Over the past week or so, much has been made of a group of buyers making a bid to purchase the St. Louis Rams. The prominent name in this group is Rush Limbaugh. And now, the liberals are having a field day trying to discredit Rush and have the deal thrown out, even though there is no deal on the table at this time.
Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson have come out and called Rush a racist, stating that he has no business being an owner in the NFL, especially since most of the players are black. They cite no evidence of racism. Rather, they only make a proclamation, knowing that just being called a racist is enough to harm anyone's reputation beyond imagination. I find this to be very ironic, coming from 2 of the most race-driven men in America today. These guys are an embarrassment to the human race.
Now, the owner of the Indianapolis Colts has come out against any Limbaugh ownership in the NFL. Why? I thought he ran a classy organization. I am not sure what kind of businessman makes this kind of decision based on no facts at all. The former coach of the Colts, Tony Dungy, has been on Rush's radio program to discuss the book that he wrote. This doesn't sound like a racist action to me. It does not sound divisive to me.
There are players out there who said that they would not play for a team owned by Limbaugh (I heard Chad Ochocinco say this, as if Rush would want this slacker on his team anyway). Well, good for them. I am sure that there are a lot of other players that would have no problem playing for Rush. He would have no problem getting good players on his team.
If Rush was a racist, why would he have Dungy on his program? Why would his chief call screener be black? Why would he even be interested in owning an NFL team, if the majority of players are black?
The man has a love for the NFL, as is quite apparent when you listen to his show. He is a Steelers fan, although I can't figure out why (Rooney is big-time Democrat who is now ambassador to Ireland, thanks to the President). And let's not forget the so-called Rooney rule, which wreaks of racism (as it does not guarantee that a job will go to the most qualified individual and it assumes that minorities cannot compete on a level playing field).
If Rush owned an NFL team, it would not be for the money that he would stand to make from it. It would be due to the fact that he likes football. He would buy a team because he wanted to win.
This whole thing has nothing to do with racism. The same people that are out there decrying divisiveness and discrimination now find themselves doing those exact same things in opposition to Limbaugh. Hypocrisy? You bet.
And where is the media? Are they reporting the facts? No, they are not. Rather, they are parroting the quotes that are attributed to Rush, but have been shown to be fabricated or taken extremely out of context.
As far as I am concerned, I think this would be good for the Rams and the NFL. Commsissioner Goodell - Don't be a coward and cave in to the hate-mongers. Don't buy into this. Prove to everyone that you have the moral courage to stand up to these haters and that you won't be bullied or strong-armed to make a bone-headed move for you and the league.
Also, the St. Louis Rams are a company. They should be able to sell to whoever they want. the league should have no say in this whatsoever. But since the NFL has a salary cap and revenue sharing, full-fledged socialism within the league is on its way. The Rams are not owned by the NFL or the other 31 owners, so the team is not theirs to sell.
