Rush Out of Rams Bid

ESPN reports the group vying to buy the St. Louis Rams is dropping conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh. St. Louis Blues owner Dave Checketts formed a group to raise the money to buy the Rams. Limbaugh has become toxic from past racist remarks made at black athletes.

Limbaugh was fired from ESPN's "Sunday NFL Countdown" for comments directed at Donovan McNabb.

"Sorry to say this, I don't think he's been that good from the get-go," Limbaugh said. "I think what we've had here is a little social concern in the NFL. The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well. There is a little hope invested in McNabb, and he got a lot of credit for the performance of this team that he didn't deserve. The defense carried this team."

Limbaugh once refered to the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens as "the Crips and the Bloods." Several NFL players have said they do not want to play for a Limbaugh team. The NFL doesn't want a man convicted for illegally acquiring OxyContin. Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay publicly stated he would not vote for Limbaugh.

"I, myself, couldn't even consider voting for him," Irsay said at today's NFL owners meetings. "When there are comments that have been made that are inappropriate, incendiary and insensitive... our words do damage, and it's something we don't need."

Limbaugh refuses to take responsibility for his past comments. He takes to the airwaves and blames it all on the Left. The man with the $400 million radio contract is a powerless victim.

"This is not about the NFL, it's not about the St. Louis Rams, it's not about me," Limbaugh said. "This is about the ongoing effort by the left in this country, wherever you find them, in the media, the Democrat Party, or wherever, to destroy conservatism, to prevent the mainstreaming of anyone who is prominent as a conservative.

This is about the NFL not wanting a racist-spouting pundit and convicted drug addict to damage their reputation. The owners and players in the NFL are rich. The Center for Responsive Politics found NFL teams favor Republican candidates over Democrats, in terms of contributions. Oddly enough, the Rams' gave 98 percent of their contributions to Democrats.