It all started with a football fan who has a lot of money wanting to buy a piece of a football team.
It has now melted into an array of accusations and retractions and posturing and, most recently, a threat of litigation from Al Sharpton.
Sharpton waded into the movement to block Rush Limbaugh from buying a piece of the Rams by penning a letter to Commissioner Roger Goodell. Limbaugh spent much of the week on his radio show lashing out against the likes of Sharpton and Jesse Jackson, pointing out things that, in Limbaugh’s mind, make them inappropriate adjudicators of character.
Limbaugh capped the week with an op-ed item in the Wall Street Journal regarding the events culminating in Dave Checketts dropping Limbaugh from the group trying to purchase a franchise that could lose its 16th straight game later today.
In the column, Limbaugh claims that Sharpton “played a leading role in the 1991 Crown Heights riot . . . and 1995 Freddie’s Fashion Mart riot.”
Sharpton disagrees — and he now says he’ll sue Limbaugh for defamation absent an apology.
“I am definitely going to prove he makes reckless, unaccountable
statements,” Sharpton said, according to the New York Daily News. “Which is why he was forced out of buying
an NFL team in the first place.”
Added Sharpton, “He doesn’t have the right to lie and accuse people of crimes. He wants to criminalize me. . . . That’s what got him in trouble. He tried to criminalize the NFL players, calling them Crips and Bloods.”
So while Limbaugh’s bid to become a minority owner of the Rams has now ended, the fallout from his short-lived effort to do so could be around for while.
Maybe by the time the dust has fully settled the Rams will have won a football game.
Trying to decide which one of these two is the biggest media whore.
Oh, shit. Here we go again.
Added Sharpton, “He doesn’t have the right to lie and accuse people of crimes.”
You’ve made a career out of doing this Al and you have the hair to prove it. Good luck with your lawsuit. lol
AL SHARPTON IS NOTHING BUT A RACE BAITER IN IT FOR PROFIT.
Rush is the one who should sue. He should start with Sharpton and go from there. The hatchet job on him by the liberal media, of which you are a part, Florio, was ridiculous and embarrassing for all of you.
I’ve long believed that Limbaugh’s “sin” in 2003 was not what he said, but the fact that he made people think about politics during the time God set aside for football (the same reason I hate The Sports Reporters).
Well, thanks Mike, less than 3 hours before kickoff and you’re talking about Crown Heights.
Hey Big AL: Tawana Brawley>>>>Remember that? Oh wait you will spin it into police intimidation…MY BAD!!
Hypocrite alert with Sharpton.
Al who???? Fly away Al and take your hair with you, the NFL players don’t need your 2 cents they are big boys and can form their own opinions on Limbaugh or any other thing for that matter. Bye-Bye now.
also, al was all over the tawana brawley hoax and the duke lacrosse team non-rape fiasco.
of course al is running like hell from freddie’s fashion mart and crown heights. where people died…
and it is obvious that he considers non-blacks as “white interlopers” on his people’s turf.
welcome to osamabama’s america. where you can spout bs and thrive, and where non-libs have to hide from the unrighteous posers.
Many Americans would support both Sharpton and Jackson if they would support a “White History Month” as the Blacks celebrate the “Black History Month”.
Tom
An Ozarkian-American
Wow, crossing my fingers on this one! Wouldn’t it be a wonderful thing for our nation of Limbaugh and Sharpton would spend all their time and energy bashing each other, rather than releasing their corrosive bile onto the rest of us? Too good to be true, I’m afraid.
I can’t stand Limbaugh. Lets make that clear. But for Don King Sharpton to call him out is a joke to say the least. From tax evasion”Black people shouldn’t pay taxes,” Tawana Brawly,Crown Heights,FBI cocaine tapes..etc..
Go away Sharpton. Take the likes of Rush and Jesse Jackson with you!!! Make me sick.
As a conservative — I don’t enjoy listening to Limbaugh. I think he’s boring. He is right, most of the time, though. But I just think he’s too boring. The Republicans in general need new leadership. I suggest following Michael Savage — a true conservative.
Having said that, Al Sharpton is a walking disaster and should be arrested for the way he’s divided the black people from the white people. He, along with Jesse Jackson, have made an enormous amount of profit by separating people by color.
Mo
Lets forget a lawsuit in a court, these two need to settle their grudge in a more civilized manner. STEEL CAGE!!!
Isn’t this like the pot calling the kettle black?
I think Sharpton is simply posturing at this point, and should he follow through on a lawsuit threat, he would surely regret it. Because once you wade into a court of law, Limbaugh will only be so happy as to bring out hundreds, if not thousands of records where Sharpton has wronged individuals or the public, based solely on the color of his skin.
So I would suggest Al Sharpton go back into his cave before taking on Rush Limbaugh. Limbaugh has more power, more money, and more brains then Sharpton could ever dream of.
But go for it Al. I’ll enjoy seeing you go down in flames in a court of law. Getting my popcorn ready now.
“We will not stand by and allow them to move this brother so that some white interloper can expand his business.”
“If the Jews want to get it on, tell them to pin their yarmulkes back and come over to my house”
Okay, now it gets ridiculous. Al is quoting a false quote himself. Seems that if he would be getting ready to sue, the last thing he would need to do is put himself in jeopardy of getting sued for FIRST.
What is it they say? “All press is good press…” This is the most anyone has talked about the Rams in years.
I’m with Limbaugh on this one! Sharpton is a big pile of crap! Jackson isn’t any better!
Go ahead and sue! Your the one using words that Limbaugh was proven never to have said, or taken out of context, yet somehow it’s o.k. of you do it?? Pffft!
Would this be the same Rev. Sharpton who was successfully sued for SLANDER and found LIABLE in the Brawley incident for accusing others of crimes?
Sharpton and Limbaugh deserve each other — they should get married.
Hey Al,
Far too many NFL players are criminals.
Someday preacher, there is a judgement day for all of us!
Lets make this simple…….this is no longer an NFL story…..hell, only the media pukes are making it any type of story at all…..
Lord Florio, quit tryin to gain hits for your silly site! Even your opinions, however stupid they are (like the ‘Skins going to the Super Bowl) are tons better than Limbaugh’s garbage!
Al Sharpton is a demogogue worthless piece of stool. He is a parasite that has been living off the body of white guilt for years. He is an inveterate liar. Next time you see him, ask him how Tawanna’s doing. Until he comes clean about that fiasco and the Duke LAX fiasco he should be shunned by anyone in the media. Like that will ever happen.
Sharpton is the worst sort of political personality. This is a guy who, in an effort to stir up racial tensions, has been on the wrong side of truth endless times. High profile mistakes like his position on the Duke Lacrosse rape scandal, are just the tip of the iceburg. The man is a race baiting piece of political garbage who is on the wrong side of these things 99 percent of the time. His lawsuit is without merit too. Sharpton knows it, Rush knows it, as does anyone who has paid even remote attention to Sharpton’s infamous history as a man who tries to manufacture and insite racial tensions as a way to enrich himself.
$0.02,
–Z
Once upon a time, people like Al and Jesse had a place in this country. A country where racial injustices were real and racial bias was the norm. But now the roles are reversed and it seems every white American must apologize and pay the price for their whiteness… and now is the time race-baitors like Sharpton and Jackson need to STFU.
What many people don’t realize is that if blacks and whites were to get along without ANY problems, Al and Jesse would be out of jobs, they wouldn’t be needed any more… so even when there isn’t a problem, they make one. It is in their best financial interests. The good news is, that Disharmony Promoters like Jackson and Sharpton and other losers that lost their way from when they were followers of Dr. King, are all old men and they are not much longer for this world. And that is a good thing. Just like Jesse Helms in the South, Sharpton’s (riot and lynch mob organizer) and Jackson’s (God’s Hypocrite) passing should be celebrated as a release of the chains of racism.
And by the way, when the general public elects a black president, that pretty much says that racism is over. Sure there are still racist people, especially on other sides (many black people are extremely racist against whites, hispanics, asians, etc and vice versa), but when when the majority can elect a minority, racism in its truest form has ended. Especially, when the much lesser qualified candidate was a minority… unless this was an example of affirmative action… which also now needs to end!
Two idiots fighting it out as they always have. That’s what our 2 party political system is today. And here the greasy slim from each party’s cup rises to show what is truly is all about.
No pithy comment on Reverend AL? Rush is guilty because he failed to provide quotes he never said and AL the Race Baiter gets the hands off treatment. Keep sending your Bar Association dues directly to the Democratic Party….may Tort Reform never happen!!!! Right Florio.
“I am definitely going to prove he makes reckless, unaccountable statements,”
thats like the pot calling the kettle black….er…of african descent
Notice that now, Florio, you say Limbaugh is just a football fan trying to buy a piece of a team. Last week he was just doing this for the publicity. Save yourself a hypocrisy award.
As for Reverend Al. Truth is an absolute defense to defamation. Considering you were quuoted quite often as being a leader in those events which you call “protests” and everyone else called “riots,” it is going to be really hard to prove Rush said anything wrong.
Limbaugh is right. Reverends Al and Jesse are so biased against anyone white, who lie and extort to get attention, they have no right commenting on anyone else’s character.
AL Race Baiter Sharpton.
ENOUGH SAID!!!!!
Sharpton is nothing but a street hustling con man and extortionist.
Yet the weak and worthless idiots like Goodell cave to him as if all his possessions might be confiscated and be sent to the gulag for the rest of his life.
Meanwhile the anit-capitalists and the anti-American Liberal commies like Florio are delighted at further turmoil in America. For each small bit of turmoil further weakens America.
They hope for America to get so weak that some day it is destroyed.
Florio’s refusal to acknowledge his wrongdoing and apologize to Limbaugh are another example of his lack moral character.
I can’t stand the whole lot of ‘em… but I’m all for punting this one to the judicial system and letting a jury decide if Sharpton indeed is culpable in these deadly race riots.
While I think that Limbaugh needs to tone down his act, Al Sharpton at least in my opinion isn’t any better. He claims to be all about civil rights which is fine, except the only civil rights he seems concerned about is that of people of color. What happened to him after the white Duke lacrosse players were proven innocent of raping an African American stripper? He had plenty to say about the issue BEFORE those players were proven innocent, yet he seemed to suddenly lose his voice afterwards. Now Limbaugh is ruining HIS reputation? LOL!
Rev. Al, isnt that the pot calling the kettle black. Be prepared for the counter suite. But im sure that what the Rev. Al wants. More publicity.
Al Sharpton = US version of Julius Malema.
jpd9903, you are right on the money about Sharpton & Jackson as well. This sports related & worth sharing but not about football:
About 2003 I tried ordering a Bud Light at Cubby Bears in Chicago and the bartender laughed & said your not a local and here is why your not getting your Bud Light…
A few years back Jackson & Sharpton had a “friendly” chat with Anheiser Busch regarding taking away a long time distributers territory and giving to Jackson’s kid. After the territory distribution rights were changed to Jackson junior all the bars in the area also recieved “friendly” chats from Jackson & Sharpton’s people to push Anheiser products. When the bar owners refused then came the various threats of boycotting the bars or even slow delivery of product etc…
God bless the bar owners around Wrigley Field as they said F-U were not buying a drop of anything from your forced distribution tactics.
Many skeletons in Jackson & Sharpton’s closets.
If I were Rams fan I would welcome any owner with a golden touch.
I liked Al better back in the Tawana Brawley days, when he wore sweatsuits with a Mr. T starter set.
Can’t believe he gets so much media attention. He’s really just a bigot with a loud mouth looking for a microphone & a camera.
Sharpton is one of the biggest racists in America!! Off with his head and his double standards!
Another element to the black conspiracy against America that Rush uncovered during the recent presidential election.
http://crooksandliars.com/john-amato/rush-limbaugh-says-blacks-are-angry-and
Sharpton and Rush are two sides to the same coin, and if one is unable to see as much it is likely the result of having called heads or tails.
Hey Al!!!! You are a bigot and a criminal. Ok, there I said it. So sue me!!!
I hope Limbaugh sues Fat Al back to the stone age. Like I have said on here previously , I am a 49 Y/O black AMERICAN and I have listened to Rush since 1989. Fat Al would get his clock cleaned if he were stupid enough to take on Rush. Plus Rush probably has more money in the bottom of his sofa cushion that Fat Al has ever made ERRR Stolen ERR conned from various corporations in his entire career. Fat Al did start that riot at Freddies fashion mart and yes people DID die , Then there is that whole Tawana Brawley thing where he slandered those ” Pesky ” white police officers. The man is a fat bloated pig and I do not care if he is black or white or whatever, He is in my opinion a lying sack of shit. I am not suppose to feel this way because I am black also and now I will be branded as some kind of ” House Negro ” or some other name because I dare not agree with the so called ” Black ” leaders who are nothing more that race baiting hustlers who are in it only for themselves and the money. That is why they have to create problems because in a perfect world they would be out of business and have to actually get a real job like the rest of us and earn a living instead of shacking down major corporations like Pepsi , Budweiser and anyone else with ” DEEP ” pockets. I as a proud American who happens to be black am sick and tired of Al. Jessie, And any other racist who claims they ” Represent ” us. Martin Luther King was the last great black leader, The rest are just posers.
why hasn’t this idiot been put out of his missery yet? He’s the deffinition of a scumbag!
Givem a ham samwich.
Jesse, Al and Obama have done more to keep the black man down more than I ever could.
Have to fill the spaces in between commercials.
Why not write an article about the NFL, the good players in the NFL, the role models of the NFL.
Listen to these idiots in here – “I dont like Limbaugh, but Sharpton is …….”
Quickly try and act like you care what Limbaugh says, but you really get into it over Sharpton. Give me a break. Most of you dont give a crap about what Limbaugh says because you rednecks agree with him. That much is obvious.
How about this for a definitive statement – All Limbaugh fans and appologists are racist trash, while all Sharpton fans and appologists are racist trash.
The fantasy future Rush’s grand black conspiracy aims for:
http://www.usofearth.com/2011-obamas-coup-fails.php
Search around for the bit where username “Sarah Palin” announces her successful elimination of Rahm Emmanuel and his cadre of Hamas bodyguards. Good stuff. Really.
“This one’s a race baiter. That one’s a race baiter. They deserve each other.” Jeesh. Don’t you idiots get it? Neither one would survive without the other. To run lucrative businesses in demagoguery you need opposite and equal reactions. And they’re playing y’all!
I’d really like to see one of these lawsuit threats actually be filed and played out to a verdict. No settlements. No apology, unless written by the winning party and read by the loser on 60 minutes or something, and including a very clear admission of liability. No resolving because its too expensive to fight. I want a knock down drag out battle for all who cares to see, and in the end there is no doubt who lied about what or who.
amazingly, al sharpton always has his way, from both directions. he easily forces limbaugh out, objecting to limbaughs remarks that have racial overtones. judge this remark by sharpton:
“…there will never be a hadassah in the white house”.
sharpton said that when he inferrred that joe lieberman, a jew, would never receive sharpton’s endorsement, because of lieberman’s ethnicity, which sharpton and his millions of “brothas and sistas” find objectionable.
racism? ya think!
hold black america accountable for it’s sins. they’ve had a free pass for way too long
Bob Nelson,,,I’m totally on the other side regarding football arguments, but on this topic you are right on with your comments. You really nailed how I feel on this. Thanks!
Neither Limbaugh nor Sharpton deserves sympathy. Limbaugh lives by the verbal sword, so he shouldn’t be surprised when he gets skewered by his own words.
The NFL doesn’t need Rush Limbaugh, but Limbaugh and Sharpton seem to need each other.
“He tried to criminalize the NFL players, calling them Crips and Bloods.”
Um, no…the players criminalized themselves by being , ya know, actual criminals, Al.
Victim mentality, at it’s finest.
How did Martin Luther King catch a bullet and this sucker is walks the streets every day degrading the work the great MLK did? That is the true crime in all of this…
Let me get this straight. You can sue people for bringing up stupid stuff you did in the past? If so, my buddies are toast. Thanks, Al!
Good try Al, I’ll be happy to see you fork over some money to Limbaugh. First off Rush never said Al CAUSED anything. He played a role. What Al did do was arrange a “rally” and make comments like “If the Jews want to get it on, tell them to pin their yarmulkes back and come over to my house”. Not to mention calling Jews “Diamond merchants” (actually mentioned in the op-ed)If the roles were reversed and someone said that about blacks Sharpton would accuse them of inciting violence. Sharpton had the same role in the fashion mart riot. Its interesting how Sharpton keeps showing up around incidence of violence against Jews by Blacks.
So Brasho believes that; “And by the way, when the general public elects a black president, that pretty much says that racism is over.” A black president being elected means racism has ended? Anyone who believes that is a special kind of stupid, and does not understand the history of America and racism. Just the mere fact that you bash Sharpton and Jackson, but say nothing negative about Limbaugh grossly disproves your point. I would bet my life that you are white, and a not too intelligent person at that. Limbaugh has benefited 10 fold more than Sharpton and Jackson for race-baiting, with a history of divisive comments. He can try to deny them all he wants, but they’re well documented.
How exactly does a black guy in the white house signal the end of a 500 year institution of discrimination. That single act means all white folks no longer have the same feelings taught to them by their fathers, mothers, aunts, uncles, and grandparents etc. for centuries? I beg to differ. America will always be a polarized nation, and Obama in the white house will change little. Him being there will impact the lives of blacks or other minorities no more than GWB or Clinton in the white house … don’t kid yourself. White people own everything and control everything, and the sole purpose of Rush Limbaugh is to solidify that reality in the minds of his followers, and anyone else stupid enough to listen to his racist rhetoric.
You know, reading some of the things being said are quite amusing. FIRST Al alone didnt stop Rush from being a owner of the rams. The commissner and other owners vote to accept the bids of potential new ownership. Did Al disagree and protest, Yes, but isn’t that what Rush does all day, protest and disagree?
Now I have to mention I am a middle aged black man, who agrees with most of you when it comes to al and jesse. The poblem I do have is most of you think they represent every black person in america. Couldnt be farther from the truth, but it does give you reason to justify the TRUE feelings you have towards others. Is al and Jesse race baiters, hell yes they are, and I hate them for it, But if you can honestly say Rush isn’t the same, you are fooling yourselves. Just listen to the racial undertones when it comes to non-whites.
I am a big believer that people listin to the person or group that will “comfirm” the thoughts they have on a daily basis, AND YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!!!!!!
That’s right Sharpton, sue the snout of that big pig
Please remove Keith Olbermann from sunday night football. He is a bigger jerk than Limbaugh/Sharpton combined. Actually, could we give Limbaugh/Sharpton their own spot on SNF? That could be some great TV.
to al sharpton and jessie jackson….if i would of known how you guys would be way back when you were young i wouldve picked my own cotton
There is no worse in this country than Sharpton and Jackson. They try and come off as some kind of social justice warriors.
They use race and hate to try and advance what they do. There is also no bigger crooks than these two, using underhanded tactics to get their way and to collect money, much of goes into their own pockets.
The sad thing is because of the media many know this but are to scared to speak what is on their mind for fear of being bashed as racist themself.
I say eat shit, truth is truth and racist are racist no matter black or white. I do not even listen to Rush but this country is being destroyed by all this hatred that people like to just glass over.
I could give two shits if you are red, white black or green. I judge a person based on that person and if he is an ass and black I will call him an ass. If he is an ass and white I will call him an ass.
And this country is full of a bunch of black and white ass people as well as a bunch of good white and black ass people.
People do not like how I think I could give a shit. If more people had the balls to call it like it is I think this would be a much better country for all both black, white, red, yellow or green.
I think they should move in together.
“# VoxVeritas says: October 18, 2009 10:30 AM
“If the Jews want to get it on, tell them to pin their yarmulkes back and come over to my house”
..sez the name changing pussy assclown.
You get your ass kicked every time you leave your mom’s basement, don’t you?
RollyMac says:
A black president being elected means racism has ended? Anyone who believes that is a special kind of stupid, and does not understand the history of America and racism.
…and then adds this gem….
White people own everything and control everything,
————————————————
To your initial contention, the election of a non-white President is a strong indicator that racism is no longer acceptable to the majority of Americans.
As to the latter claim, I direct you to this website for evidence contradictory to your ignorance:
http://www.blackentrepreneurprofile.com/
You are what you make of yourself, and your personal failures shouldn’t tarnish the accomplishments of others.
But go ahead, play the victim some more if it helps you get through the day. If you don’t feel sorry for yourself, nobody else will, right?