Rush Limbaugh wants to purchase the St. Louis Rams.á The NFLPA chief DeMaurice Smith has spoken out against it.áá
The next few months will again show how much politics can affect sports, which we all wish were politics-free.
If you think Smith's ties to President Barack Obama has nothing to do with it, then you are a Kool-Aid drinker.
Politics have probably always been a part of the NFL, as it is affects all of our lives, whether we like it or not. But blocking someone from purchasing a team because they don't agree with their political beliefs is a slippery slope with no end.
And no, it isn't about racism. Sorry again to those drunk on the Kool-Aid.
Racism is just the card that is thrown anytime someone doesn't agree with an outspoken, conservative political figure.Ã ...
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Article written by Chad Hensley
NFLPA Speaking Out Against Limbaugh Is About Politics
Posted: 13th October 2009 by Chad Hensley in NFLComments Off on NFLPA Speaking Out Against Limbaugh Is About Politics