Rush Limbaugh was slandered by racist charges.

Introduction: To slander somebody means to create malicious, false and defamatory statements, with the most important word here being false. I propose that Rush Limbaugh wasn't slandered in regard to the issue of his bidding for the St. Louis Rams. This is because R.L. has absolutely made racist statements in the past, thus nobody was creating false rumors or lying about his alleged racism as implied by the resolution. It's no secret that he's been condemned as a racist for several years now, and I submit that he can be considered to have made racist statements. Quotes: [1] Look, let me put it to you this way -- The NFL all too often looks like a game between the Bloods and the Crips without any weapons. There, I said it. Here Limbaugh associates professional black athletes with criminals and gang members. Is there really any way to justify this statement? Sure, you could easily say that he was referring to the violence on the field; however, it's no coincidence that the NFL is composed of 78% African Americans, and the Bloods and the Crips are primarily black as well. He was drawing a comparison between black people and violence. Period. [2] The NAACP should have riot rehearsal. They should get a liquor store and practice robberies. "Limbaugh is saying that an organization with a storied tradition of representing the positive black people for change in their communities are criminals and rioters. An organization that has been represented by intelligent professional African Americans, that has played a part in the Civil Rights movement, and continues to be an intelligent, concerned voice for the African American community is degraded to common criminals," says one source on the issue. [3] They're 12 percent of the population (black people). Who the hell cares? Democracies are designed to protect the rights of the minority, first of all. Nevertheless, this is a very unnecessary statement, in which RL claims not to care about the opinions or wants of the African American minority. [4] Take that bone out of your nose and call me back (to an African American female caller). This is a really old so-called joke, in which black people are made fun of for having different shaped noses than white people. Rush Limbaugh is a grown man and a professional, and as such, he has no business making these kinds of offensive comments to callers who phone in to contribute to his show. [5] I think the media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well. They're interested in black coaches and black quarterbacks doing well. I think there's a little hope invested in McNabb and he got a lot of credit for the performance of his team that he really didn't deserve. Pro himself brought up this quote/issue, to which I'd have to disagree with his claim that this quote is irrelevant because it was made years ago (2003). Even if the quote is 6 years old, it can still have an impact on his reputation and career. Pro adds, "By comparison, some have commented that Obama got a boost in the last election because of his race." True, but people who make these comments don't say that Obama's race is the only reason he won the election, do they? Even so, people don't brag about Obama's achievements while he's in office by attributing them or his success to his race. [6] Limbaugh attacks on Obama. Limbaugh has called Obama a ‘halfrican American' has said that Obama was not black but Arab because Kenya is an Arab region, even though Arabs are less than 1% of Kenya. Since mainstream America has become more accepting of African-Americans, Limbaugh has decided to play against its new racial fears, Arabs and Muslims. Despite the fact Obama graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law school, Limbaugh has called him an ‘affirmative action candidate.' Limbaugh even has repeatedly played a song on his radio show ‘Barack the Magic Negro' using an antiquated Jim Crow era term for black a man who is now the President of the United States. Conclusion: The NFL requires a 3/4 majority approval of a new owner applicant by the existing owners. That rule exists for a reason. So, if the people don't want him as an owner, tough luck. They have the right to vote nay upon his application for any reason they see fit. The problem here is that RL supporters maintain that RL was being rejected because of his politics and manipulated quotes. The reality is that people can reject him on whatever they want or feel about RL, and further, he did make very specific offensive quotes which he has admitted to saying. Having your words misinterpreted is a risk of anyone in the public eye; hell, he does it to others all the time. Now he's paying for it, and claiming that he didn't really make several of the quotes that have been attributed to him on channels like CNN. Since then, CNN has publicly apologized for citing several unsourced quotes apparently made by RL. However, the reality is that the other cited quotes are legitimate. Famous commentators share my sentiments --> Dan Lebowitz, executive director of the Center for Sports and Society at Northeastern University, asks this: Do you bring in someone who has made racist statements to own a team that's largely made up of players the owner has made slurring statements about? Michael Smerconish continues, "There's an argument that says the very principles Rush espouses -- the free market -- are what did him in... This IS the free market. These are private businessmen who made a decision about what was in the best business interest of their thriving venture." Al Sharpton adds, ""It's remarkable in that he was denied by other powerful whites. At the end of the day, his own peers said, 'You are a liability.' Even the rich and powerful do not want to be identified with racism." Sources: [1] http://www.cbssports.com... [2] http://www.fair.org... [3] http://www.commondreams.org... [4] http://www.fair.org... [5] http://www.laweekly.com... [6] http://newsone.com...