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NFL Union Boss Rips Rush 'Hatred'

Exec director urges players to speak up about Limbaugh's potential Rams purchase

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(Newser) – An email from the head of the NFL players union has blasted a potential purchase of the Rams by Rush Limbaugh, complaining that the right-winger's brand of "hatred and discrimination" have no place in sports. "Sport in America is at its best when it unifies, gives all of us reason to cheer, and when it transcends. Our sport does exactly that when it overcomes division and rejects discrimination and hatred," said the email from DeMaurice Smith to the executive committee of the Rams union.

Limbaugh and St. Louis Blues owner Dave Checketts are among six potential groups that have discussed buying the St. Louis team. At least 7 players have already spoken out against Limbaugh. Smith acknowledged yesterday that players have no real power to block a purchase, but he encouraged team members to speak out.

The executive director of the NFL players union spoke out against a potential purchase of the Rams by Rush Limbaugh, saying sports should
The executive director of the NFL players union spoke out against a potential purchase of the Rams by Rush Limbaugh, saying sports should "transcend" discrimination and hatred.   (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File)
Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh has expressed an interest in buying the St. Louis Rams.
Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh has expressed an interest in buying the St. Louis Rams.   (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File)
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drlarrymitchell
Oct 12, 09 4:01 AM CDT
THIS is what the country thinks of you, Rush..and we're only going to get louder. Reply
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Snowleopard
Oct 12, 09 6:03 AM CDT
what if there was a rams boycott?
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Nwambe
Oct 12, 09 9:52 AM CDT
Bahaha... A Rams boycott. On what grounds - They wouldn't let the Maha Rushie into their club, so a bunch of dittoheads stop watching football? My left foot, I say. Rush might be a media icon, but even his own supporters admit he's a gasbag, and they wouldn't want someone with his abrasive personality running a team - It'd be bad for the league generally. Sports franchises need owners who will acquiesce to the group when necessary. I cannot see a firebrand such as Rush owning a team and understanding that he would not always be able to have his way.
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ronimaca
Oct 12, 09 10:47 AM CDT
Maybe Rush should start his own whites only FL(WFL). The cheerleaders could wear white sheets and replace the pom poms with nooses, and sponsored solely by the GOP with Sarah Palin as the sportcaster up in the booth holding a bible and wearing a halo. Fox would be the only channel airing the games.
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