Update: Rush Limbaugh Dropped From Rams Bid!

Would it be considered a digression if I happened to mention that I once marched with my college band in the color guard at a Rams game?

I don't know why folks are whining that this is a political hatchet job...it's a BUSINESS venture and, unfortunately, Rush is a liability. This is a group of investors who want to invest in a football team so that hopefully they can make some money. ANY member of the group who proves himself to be a liability, who could cause the deal to fall through, is going to get the boot. It's business. This happens to be due to political opinions but the same thing would have happened to any partner who was controversial for any reason.

It belongs Only bercause of Rush's views. It is his mouth that got him in this trouble. I believe there are owners who in private agree with Rush but they are smart enough to keep their views private . They are forced to act against what they Really believe in because if they tryed to be a honest , yes honest ,. as Rush , they a would be out too. No black playeris going to play for a self professed bigot!I hope the rest of the group aren't tainted Unles they feel the same as Rush.

The word is he is going to sue and now because of this has grounds to actually win his case. This may not be the good thing that you thought it was.

Guess you're right. Unfortunately lies do speak loudly. I'm no rush fan but there are some outright lies about him going around. He's scummy enough on his own without made up nonsense. And for all those yelling and screaming about rush buying a football team, where was your outrage for vick being allowed back in?

I was figuring it would be the other way around. Checketts bid violated the NFL policy on not allowing an owner to have two teams in the same media market. This shouldn't surprise anyone at all, many people saw this coming a mile away.

It is rumored that Rush is going to sue and he has a very good chance of winning. Who will he sue? Anyone who repeated the comments and said he made them. He can also go after the newspapers, networks and cable stations (such as ESPN, CNN) to defend themselves all they have to do is produce the tape with Rush saying the quotes. I hope Rush wins, not that he needs the money but maybe it will force reporters to check a story before reporting it as the truth. Maybe we will be able to turn on the TV and watch the news (other than Fox) and get the news and not what the think of the news.

Yup, the leadership of the NFL will accept any animal torturing, gang banger thug or braindead moron, as long as they can play the game... but they draw the line at a Conservative Talk Show Host. The National Felons League has the right to decide who they want to associate with, and their choices speak volumes.

the ONLY reason this is even a story is because people chose to look at Rush's political affiliation and somehow commect it to his attempted purchase of an NFL franchise. This is got to be one of the top 10 non-story stories of the year, why is this even in the political section to begin with? Why is it not in the sports section? Sorry, rediculous and inconsiquential. Can someone argue or debate this based soley on it's football/sports merrits? Can someone debate it based on it's business or accounting merrits? Probably, but it wouldn't be as exiting as introducing a faux political aspect to it, would it now?

What a great day for America - the media reported and spread lies that caused a frenzy and prevented a business deal for a conservative talk show host. Wonderful stuff. So glad to know that the machinery is in place to destroy people with lies and spurious accusations. I hope he does sue, it may be the only way to bring the dirty dealings of the MSM to the attention of Americans.

Very weird. Why would he go through all of this just to pull out? Just wanted some more publicity?

He would have ended up as the Marge Schott of football...