Posted on 10/14/2009 6:13:37 AM PDT by flowerplough
Well, Rush doesn't have at least one fan in his pursuit of the St. Louis Rams.
That fan? NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. Ouch. Here's what Goodell had to say, according to Sean Leahy of The Huddle:
"I've said many times before, we're all held to a high standard here," Goodell told reporters, via the New York Times.
"I would not want to see those comments coming from people who are in a responsible position in the NFL –- absolutely not."
Limbaugh said last week he's part of a group trying to buy the Rams. Colts owner Jim Irsay was the latest to express disapproval for Limbaugh's bid when he said he would not vote to approve such a deal. (NFL owners must vote to approve new owners of teams.)
Goodell specifically took exception with Limbaugh for his controversial comment about Donovan McNabb in 2003 when he worked as an NFL analyst for ESPN. Limbaugh suggested the media wanted McNabb to succeed because he is black.
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“Goodell specifically took exception with Limbaugh for his controversial comment about Donovan McNabb in 2003 when he worked as an NFL analyst for ESPN. Limbaugh suggested the media wanted McNabb to succeed because he is black.”
Can anyone explain to me how that is racist? Rush said he didn’t think McNabb was that good. At the time, the Philadelphia media to some extent agreed. The national media, meanwhile, was fawning over McNabb. Rush’s comment appears to be a swipe at the liberal national sports media.
LOl, wait until Gates, Sharpton, the head of the NFLPA etal realize that Goodell is the son of a former Republican US Senator and is married to Jane Skinner of FOX News! I’m surprised that I haven’t seen that in the State Run Media yet.
It was exactly that: he was calling down the media for being racist. Now, that does not fit the standard narrative, which holds that the media (well, the state-run ones) are "objective", and Limbaugh is "racist" by definition.
As we now see, this ruling narrative colors recollection so much that the story as remembered bears no relation to what actually happened.
And any objective analysis would tend to back up Limbaugh here. He never said McNabb wasn't a good quarterback, he just didn't deserve all of the fawning and accolades the media was giving him. In any case, Philly's success (or lack thereof) over that time period had a far more direct correlation with the health and production of Brian Westbrook than anything Donovan McNabb had done.
I pay no attention to MLB or the NBA, now I will add the NFL.
Rush could buy an NHL hockey team with little difficulty as long as he wanted to lose money and not move the team. Phoenix is available I hear.
You can say that white player if over-rated and no one will bat an eye. Goodell is just another sorry self-hating reverse racist.
Rush Bids on Football Team, Exposes Bias
According to ESPN, DeMaurice Smith, executive director of the NFL Players Union, has sent a message in which he, with ugly insinuations, objects to a purchase of the St. Louis Rams by radio talk-show icon Rush Limbaugh.
“I’ve spoken to the commissioner and I understand that this ownership consideration is in the early stages. But sport in America is at its best when it unifies, gives all of us reason to cheer, and when it transcends. Our sport does exactly that when it overcomes division and rejects discrimination and hatred,” Smith wrote in an e-mail sent to the union executive committee.
Neither the NFL nor the players union has any role in deciding who does or does not get a football franchise.
Rather, the final decision is made by the 32 team owners who vote on the matter after the completion of a background check.
The Ram’s purchase price is reportedly in the neighborhood of $750 million.
Some in the sports media have already launched an attack on the transaction. A columnist for CBS’ Web site wrote a piece titled “NFL’s Greatest Nightmare,” in which he penned that his “head exploded after hearing this Limbaugh news.”
A USA Today reporter described Limbaugh as “controversial” and “polarizing.”
The sports media are jumping at the chance to kick around the idea of whether Limbaugh’s potential ownership position would be good thing for the team, fans, and the virtual stability of the planet.
A few NFL players have claimed that as African-Americans they would refuse to play for the St. Louis Rams if the radio personality were one of the owners.
Now a union official has decided to mouth off about something that’s not within the scope of his responsibilities.
Meanwhile when billionaire Mark Cuban bought the Dallas Mavericks, the press didn’t exactly give him the proverbial exam. In fact, some like-minded sports media pals may have grinned in private when Cuban, as a franchise owner, used his media holdings to distribute “Loose Change,” the independent Internet film that suggests some U.S. government officials may have staged the 9/11 attacks.
If Limbaugh qualifies under the rules and can meet the asking price, he should be able to become owner of the Rams. Period.
An NFL franchise is a property. A prospective buyer shouldn’t have to pass a political litmus test as part of an offer to purchase. That spells discrimination in other contexts.
Maybe it’s time we added “political affiliation” to the list.
The nfl is a leftist organization... well that is one less thing to watch on TV. Bye bye nfl.
LLS
Player with dogfighting conviction: O-Tay!
Comment about affirmative action: No way!
Rush has lots of new money, the league and owners love money, therefore if Rush offers the right amount he is in. Money trumps just about everything in this upside down world.
Hey, Jane, hubby needs to sleep on the couch awhile!
is there a list of the owners that are already opposing Rush ??
Idea:
Rush , Join in with RCR ( Richard Childress Racing ),
get Jr. away from “Klinton Crony” Hendricks..
and Put Jr. in the 3
That's easy. When a conservative points out a liberal's "reverse-racism"... that's racist. And you're right, the Philly Sports Media is tough on all their QB's. It's when you get to the general Media, or the National Sports Media (FOXSports, ESPN, etc.) that reputations get inflated -- and McNabb benefitted from some of that.
Kinda hard to separate Westbrook’s performance from McNabb’s. Westbrook is primarily a pass-catcher in Philly’s offense. Most of the rushing that he does is to keep the defense honest.
McNabb is good enough to have won a Superbowl when you look over the skills of the recent QB’s who have done so. The problem with Philly is that they can’t run the ball consistently against a playoff calibre opponent. It’s Andy Reid’s offensive philosophy that’s mostly at fault. Drives me nuts to see the Eagles still throwing the ball with 5 minutes to go with a 10 pt lead because they can’t convert a 3rd & 2 on the ground.
Rush is going to be a “minority owner” in that he will not hold the majority of the shares in the team. You can just about bank on that. Rush is wealthy, just not billionaire-wealthy. And you have to have that kinda gelb to play with the big dogs.
Except that regardless of whether the QB is McNabb or (in the past) Garcia, with a healthy Westbrook, the Eagles were a top-flight club, and with an injured Westbrook, they were at best mediocre.
Again, I'm not trying to say McNabb isn't a good quarterback, I'm just pointing out that the correlation between Westbrook's health and the Eagles' record is much stronger than any similar comparison to McNabb or any of his replacements when he's been injured.
True he will be a minority owner. Rush is rumored to have signed a 500 million dollar contract 3 years ago,and the only thing that Rush loves more than football is being on the radio. Ipso facto, Rush will come up with what ever is required.
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