Comments on UMRBlog: YARDS RUSHING--SHUT UP, AL SHARPTON

Rocky, That was the thrust of my original po...

2009-10-15T05:17:14.875-07:00

Rocky,

That was the thrust of my original post. I think Goodell would argue two things with you, though. First, Olbermann was an established sports commentary star before he ever undertook political "analysis". Second, Olbermann is an employee. Being an owner, with all its connotations is quite a big different.

I think your argument is good and valid but you would run into those counters.

TYFCB

Keith Olbermann is one of the most liberal comment...

2009-10-14T18:49:24.831-07:00

Keith Olbermann is one of the most liberal commentators on MSNBC.

When he switches to Sunday Night Football as a desk commentator, they somehow find a way to kick the ball off at 7:15 PM.

Sounds like a double standard. You cant mix a political commentator and football?

Good argument, cleverly presented. TYFCB

2009-10-13T19:38:26.059-07:00

Good argument, cleverly presented.

TYFCB

I would hope Checkett's would have cheaper ways to...

2009-10-13T15:50:00.544-07:00

I would hope Checkett's would have cheaper ways to have friends with his buddies than purchasing an NFL franchise. From a business perspective including Rush Limbaugh in a public venture like the NFL is insane- as ESPN found out the hard way and why Monday Night Football rejected him. Now you have the owner of the Colts saying he doesn't want Limbaugh in the club and the commish didn't sound too excited about dealing with the inevitable stupid comment. Limbaugh is to public statements what Kanye West is to award shows, and the NFL doesn't need any more drama than the players and Raiders coaches provide gratis.

You think it's anything beyond "this is my buddy a...

2009-10-13T14:02:46.969-07:00

You think it's anything beyond "this is my buddy and he's a big shot. It would be fun to have him in it with me."?

On the one hand I don't really care who owns a tea...

2009-10-13T12:10:40.286-07:00

On the one hand I don't really care who owns a team. I couldn't tell you who owns most teams, unless of course it's an infamous owner like Jerry Jones or Al Davis. On the other hand I really hate to see the moron political yelling crew bleed over into sports (Rush, Sharpton, I'm sure Hannity and Olbermann will chime in). It's bad enough the cable news networks are devoted to partisan politics, do we have to deal with it on ESPN or in Sports Illustrated too? Not a good reason to block the sale, just a selfish reason to be against it. I don't know what Checketts is thinking, he has to have known this would make his bid contentious.