Phone #: 212-450-2000
Posted on 10/14/2009 8:29:09 PM PDT by STARWISE
Amid scrutiny from numerous decision makers in the NFL community, Dave Checketts released a statement on Wednesday announcing Rush Limbaugh has been dropped from the group seeking to purchase the St. Louis Rams.
When it was revealed Limbaugh was part of the group to buy the Rams last week, several people, including NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, stated their ambivalence with the conservative radio personality having stock in the league.
Checketts, also the owner of the St. Louis Blues, has decided to move forward on the bid without Limbaugh in the mix, according to the St. Louis Post- Dispatch, seemingly as a result of the controversy.
"Rush was to be a limited partner - as such, he would have had no say in the direction of the club or in any decision regarding personnel or operations. This was a role he enthusiastically embraced," Checketts said in the statement obtained by the paper.
"However, it has become clear that his involvement in our group has become a complication and a distraction to our intentions; endangering our bid to keep the team in St. Louis. As such, we have decided to move forward without him and hope it will eventually lead us to a successful conclusion.
(Excerpt) Read more at miamiherald.com ...
Phone #: 212-450-2000
NOTHING in ths Statement about his consulting with Rush without going public, the usual “we have agreed that for the benefit of the group and the team, blah blah blah.”
As noted earlier, his show ends at 3p EDT, and the announcements started coming out at 4p. Double wuss.
I am seriesly ticked off.
Can’t Rush sue for slander? Could have made a lot of $ with his share of the team. Bankrupt Al and Jessee.
Sissified white guys running the NFL, the players hate and take whitey cash, and vote Dem to steal whitey earnings.
And most white guys in America don't care.
By the way, how do any of the gods of Political Correctness know what kind of eeeeeevil raaaaaaaaacist thoughts the current owners harbor in their hearts?
Or what kind of eeeeeevil raaaaaacist thoughts their opponents harbor in their hearts? Hmmmmmmm?
What do you all know? What do you really know?
Who knows ... we’ll probably be reading
about the new Race Czar next.
This group makes me more nauseous and
furious every .. single .. damn .. day.
I heard Michael Medved say today that one of the other partners is George Soros. WTF?
I hate, hate, hate racism, and clearly, it’s almost entirely owned by the Left.
Oh, shoot. Don’t give The One any ideas. The Race Czar will be appointed next.
Sounds like the author needs to look up the meaning of the word "ambivalence" before he uses it again.
If they want to blow a really good thing; they just did.
RUSH has suffered a massive loss of millions as a direct result of their lies and slander. RUSH: SUE EVERY ONE OF THEM BACK TO THE STONE AGE and I/WE mean EVERY ONE!
RUSH, do not play “Mr. Niceguy”, and let this go unanswered... they are out to DESTROY YOU AND EVERYTHING YOU BELIEVE AND STAND FOR and they will continue to do so unless and until you teach them all a VERY COSTLY LESSON for their lying and slander.
It was copyrighted by the Democrat Party 160 years ago when they became the party of Slavery, and they have demonstrated even in my lifetime that they can switch on a dime deal that race card equally well from either end of the deck.
They are also very adept at dealing the class and sex cards as well, and from either side of the deck.
Give the Democrat credit. They are really good at the divide and conquer propaganda and as long as they have power and access to the public treasury, they don't really give a damn what their propaganda does to the fabric of the nation.
Fire Jane Skinner.
The NFL is a racist enterprise...
If I were Rush, I would get some other guys together and make a competing bid. He may not get the Rams but he can certainly cost these buttholes some money.
I don’t think he’ll go after the NFL or any of the slanderers. He’s doing fine just the way he is. He’s an entertainer who likes money, and he’s making plenty.
| NEW YORK KNICKS | 3/29/94 | $1,000 | Romney, Mitt (R) | |
| CHECKETTS, DAVID NEW CANAAN,CT 06840 |
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN | 6/14/99 | $1,000 | Giuliani, Rudolph W (R) |
| CHECKETTS, DAVID NEW CANAAN,CT 06840 |
SPORTS CAPITAL PARTNERS/CHAIRMAN | 11/3/06 | $1,000 | Lieberman, Joe (I) |
| CHECKETTS, DAVID NEW CANAAN,CT 06840 |
SCP WORLDWIDE/CHAIRMAN | 4/8/08 | $1,000 | Leavitt, David O (R) |
| CHECKETTS, DAVID MR NEW CANAAN,CT 06840 |
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN | 5/18/99 | $1,000 | Bradley, Bill (D) |
| Checketts, David W New Canaan,CT 06840 |
5/29/08 | $20,400 | Republican National Cmte (R) | |
| CHECKETTS, DAVID W NEW CANAAN,CT 06840 |
MADISON SQUARE GARDE | 10/26/00 | $20,000 | DNC/Non-Federal Unincorporated Assn Acct (D) |
| CHECKETTS, DAVID W NEW CANAAN,CT 06840 |
SPC LLC | 12/1/03 | $2,000 | Reid, Harry (D) |
| CHECKETTS, DAVID W NEW CANAAN,CT 06840 |
SPC LLC | 12/1/03 | $2,000 | Reid, Harry (D) |
| CHECKETTS, DAVID W NEW CANAAN,CT 06840 |
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN | 1/31/01 | $1,000 | Schumer, Charles E (D) |
| CHECKETTS, DAVID W NEW CANAAN,CT 06840 |
NEW YORK KNICKS | 12/28/93 | $1,000 | Peterson, Grethe B (D) |
| CHECKETTS, DAVID W NEW CANAAN,CT 06840 |
SELF EMPLOYED/ENTREPRENEUR | 3/3/08 | $500 | Chaffetz, Jason (R) |
| CHECKETTS, DAVID W NEW CANAAN,CT 06840 |
3/6/94 | $-400 | Peterson, Grethe B (D) | |
| CHECKETTS, DAVID W MR NEW YORK,NY 10022 |
SPORTS CAPITAL PARTNERS/CHAIRMAN | 10/31/08 | $28,500 | National Republican Senatorial Cmte (R) |
| CHECKETTS, DAVID W MR NEW CANAAN,CT 06840 |
SPORTS CAPITAL PARTNERS/CHAIRMAN | 10/31/07 | $4,600 | Giuliani, Rudolph W (R) |
| CHECKETTS, DAVID W MR NEW CANAAN,CT 06840 |
INFORMATION REQUESTED PER BEST EFFO | 5/31/08 | $2,300 | McCain, John (R) |
| CHECKETTS, DAVID W MR NEW CANAAN,CT 06840 |
INFORMATION REQUESTED PER BEST EFFO | 5/31/08 | $2,300 | McCain, John (R) |
| CHECKETTS, DAVID W MR NEW CANAAN,CT 06840 |
SPORTS CAPITAL PARTNERS/CHAIRMAN | 10/31/07 | $-2,300 | Giuliani, Rudolph W (R) |
It doesn’t work that way. He can’t just make a competing bid. The sale has to be approved by the NFL board of governors.
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