Breaking: Limbaugh to be dropped from NFL bid for Rams

I haven’t seen a more clear cut case of blatant black racism since I left the post office.

“Black racism”. It was White owners that denied his bid. The Black people you are referring to are the players that refused to play for someone who says things like, “the government has been taking care of young blacks all their lives”. Don’t you think that’s a gross generalization of a race of people? How does he know that the government has taken care of ALL young blacks? That’s humor and tongue-in-cheek, to some, but it was pretty offensive to me. I work for a living, my father worked for a living, my mother, my brothers, and he smeared the heck outta us, to make a joke. I like comedy, but Rush is not a comedian, he’s never done stand-up, so I have to believe that he means what he says, and if he doesn’t, then quite frankly he IS a joke. For someone who’s core audience hates when the race card is played, you would think race would not be a factor in his radio program at all. Maybe other NFL team owners feel and say the same things as Rush, but they don’t make it known, but when they do, I hope the same standards apply to them. This is capitalism at work folks. Employees have the right to refuse to work for anyone, no matter what the case. Would any of you work for Keith Olbermann?

StoneKrab on October 15, 2009 at 9:45 AM

You want to quote some figure on just how wrong Limbaugh is? Is it only 15% of black children that receive some type of entitlement benefit? That would be a gross mischaracterization of the black community, but if the percentage is high enough to be accepted as a general truth then is it racism to state that truth.

DFCtomm on October 15, 2009 at 10:01 AM

Hmmm…well considering the fact that I’m 26 and NEVER been on welfare, and my mother and father were NEVER on welfare. I’d say that he was lying. Now, my question is, why did he think it was necessary to point out that young blacks receive assistant from the government? Every race at some point receives money from the government right? Just to give you guys some context to defend Rush from his comment: There was a study that came out of Chicago that said that a large majority of young blacks feel alienated by the government and his response was…”Why would that be? The government’s been taking care of them their whole lives.” I don’t know about you guys, but this sounds like bs to me. He says things like this to stir up controversy, but doesn’t want the backlash from the people he denigrates. Why would you play for a man that stereotypes you to diminish your role in society. We are hard-workers like everyone else. People like Rush should stop lumping us into the same catagory. Content of character???

StoneKrab on October 15, 2009 at 10:18 AM

The Democrat Party, and their government managed main stream media will scream RACISM loud and long to try and sway the voters their way; And, sad to say, it works to a degree; But, some people can think for themselves.

Cybergeezer on October 15, 2009 at 9:53 AM
p.s.; Read some of Thomas Sowell’s criticisms! By the way; He’s black.

Cybergeezer on October 15, 2009 at 10:08 AM

C’mon dude, is the fact that Thomas Sowell is black supposed to give some weight to his opinions? I think for myself. This isn’t about the MSM, so stop trying to deflect from the fact that NONE of you would ever work for K.O., but expect black athletes to fall in line as if the quote I cited never existed. Rush has a history of making racially charged statements, gross generalizations, and playing the race card for whatever reason. Maybe it’s meant be humor, satire, but the jokes are always on us. Of course he goes after liberals, he’s a conservative, but why bring race into the conversation? It’s okay to discuss issues of race, but we shouldn’t denigrate people while doing so.

StoneKrab on October 15, 2009 at 10:28 AM

StoneKrab, you just said that you don’t believe that Rush is saying Racist things. Then why should the Justice Borthers and everybody else have any right to make up lies about him to destroy a business deal?

kingsjester on October 15, 2009 at 10:50 AM

“Justice Brothers”? I’m assuming you are speaking of Al and Jesse? I can’t speak for them. Hell, I don’t even like them, lol. I do believe that everyone should held accountable for their own actions and statements. The players looked at some of his rhetoric and had the same reaction I have had on numerous occasions and said, “No way am I playing for a guy who thinks this about me.” The owners probably agree with a lot of what Rush says, but they are thinking about the bottomline and controversy is always bad for a perceived, “family-friendly” business such as the NFL.

Be careful, you’re sounding a whole lot like us.

DFCtomm on October 15, 2009 at 10:50 AM

I’m no different than you. We want the same things, we just sometimes differ on how to obtain them.

StoneKrab on October 15, 2009 at 11:09 AM

I’m curious. How do you yourself feel about entitlement programs, and it’s not simply a problem with the black community. I grew up in a rural all white area, and it was a problem there as well. Whole families making a tradition of living off entitlement programs. That is not a generalization. One of the advantages/disadvantages of a small community is that everybody knows everybody else.

DFCtomm on October 15, 2009 at 11:20 AM

Good question. Personally, I feel that one should get what one is willing to work for. I don’t feel race should play a factor in who should get what in any situation. That’s why I’m against affirmative action and I’ve stated this several times on HA. A lot of my peers hold this belief as well, and some of them are minorities who come from poor backgrounds, whom historically these entitlement programs were largely geared towards. A lot of these programs were put in place to so-called right the wrongs of the past and in some cases the present; but what the government didn’t realize is that while they were attempting to destroy racist hiring practices, they were ultimately creating even more racist programs against whites. I don’t understand that sort of logic. However, people with power an obligation to hire the best man/woman for the job; not look at the person’s skin and ultimately make your decision. Unfortunately for Americans this practice has occurred all too often, and here we are. Sorry for the rant, but you asked a good question.

StoneKrab on October 15, 2009 at 11:50 AM