involvement had been cleared at the "highest levels of the NFL."
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and Colts owner Jim Irsay each expressed misgivings this week at a league-wide meeting about Limbaugh's involvement, with Goodell saying Limbaugh had made "polarizing" comments and Irsay vowing to vote against him. On Wednesday, Checketts said Limbaugh had been dropped from the bid.
During a 15-minute counterattack at the start of his show, Limbaugh said he believes he's been made an example by a players' union seeking leverage in talks over a new collective bargaining agreement. What happened to him was an illustration of "Obama's America on full display," the commentator said.
Limbaugh's history hurt his participation in the bid. In 2003, he was forced to resign from ESPN's Sunday night football broadcast after saying of the Eagles' Donovan McNabb: "I think what we've had here is a little social concern in the NFL. The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well."
According to transcripts posted on his Web site, in 2007 Limbaugh said: "The NFL all too often looks like a game between the Bloods and the Crips without any weapons. There, I said it."
Limbaugh blamed Smith, executive director of the NFLPA and an "Obama-ite," along with Sharpton and Jackson, whom he referred to as "race hustlers," for Checketts' decision to drop him. He said his sacking was an example of the political clout wielded by President Barack Obama's administration.
"What is happening to the National Football League, what is about to happen to it, has already happened to Wall Street, has already happened to the automobile business," Limbaugh said.
Limbaugh said he was victimized in the media by "misreporting, lying, repeating the lies while also saying 'Limbaugh denies,' repeating the made-up quotes, the blind hatred."
"Believe me, the hatred that exists in this is found in the sports writer community, it's found in the news business, it's found in the race hustler business," Limbaugh said.
Limbaugh said Checketts telephoned on Tuesday, asking him to withdraw from the group. Limbaugh responded that he wouldn't withdraw and that Checketts would have to "go public and fire me," and thought the news would be made public Thursday morning.
Smith, the NFLPA head, last week voiced his objections to Limbaugh's bid with Goodell, and urged players to speak out. Sharpton and Jackson also attacked Limbaugh's involvement, asserting that Limbaugh's track record on race should exclude him.
Limbaugh said the real reason he's out is the NFLPA's attempt to influence negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement. "It's designed to intimidate the owners, frighten the owners, and say 'We're running this league now, gang, not you,'" Limbaugh said.
Limbaugh said he's "lost nothing" over the episode and vowed to continue being the "biggest non-paid promoter of the sport."
The Checketts group is among a reported half-dozen bidders for the Rams, and would keep the team in St. Louis. The children of the late Georgia Frontiere, who inherited the team upon her death in January 2008, announced in June that they had hired the investment firm Goldman Sachs to review assets of the estate, including the football team.
http://www.rr.com/sports/topic/article/ ... buy_Rams/2
ST. LOUIS— Conservative radio personality Rush Limbaugh lashed out at NFL union leader DeMaurice Smith, Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson and the media a day after being dropped from a group trying to buy the St. Louis Rams. On his syndicated show Thursday, Limbaugh said he was approached by St. Louis Blues chairman Dave Checketts earlier this year about participating in a Rams bid. Checketts assured him his involvement as a minority investor had been vetted by the NFL, he said.
"I said to him at this meeting, 'Are you aware of the firestorm?' He said 'We wouldn't have approached you if we hadn't taken care of that,'" said Limbaugh, a conservative favorite who is reviled by many liberals.
Limbaugh added that Checketts had told him his involvement had been cleared at the "highest levels of the NFL."
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and Colts owner Jim Irsay each expressed misgivings this week at a league-wide meeting about Limbaugh's involvement, with Goodell saying Limbaugh had made "polarizing" comments and Irsay vowing to vote against him. On Wednesday, Checketts said Limbaugh had been dropped from the bid.
During a 15-minute counterattack at the start of his show, Limbaugh said he believes he's been made an example by a players' union seeking leverage in talks over a new collective bargaining agreement. What happened to him was an illustration of "Obama's America on full display," the commentator said.
Limbaugh's history hurt his participation in the bid. In 2003, he was forced to resign from ESPN's Sunday night football broadcast after saying of the Eagles' Donovan McNabb: "I think what we've had here is a little social concern in the NFL. The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well."
According to transcripts posted on his Web site, in 2007 Limbaugh said: "The NFL all too often looks like a game between the Bloods and the Crips without any weapons. There, I said it."
Limbaugh blamed Smith, executive director of the NFLPA and an "Obama-ite," along with Sharpton and Jackson, whom he referred to as "race hustlers," for Checketts' decision to drop him. He said his sacking was an example of the political clout wielded by President Barack Obama's administration.
"What is happening to the National Football League, what is about to happen to it, has already happened to Wall Street, has already happened to the automobile business," Limbaugh said.
Limbaugh said he was victimized in the media by "misreporting, lying, repeating the lies while also saying 'Limbaugh denies,' repeating the made-up quotes, the blind hatred."
"Believe me, the hatred that exists in this is found in the sports writer community, it's found in the news business, it's found in the race hustler business," Limbaugh said.
Limbaugh said Checketts telephoned on Tuesday, asking him to withdraw from the group. Limbaugh responded that he wouldn't withdraw and that Checketts would have to "go public and fire me," and thought the news would be made public Thursday morning.
Smith, the NFLPA head, last week voiced his objections to Limbaugh's bid with Goodell, and urged players to speak out. Sharpton and Jackson also attacked Limbaugh's involvement, asserting that Limbaugh's track record on race should exclude him.
Limbaugh said the real reason he's out is the NFLPA's attempt to influence negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement. "It's designed to intimidate the owners, frighten the owners, and say 'We're running this league now, gang, not you,'" Limbaugh said.
Limbaugh said he's "lost nothing" over the episode and vowed to continue being the "biggest non-paid promoter of the sport."
The Checketts group is among a reported half-dozen bidders for the Rams, and would keep the team in St. Louis. The children of the late Georgia Frontiere, who inherited the team upon her death in January 2008, announced in June that they had hired the investment firm Goldman Sachs to review assets of the estate, including the football team.
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Obama;s America on full display?? :lolno:
on 1 hand i can see why they wouldn't wan't him involved but on the other if they are going to overlook michael vick who helped torture and kill animals why not a pompous bigot?
what are you but my reflection? who am i to judge or strike you down?
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when you told me 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em'
i was thinkin 'death before dishonor'
haha yeah, well, there is that as well!!
what are you but my reflection? who am i to judge or strike you down?
"I will promise you this, that if we have not gotten our troops out by the time I am president, it is the first thing I will do. I will get our troops home. We will bring an end to this war. You can take that to the bank." - Barack Obama
when you told me 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em'
i was thinkin 'death before dishonor'
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And it's Obama's socilaist plan to take over the National Football League.
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I guess it makes sense... if you believe in screaming at town hall meetings because you believe there will be Death Panels killing your grandparents while brainwashing digital waves come therough the television to indoctrinate your children to become part of a personal army that is better armed than the U.S. Army. Yeah, makes sense.
Hail, Hail!!!
You should see Ann Coulter and S Hannity how they are splitting hairs on how Rush lost his bid for a team. They are asking the question how could this happen in America to conservatives and how Rev. Sharpton can he force this blah blah to happen?
The odd thing is that most of the NFL owners might all be conservatives too.
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for one, several owners have come forward and said that they will vote against him becoming a part owner of the franchise. if they vote against you, you can;t own a team. period. he was going to be too much of a liability for the checketts team. all it would have taken is the number one overall draft pick next year (which we are virtually assured to get since we are so horrible) to refuse to sign or refuse to play for rush. it would be very detrimental to the franchise. also several players have come forward and publicly stated that they would not even consider playing for the rams if traded here and would not sign here as a free agent. checketts did what he had to do and kicked rush to the curb. the local sports media here has written several columns and op ed pieces the last week that pretty much said he should not be allowed to purchase any piece of the team.
the only people supporting rush are his flock of dittoheads that are commenting on the articles posted on the post dispatch's website. you know the ones, the typical teabaggers that have avatars that are the american flag or the "don't tread on me" flag that are spouting rush's typical talking points and complaiing of reverse racism and discrimination.
the funny thing is he is blaming obama for this. he will never admit that he has been hanged by his own words. if you make you living in the world of partisan politics, you should not be surprised if people do not welcome you with open arms. its about time rush finally felt what it is like to have his words held against him.
i think mark cuban said it best in his blog....
http://blogmaverick.com/2009/10/13/why- ... eam-owner/
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
"I mean, let’s face it, we didn’t have slavery in this country for over 100 years because it was a bad thing. Quite the opposite: slavery built the South. I’m not saying we should bring it back; I’m just saying it had its merits. For one thing, the streets were safer after dark."
"You know who deserves a posthumous Medal of Honor? James Earl Ray [the confessed assassin of Martin Luther King]. We miss you, James. Godspeed."
"Have you ever noticed how all composite pictures of wanted criminals resemble Jesse Jackson?"
"Look, let me put it to you this way: the NFL all too often looks like a game between the Bloods and the Crips without any weapons. There, I said it."
"The NAACP should have riot rehearsal. They should get a liquor store and practice robberies."
"They’re 12 percent of the population. Who the hell cares?"
"Take that bone out of your nose and call me back (to an African American caller)."
"I think the media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well. I think there’s a little hope invested in McNabb and he got a lot of credit for the performance of his team that he really didn’t deserve."
Limbaugh's lifelong dream of owning black guys has got him bummed out now.
When will the opposition to these kinds of blowhards learn to just ignore them?
was like a picture
of a sunny day
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
― Abraham Lincoln
was a fat drug addict- lets give him that at least- was
but things you do and say do come back to bite you in the ass
I think this happening to Rush is a tipping point to what Conservatives in general accept as part of their team. If most of the NFL owners are Republicans (I have no idea), then this is a definite sign that they see Limbaugh as a Radical...and no longer want association with him. The beginning of the end for Limbaugh? Hopefully so.
Whatever, but the hypocrisy pisses me off.
is that a fact? you republicans can't get any more cynical can you?
sharpton and JJ are men of the cloth and social activists. they have no business owning a franchise for one thing. secondly they could never afford to buy in. thirdly, i am sure the nfl owners would block them as well, so this argument is completely pointless.
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
What if it were Michael Moore? Would the same thing happen? (I'd think so)
edit: not to mention there are players who said they wouldn't play for him...
Good point...to bad no one gets it!
if if were a fifth we'd all be drunk...
I'd be willing to bet if Al or JJ (whoever that is, Judge Judy perhaps
and really, the only person to blame about rush losing the bid is rush...
I could care less if Rush gets a team. He's an assclown like the other guys I mentioned. But he certainly gets more scrutiny then them...that's the hypocisy that annoys the shit out of me.
what's so hypocritical about it...? do you think rush is being treated unfairly...?
Not really, what you say should matter. The people calling out Rush are the hypocrites as they are just as racist but sit on the other side of the fence.
aaaah, I get you...yes, Al and Rush have a lot in common...I see your point about that...
In this context I don't think it was either JJ or Al who made the difference. Team Owners were already lining themselves up and players made a call to suggest they would not play for RL team.
Of course he would...that is precisely why I said they are the same. As for players not playing for any new owner...you are under contract, you will live up to your contract and play 100%.
Sharpton threatens to sue Limbaugh over column
The ASsociated Press
10/18/2009
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/s ... enDocument
NEW YORK — The Rev. Al Sharpton on Saturday threatened to sue conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh for writing in a column that the civil rights leader played a role in two New York race riots.
In a column published by the Wall Street Journal on Saturday about his derailed bid to become part-owner of the St. Louis Rams, Limbaugh accuses Sharpton and the Rev. Jesse Jackson of making comments that helped get him booted from a group that was trying to buy the NFL team.
Limbaugh derided Sharpton as having played "a leading role in the 1991 Crown Heights riot" and the "1995 Freddie's Fashion Mart riot."
Those comments prompted a quick retort from Sharpton, who called both allegations false.
Sharpton was not present for or involved in the rioting in Brooklyn's Crown Heights section in August 1991, during which hundreds of blacks were involved in attacks on the neighborhood's Jewish residents. He did deliver a eulogy at the funeral of the youth whose death in a traffic accident triggered the violence, but that didn't happen until the violence ended.
Sharpton also wasn't present on Dec. 8, 1995, when a lone, black gunman burst into Freddie's Fashion Mart, a Jewish-owned business in Harlem, started shooting and set the building on fire. Seven people died. There was no riot.
Sharpton's organization had, like other black groups, been involved in picketing the business over its plans to expand into space occupied by a black-owned business, but he said he couldn't be blamed for the madman's rampage.
"Unless Mr. Limbaugh apologizes and clarifies his statements, attorneys for Rev. Sharpton will move forward with a lawsuit," said a written statement released Saturday by Sharpton's spokeswoman. "He has the right to criticize Rev. Sharpton, but he does not have the right to accuse him of criminal activity, and riots and murders are criminal."
A spokesman for Limbaugh did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
Can't these 2 racist assclowns just have a good old fashioned duel to finish this?