Rush Limbaugh, the conservative commentator who everyone loves to, well, either love or hate, had been part of a group of buyers for the St. Louis Rams football team. He isn't anymore, thanks to liberal censorship.
It seems that certain folks, led by that icon of moral authority, Al Sharpton, don't believe that someone of Limbaugh's ilk should have ownership of a football team. So as not offend civil rights mavens of Sharpton's caliber, the head of the group trying to buy the Rams has excluded Limbaugh from the package.
The NFL itself was very quick to voice their opposition to the radio show host's becoming one of their brethren. Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay had stated that he would vote against any deal involving Rush, and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell remarked that Limbaugh's divisive comments would not be tolerated.
This is nothing less than voluntary censorship at work, and an especially sophomoric and childish brand at that. The big bad NFL has been cowed by forces completely unrelated to the sport it oversees, demonstrating a meekness it would not tolerate on the field.
The left doesn't like someone's politics, so it follows of course that they shouldn't be able to enjoy the freedom of movement that anyone else with money and opportunity could. Rush is a bad man, so no sports for him.
It's just another reason not to like football. Or the self appointed, self righteous, and self assured moral guardians of our nation. One would think the Jesse Jacksons and Al Sharptons out there would be more concerned with the moral decay within the culture they pretend to represent than with the moral caliber of a mere football team owner. But apparently they have those issues solved, and have moved on to other pursuits.
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