Posted on 10/17/2009 10:18:50 PM PDT by smoothsailing
No! The exercise of free speech shall not be welcome in the NFL but drug addicts, animal abusers, gang bangers, murderers and the like are welcome in the league right Goodell?
No more NFL in our home I guarantee and while I may be only one none of the other four people that live in my home will watch it either. With the economy going to baraq O bamah in a hand basket I seriously doubt goodell and company can afford to tic off too many people like me. Money's tight and I know there are lots of other businesses out there that would like to take it from me. I don't need to, nor do I want to spend any more with the NFL.
What a joke. No Rush but Al Davis? <* shaking head *>
JMHO
Who's boycotting? I'm finished. Like I did baseball back in the seventies when they went on strike I will NEVER watch another NFL football game as long as I live. Boycotting implies one will return when blah blah blah happens. Over 30 years since I watched a baseball game and I another 30+ years will pass or I will die before I go back. Same thing with NFL football. You think it's stupid to stop supporting those that spit in your face and trample on your most basic human rights??? you go for it but I'm smart enough to come in out of the rain. I don't need to waste my money watching a bunch of punks pumped up on steroids pretending to be men but that's just me. Of course Direct TV didn't like me canceling my NFL package yesterday. When they asked me why I was dropping that "service" I told them.
I wonder how many others will do the same. Sooner or later these residual businesses have got to wake up and realize how these racists (Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, etc.) and unions are killing their businesses.
I disagree with that statement. Rush IS a divisive personality, a significant portion of his show is geared towards irritating the left, now as much as they deserve to be irritated they do make up about 1/3 of the populace and Goodell doesn’t need or want that kind of owner in the league. He’s got enough problem owners in the league already without one that has a 3 hour a day 5 day a week show geared towards making people mad.
But all that being said, Goodell is not the person that kicked Rush out of the deal. Rush’ partners kicked him out of the deal. Why is it none of the boycott happy people re talking about boycotting the St Louis Blues? They’re owned by one of the people (Checketts) that ACTUALLY kicked Rush out of the deal.
I’ve grown to dislike watching the crips and the bloods for quite a few years. Learning about the number of felons in the NFL soured me even more but now I’m actively compaigning against the NFL.
Good point about boycotting the Blues, but Rush would not have been dropped by the group if Goodell hadn’t sent a strong signal that his inclusion was going to be an issue.
Yeah he would have. Goodell’s comment came after 5 days of bad press surrounding the deal that was showing no sign of slowing down or ending, anybody with half a brain knew by that point that Rush’ inclusion was going to be an issue And one owner had already said he’d vote no if it came to that. 2/3 of the owners have to vote to accept a new ownership group, when the deal is no where near finalized and somebody is already lined up to vote no that’s a clear indication that the deal is DOA.
I can't tell you what is in the minds of "boycott happy people" since I am not one as I said earlier. I don't watch the egotistic chest thumping thugs of the NFL in the first place.
What divisive leftist have recently become owners in the NFL?
The bottom line is that the NFL is populated by violent criminals, crackheads, meth-heads, steroid freaks, animal abusers, perverts and egotistical pricks and now we know that they have a decided bias in favor of the communists now in control of our government.
If that is entertainment to you and you want to support it with your money go right ahead. While you still have some money you are free, mostly, to spend it any way you want to.
You’re the one who said divisive leftists are allowed in the NFL, so who is the divisive leftist owner that’s become an owner since Goodell became commissioner? See if there isn’t one then that makes your statement wrong.
Most of the problem owners aren’t problems because of their politics. Al Davis is a problem because he’s senile. Georgia Frontiere used to be a problem because she was nuts. Daniel Snyder is a problem because he’s an idiot who keeps gobbling up all the good players and turning them into a terrible team. Jerry Jones is a problem because he likes to use his radio show to make negotiations with the PA harder because he really wants the uncapped year that’ll happen if they don’t get a deal in place.
The NFL’s percentage of people with legal problems is no higher than the general population. If that’s your problem with the NFL then you better leave the country.
You’re the one who, relying on one unsourced rumor from Reuters, said that Soros was part of the Checkett’s deal. Apparently, no, obviously he is not controversial or divisive in the eyes of Goodell, sports pundits and the players who jumped on the lies being spread about Rush.
I've watched a grand total of maybe 5 baseball games since the players went on strike way back when and I guarantee I will watch fewer NFL games now that they've basically told Conservatives "the exits are clearly marked".
I’m not relying on anything from Reuters Rush said Soros is in the deal. And the deal hasn’t gone through, I doubt highly the deal will go through, it’s brought too much bad press.
If the liberals who run the NFL don't think Rush is good enough for them - they sure as hell don't think I'm good enough for them.
This is another "Charlie Gibson moment" - they're looking down their collective noses on us...
Apparently you can't read.
Amen, bro.
I've watched my last NFL game.
Nice answer jellybean.
You do realize you’re killing your own argument don’t you? Because if Soros isn’t in the deal then you lose all possible ammo on the idea that divisive leftists are allowed in the league. The only way you have a point on that is if Soros is in the deal AND it goes through.
Gee I wonder how many Sundays it will take until the NFL notices that their ratings are down and the stadiums aren’t as full as they were?
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