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Hilarious comment coming from a man whos a "never nude" (Tobias Funke, Arrested Development)
It's a joke based on an old Shark Pool thread.
Isn't Faulk part of a show on NFL Network?
Well that and a couple of little quotes.
I have no political bias but seem to lean Republican and I cannot stand this fella. While I don't care for Faulk particularly, he is much better for the league than a hate-monger like Rush.
The pill popping and abrassive behavior aren't really problems per se.
Not to play in the NFL they aren't.
The quotes were fabricated, plain and simple.Well that and a couple of little quotes.
Limbaugh impersonator? Enjoy!The quotes were fabricated, plain and simple.Well that and a couple of little quotes.I have no political bias but seem to lean Republican and I cannot stand this fella. While I don't care for Faulk particularly, he is much better for the league than a hate-monger like Rush.
identikit said:The quotes were fabricated, plain and simple.pizzatyme said:Well that and a couple of little quotes.two_dollars said:I have no political bias but seem to lean Republican and I cannot stand this fella. While I don't care for Faulk particularly, he is much better for the league than a hate-monger like Rush.
Mods you may want to move this to FFA before the thread gets out of hand.identikit, before you post defense of someone, you may want to do just a wee little bit of research, or perhaps maybe listen to their radio show. No one needs to fabricate anything to make Rush look like the racist ignoramus he is...
It wasn't a defense. The 'quotes' I referred to were never said/written by him.Despite what's spoon-fed to people who want to believe.identikit said:The quotes were fabricated, plain and simple.pizzatyme said:Well that and a couple of little quotes.two_dollars said:
I must have missed the "specific" quote you apparently are refering to (in your head?), but there is is plenty of raciest AND sexist comments posted in the transcripts of Rush's OWN website.It wasn't a defense. The 'quotes' I referred to were never said/written by him.Despite what's spoon-fed to people who want to believe.identikit said:The quotes were fabricated, plain and simple.pizzatyme said:Well that and a couple of little quotes.two_dollars said:
I don't care about this situation at all but looking at it from the outside all the hate I see is directed at Rush Limbaugh. Go figure!pizzatyme said:Well that and a couple of little quotes.two_dollars said:
No, there is not. Please show me these racist/sexist comments...
pizzatyme said:
Agreed! Al and Jesse are equally as annoying and detrimental to the end of racism as Rush.
So, how would you classify Rush Limbaugh and his expressed opinions? If I call him a hate-monger, that makes me a hate-monger?I don't care about this situation at all but looking at it from the outside all the hate I see is directed at Rush Limbaugh. Go figure!pizzatyme said:Well that and a couple of little quotes.two_dollars said:I have no political bias but seem to lean Republican and I cannot stand this fella. While I don't care for Faulk particularly, he is much better for the league than a hate-monger like Rush.
So, you're walking down the street and a guy punches you in the face.... what do you do?The guys obviously a total jerk, but if you hit him back does that make you a jerk too?I don't care about this situation at all but looking at it from the outside all the hate I see is directed at Rush Limbaugh. Go figure!pizzatyme said:Well that and a couple of little quotes.two_dollars said:I have no political bias but seem to lean Republican and I cannot stand this fella. While I don't care for Faulk particularly, he is much better for the league than a hate-monger like Rush.
Minority owner. Limbaugh wasn't going to have any real power with the team. It was just going to be a financial investment, much like buying a stock. In the NBA Jay-Z is minority owner of the Nets, yet no one has ever complained about him. Double standard is a drag.I still fail to see why liberals are making such a big deal about Limbaugh having minority ownership in a team. Like Obama said about Rev. Wright, if you were to take the 10 worst things anyone has ever said you can definitely paint that person in a bad light. If Obama can look pass what Wright said (GD America!), why can't you forgive what Limbaugh said on his radio show?
Sorry, but it's people in general making a big deal out of it. Not just 'liberals' or any other boogeyman term.
I agree that he wanted the publicity, but it wasn't to expose anything. It was to make money, pure and simple. The publicity is good for his ratings and income. That's the same reason he said what he did on Monday Night Football --- to boost the income of his own show, books, speaking engagements, etc. The man knows his audience and what gets them to listen, talk, and spend. He plays them them.
Hey, if you feel the need to defend Rush Limbaugh, that's your problem, but you're grasping at straws, identikit. The guy gets paid millions to say outrageous stuff and he's been doing it for 20 years. About a 1 minute google search will uncover numerous verified racist and or sexist quotes by Limbaugh, many with exact transcripts and/or audio recordings. You might want to stick your fingers in your ears and say "lalala" while anyone else interested checks out this:
I didn't reference the CNN quote, identkit, so why do you go back to that well? In fact, I don't even watch cable news so your assumption is totally off base. The point is that there are plenty of legit, verifiable quotes from Limbaugh that make it abundantly clear why the NFL has a problem with him. Blame "the media" if you want, but after all these years we all know exactly where Rush Limbaugh is coming from. The pompous arch-right wing schtick he sells on his radio show works just dandy for an audience of ditto-heads, but the NFL market (and the real world) is a *LOT* more complex than that. NFL owners want someone controversial and "outspoken" like Rush Limbaugh like they want a case of herpes.
Denying him an NFL franchise is lynching him? C'mon, djmich, you can't put this on the media. Forget the quotes that aren't verified. Everybody knows where Rush Limbaugh stands after all these years, and there are so many actual, verifiable quotes by the dude that make him radioactive to the NFL that we don't have time to list them all. (I note just a few doozies in post #34 though).Let's not kid ourselves... this is a straight-up business decision by very wealthy, mostly white male NFL owners, not a "lynching". Don't you guys jumping in here to defend Limbaugh on this thing understand why the NFL doesn't want any part of this guy? They have an extremely successful multi-billion dollar enterprise; they negotiate deals with huge, national media conglomerates in New York and Los Angeles; they serve diverse markets and fan-bases in every part of the country, not to mention attempts to develop potential international markets in Mexico and Europe. So they want a add guy who gets on the radio and stirs up controversy and says outrageous stuff and attacks various groups and goes after the President, etc. etc. for a living because... why?
Oh, sorry... I thought that the fact you posted several comments defending Rush Limbaugh on his pill-popping and criticized people for pointing out that he has made numerous racist remarks on his radio program meant that you were *defending* him. My mistake.Now that we have that cleared up, do you understand why the NFL would prefer having someone like Marshall Faulk rather than Rush Limbaugh in their club? It's not about "The Media".
You didn't read my posts very closely.Or it's something else.Either way, it's ok.
uh, yeah... that's great gnarboots. You go with that. Hope it works out for ya. (Wait, let me guess. You're a white guy who doesn't have to be on the nasty end of all the racism and sexism that gives you such a chuckle). Meanwhile, in the real world, NFL owners have to decide if they want to bring a guy into their club who could alienate millions of viewers and fans and media markets that don't share this view.
Yeah that's his only problem.
It's not a question of "liberals" forgiving Rush Limbaugh, Pewter. The people who are nixing this bid are the NFL owners, and it's obvious why they would make that call. Limbaugh walks around with a big, loud bullhorn for a living. He goes on the radio every day making edgy, divisive political and social comments (including, yes, racist comments) in a cartoonish, pompous way in order to keep his audience entertained and rake in the big bucks. Do you seriously think NFL owners would embrace that kind of potential headache? They have a healthy, extremely profitable league that they market effectively to a diverse fan base (both men and women, and all races and ethnicities) all around the country. They have a fairly solid relationship with the Players Union, a minimum of drug problems or other scandals, and they even have hopes of expanding interest in the game into Mexico, Europe and the world at large. Why the hell would they take a chance on effing that up by identifying their product with a professional blow-hard like Rush Limbaugh?!
EXACTLY. it's idiots like Rush who are giving the bleeding heart liberals more power. i think a lot of what he says is right, but he's an egotistical blowhard.we do need people to keep the socialists in check, but Rush is too abrasive.
are we talking about the same guy that was, in getting reinstated into the NFL, compared to Jackie Robinson getting into MLB, but none other than jesse jackson?
Ha... good point! Well, by "healthy" I meant that fans are going through the turnstiles and people like us pay attention every weekend and jerseys and Madden Games are selling at a brisk pace and people tune in on the tube, etc. That's not to say that the NFL isn't as weird and troubled in other ways as any other segment of early 21st century American society.
No, it's not. And :honda:
OK, I listened to the J-Lo song. As a white guy I don't think it's really for me to say what should or shouldn't seem racist to an African American but from my perspective, yeah, this is a boring, insipid, weak jam, but I don't see how it's particularly racist or even the least bit controversial. To tell you the truth I didn't even hear the N-word in there, (maybe I dozed off in the middle of the tune) but if it is it's in there it's a bad idea IMO but no different than what occurs in like 92% of all hip hop songs. In any case, J-Lo definitely isn't attacking anybody or mocking another race like Limbaugh does on a regular basis. She's grooving with a brother and trying to get a little street cred or something stoopid like that, I guess.
