"American football players and civil rights activists are trying to block an attempt by the rightwing talk radio host Rush Limbaugh to buy a struggling American football team, saying he is too divisive for such a prominent role in US sport. Limbaugh, who has emerged as a leader of the conservative opposition to Obama and the Democrats, said last week that he had joined a group of investors seeking an ownership stake in the St Louis Rams of the National Football League. In response, the NFL players association chief DeMaurice Smith, the Rev Jesse Jackson, the Rev Al Sharpton, and several players and sportswriters have urged the league to reject the bid, saying that Limbaugh's divisive rhetoric and history of racially charged remarks make him unfit for a role in one of America's most popular games." - Steven Perez from Bookmarklet

Is it okay that I don't care. - MoTO Bott

Limbaugh would be a bad fit in the NFL. - John (bird whisperer)

He's part of a group that's looking to buy A stake in the team? And these people are flying off the handle? Who's playing politics here? - Kevin L

What I had read was that Limbaugh's group was looking to buy a majority stake, not just a stake. - John (bird whisperer)