Rush can't blame Liberals for getting sacked

Robin,
Please comment on why CSPAN is not taping the Demo's behind the closed door as the President said he would.
Why only Demo's writing the bill?
Love your morning show!

I forgot that NFL players never get a second chance. Perhaps Michael Vick should play for the Rams?

So slander and libel are okay if it is done by the ruling liberal oligarchy. No one can come up with any clips to back up the quotes they claim Rush said, but that doesn't matter. Shutting down speech and destroying all who oppose them is just par for the course for the fascist left.

It is a shame that there is more interest from Congress or Senate on who purchases a sport franchise than there is on investigating Bernie Maddoff or crooked dealings in the politics.

I feel he will blame everything he views as bad on the left or liberals ... i am not a liberal but its crazy how he doesnt see his hatred towards any race other than white has nothing to do with this that its just because he is conservative ....He doesnt want to be held accountable for his actions and he exhibits that every time he opens his mouth

Rush Limbaugh's followers should realize that all of his sensationalized false and often slanderous comments are for the purpose of ratings and fattening his own pockets and that he is flaunting his money by trying to purchase the football team.

Good riddance, Limbaugh's radical, angry, confrontational personna has no place in the sports world- a place where many fans seek refuge from those exactly like him..

I thinks its great he got SACKED! If he was the owner, he would proboly have changed the mascot to an elephant and change the colors to red. He has no buisness in football.

Poor Rush.Sorry but the Left had nothing to do with this one.Maybe Rush should blame his own Right wing political views.

Someone said Rush can't blame "liberal" for getting "sacked"...

Well, that's exactly what happened.
Left wingers splashed lies about his comments, distorted his statements and bismirched his name without offering one shread of evidence. All in an effort to punish his conservative views.

Since when in this country is a person punished for "alleged" comments? Just in the eyes of left wingers.

I hope the threatened legal action by Rush will expose these people and forcce them to prove their accusations or pay through the nose for it.
Denny Russell
VA Beach, VA

Politics do not belong in sports. We are overwhelmed by the politial "Crips vs. Bloods" and we need to have a break somewhere. I would not have an issue with a political leader being part owner of a pro team IF they could keep thier ownership where it should be – hobby/business. Limbaugh is not a politician however. He is a politial commentator and there is a HUGE difference. He uses his ability to get people fired up to spread hate and sepratism. HE IS A RACIST. HOW CAN YOU BE AN OWNER OF A TEAM THAT HAS A LARGE MINORITY RATIO AND BE RACIST?????
I have very little respect for him. He abuses his talent and position to cause major problems. He makes very racist comments and his opinion of minorities is VERY clear. However, when he goes too far and is called out for it, all of a sudden he says "I'm not a racist. It's just the Left. It's thier distraction tatic." HOW CAN IT BE SOMEONE ELSE'S "TATIC" IF IT'S YOUR WORDS????
If you are going to be racist, I can't hate you like you hate me. I can only feel sorry for you. But, be a real and honest person about it. Don't bush beat be upfront and put it out there. I may despise your thinking but at least I can respect your honestly. What he does is lie and manipulate words to elude to it. WE ARE NOT STUPID RUSH. WE ALL KNOW WHAT YOU ARE ALL ABOUT. Stick to the radio. You are just a Howard Stern in a suit. Trash.

Rus Limbaugh,

Is reaping what his insensitive mouth has proclamed as ignorance,
by insulting blacks,and anybody that not agrees with him.

His investment group drop him,because he is a liability period.

It's sad that a guy who claimed to be an elite,will not "man up" to his mistakes?

It's called Calma_Kudos
Paul Roman

If pro sports are all about redemption these days – M. Vick – then let fat boy buy in IF he:

1. Apologizes to the world for everything he's ever uttered.
2. Quits his "job" – why the FCC let's him on the air is beyond.
3. While involved in this sports arena in any way, signs agreement to NOT be involved in ANY way with inflicting his opinion on the world. If caught – pays HUGE penality and is kicked to the curb.

It would be worth it to get that ______off the band & out of sight/mind. South of the Mason/Dixon line other than WTOP – it's all him everywhere which is SAD & FCC needs to SHUT HIM DOWN!

About Rush and the Rams. It is the right of the private seller to sell to whomever he wants. HIgh bid, low bid–makes no difference, This is 'still' a Free Country and anyone can purchase or sell legal merchandise to anyone they want to. It is the RIGHT of the buyer to offer to BUY, and the RIGHT of the seller to SELL to WHOMEVER HE WANTS. When this country starts telling you WHAT YOU CAN BUY AND WHAT YOU CAN SELL, this will be the end of democracy as we know it. Just because Rush, or Pres. Obama wants to buy something, that doesn't meet the seller has to sell to him.

Pro sports should unify a community. One can talk about a team in a non political way abd enhance civil discourse. .Rush divides all he touches. He is a bigot not a myrtar. He was done in by the free market, because many fans who support the teams cannot support him.Good teams need to attract diverse players not alienate them. Investors cannot support this divisiveness. Rush is free to say whatever he wants. The market is free to react to him however it will. Bravo to free speech and capitalism..

I'm responding to the person who made the comment that if Rush should not discriminate against others, he should not be discriminated against either. Discrimination is judging someone on the basis of the color of his skin, which is something Rush does all the time. Discrimination is NOT holding someone accountable for his own words and actions, which is what happened to Rush.

For Rush Limbaugh to try and make this a left wing conspiracy is about the most ridiculous and irresponsible thing I have ever heard. He spouts racism to his right wing listeners regularly and then takes no responsibility for his spewing. He shouldn't be in any business at all.
He is famous for his bigotry and is apparently very proud of it. His ousting is free enterprise at work and at its best. I can't believe he is whining about about being ousted by the same system he so vigorously defends.

The players have to pass drug tests, why not owners? When a potential owner cannot pass a drug test it is time to drop them from the group.

Rush is being dropped from the bid for buying the St. Louis Rams. No big surprise there. Seeing as Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton came out of the wood work once again to claim someone is a racist. Common sense tells you that those comments caused the stir in the negotiations and drove away his business partners. None of them wanted to be associated with a" supposed racist". Seems fishy to me that the partners had no problem with Rush before Mr. Jackson and Mr. Sharpton, who is always so quick to call someone a racist, made their comments about Mr. Limbaugh. I think Mr. Jackson and Mr. Sharpton should keep his nose out of business that does not concern them or their personal life. As a white male in America this has become very annoying. It seems that we will never live this racism business behind because of people like Mr. Jackson and Mr. Sharpton who like to shake things up. I think Mr. Jackson and Mr. Sharpton do this to keep themselves in the spotlight. I also think it was a vindictive move on their part because they don't like the way Mr. Limbaugh addresses the way they handle certain issues on racism.

Rush is destroying conservatism..it'd be like giving sarah palin an environmentalism post.

Rush is destroying conservatism..it'd be like giving sarah palin an environmental post.

There is a GOD!!!! Limbaugh is obssessed (for 8 years he did a daily count-down on the Clinton Presidency). No view and no point is worthy except his. He is an egotistical gas bag that will ALWAYS blame someone or something else. HE is a perfect example of what is wrong with America. I see him on the same gutteral level as Howard Sterne. Neither is necessary!! Both are unfortunate and morally bankrupt. (I, as they, am exercising my 1st amendment right to "free speech"). I believe Limbaugh to be a racist and a bigot......he has NO business being involved in ANY sport.

He is a disgrace. He is a simpleton. He is a cry baby. I need never to say, type or think his name again. Thank You, Jesus!!!!

NO MODERATION........cancel it...

Rush Limbargh must a very unappy person. All he talks is hate of people and our nation. I find it hard to believe that any radio station would put someone on to air such division among the United States people.

“The man who’s made a career of making himself and his fans out to be victims of the left”? You have got to be kidding me. This is an ignorant statement that illustrates why people distrust mainstream media in increasing numbers. Regardless of what you think of Rush, he has stated on numerous occasions that you should not base your happiness on what party or person is in power; to strive be happy and prosperous regardless of the obstacles placed in front of you.

You have got to be kidding me! He is being ousted because he has an opinion? Talk about discrimination! What if he was black, do you think this would be happening? Just a state of the country. We thought it would be different but it is the opposite. God bless america and god damn polotics.

Thank goodness Rush Limbaugh was denied having a part to play in buying the St. Louis Rams! Not only is he a buffoon but has actually polarized the political parties. I used to listen to him and vote straight Republican but his vitriolic diatribes against Obama in this past election caused me to turn Democratic!!

A comment about Mr. Limbaugh. My question first is how in the world did those people even ever consider him to be a partner. Mr. Limbaugh, had he have been allowed to continue and been a partner, there is absolutely no telling what comments he would have made regarding what subject.

Mr. Limbaugh can blame no one but himself for his dismissal from the group. And then he wants to blame the left. Mr. Limbaugh what you need to do is to take a real deep hard look at yourself and then realize where the blame is for you not becomming anyones best friend.

He uses the networks to berate anybody and everybody and then expects anyone with no brain to feel bad for him. Tough luck Mr. Limbaugh, you get exactly what you deserve in life.

I wonder if Irsay would have an issue with Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton being part owners of teams? After all, both of them have made racist statements, referring to Jewish people as "hymies" and making other bold, controversial, polarizing statements quite frequently. My guess is that Irsay (and the coward Goodell) would keep their traps shut if someone controversial, but left leaning (or a minority) were in the running to buy a team. That's today's reality. I don't feel sorry for Limbaugh, who is a multi-millionaire and who needed this like a hole in the head. Let him have a different hobby instead. But I do feel sorry for the path the country is taking--when you're blocked from pursuing something because a couple loudmouths who don't agree with your politics make false accusations about you being "racist" which in the case of Limbaugh, is utterly ridiculous. The peope accusing him of racism have never listened to his show-I guarantee that. It's a witch hunt and mob mentaility born out of liberal politics--they use accusations of racisim to villify people they don't agree with.

I'll add this--Irsay's family are pitiful as NFL owners. They moved the Colts from Baltimore in the middle of the night (again, cowards they are) rather than face the fans in Baltimore who had supported the team since the Johnny Unitas days. They were horrific losers in Indianapolis for decades too. And John Elway is often accused of having dislike toward Baltimore because he forced a trade to the Broncos as a draftee, rather than reporting to the Colts. But the fact is, it was the Irsay clan who owned the Colts that Elway rejected, not the city of Baltimore. No one wanted to play for Irsay back then. And the kid Irsay is as arrogant as the old man. Irsay and Bidwell were clones.

Rush needs to understand that there are still people in this country who can listen to what people say, analyze facts, form their own opinions and decide things for themselves. We're not all mindless "ditto heads". We heard his comments about the NFL and its players loud and clear and he can stop trying to turn this into something political. It was a business decision and the NFL decided he wouldn't be good for their business!

Well you must be a Democrate. Lets throw the baby out with the bathwater. There are several things about the Republicans that I personnaly do not agree with but the majority of their ideas I can get behind. Just because I don't agree with everything does not mean that I would abandon the rest.

And yes I voted for Obama. But I will never consider myself a Democrate because there are too many of their ideas I will never understand. Such as the party who supports killing unborn children does not support killing convicted killers. I would find it easier to support a party that would be all pro life or all pro death.

I don't see how blind a person has to be not to see how the liberal left played a large part in preventing Rush from having his dream. Who was making all of the noise against Rush? This is one of the worst acts of discrimination in recent times and because it involves Rush you don't care. This is quite typical of how hypocritical liberals are. I could promise you if the potential buyer was a black, died in the wool Republican you would not have heard a peep from anyone. Look around you and wake up to what is being done to our country. I have lived through many presidents including "Ike" and I never dreamed that a president of the United States of America could do so much so fast to take away the freedoms of the American people. I fear that by the time you do wake up it is going to be too late.

I must compliment Angelo for his insight and honesty. I can also mention another major reason that Rush took a beating on this purchase. Rush is anti-union. The last thing the unions want to see is a non-union person playing on their field.

Rush Limbaugh is going to be exposed for the fraud that he is and this is the beginning. This is guy is such an embarassment to the conservative party it is getting shameful. His supposed listeners are uneducated poor people who don't have the ability to discern information on thier own so they listen to him. His bizarre slanted racist dividing statements are appealing to those stricken by ignorance and fear. This dude is one of the most deplorable unethical garbage journalists in history.

After this gas bag informs his listeners he wants President Obama to fail, Rush pouts like a child when his toxic fuming remarks come back upon him.

His previous multi-racist comments in regards to the very same sport which he was attempting to become a co-owner of, is a recipe for failure.

This man is beneath the common dignity of respect, and professional rhetorical communication. All that is left is a angry, cowardly bag of hot air that attempts to sow disruption and polarize his audience to extreme views while encouraging them to take extreme measures which Rush himself would never attempt to do himself.

Rush, you helped the Republican Party lose the majority's in Congress, Senate and in the White House. You helped plunge the Republican Party off the cliff of voter viability. And as millions of Republicans fled the toxic morass that Bush-Cheney left for the open embrace of the Democratic and Independent Partys, Rush encouraged them to leave.

You may be a big bag of gas Rush, but you are without a doubt the best example of a speaker for the Republican Party I have ever seen.

A. Smith
Oregon

Rush Limbaugh is going to be exposed for the fraud that he is and this is the beginning. This is guy is such an embarassment to the conservative party it is getting shameful. His supposed listeners are uneducated poor people who don't have the ability to discern information on thier own so they listen to him. His bizarre slanted racist dividing statements are appealing to those stricken by ignorance and fear. This dude is one of the most deplorable unethical garbage journalists in history.

Grant, your description of Rush listeners fits no one I know. Very few Republicans I know are embarrassed by him. What statements has he made that are racist? Not sure I follow you on that one. Your last statement about him being a journalist cements the fact that you know nothing about what you are writing. He is not a journalist and does not pretend to be. He is best compared to an editorial writer for a newspaper in that he is paid to offer his opinions.

Goodness. The guy is on the radio 3 hours a day every weekday in every market in the US. You would think someone like yourself would actually take the time to listen to him before forming such a strong opinion about him.

Accountability
There are some places in our society where people realize that in order to pe part of the game you have to act responsibly. Having an opportunist like Rush who lies repeatedly should not be good for business. I applaud the decision.

Rush Lim"Batt" is just another angry old white man whose simply pissed off because there's a Black man in the White House. I'm sick to death of the polite (and sometimes not so polite) racism that seems to be infecting this county with comments from Rush and his cohorts at Fox who are simply feeding on the fears and prejudices still about in the U.S. by some not so informed other old white men! GEESH, people. No wonder my European friends think this county is screwed up!!!

Re: the eye gouging football player. What would be his punishment if he had blinded his opponent? THAT SHOULD BE HIS PUNISHMENT....his intent...not his failure should be punished. And to say that is just part of football... It shouldn't be.

THE EYE GOUGER SHOULD BE SUSPENDED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SEASON. HIS ACTIONS ARE UNACCETABLE. FOOTBALL IS A GAME, A SPORT, NOT A FIGHT. IF A LESER PLAYER WERE CAUGHT DOING THAT HE WOULD LIKELY BE BANDED FROM SPORTS ALLTOGETHER.

I agree with Joy Behars guest Ted Danson, Rush needs to be quiet and sto preying on the fears of others. I'm also glad his extrimist attitude wasn't allowed in the NFL . What would he do if the players didn't have the same twisted thoughts he has?