Media Research Center (MRC) President Brent Bozell took to the MRC studio Saturday morning for an interview with "Fox & Friends" about how the media latched onto phony quotes attributed to Rush Limbaugh, helping to scuttle his St. Louis Rams ownership bid.
Bozell also commented on how NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell insisted his quarrel with the radio talk show host was his "polarizing comments" about Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb back in 2003.
"Nine out of ten people have no idea what Roger Goodell is talking about" and those who do know what Goodell was referencing know that "again, Rush Limbaugh was right," that some sports journalists hyped an overrated McNabb because of politically correct considerations [MP3 audio available here]:
Story Continues Below Ad ↓What he said about Donovan McNabb was that he believed that there were people in the media that were cheering him on because he was a black quarterback. They jumped all over him for that. Somehow that was a racial statement. The only problem being, I wrote a column on it at the time, and I cited chapter and verse from reporters, from columnists who wrote exactly that.... Roger Goodell had a responsibility to know what he was talking about and by the way, they didn't go after Rush because of the McNabb quote, they went after him because they suggested, believe it or not, that Rush Limbaugh had said that he supported James Earl Ray, the man who assassinated Martin Luther King, and also that he supported slavery, which are preposterous statements.... So Roger Goodell, a) had a responsibility to know what he was talking about and b) looking into the facts, he had a responsibility, I think, to defend Rush Limbaugh. And here's the great irony: there is no greater supporter of the NFL in the private sector than Rush Limbaugh.
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October 19, 2009 - 10:38 ET by slickwillie2001There's another aspect that needs to be looked at seriously here, and that is the source of the fake-quotes. Some of them seem to have come from the far-left law firm in New York City, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP. This firm also advertises that they do work for sports clients, so it is conceivable that their attacks on Rush Limbaugh were intended to advantage one of their clients that is also interested in buying the Rams.
Or, there may be a far-leftie moonbat lawyer there whose hobby is slander.
Hadn't thought of that before
October 19, 2009 - 10:53 ET by KC MulvilleGoodell cited Limbaugh's comments about McNabb. Those comments came years ago. So, if those comments disqualified Limbaugh, why was he in on a buyer group in the first place? Obviously, those weren't the comments that disqualified Limbaugh.
But notice, once the slavery comments were proved to be false, they had no other comments to refer to. That's why they cited the ESPN comments, even if, after a moment's reflection, we all know those comments had nothing to do with the campaign against Rush.
Good catch, Brent.
Nice video clip on it...
October 19, 2009 - 11:36 ET by MaximusBraveheartNice video clip on it... but it WAS because he is conservative! I thought I heard him say otherwise at the start of it. M-B
Lets See....
October 19, 2009 - 13:41 ET by GeneralAlRobert Sheets Byrd uses the N word on TV and yet his revered by blacks, Jesse Jackass calls Jews himies, and Obama insults Christians who cling to their Bibles and guns. No big deal to the media. Rush refers to the press wanted McNab to succeed because hes black and hes a racist! Baloney! The racists are the ones who call us racists!
Clayton..
October 19, 2009 - 14:50 ET by Paul GHe was/is a lib when he was on The Daily Buzz...I really want to know if FNC changed him or whether he's a fake. Iwould e-mail him, but he prob won't say. Just like kirken who went to CNN.. went from consv to libral...just wondering
Clayton..
October 19, 2009 - 14:51 ET by Paul GHe was/is a lib when he was on The Daily Buzz...I really want to know if FNC changed him or whether he's a fake. Iwould e-mail him, but he prob won't say. Just like kirsten who wen from F&F to CNN.. went from consv to libral...just wondering