14 Oct 2009 NFL, Rush Limbaugh & the Rams: What Conservatives Should Do
In regards to potential NFL approval of Rush Limbaugh being part of a bid to purchase the NFL’s St. Louis Rams, SI.com is reporting “…League sources told SI.com that Limbaugh’s candidacy in any Rams bid had ‘zero chance’ of being approved by the league’s owners.”
I think conservatives have to stand up and take notice that outspoken mainstream conservatives are not welcome in the NFL. I see two possible practical responses:
1) Boycott;
2) Monitor every liberal NFL owner, coach, player, office worker or dogsbody employed directly or indirectly by the NFL and raise a huge and public stink every time they say anything remotely liberal on a public policy issue.
One way to begin #2 is for those of us so inclined to create Google Alerts covering as many of these people we have time for, and be prepared to make a fuss.
For myself, I am perfectly willing to boycott if others are. I already did it for one season after Limbaugh was treated badly the first time, and I’m from Pittsburgh, which is all that need be said about whether I care strongly about NFL football.
If mainstream conservatives aren’t allowed in the NFL club, I see no particular reason why mainstream liberals ought to be, either. Leave the NFL to the unopinionated drones.
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