Stand Up Notes From Flyover Country: Boycotting the NFL
by Jeffrey JenaThere was a time when the National Football League ownership ranks were filled with hard hitting men. Guys who had played the game and knew how to take a hit. Now it is full of preening prima donnas who would rather play politics than football. Many of them are frustrated athletes or dilettantes whose daddies left them a football team in their wills. These armchair quarterbacks have proved their football and business ineptitude by fielding “professional” teams that go season after season with fewer wins than the fingers on the hand of an inept shop teacher.
Recently, conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh was asked to bring his considerable financial help to a group trying to buy the St. Louis Rams in order to keep the team in St. Louis. Rush is a Missouri native and a huge fan of the game, so it seemed like a natural fit. Rush was to be a minority partner in the group. He wouldn’t be picking in the draft or calling plays, just putting his money up and perhaps switching his allegiance from his beloved Steelers to the lowly Rams.
The mention of Rush’s name is like nails on a chalkboard to some liberal elements in America. No opportunity to try to reduce his stature or influence on the political discussion is ignored. Any chance to stop anything Rush does is seen as a political statement. There is a far left-wing in the Democrat party that hates him and what he stands for so deeply that I think if Rush really wanted to stop the government takeover of health care all he would have to do is say that he supports it and those folks would assume it to be evil and walk away from their plans.
So when Rush was mentioned as a part of the group bidding to take over the Rams, the call was sounded on the far left. The usual suspects hurried to get in front of the cameras and denounce Mr. Limbaugh with lies and misquotes. Under political pressure, the NFL owners folded like the Lions’ defense and chose anti-Semites and race pimps for their new minority partners rather than a man who worked for his money. The excuse given was that Rush was too divisive a figure to be involved with the NFL. As if having Keith “Overbearing” Olbermann on the sidelines or the press box as an official part of the game isn’t enough to make a large percentage of NFL fans consider switching over to the figure skating on another network. There seems to be a bit of bias against conservatives in the NFL, and even though a number of RINO’s and country club Republicans own teams. Not a single owner spoke up for Rush, not one.
Don’t misunderstand, I believe it is the NFL owners’ proverbial ball and they are free to do as they wish. They want to pick appeasing the left over allowing Rush a few shares of a team, that’s their business. I won’t even get into the people that already own teams or parts of teams and what their backgrounds may be.
However, the next time they come to me and ask for my support to buy a ticket, watch a game or vote for a bond issue for a stadium, they can ask someone else. As of today, for me, the NFL no longer exists. I am thinking that there are a lot of folks who feel the same way. This past Sunday I watched no NFL football. You know what? I’m still alive! Next Sunday I don’t know what I’ll be doing but it will be something besides watching the NFL.
Join me if you wish and maybe we can show the owners how capitalism works.
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Not quite sure I'm willing to go there yet. But the last NFL licensed merchandise has been purchased in my house. Similarly, since Dave Checketts decided he didn't like Rush's money anymore, I can only assume he doesn't like mine either. Blues? Blah!
Amen, Jeffrey. Apparently, George Soros is a perfectly acceptable minority owner (in the same consortium that dumped Rush) and the rabid leftist Keith Olbermann is not a divisive figure for some inexplicable reason. Outrageous. I followed and loved the NFL my whole life, but this is too much. The NFL owners have become functionaries of the Obama Apparatus.
Oh yeah Jeffrey, this idea has legs. Good luck. Hey, whatever happened to Rush suing the reporters who called him racist. Did he say he was going to do that or was it just wishful thinking on the part of this site's followers.
Isn't it ironic that the NFL owners show how some socialist ideas can work? The salary cap, revenue sharing, the draft… all instituted in the name of serving the 'greater good' and creating parity. And the NFL seems pretty damn successful in employing these anti-capitalist policies, the very nature of which ideologues such as Mr. Limbaugh rail against on a regular basis.
Rush is an adult that understands personal accountability; if you stir up crap for a living (which he does, and is paid handsomely for it) you ought not be surprised if things get a little crappy now and then. If you want to champion conservatism, ask Rush to accept his personal responsibility (and share of blame, if you have to call it that) for the inclement political climate in which he finds himself instead of blaming the left… you do understand that Rush is unliked by a lot of centrists too, right?
Funny thing, I came to the same conclusion a few years back but not because the NFL was bad, I just found a better product, NASCAR. Seriously, I never thought I would watch a car race but I have spent the last two years worth of Sundays and occasionally Saturday nights watching NASCAR Sprint Cup Races. It's good stuff, no kidding…
I'm married to my college and high school (one of the country's top prep programs) teams, so I could care less what happens in the NFL.
I grew up cheering for one team, but I had enough of it, so I picked a new team: The Dallas Cowboys. It's a team I can get behind, win or lose. I like Jerry Jones' worldview — and more importantly, he's one of the last of the old guard … a true maverick, who is committed to exceptionalism.
In the AFC, I cheer for the Cleveland Browns, because I love Paul Brown, Otto Graham, Paul Warfield, and their history. Plus, I hate the Obama-loving Dan Rooney and his Steelers.
I still don't buy NFL merchandise because of the communist revenue-sharing policies — I don't want to subsidize the loser mentality that's so rampant among the owners.
I just love football.
is there any way we can include college football in this? no playoffs, why? please dear G@d let it be a boise/iowa championship game.
I watched college football on Saturday, enjoyed every game. On Sunday we had the tv on Fox News and the Food Network. Done with the pathetic NFL. I did have some respect for the NFL, seeming to try to not have as many thugs as the NBA promotes. No more. The race hustler brothers of Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson can now fill their stadiums and buy all the over priced merchandise.
I won't call it a boycott, I just won't turn on the NFL any more. My friend that has season tickets to the Seahawks has already decided he won't be renewing.
There is a way that the NFL can fix this, but it requires having a spine and I don't think that Roger Goodell has one.
I'm sorry, I just find this idea a bit silly. When certain churches decided a few years ago to boycott Disney, they didn't exactly bring the company to its knees. Which was okay with me, because although the company was sponsoring some truly obnoxious films through Miramax, they also provided some wonderful products through Pixar and there theme parks that brought delight and memories to my kids.
Rush himself has always been a sceptic about the worth of boycotts. I'm a regular Rush listener. I'm also a 49ers fan. I'm not about to give up either, because of the petty smears of Al Sharpton.
Mr. Jena,
If you owned a business that catered to the general public, would YOU hire Mr Limbaugh? You'd be foolish to do that as he is a tremendously polarizing character, of his own making. The time and effort you'd spend fending off negative publicity would swamp your operation.
I often agree with Limbaugh's views, but I won't join your boycott, as my allegiance and love for the Bears and the NFL is much greater than my allegiance to any political entertainer, or politician for that matter.
Now boycotting Keith Overbite and anything he does for NBC? That comes naturally.
I used to watch football because my then-wife was (and still is, I think) a fan of the Tennessee Titans and her parents were also football fans.
Now that she's the ex-wife, I only catch the occasional Super Bowl…and even then, the commercials are more fun.
You do understand the legal implications of defamation, right?
You do understand the concept of a double standard, right?
The irony is that you apparently didn't read/understand the article.
T Ryan wrote:
"Amen, Jeffrey. Apparently, George Soros is a perfectly acceptable minority owner (in the same consortium that dumped Rush)"
Soros was NOT part of Checketts' ownership group:
http://stlouis.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/20...
http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/index.cfm?fuse...
Note to self…buy more chalkboards and grow those fingernails.
As so often happens when the "R" word is used as a political tool, reason and fairness were lost in the mix. No one in or associated with the NFL considered whether it was reasonable or fair to deny an investment opportunity to someone with the money to invest in an NFL team, someone who had been invited to invest. The NFL should keep in mind that liberals haven't been good for the entertainment industry.
Centrists and moderates are just closet democrats. They're the people that act undecided until the last minute when they decide to vote democrat. If they had half a brain, they'd be conservative to begin with.
Not very observational or apolitical of you to make those statements, is it?
Rush actually never said it…but then again, you probably think he actually made all those racist quotes, too.
And if you disagree with me, then you're probably a racist.
I'm not suggesting that defaming Rush is defensible; it's not. You will get no argument from me on that point. But to suggest that the general public's perception of Rush Limbaugh has everything to do with a couple of maliciously false quotes as opposed to his decades of snarkiness over the airwaves, you are fooling yourself.
And I'm not really aware of anything that involves human beings that doesn't also involve a double standard in one form or another. Crap happens.
His "beloved Steelers"? Hell. That's breaking news to me. When did Rush become a Steeler fan? Obviously I don't listen to the show.
And NeoConJedi….don't bring a knife to a gun fight. Linking Obama and the Rooney's to what is going on the field is a slippery slope. Besides you insult my (black &) golden retriever – named Rooney – because he is a true patriot.
Look if you truly just love football then you should embrace what the STeeler Organization is all about. It's called integrity. And "communist revenue-sharing policies"? Dude are you kidding me? What people just don't get is that the NFL 'IS' THE ENTITY. Each team represents 1/32 of THE ENTITY. Let's say that 31 of the 32 teams folded who would that last team play on Sundays? Themselves? I know Jerry Jones would like to think that the Cowboys represent America's "Team" but sorry Jerry…YOU are just 1/32. And your new scoreboard is also calling your 1/32 of the NFL a bunch of losers. rofl
Now if you really want an issue regarding the NFL then look no further than suspect officiating which effects who covers the betting line. I see it far more in college football. Just watch the drive from last Saturday when the Florida Gators scored their last touchdown. Let's just say the Gators were never going to lose that game. It's BS…..errrr the BCS.
The funny part about the Magic Negro bit, was that he ripped it off the LA Times, from writer David Ehrenstein (Jewish-conspiracy theorists, eat your heart out).
Source here: http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la...
Rush didn't invent the Magic Negro. He merely reported it, lampooned it, and got a bunch of liberals' knickers in a knot.
The NFL hasn't been on my radar for an entertainment choice for years, primarily because of the money- grubbing tactics of the owners- I mean, come on- 7 bucks for a beer? $75 bucks for a seat? Really?
I mean, this extends to all sports- I just said no- if I go see a ball game, I find more joy in little league or Pop Warner, I see more flair and enjoyment in a pick up game of B- ball than I do in the NBA.
Plus that, I don't have to read of the latest felon to be "allowed" back in the league- that gets so tiresome.
Rush has plenty of money, and the NFL could have used his popularity more than they could use Michael Vick, but since they love to shoot themselves in the foot, who am I to stop them?
Have not and do not watch the NBC football games, just really hate most of the anouncers. Not politically, they just annoy me. Now if Boomer Eisienson (sp) whould go there, I would enjoy TV Pro football more.
"Now it is full of preening prima donnas who would rather play politics than football. "
The NFL is JUST SO GAY!!!!!!!
Unlike Rush whose heterosexual credentials are utterly impeccable.
There is a puppet on the right. There is a puppet on the left. The same guy holds both puppets. Am I missing something?
Is there any business where something like this would be allowed to go on? Let's reverse this situation and see if the same holds true. Al Sharpton wants to buy a McDonald's franchise. Would McD not give him a license because of his political views? Free country, Free markets! And you're free to do want you want with your money! and you're free to be a ignorant moron!
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la...
Read it. Limbaugh didn't invent the "Barack the Magic N____" routine. David Ehrenstein at the LA Times did. Rush just reported it, lampooned it, and caused liberals the country over to get their knickers in a knot.
The same logic then should have been applied to Micheal Vick, but we see he is still able to earn millions in the NFL. I am sorry, but this is a hypocritical standard.
Apolitical. You libs stuck it to Bush for 8 years and now we're suppose march in line with Barry?
I know exactly what you mean.
But if Delhomme could remember what color jerseys his team wore, I might still watch football.
Apparently, Keith Olbermann is not divisive. For me the point of the article is if you're opinionated and conservative, the NFL doesn't want you. Opinionated and liberal, why, come on in.
I think my neck would get sore watching cars drive around in a circle for 3 hours.
Wow, terrific fact checking there bubz. CNN wants you.
I never said anything remotely approaching 'marching in line with Barry.'
Both the right and the left are fatally myopic and out of touch with reality. They can see that about each other and will shout about it to the heavens… but somehow they do not recognize the same shortcomings in themselves.
I guess, whether R or D, it's better to ignore and deny our own hypocrisy than to admit it, face it, and use it to grow.
As a matter of fact it is cute! I prefer the EIB Gospel Singers too. But John Edward's "More of a woman than you" takes the cake.
And if you want to watch football and spend way too much money for over priced crap, feel free, its a free country.
That is, apparently unless your a conservative who happens to have the left down to a "T". Which says something about your real views on freedom and liberty.
We are probably coming at this from two different directions who happen to arrive with the same conclusion. Boycotting the NFL? I'd boycott the NFL the same way the NFL players would boycott Rush as an owner and turn down several million to play for another team. RIIIIIIIGGGHHTTT! It's going to take more than this although Soros sticking his nose in further could do it. For sure.
And embracing a media outlet that can make up stories and quotes and attribute them to political adversaries tells a lot about what is in your soul. Take a look in the mirror "Joe" because if your are really the "average" then we true Americans have our work cut out. Just be hopeful someone doesn't slander your children one day.
If I were those reporters, I'd be calling my lawyers, because when Rush is ready to hit back, he's going to smother them. Rick Sanchez already ran scared. He publicly apologized. Good thing for him Rush is most likely magnanimous to accept it.
I can't wait for the legal fireworks to commence!
Rush Limbaugh is too "divisive" for the NFL, but a rabid poodle like Keith Olberman is OK?
Eh… I don't particularly care for Pro-Football, so I think I will stick with my Sooners, even though they suck this year. Though if I do see a Vikings game on I might watch it just to see Adrian Peterson (former Sooner that got screwed out of the Heisman, IMO) play again…
I thought the commercials were the sole purpose of watching the super bowl….
You don't know crap about socialism, capitalism or economics do you? The analogy with socialism is a fallacy because what about all the players who try out, but aren't selected? Remember, socialism purports to be all inclusive, the exact opposite of the NFL. And wait for the next strike to tout how great all those salary caps are.
I listen to Rush all the time, so I guess you don't, or else you would have heard him, he's not that upset about the deal falling through, he's going after the MSM for attributing false quotes to him. And I look forward to all those liars in the MSM getting the crap right back in their face from El Rushbo.
It's going to be great!
I agree. The announcers are extremely annoying in both college and NFL broadcasts. My husband usually turns down the sound and we watche the game in silence. No, "blah, blah, blah listen to how smart I am" from a bunch of igmos whose grammar could use some work, by the way.
As long as Keith Olbermann is on the air with the NFL. The NFL is off in my house. I like Collage Football from now on!
I started my own, self-imposed NFL boycott here: http://bit.ly/2kEER8 after doing my own analysis on this stuation here http://bit.ly/4pV1NB and here: http://bit.ly/2Ag5Dr In fact, my take was linked to by the Village Voice of all people as part of their bigotry defense (You know, the usual right wing blogosphere hammer job kind of thing the left always does to those they disagree with,) here: http://bit.ly/GNmbT . As a result, though, I'm kinda forced to watch home improvement shows or something on my 72 inch HD TV every Sunday… sigh.
Thanks for a polite, respectful disagreement with the author. I'd much rather read one of these than like those other louts. That's always bugged me about liberals. They think crude, crass, insults equal signs of high intelligence, while its actually and indication of stupidity.
While I do support Rush, I won't be boycotting NFL for three reasons. My wife loves it so it will be on no matter what I say. Second, 48" of supper, super sweet plasma HiDef TV. And lastly, dangit, I love watching football!
Other than Rush & Checkett, no one knows who's in the group. Its all confidential while the deal is being worked through.
What we do at my house is turn down the sound (not off, but low enough so they're basically back ground noise) and then we announce it ourselves while we watch.
We've got a DVR, so we can show our own slo-mo replays too!
But you'll continue your Whole Foods boycott I bet. Support only those that think like you and call yourself tolerant. Its the liberal way. You are so enlightened.
All you NFL fans now is the time to become an NHL fan!
A spine, apparently. Every post you've put on here has been some defeatist, snarky remark about how everybody's corrupt and hypocritical, blah blah blah, while never giving your own opinions and beliefs in anything. It's easier for you to make some cynical generalization about people than stand up for yourself.
Piece of advice – nobody ever got anywhere by being wishy-washy. Pick the right side or pick the wrong side, but for God's sake, pick a side.
Sooners? Really? From your name I always had the impression you were a Kansas fan.
Hey there apolitical observer you neglect to realize that the NFL is a product that adds nothing to our lives, it is simply a game played for nothing more than our entertainment. And as such its existence, or nonexistence, would not change a thing in your daily life or mine. Are you actually advocating a draft of high school and college graduates into the various professions? Wow, I want to live in that society! You also neglect to point out that it is not really opened to everyone, since 99% of our population lacks the size, strength, and athletic ability to be competitive in that sport. If everyone could throw a pass with the same accuracy as Peyton Manning then I guarantee you NFL salaries would more closely reflect those of Home Depot. But again, you are correct in your original assessment of the NFL implementing socialist ideas, although I can make a pretty strong case against revenue sharing i.e. Detroit Lions. You know another place where socialist ideas work very well for the greater good??? How about Prisons! Ah, but that might be racist of me considering the number of NFL players who frequent them.
Do you know why Rush plays that parody? Yep, I didn't think you would.
And go ahead, buy all the NFL stuff you can. You'll have that much less money in your pocket. Thing is, I don't think you'll do what you're threatening….in fact, I KNOW you won't.
How well does that socialist thing work in the NFL again? The only reason it can work is because it is a closed system fueled by CAPITALISM. And they have NO competition. If they had to compete with another league to get players, you better believe that the cap and revenue sharing would be out the window. Trying to say because it works in a sports league is proof it can work in real life is just idiotic. Be socialist with your own money. Give all yours away before telling my congressman what I should do with mine.
That person is as sharp as a bowling ball……
The reporters have already been backing off. The threat, requested by Rush's fans but not directly by him, was enough to do the job. Plus his research folks found the origin of the quotes and have already dealt with that person.
Besides, what do you expect from a media outlet like CNN who will fact-check an SNL skit but won't bother to find out if what Rush said was true or not?
The NHL? You racist….
GO FLYERS!!!!!!
Yay! Another Sooner! And I'm with you. I never cared about the NFL. People like Michael Vick and Brett Favre made the NFL a joke to me long before this happened.
Maybe it's time for red state & blue state NFL teams that can represent people on the left or right. If the NFL wants to get into the political arena, that would be the way to go. I could then support the teams that have a conservative "bent", and boo the teams that are liberal. We could have the super-election-bowl every 4 years to determine the who the president will be. Of course a few of the teams would have to be moved around to give the appearance of parity, but that would give the census takers full time jobs. I haven't figured out all the logistics to doing this, but I'm sure many out there would have some good suggestions!
When the Baltimore Colts snuck off to Indianapolis in the middle of the night and it was allowed to stand, I lost all respect for the NFL. I hardly watch anymore, even when guys from my college team play there.
Nope… k8 = kate, blu = my fave color and jay = part of my middle name…
I came up with it a long time before I was a Sooner… 
So if anyone sees this name around the internet, it's most likely me…
Yup, I may not have been Sooner born or bred, but one day I will be Sooner dead…
It's my alma mater… and my choices where either OU or TAMU… and being from Raiderland there was no way on God's green earth I was becoming an Aggie…
and then I fell in love with the school… in particular the former School of Geosciences (which is where I started and then it split)
The Steelers are about "integrity"? Wow … that's news to me. Didn't the Rooneys acquire the Steelers on some gambling episode? And some "integrity": They claim to have a zero-tolerance policy, which they enforced when Cedric Wilson got in trouble, but when a star like James Harrison beats his wife, things change a bit, don't they?
I don't hate Dan Rooney — I've always appreciated his commitment to the pro-life movement. BUT THEN, he openly supports the most radical pro-abortion candidate in history — all because he gave a speech in Iowa that the man liked. That's really sticking to your principles.
As for Jerry Jones — he owns a FRANCHISE. He is not accountable for the other loser teams — he should not have to share his revenue with the Chiefs. "The entity" as you put it is better when owners like Jones elevate the level of competition. Not when "league" people bring everyone to the same level in the name of collectivism. If every owner was like Jerry Jones, the league would be much better.
The Rooneys pitched revenue sharing since the '40s, because they owned a dog-crap franchise all the way to the Steel Curtain years — look at the year-by-year records … they're pathetic. They — and the Meras — didn't want to be held accountable for their teams stinking.
I'm sorry, is football played on any day but Saturdays in the Fall (not counting those mid-week lunacies that is)????
I'm not sure I'd agree in your assessment of my posts as 'snarky', but I will concede that in the spirit of civility (as opposed to insulting people I've never met for daring to have a viewpoint that does not fall exactly in line with my own).
You seem to be convinced that there are only 2 options in any given scenario: A & notA.
Dualism is an effective tool to compare and contrast, but it's a dead end.
Here's a piece of advice for you: To be truly open-minded, one must consider close-mindedness a viable option.
You're wasting your breath. Useful idiots are useful because they're idiots. They'll believe whatever they're told to believe by their handlers.
I am right there with you! It will not be allowed on in my house.
Already decided. I'm not really a sports fan but was going to host a superbowl party at my place. That's not happening now.
Sorry ManicOtter, but you're wronger than wrong. I am a centrist/moderate which is code for social liberal, fiscal conservative. I have a Democrat's yard sign in my yard (a black Democrat, by the way) because the Republican running against him is a tax and spender who, when I voiced my opinion, basically told me to shut up. This was, of course, two years before he ran again. He thought I'm as dumb as the rest of the voters; that I'd forget. WRONG. But he is the ONLY Democrat I'm going to vote for this election (I live in VA). I am in fact friendly with one of the men running for deligate but he's running as a Democrat and my protest this year is I'm voting straight Republican ticket just because I despise what's going on in DC. (VA traditionally has moderate Democrats in state offices). In a word, by ya'll disparaging moderates/centrists, you're shooting yourself in the foot. We hate Socialism/communism/Marxism as much as you do, we just don't think the state has any right in people's personal lives any more than they do in our wallets.
There are a few players I enjoy watching so if they happen to be on Sunday, when I'm not busy I'll watch.
I haven't bought any NFL merchandise for years, not even a ticket. I will watch the games on Sunday, that's about as much "support" I give them. I don't plan on buying any "pickup trucks" or "beer" so their Ads are a waste of time, but if they want to waste their money on the Ads so that I can get Free NFL that's fine with me.
Its only free entertainment for us, and with the internet we've got plenty to chose from.
I think my brain would.
Time for a new league? But this time no PC crap… period!
Not watching NFL does nothing. Boycotting the sponsors and refusing to buy NFL paraphernalia does.
Oh, it's working alright. In the last 9 years, 2 teams have won 5 Super Bowls. That's nor parity. Because free-agency is a buyers' market, players' movements is limited. It's simply socialism for the owners.
In baseball — a FREE MARKET enterprise — 8 teams have won the World Series in 9 years. AND all but two teams in ALL of baseball have made it to the playoffs in the new format. No matter what system it it, the Royals and Pirates will stink.
Baseball has also watched its attendance increase each year until tis season.
You think collectivism is working for the NFL, but its fans don't care. It's a game for the masses, where people can watch men bash each other in the head every Sunday and Monday. Astute fans know that the game is being played at a very average level right now. The truly dynamic game is being played in the college ranks at the moment.
If you want to watch run, run pass all day, watch the NFL. It you want ingenuity, watch college football.
Interesting that you consider LImbaugh "polarizing" when he's basically presenting the conservative viewpoint. What's in play here is that for twenty or so years, the Left owned the media with no contradictory viewpoints allowed – a token here and there maybe (think Stossel on ABC) but for the main part nonending "liberal tell" as Nolte described it. I doubt most of us even realized we were being propagandized. I didn't for sure. Then, all of a sudden, while looking for an oldies but goodies rock station that had moved, I stumbled on Rush Lumbaugh and here was a man saying much of what I was thinking and thinking I had to be the only one. (Conservative/Libertarian views were never brought up because all of us thought we were out there on a limb by ourselves). Rush Limbaugh changed that. He infuriates me sometimes and I turn him off in a fury (I'm a moderate and he saws awful things about us that are not true).
No, Rush's sin is he gave conservatives a voice. Suddenly WE had someone attacking the wacky lefties the way the wacky lefties attacked us.
NFL football came on the other Sunday and this long faced wack job appeared on the screen discussing football. At first I didn't know who he was, but then I realized — here's Keith Olbermann, idiot child of NBC, making like he belongs commentating on a football game. Almost as amusing as our Dear Leader winning the Nobel prize. By the way, this just in. Barack just got the Nobel in medicine for getting a flu shot. Rumor is that he also won the Betty Crocker bake off after eating a Twinkie on AF One.
The NFL showing that socialist ideas work??? It works only because of the capitalist idea of providing a product that people will PAY for. Let's try paying all players the league minimum & see how that socialist idea works. As a long time fan of Rush's I am sure he is not boycotting the NFL. He sees it for what it is- a bunch of whiney leftists trying to squelch any voice that doesn't agree with them (Sarah Palin). He was ready for the firestorm, Checkett was not. The funny thing is, the big winner in all this is Rush- & don't think he didn't know that going in. The guy's a genius!
Tennis anyone?
We've had two weeks of spectacular entertainment with the Peiking Open followed by the Shanghai Open.
The male players have beefed up, hit the ball a ton, and use guile and strategy to win a point. (In truth, the female players have beefed up, too).
Djokovic and Davydenko played jaw dropping tennis in the semis in Shanghai. A lot more fun than watching a bunch of Neanderthals who can barely walk and chew gum at the same time run into each other head first.
And besides, Oldermann doesn't commentate!
Note that I said 'some' ideas. I'm not here as an -ist of any sort; I don't believe there is one right way for all things to be done. But the NFL succeeds, in no small part, because it finds a '3rd way', a mixture of capitalist and socialist ideas.
But let me apologize in advance if the suggestion that viewpoints from both 'sides' of an issue have merit is anathema to your existence.
Where is the pay and profit Czar regulating the NFL? I thought they were politically correct. Why are some teams allowed to win more than others. Everyone should be all equal under the new hope and change to the collective? Why are some teams allowed a better stadium but a bad team? The tickets are too high priced for the poor and they can't even watch a blacked out game on TV. What happened to the morals and ethics ?
I don't believe in public boycotts. There is very personal. But, after 40 years I ceased watching the NFL last week just as you did. I had a great day. I got my fall planting completed and watched some soccer. I don't care what others do but for me, I agree 100% that the commisioner's comments were unnecessarily divisive. There was no need for him to comment. He could have let the owners kill it in a vote. I was also offended that no owners or players stood up for Rush who is a huge football fan and whose love of the game kept me watching NFL last year when I got disgusted with my team.
Good by NFL.
Yeah, but we have to keep trying to cure the useful idiots of they're particular ailment. I used to be one, so I know it's possible.
Ironically, here's hoping for change.
You moron how are you going to afford all that mdse on your government check….shouldn't you be spending that hard earned dough on liquor and hos?
That is why I would say, give up an up or down vote. Let the owners make that business decision. The commissioner didn't give him the chance to get that vote. That is what angered me. I don't think anyone would object to an up or down vote based on the business interests of the owners.
Mr. Jena, I am right there with you sir. Excluding the times I was deployed with the U.S. Navy during the early 1980's, this past weekend was the first time since 1967 I did not watch professional football games during the NFL season. I have attended 100's of games throughout this country since I was was a child sitting at old Municipal Stadium in Kansas City (including the Christmas Day game between the Dolphins & Chiefs, longest in history) but will not do so again, nor will I spend any more money on officially liscensed NFL products for my grandchildren. The NFL has become a cesspool for liberalism at the rate they are goiung I expect them to do away with MVP trophies because it wil make those who do not win it feel bad. I won't go into the ridiculous penalities for touching a QB for I would hate to hurt their feelings. I will just say that if Tom Brady played during the days of Starr, Unitas, Jerguson, Tarkenton or Dawson perhaps he wouldn't mind having his mommy have to wash out his jersey. The arena football league picked a bad season not to play, for Americans love real football without politics.
"If you want to watch run, run pass all day, watch the NFL."
Beg to differ. Here's an example: This past Sunday the Eagles ran the ball 14 times and passed it 46 times…..the game sucked anyway unless you're a stinkin Raiders fan….
I don't think I'd call him a moron, as much as brain washed, I know, I used to be in that club. You're given the talking points, taught how to insult, and sent out to the trenches.
But after a while, the talking points no longer make sense, and the insults get old, and then you start to think.
The vibe I get from this guy is he's close to the tipping point of coming out of the swamp, but he still has the liberal tactics reflexes. I've been making it a point to reach out and see if I can help him out of the bog.
I would think that CNN's fact checking CNN would play a prominent part in any libel lawsuit. Rush's legal problem would be proving "actual malice". Failure to fact check does not constitute actual malice per the US Supreme Court. But the fact that CNN would fact check SNL but intentionally ignore checking out extremely questionable race quotes might meet the test of actual malice. Perhaps he could get the US Supreme Court to get is head out of its collective rear end and change the actual malice standard. It might help discourage the Olbermens and Becks of the world and make public discourse a little bit more measured. In any event should Rush sue and win (10% chance) he would recover millions if not hundreds of millions.
Because as far as modern liberals go, Rush is already guilty, so it doesn't matter how much they insult him.
Remember back to 2nd, 3rd grade, that part of your life. Remember how the class would all agree to pick out one single kid, and it was alright for every one to pick on and hate that one kid? That's what this is. The liberals think using that mind set, and they're just too dumb to realize not every kid in the class is on their side.
Arrested development.
right on brother!
Boycott the NFL? Oh sure, just when Favre has taken our Vikes to 6 & 0. Great timing!
Socialism for the owners… exactly. And what was it that Rush wanted to be? An owner?
Again, both sides are full of hypocrites. But pretending that your 'side' is not exhibits a sever lack of self-awareness.
Severe lack of self awareness, of course. Although perhaps self awareness can be severed, as well?
Actually Vick is getting the minimum this year. His name is mud, no endorsements, verbally abused where ever he goes. I don;t understand why the Eagles signed him at all. They don't need him and he brings nothing to the team except bad publicity and the occasional dork protestor….
But NEXT year he could stand to make millions but I doubt the Eagles are going to keep him.
And that's why I don't watch games on NBC. Olbermann is a complete POS but it's ok that he's a POS because he's a liberal nutbag POS…..
Jena,
We have the Bengals. It's as easy for us to drop football games as it is for us to drop a flaming bag of dog doo.
Running scared? I don't know what you'd call a casual "My bad" after the damage is already done, but I don't call that "running scared" — and I sure as f___ don't call it an apology, either.
I have to agree. Sundays in the fall are for football, after all is said and done they still have to play the games. And I loves me some football….
Am I missing something?
That your Bill Hicks quotes don't take us by surprise, perhaps?
seriously??
hey, at least you're not the Rams…..
I can't stand Rush. To me, he is just like Sharpton and Jackson only on the other side. They are all full of crap. That being said, it's sad when your choice of politics keeps you from being able to make an investment. Just like it's a shame that someone who prefers reefer over alcohol would be denied employment or education. In either case, one has nothing to do with the other. But hey, that's our country nowadays run by the self-righteous and the easily offended. We're in trouble !!!!!
I have a tendency to think people like the OP won't buy stuff, they wait until it's handed to them for free.
Ever go to a restaurant with a liberal? They always have to go potty just before the check arrives.
I'm not painting all liberals with the same brush, but it seems that every liberal I personally know has big expensive tastes, and wants other people to pick up the tab.
Don't go golfing with liberals, they generously spring for a a bucket of balls, then say "Your turn." when it comes to paying green fees, and then, they simply MUST have a cart, of course, on your dime.
This really happened to me.
It costs twice as much to split costs with liberals than it does to go alone.
Good point: The Eagles are an exception. Being a big fan of Paul Brown and Bill Walsh, I enjoy watching the Eagles because they're running the closest thing to the offenses those two engineered.
Boycott the NFL? *twirls hair* that's, um……baseball right? Yes, I'm a girl, and I'm just kidding, I know the NFL is really basketball…stop mocking me. But after what they did to Rush…don't care how cool they look making baskets from the other end of the court, I will no longer be watching.
Consider you boycott joined.
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My thoughts exactly! As the COTTON-CANDY MAN'S (All fluff and no substance) economy drops further and further into the dumps, I suspect more and more NFL owners will be wishing and hoping for some of Rush's $$$$$$!
Yes, seriously. Give it a try. Football players are on the field playing, what? Five minutes at most? On a good run, maybe ten yards? Rarely do they return a punt or a kickoff the length of the football field. So while they look like tanks or refrigerators with legs, other than the qb there's very little going on between the ears. Pro tennis players play points like a duel. With the new racquets and strings, the balls are traveling at 100 mph, serves faster. Federer (No 1) is a master of finesse and guile, Nadal (2) smacks the hell out of the ball every time, Djokovic (3) hits almost as hard as Nadal but slips in drop shots and lobs, Murray (4) is a master of defensive tennis, DelPotro (5) is 6'6" tall and hits line drives over the net. Give it a try. I think you'll be surprised at how exciting a good match can be. A lot more exciting than watching a bunch of obese men in funny outfits lining up against each other and charging.
Mr. Hill, didn't Obama win the MVP Sunday for superior watching of football?
We've been in trouble. You're just noticing?
WHEN SOME STATION HIRE THE MOST ABNOXIOUS PERSON YOU KNOW THAT THEY ARE IN TROUBLE AND WHO DO YOU THINK IS THIS PERSON WHICH HAS NO IDEA WHAT IS SPORTS NO OTHER THAN.
THE CLOWN ON NBC keith olbermann
The NFL doesn't want a patriotic American because he's 'divisive' but they'll welcome back with open arms a quarterback who forced dogs to disembowel one another and then electrocuted the dogs who wouldn't.
You NFL morons have just 'divided' me from your stupid game. Have fun playing with your balls, guys – I'm not watching any more.
Sounds like an apology to me.
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb-staff/2009/10/16/...
I do admit, its not Obama quality apology that begs forgiveness for hundreds of years of America destroying the world. But then again, doesn't really have to be.
And yes, running scared. Remember, Rush has enough in his back pocket to buy CNN. And if sics his lawyers on them, I'm damn right they're going to be scared.
Excellent suggestion to switch to NASCAR from NFL! In my family, the sports enthusiast preference was for college and non-pro teams, but then one pastime I got to sharing with my grandpa when he slowed down was watching and listening to broadcast pro events and games. Natch, we had to pick sides so as to make the time together more interesting — so I had the Cowboys as "my team." Having settled in here in Southern California, I kinda gravitated toward the Chargers. No more; I'm done with the NFL from here on out. Those were fake quotes, libelous against Rush Limbaugh, and anybody who refused to acknowledge that but instead went along is either completely corrupt or worthlessly cowardly. The footballers can — and should, in my book — go to hell.
I never say Rush said anything. I asked if he was still going to sue. I need you people to keep me up to date on all things Rush.
You can count me in as well. I wrote to Goodell and told him his kow-towing to liberal pressure groups, (Jackson, Sharpton) not to mention the racist-driven remarks from the players union, represented the same cowardice exhibited by the Banks to ACORN pressure and Color of Change intimidation toward Glen Beck sponsors. Goodell has succombed to political pressure. I don't need, nor want what he's selling. I've got much better things to do with my family's cash. Adios.
apolitical I see your point in what you are saying here but it's a tenous point at best. Is Rush Limbaugh or any other conservative voice being a hypocrite when it comes to parenting? Isn't being a parent acting as a dictator over their children? Should they give their 3 year old a right to vote on when they should go to bed or what is good for them to eat? As bbower1956 pointed out above the NFL is not an open free market enterprise. It is a closed franchise that is essentially a monopoly without a competing league. You cannot start another NFL team tomorrow even though you may have a city to host them, a stadium to play in, and all the money necessary to pay the players and employees to run a team. You can tomorrow start your own car company, computer company, hotel chain , or Professional Footbal League. So yes in the strictest terms Rush Limbaugh is a hypocrite. Congratulations, you got him! But you might want to change your screen name to "Stretch Armstrong" cause you are really reaching on this one. I will also commend you on your civility in this thread, you've kept your cool despite alot of turmoil, well done.
Boycott the NFL is a good idea.
Politicizing sports is another in a long line of outrages. This comes after leftists have done the same to: schools, healthcare, energy, pets, and… soda pop? There is censorship going on and it's the leftists doing the book-burning by stomping out anything they don't agree with. What happened to diversity?
Great point about the bond issues. I will follow your lead on that.
again Rush got to experience the hate from the hate America crowd
but, Rush knows that the patriots are behind him as he keeps cashing his checks and he laughs at the liberals all the way to the bank
liberal jealousy acknowledges no hypocrisy or limit on hate toward the Real Americans
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A real american would never use the word "Snarky". Go back to what ever hellhole you came from you soccer lover.
Since you pointed out for no reason that you were supporting a "black Democrat", you've proved that your a latent racist.
Your argument is completely weakened by the use of the word "snarky".
Drop dead.
… NFL is a product that adds nothing to our lives, it is simply a game played for nothing more than our entertainment …
You, Sir, probably beat your wife and spit at apple pie when you're not lighting kittens on fire.
Actually, Baseball is the only sport that is explicitly not a "Free Market" enterprise; it has exemptions from anti-trust laws granted to it by Congress.
Apoitical Observer incorrectly attributes "Socialism" to the NFL when more correctly it is functioning as a Monopoly, as does Baseball.
"You, Sir, probably beat your wife and spit at apple pie when you're not lighting kittens on fire"
While I do enjoy those things greatly, I'm just a bigger college football fan is all. Very funny AlistZ!
Alright, Hank – you are a fan of the Flyboys. Do you go back to the days of Clarkie, Hammer and Hound?
Didn't watch any NFL games last weekend. Probably won't next weekend either. The NFL is clearly hypocritical to support people with clear leftist ideology and/or obscene public behavior all the while denigrating and ostracizing conservatives. I will never buy any merchandise or other money-making venture by the NFL. And I won't until they make a public apology to Rush Limbaugh and create a more hospitable environment for conservatives as a whole.
I've been a fan of the Eagles since 1957 and grew up down the street from Steve Van Buren (I wonder how many B.H. readers know who he was?) Still, since I moved to east Tennessee, I am turning into a Lane Kiffen Tennessee Volunteers fan so I can pretty easily go through weekends without checking out the N.F.L. without breaking a sweat. I don't know what to do at Superbowl parties, though. Maybe heavy drinking coupled with an endless video loop of Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction?
Those reporters have been falling all over themselves retracting their stories and apologizing.
Oh hell yeah! Got to hang out with Larry Goodenough. My old neighbor was pretty tight with all those guys and man, the stories…..
I am on board. I hate how slowwwwww games are. And yes a LOT of players are pre-madonas and think there crap don't stink. I never cared for football anyway. Golf is a gentleman's sport anyhow. No ref's there b/c honesty takes the place of them. Imagine that????
Obviously you don't listen to Rush, because his has spoken for years how he became a Steelers fan when he worked on radio in the area in the 70s and has spoken about them with affection through the years. But you're not alone because there are a lot of people these days talking about what Rush says who have no idea of what he says. Though when a caller mentioned the Steelers on his show today, he said "Steelers? Who are they?")
Yeah I kind of doubt the NFL is a bastion of socialism working as some claimed.
Even with the revenue sharing there is still a wide margin between the best (the Patriots) and the worst (the Lions). If it were truly a shining example of how great socialism is, Ben Rothlisberger would have been forced to go to the Lions since obviously it isn't fair for the Steelers to have won the Super Bowl and for the Lions to not have won a game last year.
College ball is so much better that the National Fieldgoal League. I will schedule my Saturday around top 10 college match-ups but I only watch NFL when I don't have something better to do. I won't be able to get excited about the NFL until they adopt a college style OT. Last time I checked, the NFL team that wins the OT coin toss is the team that wins (usually by a field goal) over 80% of the time. YAWNNN
I hate to see Americans denied their life long dreams because of political incorrectness, even if the dream is to someday own black people.
It's nice to know that my lifetime disinterest in football has paid off.
I can finally call myself a "trend setter".
Now all I have to do is find away to bring back the original clackers. I'm thinking off calling them LG Balls (Liberal Glass Balls)
I was surprised that the NFL would reject Rush so quickly and completely. He has such a fan base with middle America, just the people I suppose are the biggest football fans. If I was a liberal NFL owner, I'd welcome the draw Rush's name would bring; after all, he's got between 15 and 20 million listeners. But then, if I was liberal, I wouldn't think logically, only emotionally. I guess that's the problem.
ROFL!
I like the argument that lefties have been spouting: "NFL ownership is a private club, and they can deny anyone membership for any reason that they want to." Reminds me of those private country clubs that used to not allow African Americans to join or to play golf there… Private clubs! Their own rules! Deny membership for *any* reason they want to! The_Logician
"I am now an NFL advocate"
I think that makes you a jock sniffer
Salient observation…whenever my sister in law and her "companion" come to visit, they disappear when the bill comes due…in fact, the last time I was deployed to Iraq, these cheapskates came to visit my wife, invited their daughters over, then freeloaded a ride back to Austin TX from Colorado, and not only did they not offer to pay for the gas, they wouldn't even buy lunch! Needless to say, they're dyed in the wool fruitcake Obamabots…but of course, when they visit…they're doing US a favor, just by being in our presence…total joke.
I was tickled pink (not in a communist way) when SPIKE TV started playing the Austrailian Rugby finals a few weeks ago. That was a contact sport worth watching — and even better, after spending the entire game trying to bash each others brains in, after the game was over they were shaking hands, hi-fiving, even a few hugs to the opposing sides. That's what the NFL lacks — players who genuinely love the game as opposed to loving the paycheck.
And I think Aussie rules football is a hoot too…
What about the "great" Michael Vick: A fine example of manhood if there ever was one. This piece of human filth, this scumbag, grabbed dogs by their hind legs and smashed their brains out. He drown and beat and electrocuted good, gentle dogs because they didn't want to fight.
No doubt Vick will burn in hell for his sins (regardless of his million dollar contract), but so will the Philadelphia Eagles (a scumbag team if there ever was one) for signing this devil. And what about that weak piece of crap Roger Goodell for allowing Vick back in. Boycott the sponsors of the NFL (or at the very least the Communist Network NBC and their Sunday Night Football).
People need to wake up and discover that the NFL is just a huge business with a bunch of millionaires running around. Of course, politically correct as well. They ought to rename the game "Helmet Ball". Outside of the USA, the game is laughed at. Have ever seen a rugby game. The players play offense and defense without pads and the clock keeps running with only a half-time break. NFL players are a bunch of millionaire wimps. Why anyone invests their time in this professional sport (or most others) is beyond me. When a business becomes this big, no game is completely left to chance. Plus, the players help each other get into the record books. They all need an asterisk after their names..! Say no to professional sports… Wimps..!
I'd join a boycott against the NFL, but frankly, people are joining my boycott of the NFL. I haven't watched a game in 20 years. The NFL has perverted a once noble and exciting sport. Gimme college or high school ball instead. At least those athletes still care.
The NFL. Where good athletes go when they sell their souls.
As a former Cleveland Browns fan, from back in the days of Brian Sipe and Red RIght 88 – anyone?- I can only say this – modern NFL games and players are basically big nothings. If a pig like Rush Limbaugh wants to buy a team, let him. Sell those season tickets to anyone who is stupid enough to buy. There are no home teams anymore.
Any fool who puts down the ridiculous price of a season ticket on their 'home team' deserves what they get. In Cleveland, that's less than nothing.
Carry on.
Rush was a piss-poor play-by-play announcer back in his early years. He didn't get better with time, either – atl least not where sports commentary was concerned. His current fan base doesn't mean squat when it comes to sports. He failed then, he's failing now.
The last owner of the Rams with balls was Georgia Frontiere– "Madam Ram"
That $10 a week your dad gives you isn't going to do much. Even your boyfriend's lemonade stand doesn't have enough income to really matter, but aren't you the cute little girl trying to act all grown up, getting all involved with adult matters….good for you….
Now go play while I show your mom what adults do when the kiddies aren't around.
So you must love that liberals have achieved their life long dream, since they've "owned" black people since the "great society" of LBJ was enacted. Margaret Sanger has also achieved this dream, although it's posthumous.
I wish I had time to respont to a lot of the great comments on this post. Thanks for reading and the feedback. There is one point I would like to make. Neither the NFL nor MLB is a "socialist" system. Both are cartels similar to OPEC. A group of rich folks have cornered the market on a scarce resource. With the cooperation of the government they have a non-competitive monopoly. They are more like Arab shieks than businessmen.
it wasnt "cute" it was hilarious!
the salary cap, revenue sharing and the draft arent socialism, its a means to keep teams which started the league from moving to bigger markets. thus spreading out the interest. to larger areas overall and maximizing profitability. Believe me though rush still supports the NFL and his time will come. perhaps he should invest in the new league.
I think this had more to do with that evil little man Soros being denied 2 major teams the one was the Nationals and they said he (soros)was too polarizing. The other money on the bid with Rush for the rams was a soros based company – I really think Soros set the fire under Rush to finally own an american sports team – this was a set up – by soros and the white house. They are playing chicago politics on everything they touch and have upped the ante on the war against Rush. One more thing, I do not think this matter is even close to being over – Rush has something up his sleeve -
Count me in! … then again I'm from Buffalo. It's not like I'll be missing much.
Time to start watching Hockey! Way more fun and lots of action! Screw the NFL!
It is Hockey season and they could use the new viewers. It takes a little bit more concentration to follow the puck, but waaaay more fun.
It is funny that they let Olberman broadcast but Rush is too "divisive". And as Rush said it is the media who continually prop up Jackson and Sharpton as "respectable spokesmen".
Still who in their right mind would want to buy the Rams?
The "Super" Bowl is rarely super anyway…
It was cute!
Or a Cowboy fan!!
He (Delhomme) is having a tough time of it lately, hasn't he.
I also agree, and am not letting this brouhaha chase me away. I'm a Rush fan and am grieved by what happened to him, but I'll be damned if I let the lefty nutcases ruin it. Good luck to your Eagles!! Oh and I don't know why they signed Vick for the same reasons that you stated earlier.
No, I believe he will win the Heisman for speaking at the commencement at Notre Dame.
Van Buren is a HoF running back when the Eagles who won the NFL championship in the early 40s against the Chicago Cardinals, I believe. Greasy Neal was the Head Coach. I'm going on memory from a book on NFL football I read when I was a kid. Feel free to correct. BTW did you meet Van Buren?
I think that the NFL was afraid that Rush would be too devisive too their players and sportwriters.
NFL = NEWLY FOUND LIESURETIME.
I have lost my confidence in the integrity of the NFL. If the NFL cando this, based on lies. What else are they doing ? Could they be deciding who will make the playoffs ? How close the games will be ? Will the spread be beat regarding certain games ? How much of a cut are they getting from LAS VEGAS SPORTS BOOKS ? i CAN'T WAIT TO READ ALL ABOUT IT. wHEN RACE PIMPS SHARP & JACK CAN DECIDE WHO MAY OWN A TEAM BASED ON LIES, ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE. I never thought for a moment that the NFL would go along, but they led the charge, following liars. Anything NFL is bye bye for me.
You do know that Rooney dedicated last years super bowl win to obama and he was made ambassador to Ireland for campaigning for obama in pitt right.
Ditto's Jeffrey, as a life long Charger fan (I grew up in San Diego) now living in the midwest I only have a limited amount time on this earth. Spending quality time with the family is far more important than wasting time or money watching overpaid sports players. So long NFL and Roger Goodell.
Thank you, I'll be here all week. Try the veal and remember to tip your waitress!!! lol
Mainly, I saw him outside, although, he and team mate Bosch (the silver fox) Pritchard did some kind of talk at our local Cub Scout Pack meeting. I was too young to see him play coming on board in the late 50's for the Buck Shaw, Norm Van Brocklin, Tommy McDonald, Tom Brookshire era. I was lucky enough to get to go to the 1960 championship game at Franklin Field as a twelve year old along with my brother, but I remember getting lost when we got on the wrong trolley. Fortunately, we knew enough to use a pay phone to call home and get "rescued." I doubt I would have learned about Van Buren if he had not been a neighbor.
Thanks, but the Eagles are gonna need more than luck. Tough part of the schedule is coming up and they don't look like they have a clue on offense.
Signing Vick was pointless, it's not like they will get anything in a trade because he hasn't played that much and when he is on the field he's done nothing. Just a waste of a roster spot if you ask me. Also, letting Brian freakin Dawkins go was the biggest mistake ever. I was THIS close to changing teams but my brother would've skinned me…..
And that brings up another point, these were supposed to be confidential bids and yet somehow, Rush's name got leaked. You didn't here about Fergie being awarded minority ownership in the Dolphins until after the fact. But, she called the CIA terrorists so that's OK I guess.
And sold Lynn Swann out in the process
Got one word for ya.
HOCKEY!!!!
I'm just sayin'.
Just listen to him yourself and you'll actually be accurate when you ask questions.
This looks like yet another silly plot to marginalize Rush. As much as they try, he's there to orate another day
Jed, It sure sounds like we shared the same turf. On a field trip to the Franklin Museum, I got on the wrong bus and ended up in Roxborough. Talk about panic! Indeed, that dime for the call did come in handy.
Did you see them against the Raiders last weekend? They made abumbling and astumbling into an embarrassing artform – now those Phils:)
Hey Jack – not long after I moved down here I signed up with Direct TV and as part of their inducement, they gave me a free season of HD Sunday ticket so I could catch every Eagles game. The next year, is the year they missed the playoffs and I decided not to shell out the $250-$300 (even though in some ways, that is not a bad value.) Now, about the only time I see the Birds is when they are on a national game. The "local" team is the Titans and I've always been a Jeff Fisher fan ever since his days with the Eagles as Buddy Ryan's protoge. Of course, I'm not worth two cents today after staying up and watching the Fighting Phils clinch the pennant last night. Can you imagine the everday lineup paired with Lee and an "on-form" Hamels and Lidge? As much as I loved Schmidt and the Bull, this team is probably the best Phillies team ever. They are relentless
Olberman's audience is so small compared to Rush's, that I seriously think most viewers have no idea who he is or what his day job is. He pisses off waaaay fewer people than Rush.
Sorry…I'm pretty crunchy/lefty, and while I'm sure I passionatel disagree with everything the evil master capitalist robber baron owners did to steal their wealth from the suffering proletariat, I'm still going to watch the NFL. It's chess with big sweaty guys in tight pants! I love it!
You might remember the car dealer who made International new for his promotion giving away AK47s with the purchase of a Truck.
He’s back in the news again and this time it doesn’t involve guns, but there’s definitely a political statement being made.
This same car guy is now protesting against the NFL because of the whole Rush Limbaugh/St. Louis Rams ordeal.
Saw this on CNSNews. You can find more information on the story there.
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/55746
Just wanted to pass it on, I thought it was interesting.
Thanks,
-ed
Re-read NYT v. Sullivan. "Actual malice" is a term of legal art. It doesn't merely mean "the present intent to do another harm," but also includes reckless disregard as to the truth or falsity of the statement. In this case, the fact that CNN fact-checked SNL doesn't matter a whole lot, since in this case, they are charged with at least not giving a fig about the truth of the matter. Far more important, I would guess, is the fact that the quotes parrotted by CNN's reporters as true were easily determined to be form a single Wikipedia source, which itself was unsourced. Therefore, their use and repetition of such quotes would be reckless disregard for the truth of those quotes. FWIW.
You mean rush actually has followers! Un-fkn-believable, the gullibility of people. He used to be a left winger, then when the tide turned a few decades ago he flopped. I personally am looking for a flop back to the left by him. I may not be possible, but I'm sure it has crossed his mind.
You people are crazy.
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