On one hand, you think: Phuck the NFL. If they don't want to play for Rush, then they don't have to. That's capitalism. You pick who you work for. The reality is, you don't always like your boss. But at the end of the day, pro players make millions being adored and playing a game for a living. What are they gonna do if they refuse a paycheck for Rush Limbaugh? There are no jobs out here, sillies :)
However upon thinking this through further, Rush was really not done a disservice if you think about it. Whether the guy was unfairly judged is unknown, but the fact of the matter is that the NFL requires a 3/4 majority approval of a new owner applicant. That rule exists for a reason. So, if the people don't want him as an owner, tough luck. They have the right to vote nay upon his application.
The problem here is that RL supporters maintain that RL was being rejected because of his politics and manipulated quotes. The reality is that people can reject him on whatever they want or feel about RL, and further, he did make very specific offensive quotes which he has admitted to saying. Having your words misinterpreted is a risk of anyone in the public eye; hell, he does it to others all the time. Now he's paying for it. But other people aren't really making stuff up -- he IS an ashole.
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10/14/2009 7:24:07 PM Posted: 1 month ago |
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10/14/2009 7:49:46 PM Posted: 1 month ago I wish I knew what you were talking about so I could comment on it. :(
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10/14/2009 8:13:22 PM Posted: 1 month ago Haha, I know what you're talking about. But I have to write an essay on Beowulf right now. :( I'll leave my thoughts later tonight... or maybe tomorrow depending on what time I finish.
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10/14/2009 8:14:07 PM Posted: 1 month ago Knowing the blah of Beowulf, it probably won't be any time soon.
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10/14/2009 8:22:45 PM Posted: 1 month ago What team do I have to despise now - I mean what team did he buy?
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10/14/2009 8:56:01 PM Posted: 1 month ago You don't "have to despise them now," they are already beneath contempt, the Rams.
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10/14/2009 10:44:20 PM Posted: 1 month ago He's entitled to his bid, but I doubt he'll become Rams ownership.
As for some players saying they wouldn't play for the Rams if he's part-owner: Yeah, right. Crying "blood money" sounds impressive now to pundits who love praising athletes who "take stands"; but saying it now, especially when it won't likely happen, isn't significant. But I'm sure Donovan McNabb will somehow feel offended if Rush gets some ownership. I can't wait for that completely over-hyped story to be re-hashed. |
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10/14/2009 11:02:16 PM Posted: 1 month ago There were no manipulation of quotes. RL whined about the NFL looking like "Cryps versus Bloods" ... there is no good context to put that in.
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10/14/2009 11:09:15 PM Posted: 1 month ago At 10/14/2009 11:02:16 PM, PervRat wrote: What if he was talking about the amount of violence and disrespect in terms of teams amongst the players on the field? |
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10/15/2009 7:46:52 AM Posted: 1 month ago At 10/14/2009 11:02:16 PM, PervRat wrote: I concur 100%, PervRat. Rush Limbaugh has the collective ear of millions of people in this country and is the defacto spokesmen for the Republican party. So it isn't disturbing that he personally is a bigot or a racist; the disturbing thing is that he represents the sentiments of a large segment of middle-white-America. He commented once on his show that James Earl Ray, the assasin of Martin Luther King Jr., should have been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. That was an insult not only to Black America, but to every single person in this country. Martin Luther King Jr. is revered by many Americans, he is not just an icon for Blacks. The popularity of Rush Limbaugh is a testament to the disturbing fact that racism, bigotry, and ethnocentrism are alive and well in America. It makes perfect sense that the NFL does not want him. Rush has got some major nerve! He publicy stated that NFL football games are nothing more than gang fights. That statement was a slap in the face to every athlete in the NFL who worked hard and triumphed over physical boundaries to become an elite athlete. And then he comes along and wants to be part of something he publicy tried to discredit and smear. The fact that Limbaugh is a racist homophobic bigot is only a small reason why I agree with those who voted to keep him out. The main reason is that he is a giant hypocrite. |