Posted on 05/15/2018 3:20:03 PM PDT by EdnaMode
While NFL owners seemed paralyzed by fear last year over what Donald Trump might tweet about them next, the man buying the Carolina Panthers might enjoy that fight.
Hedge fund manager David Tepper will buy the Panthers on Tuesday, according to reports, for $2.2 billion. While most new NFL owners aren’t all that notable, Tepper is because of his opposition to the president. Trump and the NFL waged a bit of a silly war last season, with Trump grandstanding on the national anthem issue and the owners strangely worried about avoiding any more of his criticism.
In November of 2016, just before the presidential election, Tepper ripped Trump on CNBC. He specifically seemed upset at Trump’s lack of charitable giving, which he had bragged about.
“During Sandy, the big Sandy benefit, the big 9/11 benefit, not one dime. Not one dime! You can’t tell me this is a charitable, generous person,” Tepper said on CNBC, which wrote that his voice was rising to a scream as he ranted about Trump.
“Trump masquerades as an angel of light, but he is the father of lies.” Tepper isn’t necessarily a Democrat — the Charlotte Observer wrote that he said he planned to vote for Hillary Clinton in the presidential election but Republicans for Congress because he supported their financial platform — but he clearly doesn’t align with Trump. That didn’t seem to change after the election.
SI.com pointed out that Tepper didn’t run recently from another inflammatory comment he made about Trump before the election, when he called him a “demented, narcissistic scumbag.” He brought up those comments in a speech last month, SI.com said.
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How queer, the NFL would not permit Rush Limbaugh to buy an NFL team franchise
Billionaire Social Justice Warrior.
Essentially, every prominent or wealthy person in the country can insert his or her name in the news cycle by declaring that they don’t like Donald Trump.
The $2.2 billion he paid for the Panthers was a huge mistake.
NFL attendance and TV ratings are down.
In five years the team will be worth maybe $1.5 billion.
David Tepper was the guy who moved out of New Jersey a few years ago ... and the state legislature had to do a mid-year budget adjustment because they lost so much income tax revenue from this ONE TAXPAYER.
And...? This schmuck just bought into a dying league so what does his opinion about anything mean?
Only douchebags with nothing to do care about the NFL.
Well, I’m not a fan of sCam Newton.
I guess things are equal.
ML/NJ
“The $2.2 billion he paid for the Panthers was a huge mistake.”
So will be mouthing off about Trump. The fan base here won’t like it.
Nice little anti-trust exemption you have there. Would be a shame to see it go away.
When this sale was announced, I recall hearing lots of "experts" say the franchise would go for something like $2.7 to 3 billion. Looks like those estimates were more than a little off - even following yesterday's sports betting news.
Why does Trump still allow the Department of Defense to support the NFL? They would have been the first plug I pulled last year when the trouble started and the owners and commissioner began to run their mouths about the President.
Another dumbass with more money than sense joining other dumbasses with more money than sense. Bravo Foxtrot Delta.
I am still NOT watching, following or supporting those limp richards.
Quite the coincidence. The New (and old) Black Panthers hate Trump too. As do the people who went to see the Black Panther Movie and think it is real.
Saints fan here...........nuff said.
I was going to post that!
"Moving out" of New Jersey means staying out of the state for 183 days. Or claiming to. (Getting a Florida driver's license and registering to vote there would be a good idea if called on it, according to my lawyer.) In my days as a road warrior I was out of New Jersey for more than 183 days every year without even trying.
Tepper is one of those liberals who loves taxes when they apply to everybody else except to him.
My guess also is that Tepper's "move" hasn't had much real effect on his lifestyle. Like New Jersey, Florida is great for 9 months of the year and terrible for 3 months -- it's just 3 different months that are terrible.
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