[Immarsecice]

Canadian, ok. I'll give you that one. As for gay, what makes you think so?

You like barebacking. No condoms for you.

[halfstreet]

I don't think any guy prefers using condoms to the real thing.

But only ridiculous gays and and devout Catholics make it a point to not use them.

[fetesiceWaist]

Gee I think I might be the latter and not the former.

Thanks for the compliment!

Common Ground between Ben and Devout Catholics.

[sapedotru]

The Race Card, Football and Me

David Checketts, an investor and owner of sports teams, approached me in late May about investing in the St. Louis Rams football franchise. As a football fan, I was intrigued. I invited him to my home where we discussed it further. Even after informing him that some people might try to make an issue of my participation, Mr. Checketts said he didn't much care. I accepted his offer.

It didn't take long before my name was selectively leaked to the media as part of the Checketts investment group. Shortly thereafter, the media elicited comments from the likes of Al Sharpton. In 1998 Mr. Sharpton was found guilty of defamation and ordered to pay $65,000 for falsely accusing a New York prosecutor of rape in the 1987 Tawana Brawley case. He also played a leading role in the 1991 Crown Heights riot (he called neighborhood Jews "diamond merchants") and 1995 Freddie's Fashion Mart riot.

Not to be outdone, Jesse Jackson, whose history includes anti-Semitic speech (in 1984 he referred to Jews as "Hymies" and to New York City as "Hymietown" in a Washington Post interview) chimed in. He found me unfit to be associated with the NFL. I was too divisive and worse. I was accused of once supporting slavery and having praised Martin Luther King Jr.'s murderer, James Earl Ray.

Next came writers in the sports world, like the Washington Post's Michael Wilbon. He wrote this gem earlier this week: "I'm not going to try and give specific examples of things Limbaugh has said over the years because I screwed up already doing that, repeating a quote attributed to Limbaugh (about slavery) which he has told me he simply did not say and does not reflect his feelings. I take him at his word. . . . "

Mr. Wilbon wasn't alone. Numerous sportswriters, CNN, MSNBC, among others, falsely attributed to me statements I had never made. Their sources, as best I can tell, were Wikipedia and each other. But the Wikipedia post was based on a fabrication printed in a book that also lacked any citation to an actual source.

I never said I supported slavery and I never praised James Earl Ray. How sick would that be? Just as sick as those who would use such outrageous slanders against me or anyone else who never even thought such things. Mr. Wilbon refuses to take responsibility for his poison pen, writing instead that he will take my word that I did not make these statements; others, like Rick Sanchez of CNN, essentially used the same sleight-of-hand.

The sports media elicited comments from a handful of players, none of whom I can recall ever meeting. Among other things, at least one said he would never play for a team I was involved in given my racial views. My racial views? You mean, my belief in a colorblind society where every individual is treated as a precious human being without regard to his race? Where football players should earn as much as they can and keep as much as they can, regardless of race? Those controversial racial views?

The NFL players union boss, DeMaurice Smith, jumped in. A Washington criminal defense lawyer, Democratic Party supporter and Barack Obama donor, he sent a much publicized email to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell saying that it was important for the league to reject discrimination and hatred.

When Mr. Goodell was asked about me, he suggested that my 2003 comment criticizing the media's coverage of Donovan McNabb—in which I said the media was cheerleading Mr. McNabb because they wanted a successful black quarterback—fell short of the NFL's "high standard." High standard? Half a decade later, the media would behave the same way about the presidential candidacy of Mr. Obama.

Having brought me into his group, Mr. Checketts now wanted a way out. He asked me to resign. I told him no way. I had done nothing wrong. I had not uttered the words these people were putting in my mouth. And I would not bow to their libels and pressure. He would have to drop me from the group. A few days later, he did.

As I explained on my radio show, this spectacle is bigger than I am on several levels. There is a contempt in the news business, including the sportswriter community, for conservatives that reflects the blind hatred espoused by Messrs. Sharpton and Jackson. "Racism" is too often their sledgehammer. And it is being used to try to keep citizens who don't share the left's agenda from participating in the full array of opportunities this nation otherwise affords each of us. It was on display many years ago in an effort to smear Clarence Thomas with racist stereotypes and keep him off the Supreme Court. More recently, it was employed against patriotic citizens who attended town-hall meetings and tea-party protests.

These intimidation tactics are working and spreading, and they are a cancer on our society.

Mr. Limbaugh is a nationally syndicated talk radio host.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...697942920.html

[Nosmas]

Not because he's conservative (so are they).

Checketts has been backed by George Soros in the past and Soros might be involved in the bid to buy the Rams...
His hockey team is the one that had Pallin drop the puck for a game last season.

[Caliwany]

I was pointing out that Checkett's seems to be conservative by actions, connections to Soros or not.

[Peertantyb]

I thought conservatives were supposed to be for personal responsibility?

They are. Unless you are a junkie talk show host. Then you get a pass.

[FrassyLap]

They are. Unless you are a junkie talk show host. Then you get a pass.

Seems to me he has something of a scarlet letter pinned to him.

[Cogebrego]

The fact that Rush can not own up to any mistakes, at all. Not to the drug use, not to the McNabb comment

See, this is what I'm talking about. Limbaugh owned up to both of these in an interview with Today this week. I assume he's probably also talked about them on his show, but I don't listen. If I hadn't seen the TV interview, I might have believed the false charges you just laid on the man...

[Buincchotourb]

No one's calling him a great man. The fact that he's not doesn't give you and others carte blanche to lie about him and his statements, however.

[TimoPizaz]

What are you talking about? I'm saying that if the media accuses the kid of raping someone (or Limbaugh of supporting slavery and the assassination of MLK) with no evidence, a reasonable person would think the media was out of bounds and expect a retraction/apology.

[Jxmwzgpv]

No evidence?

Jesus Christ, Drake. What would constitute evidence for you, short of a Klan hood?

sigh...

You really don't know what you're talking about, dude.

Anyway, I'm off to a wedding that my dumbass cousin decided to have during the Nebraska-Texas Tech game.

[BoomBully]

"Barack the Magic Negro."


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"You put your kids on a school bus you expect safety but in Obama's America the white kids now get beat up with the black kids cheering 'yeah, right on, right on, right on.' Of course everybody said the white kid deserved it he was born a racist, he's white.


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LIMBAUGH: Yeah. This is -- you're not going to believe this, but it's very simple. And the sooner you believe it, and the sooner you let this truth permeate the boundaries you have that tell you this is just simply not possible, the better you will understand Democrats in everything. You are right. They want to get us out of Iraq, but they can't wait to get us into Darfur.

CALLER: Right.

LIMBAUGH: There are two reasons. What color is the skin of the people in Darfur?

CALLER: Uh, yeah.

LIMBAUGH: It's black. And who do the Democrats really need to keep voting for them? If they lose a significant percentage of this voting bloc, they're in trouble.

CALLER: Yes. Yes. The black population.

LIMBAUGH: Right. So you go into Darfur and you go into South Africa, you get rid of the white government there. You put sanctions on them. You stand behind Nelson Mandela -- who was bankrolled by communists for a time, had the support of certain communist leaders. You go to Ethiopia. You do the same thing


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"Obama's entire economic program is reparations"


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"And don't forget, Sherrod Brown is black. There's a racial component here, too." When explaining why Paul Hackett dropped out of the Democrat race for Ohio Senate. Both Hackett and Brown are white.


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Look, Drake. One of two things is true. Either

A) Rush is a racist, or

B) Rush is not a racist, but says racist things to increase his audience and make more money.


I honestly don't know which is worse.

[clomoll]

It's true. There's someone in this very thread wishing death on the man. Meanwhile, the media has been spreading false quotes to slander Limbaugh in such a completely brazen fashion that it can only be explained by a deep-seated hatred for the man.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...102400691.html

The guy is a piece of ****. You like **** Drake?

[Hpdovoxm]

Wasn't McNabb overrated when Rush made those comments?

[QEoMi752]

So, no.

2. What distinction does Donovan McNabb deserve these days?

Answer: Would you believe the league's most overrated player label? A little harsh for a two-week slump, right? Maybe, but it's also an indication of how lost the fifth-year Philadelphia quarterback has been this season.

The truth is, there have always been a few Sundays each season when McNabb looked downright ordinary. When his passes didn't go where he wanted them to go, his ability to work outside the pocket didn't save the day, and his star power looked a bit overstated. But you could chalk those up to him still being a relatively young quarterback developmentally, not having enough offensive weapons around him, or just his tendency to misplace his A game from time to time.

But McNabb's troubles this year are a little harder to overlook. Yes, his last three meaningful games were against Tampa Bay (twice) and New England, teams rich in defensive talent. But that doesn't come close to absolving McNabb, who has been consistently singled out as one of the game's most complete quarterbacks, with a game that outshone any of his fellow 1999 first-round quarterbacks.

But have you seen McNabb lately? He looks hesitant. He lacks accuracy and confidence. And it appears he's not seeing the field with any clarity. He's often dealing with a strong pass rush, but even when he isn't, he's not capitalizing on the opportunities that he has. McNabb these days looks almost as stiff as the guy playing Honest Abe next to him in all those Lincoln Financial commercials.

Try these humbling statistics on for size: In his first two games, McNabb is 37 of 82 (45.1 percent), for 334 yards, three interceptions, three fumbles, 10 sacks, zero touchdowns and a 41.4 passer rating. His long gain throwing the ball is 24 yards, and you can't even find him on the NFL or NFC passer ratings chart, his numbers are so low.

He has gained a team-high 108 yards on 11 rushes, and some believe that he has shied away from that part of his game to his own detriment, in a determined effort to prove he can be a more traditional pocket passer.

Perhaps returning to an outside-the-pocket mentality will jumpstart McNabb's confidence, and open up more big-play opportunities on the run. Something needs to change. The 0-2 Eagles have scored just one touchdown in two games, and their 10 total points are their second-lowest two-game production to start the season in franchise history -- topped, if that's the right word, only by 1985's club, which scored six points in starting 0-2.

With a Week 3 bye to get himself in shape, McNabb might still pull things together and return to the play-making form that we're accustomed to. Though he had a strong showing in his comeback game against Atlanta in the divisional playoffs, we haven't really seen the real McNabb since before his broken ankle in Week 11 last season.

At this point, the Eagles' season depends on No. 5 re-finding his game. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...ons/index.html

Rush Limbaugh Was Right
...
If Limbaugh were a more astute analyst, he would have been even harsher and said, "Donovan McNabb is barely a mediocre quarterback." But other than that, Limbaugh pretty much spoke the truth. Limbaugh lost his job for saying in public what many football fans and analysts have been saying privately for the past couple of seasons. http://www.slate.com/id/2089193/