>>I’d still root for them over the Steelers. The only team owned by a member of the Obama administration.<<
Rush is a Steeler fan. So am I (I was from Los Angeles so I can root for anyone I want).
But some people do hate them. But not for being thugs. Just for being the Steelers (just like Yankees-haters, Lakers-haters, etc.).
I hate them because they are Team Obama, and because they are the favorite team of the mainstream media. I tend go the opposite way of the MSMs.
I've definitely seen many bandwagon Steeler fans with no ties to PA who root for them because it's the popular thing to do. Sports bars here are infested with Steeler vermin every Sunday. Go into any local football bar in central Texas where a Texas team is playing the Steelers, and chances are you'll see more Steelers fans than Texans or Cowboys fans. I saw this phenomenon when I lived in Florida too. They're like roaches, and obnoxious as hell too.