Rush Limbaugh follow-up

It seems that Rush's partners in the purchase of the Rams are now his former partners. They've caved to pressure from the NFL, the player's union, and, I suppose, Revs. Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson.

It's not that Rush needs the money from such an investment, but the sad fact remains that free speech is, obviously, not exactly free.

Well, that's what I have to say.
Stephen M. Flatow

Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson: Protectors of the World, or at least the NFL

The Rev. Al Sharpton, convicted liar and inciter to riot, and the Rev. Jesse Jackson have weighed in on a story about Russ Limbaugh being part of a group willing to purchase the St. Louis Rams according to this AP report.

The Revs. Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson attacked the bid by Rush Limbaugh to buy the St. Louis Rams on Monday, saying the conservative radio host's track record on race should exclude him from owning an NFL team. Sharpton sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, arguing that Limbaugh has been divisive and "anti-NFL" in some of his comments.

Jackson said in a telephone interview that Limbaugh had made his wealth "appealing to the fears of whites" with an unending line of insults against blacks and other minorities.

Ay, ay, ay. Poor Rush. Well, not so poor that he doesn't have the money to buy an interest in the team. Limbaugh says,

"Now, this saddens me as well this disappoints me," he said. "I know Rev. Sharpton. Sharpton is better than this. He knows better than this. You know, I didn't judge Al Sharpton's fitness to be in radio when he wanted to earn an honest living for once, given his well-documented past as the author of the Tawana Brawley hoax. I believe in freedom and I also don't discriminate."

Go for it Rush, take 'em on. What have you got to lose? They don't listen to your broadcasts anyway. And as for the reverends, find something else to talk about.

The story from 1010 WINS is here.

Well, that's what I have to say.
Stephen M. Flatow