Football
October 15 at 6:17PM
I know everybody, myself included, has been breathlessly watching the news, hoping and/or praying for a non-tragic conclusion to this big, big story. And here it is!
Rush Limbaugh has been dropped from the investors group hoping to buy the St. Louis Rams…
"Rush was to be a limited partner — as such, he would have had no say in the direction of the club or in any decisions regarding personnel or operations," Dave Checketts, the former Madison Square Garden executive who is leading the group that included Limbaugh.
"This was a role he enthusiastically embraced. However, it has become clear that his involvement in our group has become a complication and a distraction to our intentions; endangering our bid to keep the team in St. Louis. As such, we have decided to move forward without him and hope it will eventually lead us to a successful conclusion."
Despite how bad this could have turned out, the good people of America have, I think, been drawn a little closer to one another now.
Now go home and hug your children!
October 14 at 3:42PM
 Speaking of misunderstood racists, poor Rush Limbaugh just can't seem to catch a break in his quest to own an NFL team.
First, it turned out that people have brains capable of recalling the borderline racist things people said a few years ago (or, for that matter, the overtly racist things they said lots and lots of times). And then it became apparent that some football players might maybe not want to work for a racist person that is always going around saying racist things.
Now, the commissioner of the NFL is wondering if maybe he and the other team owners shouldn't maybe just exercise their free market rights to not approve the sale of an NFL team to a racist person who will make the whole league look bad…
"I've said many times before we're all held to a high standard here, and I think divisive comments are not what the NFL is all about," [Roger] Goodell said at an NFL owners' meeting. "I would not want to see those comments coming from people who are in a responsible position in the NFL, absolutely not."…
[A]ny proposed franchise sale would have to be approved by three-quarters of the owners, and Goodell's comments signaled that it perhaps would be unlikely that Limbaugh's bid would be ratified by the other teams.
What about the other team owners? Do they support racism? Turns out a lot of them do not support racism…
Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay said he would not vote in favor of approving Limbaugh as an owner.
"I would not be in favor of voting for him," Irsay said. "I could ask Tony Dungy, Jim Caldwell, Dwight Freeney and consult with them, but there have been comments that have been made that have been inappropriate, incendiary and insensitive. It's bigger than football. We have to watch the words that we say…. Sometimes privileges in life do get lost. I would not feel comfortable.
I feel so sad for Rush Limbaugh. Can you imagine the pain of having to deal with circumstances of your own making. In this day and age?!
I just hope this doesn't get him down and that he somehow finds the strength to somehow continue being an unctuous racist hypocrite.
May 22 at 8:53AM
Super Bowl Champions, the Pittsburgh Steelers, stopped by the White House yesterday to show their support for the troops…
After a pivotal speech this morning, the President took a moment this afternoon to welcome the Superbowl Champions to the White House, along with approximately 50 Wounded Warriors from Walter Reed Army Medical Center and National Naval Medical Center and their families.
Afterwards they all joined up to work with USO to assemble 3,000 care packages for our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
That's pretty super classy of the Steelers. It's nice that we have athletes like that for kids to look up to.
Here's some footage directly from the White House's blog…
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May 4 at 10:57AM
5. The Pennsylvania senator endorsing George W. Bush for president in 2000.
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April 27 at 1:00PM
Humility And Politeness Will Not Keep Us Safe: King of the Crusty Cranks Pat Buchanan chides President Obama for his international genuflecting. Being nice won't defeat evil evilness, pal. [unionleader.com]
From Kabul, With Existential Ennui: Foreign correspondent and blogger Phil Zabriskie reports from the modern paradise that is Afghanistan's besieged capitol. It seems the city is a surreal clusterhump of paranoia, distrust, and simmering violence. So, there's that. [trueslant.com]
Global Economy Might Catch The Pig Sniffles: The good news, claims this editorial from Market Watch, is that global health care institutions are reacting flawlessly to the maybe overblown, probably apocalyptic swine flu outbreak. The bad news is it might screw the economy even more. [marketwatch.com]
Going Ga-Ga For Gridiron Girls: What started as a cheeky advertisement is blowing up into something that columnist Jim Moore likes, very much. A little too much? Naw. Cross your fingers, and pray that a lingerie football team comes to your city very soon. [seattlepi.com]
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