Limbaugh Brouhaha

Today the chairman of the St. Louis Rams made a statement about his views of Rush Limbaugh's intentions for purchasing the NFL team by saying the commotion that has arisen around the potential purchasers has become, “a complication and a distraction to our intentions”. Limbaugh has been removed from the list of potentials and he personally believes it's a result of his political alignment. He released a statement in response to his removal by stating the decision to remove him was purely political and claimed that this, “is an ongoing effort by the left in the country, wherever you find them, in the media, the Democratic party, or wherever, to destroy conservatism, to prevent the mainstreaming of anyone who is conservative.” Personally, I think Limbaugh is 100% right on this one. Many players were outraged at the thought of his involvement with an NFL team and many free agents flat out threatened to refuse to play for the man if they were on his team. All this outrage and controversy is completely based on Limbaugh's reputation as a heavily conservative radio personality. To refuse to play for the man because of his political beliefs is unfair, especially since Limbaugh has been singled out for this. I can almost guarantee you the billionaires you own NFL teams are largely republican, you think Jerry Jones isn't conservative? You'd be dead wrong. I don't care much for Limbaugh myself, but I'd take him any day over men like Al Davis, who run their organization with an iron fist. But Limbaugh's right, the politics of the conservative are largely unpopular and increasingly so over the past decade, but what he doesn't understand is this is a good thing. People are becoming more liberal and standing up for their rights and individualism now more than ever. The Capitalist government and republican views become more outdated by the moment. Thirty years ago Limbaugh would have sneaked his way into the NFL with ease, but the times they are a changing, and we don't need another conservative gaining profits at the expense of his employees.