Goodell should say no to Limbaugh

Fox Sports ^ | October 13, 2009 | Jason Whitlock

[FreeSmart]

It's a publicity stunt Roger Goodell should've shut down within minutes of its launch.

Rush Limbaugh as NFL owner is an unfunny joke. But the kingpin of talk radio counted on the sarcasm to fly over most of our heads and for television executives to ignore the absurdity and milk the controversy for ratings.

What he didn't know is how the NFL commissioner would react.

Well, now we have our disappointing answer. Given an opportunity to add equal-opportunity credibility to his clean-up-the-image-of-the-league campaign, Goodell has stood motionless on a busy airport runway.

And here come the Left Brothers — Al "747" Sharpton and Jesse "DC 10" Jackson — barreling in for a landing on top of Goodell's dome. And this time every black person with an ounce of common sense and self-respect is riding shotgun with Jesse and Al, who have justifiably voiced their displeasure with Limbaugh's ownership bid.

I'm not mad at Limbaugh. He expresses no shame to the game he's been running for two decades. He's an opportunistic, race-baiting, anti-black entertainer. The popularity of the gangsta element of hip-hop music culture has allowed Limbaugh to proudly claim that his form of entertainment is mainstream.

[FreeSmart]

Whitlock is right on about a lot of things. I wonder, did Rush say these things (about salvery and JE Ray)? Is there a way to verify content and context?

[kabar]

Troll alert.

[Doogle]

..according to O’rielly last night...his research team couldn’t find anything......

[Just mythoughts]

HOW old are you?

[Moose4]

I’m disappointed. Whitlock usually makes more sense than this. It’s relatively rare that Stephen A. Smith is more right on an issue than Whitlock, but on this one, he is.

}:-)4

[aruanan]

I'm not mad at Limbaugh. He expresses no shame to the game he's been running for two decades. He's an opportunistic, race-baiting, anti-black entertainer. The popularity of the gangsta element of hip-hop music culture has allowed Limbaugh to proudly claim that his form of entertainment is mainstream.

I think the best that can be said about Jason Whitlock is that he's a dumbass. Rush's "race-baiting" consists of pointing out the racial opportunists such as Jesse Shakedown Jackson, Al Towana Sharpton, and the Democrat Party. He's never shown himself to be anti-black. And this last bit about the "gansta element" is just ridiculous overreaching. Jason's a moron that either has not had experience with Rush or is, for reasons of his own, being deliberately deceptive.

[facedown]

Manure.

[FreeSmart]

I went on record before saying I think he’d be a good owner, if you search my comments.

[TontoKowalski]

Let the market decide.

These people who are so upset about the sale can absolutely do something to prevent it: outbid Limbaugh.

[Hodar]

Whitlock is right on about a lot of things. I wonder, did Rush say these things (about salvery and JE Ray)? Is there a way to verify content and context?

Whitlock was on O'Rielly, and was told to his face that after the research team at Fox had heard the allegations,they combed through all of Rush's literature, talk show and interviews and could not find a single instance where this allegation was anything more than a manufactured allegation (ie. lie).

Lexis Nexis would be a good start; however this is a subscription service used by journalists who are not on the liberal bandwagon - as liberals are forbidden from doing research before actually publishing a story.

[Lost Highway]

Like when Whitlock did his parody, while filling in for Jim Rome, of Steve McNair acting like a pimp only a day or two after his death?

[Wee-Weed Up]

I hate Obama and think people give him too much slack because he’s black. Should I not be allowed to buy a house because I just said that? Seriously, people need to grow up.

[freekitty]

Are you a troll?

[Beaten Valve]

Yes, Bill O’Reilly researched all of these allegations and said that his staff could find none of them...

[FreeSmart]

Exactly old enough

[aruanan]

Having failed as an NFL commentator, Limbaugh understands the power of football. He realized announcing his intention to buy the Rams would feed the sports and political talk-show monsters. He figured if things hit just right, he might land the cover of Sports Illustrated and ESPN The Magazine.

Poor dope doesn't realize that Rush didn't announce anything. The story was leaked. He responded to the leak and said only that, yes, he was part of a group that was trying to buy a franchise. Nothing more was said due to confidentiality agreements that someone else didn't honor.

[dforest]

No he didn’t troll. Go back to DU.

[Hodar]

These people who are so upset about the sale can absolutely do something to prevent it: outbid Limbaugh.

Conversely, they could really hurt Limbaugh by refusing to attend or watch any of the games his team plays. Let Rush dump gazillions of dollars in a team, when the fan base evaporates - the team is worthless. Liberals know this, if they really feel that bad about Limbaugh, then allow him the same rights as anyone else with the money to buy a team; and then simply let the team go bankrupt.

[Sgt_Schultze]

It looks like Whitlock doesn't know haw to act like a mature person. maybe it's time Whitlock was kept from commenting on a topic that influences to many of our youth when he allows himself to be portrayed poorly.

FYI, the girl in front is flashing a specific gesture that indicates a particular fetish. I wonder why Whitlock approves of this message.

[FreeSmart]

not in my book. I was just wondering if there was a way to verify...