Rush Limbaugh, Dave Checketts joined in bid to buy St. Louis Rams

[Hawkeye-X]

Source: Associated Press

ST. LOUIS -- Conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh said Tuesday he is teaming up with St. Louis Blues owner Dave Checketts in a bid to purchase the St. Louis Rams.

Limbaugh declined to discuss details. He cited a confidentiality agreement with Goldman Sachs, the investment firm hired by the family of former Rams owner Georgia Frontiere to review assets of her estate. Frontiere died in January 2008.

Limbaugh also declined to discuss other partners that might be involved in the bid, but said he and Checketts would operate the team.

Forbes magazine has estimated the Rams franchise has a value of $929 million.




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[tridim]

1. Wow, I couldn't imagine being "owned" by someone like Limbaugh..

and I'm white.

I bet there are some players that are having nightmares about this possibility.

[BeyondGeography]

2. Checketts did a good job in NYC with the Knicks and Madison Square Garden

Sorry to see him teamed up with King Douche.

[On the Road]

3. I Wonder What Kind of an Owner Limbaugh Would Be

An opinionated meddlesome can destroy a franchise for years.

I am rooting for Steve Spagnuolo to do well as a head coach, so I would hate to see that happen right now.

I know it would be hard to root for a home team if Limbaugh were the owner.

[Dulcinea]

21. "An opinionated meddlesome can destroy a franchise for years."

Two words: Al Davis.

[pattmarty]

4. Thank god I don't live in St Louis. Go Bears!!!!!!!

[nolabear]

5. I may take an interest in football for the first time.

I'll bet ANYBODY against a team owned by that (insert insult of choice here).

[wilt the stilt]

6. If this happens

my favorite team would be whomever is playing the Rams

[thatsrightimirish]

7. And people thought Georgia Frontiere was evil nt

[edbermac]

8. Black QB's need not apply.

:sarcasm:

[LanternWaste]

9. Between this and Vick...

Between this and Vick being reinstated, I may simply give up watching the NFL permanently rather than my current one-year boycott.



I hear cricket is fun to watch... :nopity:

[Ganja Ninja]

10. If Rush bought my 0 - 4 Bucs I'd have to move to another town or

give up watching football. Actually 0 - 4 doesn't seem so bad after reading this. You have my deepest sympathy Rams fans.

[mullard12ax7]

11. Missing practice will be reason enough for torture

as every player will be accused of being a terrorist! Think I'm kidding, go talk to a repuke in person and listen to one of those delusional marshmallow people scream their lies at you.

[notadmblnd]

12. Rush must have cornered the market on steroids and oxycontin

he'll buy a sports team and medicate them himself.

[tonysam]

13. Apparently stock in oxycontin companies

has gone south.

[classysassy]

14. Let him

have his team of choice.Let the fans stay away in droves,let the slick operator lose his ill begotten fortune.Will his mindless dittoheads come to the rescue?.

[JonLP24]

15. I feel bad for Steven Jackson if this deal happens

Hopefully Jackson can come and play for the Cardinals.

[Onceuponalife]

16. Nooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!

As if things weren't bad enough for the Rams.

On the plus side, maybe Trumad can score some tix from his longtime "acquaintance", Rush!

[Jack Rabbit]

17. Good grief, sports owners are already a bunch of reprobates

I guess we can't say "there goes the neighborhood."

[TheCowsCameHome]

18. Imagine - a white-only NFL football team.

That's what Rush be dreaming about.

[MetaTrope]

19. This will certainly improve Limbaugh's popularity among the little boys of the Dominican Republic

[Capt. America]

20. Viagara and oxycontin for everyone! Perhaps he will sponsor some young Domincan boys as

"guest workers" in the owner's box.

[Dulcinea]

22. I doubt the other NFL owners would let him in their club.

Rush is a known racist, & that's bad for business. The NFL is a business above all.

[nytemare]

23. Wow, he will surely surpass Davis, Snyder and Jones in suckitude.

And I imagine he will never have a black QB.

[rpannier]

24. Don't forget Mike Brown of the Bengals nt