It seems that Big Rush Limbaugh isn’t satisfied with spreading his bile over the airwaves on a daily basis. Now he wants to become a NFL owner. It’s been reported that Limbaugh is interested in purchasing the woeful St. Louis Rams franchise and my goodness has the poo been flying. There are some that say he should be able to buy a team. I mean, it’s capitalism as it is at work; those that have money should buy what they want. There are others who say that Limbaugh has no business getting involved with professional sports, specifically a sport were 70% of the athletes are black based on his past statements.
I am on the side of those who are like, ” No way, no how”. There’s something about Limbaugh being in a position to buy and trade black flesh that makes me sick to my stomach. He may see it as a purely money making venture, but I can’t help but think he could use his position to create some sick social experiment. Besides, I don’t know any African American player with even a smidgen of pride who would play for him, regardless of what Stephen A. Smith says.
And let’s talk about Mr. Smith for a minute. Oh, this dude is so making HBCUs look bad right now. Mr. Smith is convinced that those black athletes who are vowing not to play under a Limbaugh regime are on some bullshit because he feels anyone with a lot of melanin and who plays pro football can be bought. Great, just what people need: A fresh dose of cynicism to muddle the debate over what’s truly right and what’s truly wrong. Hacks like Smith are the reason why I can barely tolerate sports journalism now. It’s nothing more than an exercise in projection. These so called commentators foolishly wax poetic about the glory days of the sport all the while barely disgusting their contempt for the athletes who play it. Their smugness and the obsession for getting the “controversy behind the story”, makes for interesting by lines and not much else. So, Smith hoeing himself out to anyone who will listen because he’s guaranteed to say something controversial provides little insight into this issue.
This issue simply is this: Limbaugh is an asshole. There are NFL owners who are assholes. However, Limbaugh’s assholery isn’t limited to the world of sports. He’s has managed to offend nearly every living person representing nearly every group on this planet. The question is does the dominant sports franchise in the United States need Limbaugh in the mix? With all the problems within the NFL? Do they DESERVE Limbaugh? My answer is no. Didn’t we learn anything from Marge Schott?
To be clear, i haven’t heard Limbaugh’s show in quite a long time and your assesment may well be correct. However I’m certain that as a person who’s made himself rich being opinionated he no doubt grates on a huge number of people that disagree with him, apparently including you. Still, I find it amusing that a person who claims the name of their blog represents “Freedom from tyranny, violence, and oppression. Freedom to write one’s thoughts without fear of physical or mental harm. Freedom to think what I want to think. Freedom to be who I want to be” should so quickly deny those things to another human being simply because you don’t like that person. It’s ironic how similar a blog is to a talk show when you think about it. I wonder who might take opportunity from you on the basis of disliking what you say?
So should I add, “free to dislike those who spread hate” and “free to disagree with a racist’s right to make money from black folks” as well? I didn’t know I had to do that.
It’s obvious that you didn’t like what I wrote but that’s okay, I know that freedom of expression doesn’t mean that one has to agree with how that expression is relayed. I have a feeling that you are taking the words that I wrote as some declaration of patriotism as espoused by those on right wing radio. Hardly. My idea of freedom is giving a voice to the voiceless, giving power to the powerless, and giving justice to the victims of injustice.
Limbaugh is no victim and he should never be treated as such. He’s an oppotunist who has decided to make his living on fanning the flames of fear and prejudice. He’s been free to do that for decades. I would never want to take that freedom away. That’s because I know that kind of freedom comes with a price, and for Limbaugh, he’s paying it.