Too bad all of this has to come as the product of a poisonous slander campaign.
The alleged reason Rush is out is some allegedly racist comments he made in the past. Reality seems to have lost its place in the world, at least when it comes to minority ownership of football teams. To recap:
Quote #1 - Slavery wasn't all bad because it built the South and the streets were safer at night.
Quote #2 - James Earl Ray should be given an award posthumously for the good he did.
Now these aren't exact quotes but are close enough to what's being used in the media. One reason they aren't exact quotes is because they were never said by Rush. They are being sourced to Wikiquote by some jackass who used those fake quotes in a book. No other source but Wikiquote has been produced. Supposedly he said them in 1998. If he did say them it should be easy to find. Everything he has said in the last 20 years has been recorded or broadcast on TV. You can get every episode of Chico and The Man on DVD these days, I'm sure you can find the audio archives of Americas number one radio talkshow. So I will assume that these are all fraudulent until somebody produces some audio or video.
Quote #3 - NFL games often look like a fight between Crips and Bloods without the weapons.
This has long been a concern for both football and basketball and has been discussed publicly before. David Stern has been waging a media war for years trying to erase the idea that the NBA is just full of neck inked thugs. That's why the Artest in Detroit melee was such a big deal. Anybody ignoring this just isn't being realistic. So Rush gets a "no racism" pass on that too.
Who exactly are the main players here against Rush?
Race merchant Jesse Jackson - Cheats on his wife, Duke Lacrosse, Hymie Town!
Racist Al Sharpton - Tawana Brawley, Duke Lacrosse, Don Imus, Reggie's anti-hymie bonfire.
Sheila Jackson Lee - Politician using her position to attack a private citizen on the floor of Congress, numerous idiotic statements, accused capitol security of being racist for stopping her for failure to provide security clearance.
DeMaurice Smith - Active Obama supporter.
Some NFL players - If any of you listen to rap music, your opinions are null and void.
A person should be honored to be opposed by this group. It would be comical if the media didn't give this collection of race merchants legitimacy.
Aside from the politics, this is a bad move for the NFL.
Rush has everything you want in a minority owner. A large fan base, tons of money that is expanding (no trust funds or stock options, just cash) and most importantly, a passion for the game and a vested interest in keeping the team in St. Louis (Rush was born in Cape Girardeau, MO). Of all the potential owners, how many do you think are passionate about keeping the Rams in St. Louis? Less than the amount who want to move it, I'm willing to bet.
One of the biggest sports tragedies in recent memory was the theft of the Supersonics. They had a good fan base, team history and recent shots at the title. They were stolen away to Oklahoma City only because the city wouldn't highjack the taxpayers for a new stadium. St. Louis also has awesome fans and just recently had one of the most exciting teams in the history of the sport in The Greatest Show on Turf. And now they are in danger of being gone as well. Why? Because the owners are broke, like many other former rich guys in this economy. The list of St. Louis natives who have the dough to buy the Rams is short to nonexistent. But LA is just sitting there like a snake waiting to strike. Potential owners have been trying to get a team back there for years and they may now get the chance to do so on the cheap.
The sad irony is that I seem to be the only one to remember that St. Louis saved the Rams from total obscurity and irrelevance when they were playing in . . . . . wait for it . . . . . . LOS ANGELES! That's right, a city that bailed on the team once before may well get it back from the city that made it relevant again, just awesome.
Now it was no guarantee that the Checketts/Limbaugh bid would have won anyway. The team could just as easily have been sold to some LA based group even with Rush in the fold but the way this went down is disgraceful. It was pure politics, nothing more. Liberals wanted to hurt Rush, no more, no less. This shameful ordeal proved once again that liberals are only interested in open mindedness and freedom to be you and me if, and only if, you happen to be liberal as well. If somebody happens to be conservative though, then you can play the insidious racist card, which is one liberals love because there is no good defense to it, and just invent quotes out of thin air to support your already bogus argument. And because the media shills for leftists with a lack of shame that is becoming more and more galling by the day, this behavior is being rewarded.
So go ahead and gloat Jackson, Sharpton, etc. the media has handed you another fake victory upon which you can build your fraudulent credentials. The only victims are the truth, St. Louis and something called personal dignity. Things you folks care about very little.
And look out Minnesota, St. Louis is getting to ready to head back to the singles bar and they're already eyeballing your date.
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