Limbaugh considering purchase of St. Louis Rams.
By on Jul 29th, 2008 at 11:28 am
Limbaugh considering purchase of St. Louis Rams.
Early this month, conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbuagh signed a $400 million, eight-year contract with Clear Channel. Apparently ready to capitalize on his record-breaking paycheck, Limbaugh has said “if the St. Louis Rams came up for sale, he might be interested in buying them.” Limbaugh previously signed on with ESPN as a football analyst, only to resign in disgrace after he accused the media of over-hyping Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb because he is black.
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the St. Louis Loofas?
July 29th, 2008 at 11:29 amOwners have to be approved by the league before they can purchase a team ; Fat Bastood Limpballs has as much chance of that happening as Chimpy does winning a Nobel Prize in any category .......
July 29th, 2008 at 11:32 amAh yes, but remember folks, Limbaugh represents the "working man" -- and as we all know, the working man can afford to buy a sports team...
/snark off
July 29th, 2008 at 11:33 amTracy5 Says:
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“…he accused the media of over-hyping Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb because he is black.”
The media did over-hype McNabb….because he wasn’t as good of a quarterback as they made him out to be.
July 29th, 2008 at 11:31 am
I couldn't help but notice that your football knowledge so closely mirrors your political acumen ; you don't know jack fu(king shit about either............
July 29th, 2008 at 11:33 amThe neonuts have set our economy to where they fare the best during the good times and continue to do so during the really bad times. It's called uncontrolled capitalism.
This is the only argument we need to end mass concentration of wealth into the hands of a few. Tax rates for the wealthiest must increase, because the purchase of a football team doesn't meet America's most pressing needs. It is not an efficient use of our currency.
July 29th, 2008 at 11:35 amJim Wilke
Ask the Hague about the warrant out for your arrest.
July 29th, 2008 at 11:36 amJim Wilke Says:
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Ask Terrill Owens about McNabb.
July 29th, 2008 at 11:32 am
Ask Terrell Owens how many NFC championship games and/or Super Bowls he's played in other than the one with McNabb........
BTW
McNabb has played in 3 WITHOUT Owens
July 29th, 2008 at 11:36 amA helmet RAMMED up his fat ass would be appropriate, however...
July 29th, 2008 at 11:38 am"Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash.
New car, caviar, four star daydream,
Think I'll buy me a football team.
Money, get back.
July 29th, 2008 at 11:39 amIm all right jack keep your hands off of my stack.
Money, its a hit.
Dont give me that do goody good bullsh*t.
I'm in the high-fidelity first class traveling set
And I think I need a Lear jet."
Of course he'll need to hire a lobbyist, make some strategic political contributions and ignore any legitimate concerns raised by the people of St. Louis. Rush could simply study The Carlyle Group's purchase of ManorCare:
http://peureport.blogspot.com/2008/07/manorcare-carlyles-christmas-gift.html
July 29th, 2008 at 11:39 amYeah, an NFL MVP and Super Bowl quarterback isn't as good as "the media" made him out to be. Just because he led a team otherwise devoid of stars to four consecutive NFC title games and one Super Bowl doesn't mean he's worth a sh!t.
That game he led the Eagles to victory. playing on a broken ankle, that was just hot-dog stuff. Just showin' off.
Terrel Owens... the Faux News of NFL sound-bite artists... the guy who claimed he was misquoted in his own autobiography.
There's a good source.
July 29th, 2008 at 11:39 amTracy, have you been severly brainwashed by corporate America? I bet you were one hard-charging, loud-mouthed employee -- considered by corporate America to be "smart, overachieving and goal-oriented."
July 29th, 2008 at 11:40 amDrugbaugh stated on record that he'll rename the team to the St. Louis Crackers.
July 29th, 2008 at 11:41 amI'm a STL native and my family has owned Rams tickets since they moved here from LA. If Limbaugh becomes controlling shareholder of the Rams, I boycott the team. I couldn't stand to see his mug on the jumbotron up there in the owners box at the dome.
July 29th, 2008 at 11:41 amI absolutely hate football, but the progressives with knowledge of the sport (ralph and McMetal) have earned my applause for putting away the trolls.
July 29th, 2008 at 11:42 amDidn't St Louis suffer enough with the Bidwills? This is just what they need, another rightwing blowhard who thinks he knows football because he has a lot of money. Limbaugh will make Stienbrenner look thoughtful and humble.
July 29th, 2008 at 11:45 amBoy, more earth-shattering news from cabbinbagger.
Who cares how a progressive blog spends its energies?
So McNabb and El Rusho are friends, huh? Then either a) Rush stabbed a "friend" in the back on national TV to generate controversy in a failed attempt to further his career, or B) Limbaugh lied on national TV.
My money's on both.
Either way, Limbaugh proved his utter worthlessness as a football anlyst (which is not the same as "anl cyst", even though they sound similar). I guess he didn't realize that blaming things on a person's race doesn't go over as well with a sports audience as with the Dittoheads.
July 29th, 2008 at 11:45 amLimpballs mission statement is to make sure every player has their own team doctor.
July 29th, 2008 at 11:47 amFootball involves kicking the ball and it is the world's sport. Taking a break between each moment of activity which lasts a few seconds at most hardly seems all that tough. Still to each their own. Limbaugh is a drug idled idiot that profits off saying stuff he doesn't believe to entertain the misguided minds of some oddballs. Who cares...
July 29th, 2008 at 11:47 amobamagr8 Says:
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How many hs McNabb won?
July 29th, 2008 at 11:39 am
The same number as Dan Fouts , Fran Tarkenton , Dan Marino , Warren Moon and Archie Manning have won combined .......Zero
July 29th, 2008 at 11:47 amWhat does that have to do with him being black? Drugbaugh provided no facts that the media was hyping him because he was black. Only his innate reich-wing racism brought him to that conclusion.
July 29th, 2008 at 11:54 amMCMetal Says:
don’t know jack fu(king shit about either…………
HEY....Leave me out of this :)~
~Jack~
July 29th, 2008 at 11:57 amZimzone Says:
A helmet RAMMED up his fat ass would be appropriate, however…
I bet that could be accomplished without the helmet touching either side :)~
July 29th, 2008 at 11:58 amLet the fat boy have the Rams since he couldn't afford to buy Anheuser-Busch. Watch the Rams spiral into insignificance under the guidance of the fat-male version of Marge Schott.
July 29th, 2008 at 12:00 pmI see T5 has been researching McNabb on wikipedia, which contains this quote about McNabb:
his detractors pointed out that in his five years in the NFL, McNabb had yet to complete 60 percent of his passes or average seven yards per attempt over the course of an entire season, two statistical thresholds widely accepted as benchmarks for what constitutes a successful season for a modern-day NFL quarterback.
Sound familiar to anybody?
Yet by the time Rush said McNabb had been overhyped, he'd already led his team to two NFC championship games and played in two Pro Bowls, in his first five years in the league.
Moreover, the wikipedia article includes this point:
McNabb's defenders, however, point out that Philadelphia had the worst contingent of wide receivers in the NFL throughout McNabb's tenure with the team up to that point, and perhaps in modern professional football history. In 2003, for example, Philadelphia's wide receivers caught only five touchdown passes - tying the record for fewest in a season since the regular-season schedule was lengthened to its present 16 games in 1978 and that, by going the entire months of September and October without having a wide receiver catch a touchdown pass, the 2003 Eagles became the first NFL team since 1945 not to have gotten a touchdown pass from any of its wide receivers in the first two months of a season.
Next time, Trace, cite your sources please. It's a little more honest.
July 29th, 2008 at 12:00 pmjjray7 Says:
I couldn’t stand to see his mug on the jumbotron up there in the owners box at the dome.
Although it would redefine the word jumbotron :)~
July 29th, 2008 at 12:01 pmrush limbaugh's rams.
the nfl's only all white
football team?
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t5, jimmy and
the rest of our troll
guests seem upset.
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when conservatives get
upset, people die.
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July 29th, 2008 at 12:01 pmIf I were a player for this team and was told that the team was being purchased by Limbaugh, I'd do everything in my power to get off the team not matter what it took.
July 29th, 2008 at 12:07 pmralph the wonder llama Says:
Next time, Trace, cite your sources please. It’s a little more honest.
In his case, it would also be unique.
July 29th, 2008 at 12:09 pmLimpy just wants to have his own team doctor writing scripts for him.
I can't think of a better way for him to blow all that money than by putting into a team that hates his guts and wants him to lose it all.
He'll be broke in a year.
July 29th, 2008 at 12:12 pmThe idiot doesn't even know that team owners don't invest their own money they sell limited partneships and risk other people's money.
July 29th, 2008 at 12:13 pmThis all blow & show to impress people how rich he is.
July 29th, 2008 at 12:19 pm“if the St. Louis Rams came up for sale, he (Limpballs) might be interested in buying them..."
I can't wait!!!
Georgia (Fontiere, Owner of the Rams) will tear him a new one and he will certainly live up to the name of Limpballs.
July 29th, 2008 at 12:26 pmUmm... COB? Georgia Frontiere departed this mortal coil earlier this year. I'm sorry to be the one to bring you this sad news.
July 29th, 2008 at 12:31 pmRush "Rusty" Hudson Limbaugh III
Rush Limbaugh was born into a prominent Missouri family, and raised in a town about thirty miles from the Kentucky border. His grandfather, the first Rush Hudson Limbaugh, was America's Ambassador to India in the Eisenhower administration. His uncle, Stephen Limbaugh, was appointed federal judge by Ronald Reagan, and his cousin, Stephen Limbaugh Jr, was appointed to the U.S. District Court by George W. Bush. His father was a prominent local attorney, who imbued his children with conservative ideology. His brother, David Limbaugh, is a lawyer and conservative writer.
12 Jan 1951 Rush Limbaugh born, Cape Girardeau. Weight: MO, 7 pounds 6 ounces.
5 Jun 1969 Graduates Cape Central High School, Cape Girardeau, MO.
24 Nov 1970 Receives a military classification of 1-Y (fit for service only in time of war), thus avoiding the draft. There is some dispute on the reason for this, but Franken cites Limbaugh's brother recounting an unusual medical condition: "Limbaugh avoided the draft because of a pilonidal cyst at the base of the spinal cord in which excess tissue and hair may collect, causing discomfort and discharge. As disgusting as this sounds, there is no evidence that Limbaugh's cyst contributed to the breakup of his two marriages." But this conflicts with a transcript of Limbaugh's radio program:
CALLER: And Rush, you never mentioned how you dodged the Vietnam draft.
RUSH: I didn't.
CALLER: Yes, you did. You claimed you had a boil on your butt --
RUSH: No. You see, that's part of popular mythology that is out there that I have not whined nor complained about, Greg. But that is just a bunch of Internet B.S. and hyperbole. Never happened. Was not the cause; wasn't the case.
http://www.rotten.com/library/bio/entertainers/pundits/rush-limbaugh/
July 29th, 2008 at 12:35 pmIf he buys the team, rename them the EVIL FAT BASTIDS!
July 29th, 2008 at 12:39 pmJust think how many Unitarians he could get killed if he owned a whole NFL team!!
Of course, somee of those African American players might actually remember his McNabb comments.
Only in America could a vile p.o.s. like him end up with a pharaonic mountain of cash. I think that's what 80% of us are thinking about when we think the country's "not on the right track".
"screw the humble and reward the wicked" - isn't that what Jeebus said??
July 29th, 2008 at 12:45 pmOh hell no! I'm already ashamed of being from the same state as the piece o' feces. If he buys the Rams, I will never go to another game or offer any more support for the team. Eff that.
July 29th, 2008 at 12:46 pmCrusty, Georgia died last year.
July 29th, 2008 at 12:57 pmMan, I'm so sick of black athlete stereotypes. Those stereotypes are not true:
1) Black QBs are not good: what about Randall Cunningham 1874 comp, 22,877 yds, 150 TD
2) Black coaches are not good coaches: What about Coach Tony Dungy who took the colts to the Superbowl
3) Golfing is not for Blacks: Tiger Woods proved that wrong
4) Tennis not for Black: The Williams Sisters?
July 29th, 2008 at 12:59 pmSo if Limbaugh buys the rams, will the Rams be an all white team, so that the media won't overhype them?
July 29th, 2008 at 1:01 pmTracy, are you serious?
There's no argument that the Eagles defense was the best in the league over that period. But the Eagles wide receivers were the worst, as was noted in the source you failed to cite. (Some might call that plagiarism, but I won't. I'll call it simply sloppy and a hit to your credibility.) And McNabb was the acknowledged leader of the team.
The fact remains, that at the time of Limpball's criticism, McNabb had played in two Pro Bowls and two NFC championship games in his first five years, with a paltry supporting cast on his side of the ball. Someone had to be able to put points on the board. It wasn't all Duce Staley and Brian Westbrook, you know.
And please tell me you didn't link to a blog forum on Faux Sports to buttress your argument?
July 29th, 2008 at 1:10 pmMy bad, Guys. Thanks for telling me.
Just a note to save some face: I went to the Official Web Site of the Saint Louis Rams just before I made the comment and just before I started this. The site does not mention her demise.
July 29th, 2008 at 1:12 pmhmmmmmm, Tracy5fingers again shows his racism. I now can understand why you worship this man so much.
Birds of a feather, T5f, birds of a feather...
As for Rush, I am sure, if he does purchase the St.Louis Rams, would be in Oxy heaven thinking that he "owned" all those "non-white" players.
July 29th, 2008 at 1:40 pmOoooh, Tracy links to FUX???
BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZT!!
Try again.
July 29th, 2008 at 1:42 pmOh, and one more thing Tracy5fingers, if what Oxy-breath said wasn't so bad, then why was he fired from ESPN?
July 29th, 2008 at 1:43 pmTracy5 Says:
The media did over-hype McNabb….because he wasn’t as good of a quarterback as they made him out to be.
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4 straight trips to the NFC Champioship gaem, one Super Bowl, and multiple selections to the Pro Bowl... oh, yeah... this man is over-hyped.
When was the last time "El Rushbo" could even see the tops of his own shoes?
Personally? I think Rush played everyone on that "McNabb Is Over-rated" controversy. There was simply no good reason to put Rush in the booth on Monday Night Football. He clearly didn't understand the game and had NOTHING to add to the dialogue.
It was only a matter of time before he was gone for all the right reasons. I've always thought that Rush knew he was gonna be booted, and decided he had to save face SOMEHOW, so he tried to make it look like it was a "controversy", instead of what it was - him being cut loose because he served no purpose whatsoever on the show.
July 29th, 2008 at 1:43 pmLimpballs and the Rams would be reminisent of Victor Kiam and the Patriots. Destined to go nowhere but down and out in disgrace.
July 29th, 2008 at 2:46 pmJim Wilke Says:
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Ask Terrill Owens about McNabb.
Terrill Owens was concerned about the number of passes thrown his way, Limpballs was worried about his color. Limpballs, like the trolls on this board are bigots and useless individuals with nothing positive to offer society.
July 29th, 2008 at 3:40 pmkascina, clearly Jim Wilke is unfamiliar w/ Terrell Owens...
Owens bad-mouths EVERYONE...
Sheesh, Jim... that one doesn't do a thing for your credibility.
July 29th, 2008 at 3:56 pmSounds like a bunch of b.s.
I wouldn't believe a word that blowhard, Drugs Limpballs says.
I'm not buying that "$400 Million deal" either.
Sounds like a 'get some free publicity move' to help a guy whose career, although successful has seen better days.
Anyone with any sense at all knows drug addicts and alcoholics are unreliable, can't be trusted and will say anything to get what they want.
July 29th, 2008 at 4:53 pmI remember McNabb being second in the entire NFL in the statistical quarterback rating number at the time Limbaugh said this. That is the most unbiased way to look at how good a qb has performed. It takes into account yards-per-attempt, td's, int's, etc. For example, if you have 57% completion, but average 9 yards-per-attempt, and have 25 td's to 8 int's, then you are far better than someone who has 60% complete, but only 6 yards-per-attempt, and 8 td's to 8 int's.
Tracy5 and Wilke are demontrating their ignorance.
July 29th, 2008 at 6:57 pmfrom wikipedia:
"2004
McNabb finally amassed the kind of numbers that placed him firmly as one of the elite NFL quarterbacks statistically. He averaged 8.26 yards per attempt, completed 64.0 percent of his passes, threw 31 touchdown passes (he also ran for three more), and only eight interceptions. These numbers translated to a Passer Rating of 104.7. Furthermore, he became the first quarterback in league history to throw over 30 touchdowns and less than 10 interceptions in a single season."
BTW, passer rating is sometimes called "efficiency rating".
July 29th, 2008 at 7:11 pm