Just when I was gettiing excited about watching football in Denver, looks like I’ll work in the yard on Sundays.
Limbaugh is out after all the ninny’s worried about his negative impact about how people might feel about him being a minority owner. Love Limbaugh or hate Limbaugh, if you have conservative leanings this is a very dark day. We have a president that admits to a ‘little blow’ and spent most of his time with ACORN. He’s OK to have as president, but a radio talk show host is too radical to own a football team?
I was watching Mike&Mike this morning and the skinny Mike was talking about how Limaugh had to be bounced since there was not upside to having him as an owner. Well I’ll tell you there is a downside to shunning someone that is a bit right of center and a lifelong NFL fan. I’m not watching anymore games this year, and I’m thinking about finding some local and national NFL advertisers and tell them that I’m not happy.
I don’t want to hear any happy horseshit about how the NFL didn’t do this, they stood bye and let it happen. I guess they don’t like conservative money, so boom, they don’t get any of mine.
An ACORN President and we are ‘redlining’ who can own a NFL franchise.
I know,that friggin crazy right?!? Count one more who wont be watching nfl games.
Good point too that we can have such a radical left POTUS but people are making a big deal about who owns an nfl team???
The guy knows & loves the game too…I think he would have been an asset on his passion alone. The NFL comish should be ashamed as should the owner of the Colts for their comments.
I expected as much from the left to pull the race card.
It’s no wonder college ball continues to grow…I miss the old days of the nfl.
I, for one, find it curious how a league that has let how many felons back on the field suddenly finds a sense of morality when it comes to a radio talkshow host buying into a team.
You are really faulting the NFL for not wanting a drug addict to own a team?
It is a business, what other business would want a branch of their company to be run buy a drug addict?
Ah. So it’s his past drug problems that are the deal breaker. I suppose that’s fair since the NFL has made a tremendous effort to rid themselves of all the players with substance abuse problems…
I have not heard one mention of his drug history in regards to this and I suspect it is because of it being thrown back in their face in regards to the players as you mention.
Not that I was a huge football fan to begin with, but I lost any and all interest in the NFL following Albert Haynesworth despicable conduct during and following the October 1, 2006 game when he stomped on Gurode’s face. Oh, but he was real sorry afterword seeing how he nearly killed the man because he had a temper tantrum and a criminal record. Now he is “the most dominant defensive tackle in the league.” What an awesome message we’re sending to the youth in this country.
I guess the President of the United States. BHO admits to wide spread drug abuse as a youth. So, Rush got addicted to pain killers and got himself cleaned up, what a horrible story to tell.
BHO, the ACORN guy, is President.
Franken, the un-funny profane comic, is in the Senate.
Charlie Rangel is still in the House.
And Rush Limbaugh gets the heave-ho.
Didn’t get a chance to listen to him today, what was Rush’s spin on it? I hope he shuts down the swichboards of NFL sponsers. Screw it, tear it all down.
What’s a rich, white guy have to do to get a fair shake anymore?
All because he wants to own his hometown football team. I hope STL ends up with the worlds least used convention hall.
let’s not forget Ray Lewis, two guys knifed to death in Atlanta, he mails the murder weapon home too Baltimore and walks. I know it was his 2 buddies in the Limo that took the wrap but he was complicit in some way even if just after the fact trying to protect 2 killers.
Limbaugh as an owner would have been a PR disaster for the league and it would have been a problem for the players. Remember the trouble Limbaugh got into with his comments about Donovan McNabb. Limbaugh said:
The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well. There is little hope invested in [Donovan] McNabb, and he got a lot of credit for the performance of this team that he didn’t deserve.
The guy basically said that McNabb could get by with doing less because he was black. Now if people believe that, that’s their deal but when you’re a media personality and you say it, you get to learn that free speech does not mean protection from people choosing not to do business with you. If Limbaugh suddenly came out in support of N.A.M.B.L.A. and radio stations dropped him, I doubt I’d hear very many of you complain that his he was being punished for expressing his deeply held convictions.
The NFL doesn’t want anything to hurt the brand. The controversy that Rush Limbaugh thrives on and that has made the man obscenely wealthy is exactly what the NFL does not want its brand associated with. The NFL appeals to people regardless of party affiliation, race, religion, or creed. Why should it mess that up to have Rush Limbaugh in its ranks as a minority owner?
The funny thing about the situation is the people who own NFL teams tend to be rich, conservative, white guys so it’s ironic that they’re making a dollars and cents decision to not let Rush in the club.
Lol,your kidding,right? A drug addict involved with the NFL? I gurantee 100% of the NFL player"s who would get a drug test would test positive for steroids!
