Checketts 'went to Rush' for deal; chickens out after lib smear of conservative

MarkLevinFan.com ^ | October 15, 2009 | Mark Levin

[Sergeant Tim]

After showcasing the histories of the lib smear merchants last night, Mark Levin turned to Dave Checketts. The latter "went to Rush" with the deal and now has backed out after the liberals maliciously repeated lies. (After the jump: audio of Mark Levin plus a brief video about a small circle of jerks and evidence of what perhaps a civil court jury will find to be their slander.)

[Outlaw Woman]

You apparently don’t listen to Rush on a daily basis. He has repeatedly said that he is Conservative first. Don’t know about his support for the Republican party at large but he does mention individuals of the GOP. He’s also been extremely critical of RINOs...

[Charlemagne on the Fox]

Instead of dumping Rush from the ownership team they should ADD Star Parker and Bo Snerdly. Maybe throw in Thomas Sowell for good measure.

[Right Cal Gal]

Indeed, after the 2006 mid-term election, I believe Rush stated that he was sick of carrying the water for the Republican party when they won’t to anything to stick to the conservative principles.

Both he and Levin encouraged the vote for McCain, but only because they could see the incredible disaster that Obama would be at the helm of the government, with a Donk Congress to back him up.

Of course, the upside to all of this is that conservatism is on the rise yet again. If conservatism was in fact dying, no one on the left would be paying any attention to it; instead they are writing books and going on talk shows yakking about the “death of conservatism” and telling the GOP to move to the center. Because Donks and leftists are all about helping the GOP.

[Dr. Thorne]

Checketts was an abject failure with the Knicks and still is a coward. If I hear his “aren’t I wonderful” story about his dead dog one more time I’m gonna hurl!

[wilco200]

“Hello, Rush was set up, all part of the plan by Dave Checketts to be rid of Rush from NFL once and for all, never had any intentions of allowing him in, even Soros was in on it.”

How about some links of proof instead of conspiracy theory?

Without other evidence it just seems like a business partnership that didn’t want the hassle of being associated with Rush (fair or not)

I would hope Rush goes on the attack letting this slide would be giving in to all the anti-constitutional nonsense Rush preaches about fighting.

It’s time to put up! and fight!

[LS]

I agree with your interpretation. As for “fighting,” a)you can’t fight the NFL-—they get to decide who owns a team, period; and b) you can’t get far with libel/slander against Jackson or the others because Rush is a public figure who would have to prove intent, malice, and veracity. He can prove he didn’t say those things-—or expose them as having no evidence. But intent and malice are pretty slippery. It has been done in the past, but almost always with National Enquirer and something printed.

[Sergeant Tim]

Have a link to the dead dog story?

[Outlaw Woman]

Indeed, after the 2006 mid-term election, I believe Rush stated that he was sick of carrying the water for the Republican party..."

Yes! I remember that now too. He was extremely adamant about it. Good memory!

[TornadoAlley3]

Well, I suppose no one in the group ever heard of Rush before, ever heard of the attacks he has been getting since the late 80s, never heard the Jacksons and Sharptons before, so all of this was sooo unexpected, these attacks calling him a racist, all so new and out of the blue.

The group knew what would happen, so why back out, why invite him to Hollywood for Family Guy, why invite him to judge Miss America, why this NFL group, they don't want Rush, never have, never will, what they all want is to hurt him, take him down.

That's my theory and I'm sticking to it:)

[wilco200]

“you can’t get far with libel/slander against Jackson or the others because Rush is a public figure who would have to prove intent, malice, and veracity. He can prove he didn’t say those things-—or expose them as having no evidence. But intent and malice are pretty slippery.”

I’d take in on. The case to me seems pretty clear that Sharpton/Sanchez, etc were promoting falsehoods for the specific reason to destroy Rush’s chances at legally purchasing into the Rams. Proof - they succeed. Damages - the hundreds of millions he will lose not being an owner

[LS]

I’m no lawyer, but you can’t claim they are falsehoods if you are trying to say “I didn’t ever say that.” You’re proving a negative. I think that would be extremely hard. And remember, once you get in court, relevant or not, EVERYTHING can come out. Does Rush want to revive his whole drug thing? Divorces? No, it’s not relevant, but that’s what happens.

[wilco200]

“And remember, once you get in court, relevant or not, EVERYTHING can come out. Does Rush want to revive his whole drug thing? Divorces? No, it’s not relevant, but that’s what happens.”

At some point, people need to stand up and fight. Most of us don’t have the resources to fight similar injustices. Not only does rush have the resources, he preaches about just that every day on the radio - about the loss of freedoms, etc, etc.

Rush is in the perfect position to stand up not just for himself, but for all of us. Screw his divorces and painkillers, that stuff is already out their.

IMHO if RUSH slinks away from this fight he undercuts his entire mission - it becomes just a schtick.

Better then to look towards Beck, Savage or others to carry the torch

[Arizona Carolyn]

This has nothing to do with Glenn Beck...other than the dems are smearing him, too.

[Arizona Carolyn]

With Rush what you see is what you get... all those other stories are already out there and he has personally addressed them, in this case he was smeared for something he never, ever said.

[Dr. Thorne]

Nope. But I heard him tell the story in an interview on TV.

He was being called on the carpet regarding the problems of the Knicks and Rangers when his phone rang. It was one of his kids. The family dog had died. He blew off the meeting with the owners (Cablevision? Can't remember) and went home to console his kids.

Nice story, but although he ostensibly told it to show which priorities are most important, he also cast himself as a moral hero. What a great guy. He should have kept this story to himself.

I'm thinking that he won't be holding himself up as a model of virtue and honor in regards to this recent act of cowardice.

[Right Cal Gal]

In many ways I’d like to see a case come up, like this one, through the ranks to give SCOTUS a chance to modify or overturn Sullivan v. New York Times. There is no reason in the world why if you’re famous, there should be a different standard for libel and slander. And I’m fed up with that whole “malice” label, too. If it’s slander, why isn’t malice implied with it?

This WAS slander and libel. Everyone went to a known questionable source for these quotes, and did not verify them. It is not up to Rush to prove that he didn’t say it. It is up to those who are proferring the statements as having been made to prove that he did.

And as for Rush’s substance abuse problem, and divorces, that game cuts both ways. Sharpton can explain his slander against the Duke LAX players, his lies and slander during the Tawana Brawley episode, etc. Jackson can be called for his shakedowns of corporations, and Rick Sanchez can tell us all about how he ran from drunk driving hit and run.

[MozarkDawg]

Checketts was an abject failure with the Knicks and still is a coward.

I'm not aware of his history with the Knicks, was he involved when Isiah Thomas was the head coach? I ask because I seem to be the only person on the planet who recalls that back in 1987 during the playoffs between the Pistons and the Celtics, Thomas gave an interview in which he complained about how the media fawned over Larry Bird, "... if Bird were black, he'd be just another good guy." His contention, the press was hyping Bird due to race and not ability, the same kind of comment Rush made about McNabb.

There was no hue and cry, no one, no *white celebrities* attempted to have Thomas kicked out of the NBA, he was not denied his chance at a championship ring later, he was not barred from being head coach of the Knicks. Once again it is demonstrated, racism only goes one way.

[LS]

You aren’t listening. A court case takes years: whatever the original issue is/was is totally forgotten by the time it comes up. But all the dirt, in the meantime, isn’t and Rush may very well still have legal exposure on the drug thing that he doesn’t want to reopen. It would be foolish, and that is probably why you haven’t heard him say ANYTHING about “suing Jackson or Sharpton.”

[LS]

I agree on testing the law. But I’m guessing Rush still may be legally exposed in the drug thing, and possibly be placed in double jeopardy. His deal would be reopened, and it might possibly be broadened through depositions. Again, I’m no lawyer, but I’m betting Rush’s FL lawyer has told him absolutely not to file any suits over this.

[greyfoxx39]

why invite him to judge Miss America

Stay tuned for the attacks on Rush regarding the Miss America Pageant, with several black contestants running to mics to whine, "If he is a judge, I'm dropping out!"

I'm beginning to wonder if all this is a huge set-up myself, orchestrated by Rahm Emanuel and George Soros to bring Rush down.

It's been reports that Nazi Cappo is part of the rush checketts group to buy the rams

With all the attacks on Rush Limbaugh’s bid to be a part owner of the NFL’s St. Louis Rams, the most disturbing part of the story may be what isn’t being broadcast far and wide: that far-left financier and real-life Nazi helper, George Soros, also may be a part of the group that includes Limbaugh and seeks to buy the team. That’s what Bloomberg columnist, Scott Soshnick, is reporting.



Limbaugh’s group is led by former Madison Square Garden President and current St. Louis Blues and Real Salt Lake majority owner Dave Checketts, who brings a wealth of sports industry contacts, know-how and credibility. Checketts also brings big-time backers like George Soros, who financed the duo’s failed attempt to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2003.

Checketts’s ownership of hockey’s Blues is backed by, among others, TowerBrook Capital Partners, which was formerly known as Soros Private Equity Partners before it was spun off from Soros Asset Management Group in 2005.

Not sure how Limbaugh can–with a straight face–be involved with Soros (a major funder of Media Matters and a host of other lefty bigwig organizations)–IF Soros is, indeed, part of the bid group as Bloomberg’s Soshnick claims. But certainly he must know the identities of his fellow investors in the group headed by St. Louis Blues owner Dave Checketts. Let’s hope that this bid only involves Goldman Sachs, though that hasn’t been the case in Checketts other sports team ventures.

Knowing this, it’s odd to hear the various criticisms of Limbaugh, when Soros helped the Nazis round up and evict Jews and send them to their deaths in the camps. Yup, Soros was a coppo and sent his fellow Jews to die. He admitted his role in a “60 Minutes” interview, and it was reported by David Horowitz and Richard Poe in their book, “The Shadow Party: How George Soros, Hillary Clinton, and Sixties Radicals Seized Control of the Democratic Party“:

When the Nazis occupied Hungary in 1944 . . . the Judenrat [a Jewish Council set up by the Nazis, which betrayed Jews in exchange for special privileges] recruited him [Soros] and other Jewish youngsters to hand out leaflets deceptively persuading unwitting Jews to turn themselves in for deportation to the death camps. Sosos showed one of the leaflets to his father. It ordered the recipient to report to a certain synagogue with a blanket and two days’ worth of food. Tivadar [George Soros' father] asked his son if he understood the significance of the order.

“I can guess. They’ll be interned.” . . .

“George had liked the excitement of being a courier.” . . .

“I grew up in a Jewish anti-Semitic home,” he once quipped.

George Soros Possibly in Group to buy Rams with Checketts