Conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh is the highest rated and highest paid talker on the airwaves.
Against Rush and the Rams- Al Sharpton - © Tony Lowe / PR Photos
He blamed MSM (mainstream media) and those opposed to conservative ideals for being dropped from a group seeking to buy the St. Louis Rams.
CNN reported that Limbaugh was a limited partner in a bid led by St. Louis Blues chairman Dave Checketts, but Checketts said in a statement Wednesday that Limbaugh's participation had complicated the effort. The group will move forward without him.
Checketts said he will have no further comment on the bid process.
Limbaugh has been swamped by supporters and criticized by TV talking heads like "The View's" Whoopi Goldberg, who categorized Rush as "mainstream" based on his enormous audience.
"This is not about the NFL, it's not about the St. Louis Rams, it's not about me," Limbaugh said. "This is about the ongoing effort by the left in this country, wherever you find them, in the media, the Democrat Party, or wherever, to destroy conservatism, to prevent the mainstreaming of anyone who is prominent as a conservative.
"Therefore, this is about the future of the United States of America and what kind of country we're going to have."
The squashing of Limbaugh's NFL play was hailed by the Rev. Al Sharpton, one of the most vocal critics of Limbaugh's bid.
"It is a moral victory for all Americans - especially the players that have been unfairly castigated by Rush Limbaugh," Sharpton said in a statement. "This decision will also uphold the unifying standards of major sports."
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