Edit: why did you quote my question to bassrique as if it were addressed to you?
OK, Brad, I'll bite IF you answer my question. Why is Rush not suitable but we have a current minority owner who claimed "N****s are like P****y holes. Please find something Rush said that was near as contemptible as that comment? I'm waiting.......
Oooh, me first. How grade school.
Just kind of kidding
. Here's my answer... it's a repeat since I already said it in this thread:
"I don't care if he gets part ownership in a club".
That's a direct quote from me and I can verify that too.
So why would you expect me to explain why he's not suitable when I already said otherwise? You'll need to ask the people who feel that way for clarification. And now quid pro quo.
Your turn.
The other two quotes you gave were never sourced to Rushes show.
Oooh, now I somehow said this was on his current show? When did I say that, burk? Does this moving the bar tactic work very often?
What I said was about what Rush Limbaugh has said, period. Because people were talking about that. You can explain why you're now trying the tactic of saying "well, he didn't say it on "this show" but I'd hope you'd realize exactly how lame that is. It's called an excuse and an extremely weak one at that. It's also referred to as wiggling.
He claims they occurred when he was a part time shock jock/DJ back in the 70's. And he apologized for both of them years ago. So your going to keep someone from exercising their ability to purchase an NFL team because of two comments they made while they were in college and have already apologized for? I doubt anyone here would be able to purchase an NFL team if held to those standards.
Yes, I am going to keep someone from exercising their ability to blah blah blah... again, I clearly said otherwise but you can't seem to follow that.
As far as apologizing, I've seen other poor statements from others who subsequently apologized yet some people never drop it. Double standard? Nah.
And you seem to be saying that he indeed say what I quoted. Don't tell that other guy.
Because while you love to point out strawmen, here's an actual one you seem to have ignored. No surprise there, it's from "your side".
But it doesn't change the fact that those opposed to Rush haven't made their case, including you. You've got two quotes from the 70's and one quote which was far more an indictment of Spike Lee's politics then any particular race. The fact is, the controversy here is based on ad homonym attacks and straw men made up by Rushes political opponents who I can only conclude aren't intellectually capable of actually engaging Rushes Ideas and defending their own position. It's so much easier to just call someone controversial or racist then actually debate them.
I have made my case. I can't help if people are so worked up they can't even understand what that case is.
