Rush Limbaugh

Rush Blitzed

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 10.15.2009 | Entertainment


Roger I. Abrams

Limbaugh had made himself an icon of the reactionary right and an enemy to all persons of color. Two-thirds of all NFL players are black. There would be consequences for Rush's choice to pander to racism.

It's Official: America Hates Indicted Right Wing Dancers

Stu Kreisman | Posted 10.15.2009 | Media


Stu Kreisman

What were the producers thinking when they cast DeLay in the first place? Did they believe that after seeing him do a samba, America would forget what a repulsive human being he is and embrace him in its collective bosom?

NFL to Rush: You're a Dead Man Talking!

Rory O'Connor | Posted 10.15.2009 | Media


Rory O'Connor

NFL owners were rightly worried that letting Limbaugh join their exclusive club would be akin to asking for a stink bomb to explode in their clubhouse.

Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 10.15.2009 | New York


Len Berman

A 7-year-old boy was playing football in his backyard in Ohio when he was tackled by a deer. Honest. The kid wasn't seriously hurt, but the Detroit Lions have called about the deer's eligibility.

Rush Limbaugh and the NFL's Higher Standard

Rory O'Connor | Posted 10.15.2009 | Media


Rory O'Connor

Why was it left to the National Freakin' Football League - hardly a bastion of liberal thought - to call out bombastic shock jock Rush Limbaugh for hi...

How the NFL Gets Race Right (and Rush Gets it Wrong)

Matt Osborne | Posted 10.20.2009 | Media


Matt Osborne

George Will once described the game as a "mistake" combining the two worst aspects of the 20th Century: organized violence and committee meetings. He might as well have added "equal opportunity."

I Live In The Land Of You, Me And We

Matthew Modine | Posted 10.15.2009 | Impact


Matthew Modine

The first three words of the Constitution say, "We the People." "We" is a lovely word; it is inclusive. Life forms and nature are a delicate dance of symbiotic relationships. Some people understand that there is only one world and we are all in this together.

Jason Linkins

Pardon The Interruption: CNN Drops Afghanistan Discussion For Serious Breaking News About Rush Limbaugh

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.14.2009 | Media


So, it's half past six or so on a Wednesday evening and I am watching that evening's edition of CNN's Wolf Blitzer and the Chamber of Situations, wher...

Rush Thrown For a Loss

Charles Warner | Posted 10.14.2009 | Media


Charles Warner

Although I have a deep-seated suspicion and dislike for most unions, the NFL Players union is doing the right thing by speaking out against the racist entertainer Rush Limbaugh.

Rush Limbaugh To Be Dropped From Group Bidding For St. Louis Rams

AP | R.B. FALLSTROM | Posted 10.15.2009 | Media


ST. LOUIS — Conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh has been dropped from a group seeking to buy the St. Louis Rams. Limbaugh was to be ...

The NFL, Owners, Commissioner, Coaches and Players, Don't Need Rush Limbaugh's 'Brand' of Hate

Dr. Johnny Benjamin | Posted 10.14.2009 | Entertainment


Dr. Johnny Benjamin

I believe that the NFL leadership does not need nor want to be directly associated with the constant and unlikely to cease vitriol and otherwise divisive and incendiary rhetoric of Rush Limbaugh.

My Response to Rush Limbaugh's Rage

Dave Zirin | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics


Dave Zirin

Yesterday I was referred to on air as "scum" by Rush Limbaugh. I was called out for challenging his efforts to own an NFL team, saying that Limbaugh's history of racial bombast should count against him.

Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 10.14.2009 | New York


Len Berman

When the Washington Redskins play Kansas City Sunday it will mark their sixth straight game against a winless team. Despite the cupcake schedule, Washington is 2 and 3.

The Nobel Peace Prize; or Pissing on the Prose of Alfred B Nobel

Mark Axelrod | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics


Mark Axelrod

It's absolutely unconscionable that the negative reaction to a sitting US President for receiving the Nobel Award would cause the Nobel Committee to defend its decision.

What Olympia Snowe's Support Could Mean

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics


Lincoln Mitchell

By supporting a moderate bill in committee, Snowe has made the GOP, or at least part of it, relevant again; succeeding where Michael Steele, John Boehner, Joe Wilson, Rush Limbaugh and others have failed.

Olbermann Fact Checks Limbaugh's Today Show Interview (VIDEO)

Posted 10.14.2009 | Media


Last night Keith Olbermann waded into the media thicket that is Rush Limbaugh's interview with the Today Show when he decided, "as a public service," ...

The GOP Online (VIDEO)

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 11.10.2009 | Technology


Jose Antonio Vargas

Of course technology is non-partisan, belonging to neither the Democratic Party nor the GOP. Yet when it comes to technology and politics -- an unpredictable, still evolving marriage -- all eyes are on the Republicans.

Rush Limbaugh Reveals His St. Louis Rams Uniform Design

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 10.15.2009 | Media


Matthew Filipowicz

As you have most likely heard, the head of the Republican party, Rush Limbaugh, is attempting to purchase the St. Louis Rams NFL franchise. Needles...

A Nobel Prayer

Jim Wallis | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics


Jim Wallis

The vitriol against Obama's peace prize and "those Norwegians" who gave it to him is much deeper than the president's lack of achievements thus far; it is based on a fundamental clash of worldviews.

Limbaugh Gloats His Success Has "Spawned" Glenn Beck (VIDEO)

Posted 10.14.2009 | Media


Think Progress catches Rush Limbaugh gloating about how his success as a conservative radio host has helped to spawn the likes of Glenn Beck: In 19...

Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 10.13.2009 | New York


Len Berman

I'm thinking there's no way Limbaugh will win approval to be a part owner in the St. Louis Rams. The Players Association has not only complained to the Commissioner, but they're urging players to speak out.

Limbaugh to Rename Rams Stadium 'The House of Painkillers'

Andy Borowitz | Posted 10.13.2009 | Comedy


Andy Borowitz

The acquisition of the Rams would represent the culmination of a dream for Mr. Limbaugh, who had previously tried to acquire the Minnesota NFL team and rename it the Minnesota Vicodins.

Limbaugh in the NFL Would Be Bad Business

Morris W. O'Kelly | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics


Morris W. O'Kelly

I'm not sure the NFL is ready to stomach the hatemail the next time Limbaugh compares the Democrats to Nazis, but like it or not...as an owner he would represent the NFL.

Limbaugh's Racist Rhetoric Coming Home to Roost

Jeff Cohen | Posted 10.13.2009 | Media


Jeff Cohen

With Rush Limbaugh trying to become co-owner of the St. Louis Rams, his racially divisive commentary over the last 20 years -- some as fresh as last month -- is surfacing.

Rush Limbaugh's NFL Bid For Rams Attacked By Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson

AP | R.B. FALLSTROM, AP Sports Writer | Posted 10.13.2009 | Media


ST. LOUIS (AP)--The Revs. Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson attacked the bid by Rush Limbaugh to buy the St. Louis Rams on Monday, saying the conservative...