There's been a lot of talk this week about Rush Limbaugh's quest for NFL ownership, especially now that Colts owner Jim Irsay was one of the first to come out against the bid. Irsay called Limbaugh "insensitive" and said a person like Limbaugh was someone the NFL "didn't need".
Isn't it a coincidence that this news is released two months to the day that Michael Vick was signed by the Eagles?
Remember this summer when everyone was campainging for a convicted felon to be reinstated into the league? Now Rush Limbaugh, a man who made some insensitive comments about Donovan McNabb six years ago, is getting stonewalled. So much for the "America is the land of opportunity and second chances" statement that so many used to defend Vick, eh?
If there's one thing I can't stand, it's hypocrisy. The NFL, a league inhabited by players that have murdered dogs, committed vehicular homicide, DUIs, participated in domestic abuse, and drug arrests doesn't want Rush Limbaugh to give them a bad name?
Give me a break.
Limbaugh, a right-winger, has said some insensitive and offensive things that I do not agree with. But, if he has the money and he wants to bid on an NFL team, he has the right to do so. Bill Maher, a left-winger, is anti-religion and has publicly derided Mormons by calling them "shape-shifters". If he has the money and wants to bid on an NFL team, he has the right to do so. What's the difference between preventing these people from buying an NFL team and buying a store? I am offended by many things and many people - that doesn't mean that they don't have the same basic rights that I do as an American.
Right, Left, Black, White, Yellow, Green, whatever. This is America. Limbaugh can bid for a team if he wants and if the owners don't like it, then they can vote against it. But please, spare me the Al Sharpton marches, and the player collusions.
It's a shame how the same core beliefs that we argue so vehemently for in this country, are the ones that we are so quick to forget later.
And you wonder why I hate politics.
Rush Limbaugh is still saying the same "insensitive" things. Michael Vick is not still killing dogs....
ReplyDeleteSo committing a felony and bankrolling a dogfighting operation is less offensive than some remarks by Rush Limbaugh?
ReplyDeleteC'mon.
if Rush is racist, so is Jesse Jackson who called New York City "Hymie Town" and Maher is a bigot for saying all religious people have neurological disorders.
ReplyDeleteit has nothing to do with Rush's remarks and it has everything to do with his politics.
Like I said above, I don't want to turn this into a political debate.
ReplyDeleteRegardless of anyone's political affiliation, they have rights as an American. One of those rights is pursuing business interests, like buying an NFL team (if you have the means to do so).
I just don't get why the rules apply to some and don't apply to others. We can't pick and choose who gets the benefit of the doubt, and who doesn't in this country.