ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

the fool thinks he rules the world

but he doesnt know he rules only a small fraction of psychotic americans . .

and their psychotic comrades in nairaland

let him rule his psychotic world, but america and the real worl has passed him over . . .

can all reasonable people here shout hurray

i see no reason why he can't be a MINORITY OWNER in an NFL team.

people just overreacted. There are lots of closet racists in sports that nobody talks much about.

bawomolo:

i see no reason why he can't be a MINORITY OWNER in an NFL team.

people just overreacted. There are lots of closet racists in sports that nobody talks much about.

Gbam. and money is neither Liberal nor Conservative. But I understand anyways, Rush is too much of a divisive figure.

Anyways I hear your Cubs are in dire financial straits the chapter 11 kind, will they take Boston money?

JeSoul:



Anyways I hear your Cubs are in dire financial straits the chapter 11 kind, will they take Boston money?

ha see hating. The Cubs just got sold recently. they are filing bankruptcy so the new owner wont be responsible for the Gbese that brought no results !!!!!.

most of these players would play for the highest bidder regardless of their political views. The fact the NFL had to be forced to interview minority coaches says something about the owners.

nothing can be an over-reaction to oppose someone who says slavery was a good thing by keeping the streets safe after dark and building the south.

note that the south is backwards compared to the north. even in 1860 b4 the civil war

bawomolo:

ha see hating. The Cubs just got sold recently. they are filing bankruptcy so the new owner wont be responsible for the Gbese that brought no results !!!!!.

. . . so una go take Boston money? I can't even believe they're having tough times . . . storied franchises rarely struggle. No matter how bad the Redsox play Fenway will still be sold out and the drones will still be dressed in sox gear all around the city.

most of these players would play for the highest bidder regardless of their political views. The fact the NFL had to be forced to interview minority coaches says something about the owners.

Infact eh I don't have enough "gbams" to give you for this one.

I just read this on CNN . . . see the portion in red . . . may God bless this gay dude! 

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/15/granderson.limbaugh.civil.rights/index.html

Commentary: Don't blame Limbaugh for our faults
(CNN) -- Things ain't what they used to be.

That sentiment harkens back to a simpler day in which innocence was not met with sarcasm, a man's word was his bond and yadda yadda yadda. What a bunch of crap. I would like to know which time period in this country's history that phrase is referring to -- during the witch hunts? Trail of Tears? Television's "Happy Days" would lead you to believe life in the '50s and '60s was all about high school dances and hot fudge sundaes, but many of us know that was hardly the case.

No, if we take an honest look at this country's 233 years, what we will find are moments of brilliance and triumphs, moral bankruptcy and hypocrisy and a great deal of denial and revision by everyone. It is because of our tendency to rewrite unpleasant aspects of our history that we struggle to make the kind of significant social progress we need to truly realize the American Dream.

In other words, ignoring the ugly of the past can stifle the beauty of today.

Typically when blacks talk of the past and about how "things ain't what they used to be," it often is a reference to the civil rights movement and the time in which my community rallied together for a common cause -- equality. We saw remnants of that synergy this week as Al Sharpton, the NAACP and several black NFLers openly opposed Rush Limbaugh's inclusion on a team trying to purchase the St. Louis Rams.
And it is true, we were more willing to be our brother's keepers 40 years ago. But if we're being honest, not all of our brothers and sisters were worth trying to keep back then. Not every black person was willing to sacrifice self-interest for the better of the whole. Quite a few of us sold out and were more than willing to be puppets or manipulate racial tension to keep crumbs of power or money. We still had black-on-black crime, gambling, theft, prostitution, murder.

We still had some version of Kwame Kilpatrick to contend with and it's important that we talk about that. It's important that we understand that even during the more triumphant times in our history, there were still plenty of blacks who were agitators profiting from the status quo and that the community had to overcome their self-destructive behavior in addition to systematic racism and violence.

I know, I know, we don't like airing our dirty laundry. But by not talking about the uncomfortable parts of the civil rights movement, we have forgotten that the self-inflicted wounds we face today are nothing new and can be overcome. We were not a nobler people during the civil rights movement. We just had more vocal citizens willing to make sacrifices. But we seem to have romanticized the civil rights movement so much that we have convinced ourselves we were a perfect people then. We keep following voices that remind us of that era because we have convinced ourselves we still need a black leader to follow. We keep talking about how "things ain't what they used to be" and we haven't taken a close enough look at our history to understand things ain't never been that way.

For example, we chastise today's black athletes for not being Muhammad Ali or Jim Brown, as if every athlete of color from the 1950s and '60s was on the social justice front line, which we know is not true. Still, that doesn't stop us from romanticizing, and those blinders are one of the main reasons why today we do disempowering things like respond to violence in our community based on the race of the perpetrator, not the crime itself.

Limbaugh tried to become a minority owner of a professional football team and some of us behaved as if he was one of the young men caught on video beating Derrion Albert to death in the streets of Chicago. I'm not a Limbaugh fan but I'm not upset over him being involved in purchasing a team either. I would simply give his squad the same amount of support I give his other projects -- none. There are just more pressing things to focus on.

If the NAACP or NFLPA speaks with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on societal or image matters, I would rather they talk about new ways to improve the public education system in cities where NFL teams are located than give an opinion on who buys a team.

Limbaugh may be a racist, but he is not the reason there are more black men in prison than in college. We are.

Our issues did not germinate in a vacuum, but I believe the best way to get out of our socioeconomical malaise is to spend less time looking at what white people like Limbaugh are supposedly doing to us and more time looking at what we're definitely doing to ourselves. More time charting a new course based on personal responsibility, not victimhood and the retelling of stories, because let me tell you, some of those stories have been touched up so many times it's hard to know what's true anyway. After all, somewhere along the path someone deleted the significant role gay people played in organizing the famed Montgomery bus boycott in 1955 and the 1963 march on Washington. Somewhere along the path someone Photoshopped out all of the adultery committed by some of the movement's religious leaders. Somewhere someone shredded the mug shots of those who were arrested for real crimes, not protests.

Making those, and other uncomfortable topics, talking points in the overall discussion does not negate the good that was done. But it does remind us that life isn't black and white. It reminds us that sometimes you have to peel back a few layers to fully understand what you're looking at. It reminds us that to err is human, and not wanting to deal with err,  well that may be the most common human trait of all.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/15/granderson.limbaugh.civil.rights/index.html

. . . by far the most sensible piece I've read/heard on this whole limbaugh deal. I have a dream - that more and more black people will begin to think like this fella.

i agree with him jesoul. can you lend me some gbams to give to him.
but if he went on to get what he wants regardless of how black players feel, it shows that african americans are some trash that can be treated anyhow and berrated at will, even openly. their feelings should matter too.

what if hitler wants to buy a club in israel (imagine if he were still alive) how will the jews feel? even mentioning hitler gets them the rage. how much more buying a club in israel. or a jew buying a club in tehran. it is only blacks that dont understand the intricacies of racial respect.

@pres-elect,

nothing can be an over-reaction to oppose someone who says slavery was a good thing by keeping the streets safe after dark and building the south.

It says a lot about you people when you have to manufacture a bold-face lie to discredit someone who has been talking on the radio almost erveryday for the last 25 years or so.

The above statement you and your fellow race-baiters attribute to Rush is nothing but a made-up story.  That CNN, MSNBC and co rely on an anonynous wikipedia entry and fed to gullible souls like you as news reveals the depth of depravity you guys have sunk to.  Rush never uttered those statements or anything close to it.  Like I said, if Rush is racist, then you won't have to manufacture a lie to discredit him.  This says more about the credibility, or lack thereof of the Left than it does about Rush.

By the way, I see this working out for Rush's good.  I remember that I started listening to Rush after the erroneous campaign AD that Obama played all over the country during the campaign. I decided to find out more about the man who apparently was racist and found out that Obama and co actually made up the things they accused him of.  I have been a fan of him since then and I anticipate he will get himself more fans after this.

Tayo-D:



By the way, I see this working out for Rush's good.  I remember that I started listening to Rush after the erroneous campaign AD that Obama played all over the country during the campaign. I decided to find out more about the man who apparently was racist and found out that Obama and co actually made up the things they accused him of.  I have been a fan of him since then and I anticipate he will get himself more fans after this.

Liar liar apata afaya. Why didn't you become Obama's fan because of the numerous lies Rush Limbaugh and McCain's campaign accused him of?.

Aloy~Emeka:

Liar liar apata afaya. Why didn't you become Obama's fan because of the numerous lies Rush Limbaugh and McCain's campaign accused him of?.

Tayo-D doesn't support socialists

@Aloy.Emeka,

Liar liar apata afaya. Why didn't you become Obama's fan because of the numerous lies Rush Limbaugh and McCain's campaign accused him of?.

All these accusations without proof. Can you please share with us just one, only one lie about Obama that Rush uttered. And by the way, no made-up stories this time around.

And by the way, I never said anything about McCain's or Obama's twisting of the truth with respect to campaign ads. Both were guilty of exageration and/or misrepresentation. However, I think it is noteworthy when a politician running for the presidency spends millions of dollars on national TV to spread absoulute lies (not even a shade of the truth) about a private citizen. That is what Obama did, and I lost total faith in him afterwards.

@bawomolo,

Tayo-D doesn't support socialists

You betcha. Just as I love sinners even though I hate sin; I love socialists even though I hate socialism.  Why should I support people who stand for what I hate? I don't hate the 'playa', just the game!

guys,

i wont waste my time here debating if rush was /is racist.

the guy is a racist and i hope he fails . . . . . . he cant have the rams, i hoped he fail, and he failed to get it. kaput.

he is a f-king drug addict and cannot partially own a team, many of whose players are black. this guy is terrible. let him remain in his radio and continue to control those he can. those psychotic americans who listen to him and believe him.

not the NFL

@pres-elect,

I'm glad that you or anybody else for that matter cannot single out one racist comment he made against Blacks.  You are accusing an innocent man based on hearsays.  You've never listened to him nor do you know what he stands for. Even when I pointed out to you that the statement attributed to him is false, you chose to continue in the error of your ways.  That speaks volumes about the kind of person you are.

You know who is psychotic? It's obvious its you! Believing a lie fed to you by your left wing cooks. Keep living in delusions based on lies.

pres-elect:

let him remain in his radio and continue to control those he can. those psychotic americans who listen to him and believe him.

Your right. Av heard the man speak a few times. Only psychotic, self rigtheous, bloody ignorant fools will continuosly listen to such utter nonsence, and try to make sence of it, just because its been aired for 25 years.

What Nonsence.

the guy is a psychotic fool. let him go and hang. hoha

NFL no need this kind divisive evil force

@topic,

I can see that the truth is just an inconvenience to all the Rush haters and Race baiters on this forum. Only Liberals rejoice when lies prevail over the truth.

Tayo-D
take it easy. its called free country where majority caries the day. Rush has got the right to buy into any NFL franchise, but he has to find a willing seller. transaction is established when a seller aggrees to sell at a price and buyer agrees to buy at that same price. So in the case, the transaction never took  place.  I guess his past statements came  back to hurt him. He was judged by the same standard he would use to judge others who might have different political inclinations. If he minded his political business without tongue lashing black players, it would not have been an issue after all RAMS are not doing good anyway.
Mark Cuban's utterances came back to hurt him when he wanted to buy Chicago Cubs. Mind you that Mark Cuban said things about NBA and officiating not about race or some other disparaging statements about a group of people.

let them keep whining, his sins have caught up with him. the guy is a big fat fool and he has just been given a tiny dose of what he feeds others.

it a fre country, aint it? they rejected his plea, let him go and hang, if he wants to end his useless life

i hope he fails

and he will

@adconline,

take it easy. its called free country where majority caries the day. Rush has got the right to buy into any NFL franchise, but he has to find a willing seller. transaction is established when a seller aggrees to sell at a price and buyer agrees to buy at that same price. So in the case, the transaction never took place. I guess his past statements came back to hurt him. He was judged by the same standard he would use to judge others who might have different political inclinations. If he minded his political business without tongue lashing black players, it would not have been an issue after all RAMS are not doing good anyway.
Mark Cuban's utterances came back to hurt him when he wanted to buy Chicago Cubs. Mind you that Mark Cuban said things about NBA and officiating not about race or some other disparaging statements about a group of people.

It's a free country alright, and freedom is supposed to make rational people seek the truth and not otherwise. The dangerous thing here is that it signifies a trend that portends danger for the United States. Recently, a conservative wad denied the crown for Miss America and maligned on national TV because of her views. Now another prominent conservative is being told he cannot buy a franchise basically because of his politics. What next, we will start employin people based on their political affiliation? If you can be denied your right to trade in the market based on your politics, who knows whether you will be denied access to needed operation when the Govt is in charge of healcare. We are on a very dangerous slope right now.

Rush never said anything racist about Black players. Infact, he adores the game and the players. This is a guy who has been on the air, 3 hours every week day for 25 years and the statement used to deny him his fundamental right to enter into a contract was cooked up. Doesn't that show that accusations of racism against him are totally bogus. There is nothing that I hate more than race-baiting and this is something the Left in this country does regularly. Becuase of this saga, many conservatives have determined to opt out of their subscription for the NFL ticket on cable or Dish. I would have done same if I had a subsription. If my politics is not acceptable to you, why should my money be? We are on a very slippery slope.

senseless argument.

it is unfair to deny someone a beauty crown (which no evidence shows she was supposed to win and which is not a tax payer funded event) for her political view,

it is unfair to deny somebody a share in a club (which he has no reserved right to own and which is not a tax payer funded organisation)

but it is all right to deny someone a marriage for his & her race, even when the denying official is paid by the tax payer and is sworn to serve the public in accordance to the law and not to his personal whims and caprices.

anyway, let the buffon continue making noise from his radio hideout and let his disciples keep on listening.

@pres-elect,

You just don't know how to make analogies do you? The beauty queen and Rush were denied based on politics. Can you tell us how politics played a role in the decision of the JP?

Again you are here calling millions of people bufons. The JP's decision directly affected two people, and your statement maligned millions. You have taken on the role of the biggest hypocrite on nairaland.

Cursing around in every thread.
i thought it was an off thing, never knew it was ur character

anyway, rush will never own an NFL team. at least not in 2009, and hopefully not ever

Kai Pres-elect you despise this guy sha lol, did Rush steal your girlfriend or lunch money in the past? 

my dear sister, who dash me girlfriend . . . i be chronic bachelor

but after hillary clinton, this guy is the person i hate the most . . . . infact he is supposed to be the person i hate most, except that somehow, i just loath hillary. i dont know why. but at least i know why i hate rush.

ok, i know the bible doesnt encourage us to hate people, i'm trying to at least like hillary, but so far no success. i'll continue to try b/c i'm the one whose hurting my soul by this hate.

but rush doesnt make it easy for me to even attempt to hate him

_{Rush never said anything racist about Black players.  Infact, he adores the game and the players.  This is a guy who has been on the air, 3 hours every week day for 25 years and the statement used to deny him his fundamental right to enter into a contract was cooked up.  Doesn't that show that accusations of racism against him are totally bogus.  There is nothing that I hate more than race-baiting and this is something the Left in this country does regularly.  Becuase of this saga, many conservatives have determined to opt out of their subscription for the NFL ticket on cable or Dish.  I would have done same if I had a subsription.  If my politics is not acceptable to you, why should my money be?  We are on a very slippery slope}

NFL is not interested in politics, Rush made some racial comments about McNabb, so you can put a positive spin on it. Being on radio 25 yrs  does not guarantee him the right to buy into any NFL franchise. NFL may not allow  any of its teams to be based in Las Vegas becuase of Casinos. Time to have a different look on Rush and his power. If he could not muscle his way through, then he is not  as powerful as  he seems. Remember he never endorsed McCain and he won the primaries.

pres-elect:

my dear sister, who dash me girlfriend . . . i be chronic bachelor

lol, how chronic?

but after hillary clinton, this guy is the person i hate the most . . . . infact he is supposed to be the person i hate most, except that somehow, i just loath hillary. i dont know why. but at least i know why i hate rush.

ok, i know the bible doesnt encourage us to hate people, i'm trying to at least like hillary, but so far no success. i'll continue to try b/c i'm the one whose hurting my soul by this hate.

but rush doesnt make it easy for me to even attempt to hate him

lol na wa na so e reach? Wetin Hillary do you? I hear a good chunk of the Dem party is starting to come around to her becos of her 'team playing' with the Obama admin.

@adconline,

NFL is not interested in politics, Rush made some racial comments about McNabb, so you can put a positive spin on it. Being on radio 25 yrs does not guarantee him the right to buy into any NFL franchise. NFL may not allow any of its teams to be based in Las Vegas becuase of Casinos. Time to have a different look on Rush and his power. If he could not muscle his way through, then he is not as powerful as he seems. Remember he never endorsed McCain and he won the primaries.

NFL not interested in politics? Why is it then that the same Players' Rep at the center of this saga has threatened to involve the White House in the coming negotiations of the Players and the Team owners? Do you know of his ties to the Obama administration? Besides, are all the Team owners without political convictions?

That Rush said Donovan McNabb is overated is grounds for accusing him of racism? See what the Leftists have turned America into. A fan of the game cannot even have an opinion about one of the most visible players. What is so racist about the statement?

Tayo-D
^{That Rush said Donovan McNabb is overated is grounds for accusing him of racism?  See what the Leftists have turned America into. A fan of the game cannot even have an opinion about one of the most visible players.  What is so racist about the statement?}
Rush said that the media was desirous of seeing a black quarter back do well in NFL.  I wish that you do not  put a positive spin on what Rush said about blacks cos I can do bad or well by myself.

@adconline,

There is no positive spin anywhere. He said McNabb is overated, and the only reason why is because the Press wants to see a Black Quarterback in the NFL. What is racist about that? Isn't it the truth? It is the same desire to see a Black man as President that gave us Obama, irrespective of accomplishment.