Go Home Rush Limbaugh

[Lady's Human]

Take one league, complete with convicted felons, both players and coaches.

Now take Mr. Goodell's statement about not wanting to bring controversy to the league.....




You don't want controversy? Then get Ray Lewis (oops, Ray wasn't convicted, one of his posse took the fall for him), Michael Vick, and the other 30 some odd active players who are convicted felons off the damned field, boot the convicted felons from the Hall of Fame in Canton, then I'll believe you.

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I think LH covered it nicely.

However in a private transfer the seller can object to one of the buyers and not sell.

Double standards are afoot!

[Edwina's Secretary]

Take one league, complete with convicted felons, both players and coaches.

Now take Mr. Goodell's statement about not wanting to bring controversy to the league.....




You don't want controversy? Then get Ray Lewis (oops, Ray wasn't convicted, one of his posse took the fall for him), Michael Vick, and the other 30 some odd active players who are convicted felons off the damned field, boot the convicted felons from the Hall of Fame in Canton, then I'll believe you.

I could not care less about controversy. Or football. Don't even know or want to know who these guys are. I have enough trouble keeping the illegal drug user radio heads straight from the sexual harasser radio heads.

I am interested in the Red Letter Day for free speech you spoke of.

Druggie Limbaugh likes it when people admire him for his "freedom of speech" but cries when people don't like him for his "freedom of speech."

What a baby.

Freedom of speech does not mean people have to like you, does it? So some people don't like him because of what he says. That doesn't strike me as an abridgement of his free speech rights.

[Lady's Human]

I have no idea whether Rush Limbaugh has said anything one way or the other about the ownership group cutting him.

The whole reason Mr. Goodell gave for not wanting Mr. Limbaugh as an owner was the controversy he would bring to the league.

That statement is absolutely priceless coming from someone who has allowed convicted felons on the field.


I find it particularly amusing that Al Sharpton (Tawana Brawley, anyone?), who has made just as many controversial statements as Rush Limbaugh, is opposed to Limbaugh as an NFL owner because of the statements he has made....which, when they were made, caused nary a ripple, and only became an issue days later. Despite the spin in the media, it wasn't a racist statement.

[Edwina's Secretary]

Still not answering the question!

Why was this a Red Letter Day for Free Speech?

Does Al Sharpton own a team?

[Lady's Human]

Al doesn't own a team, he doesn't have the money for it.

He, however, lead the charge against Limbaugh buying the team.

The free speech comment is a throw away, really, just a figure of speech tossed in.

[lizbud]

Ole Rush is just a big crybaby. Seems he already has history with
Pro sports.


Quote:
Limbaugh's history hurt his participation in the bid. In 2003, he was forced to resign from ESPN's "Sunday NFL Countdown" 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."


http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4562338

[Lady's Human]

The comments about McNabb were why the NFL was in such a huff about him possibly buying part of a team.......but no one said a damned thing about the comments for 3-4 days.

Tom Jackson and Michael Irvin were on set with Limbaugh at the time, and neither one of them skipped a beat, they kept on discussing what they were talking about.

Given Mr. Irvin's mouth, if there was a real problem with what was said, I believe he would have said something. He's not exactly known for reserving comments on statements.