St. Louis feels a mighty wind coming
By: Ken Garcia
Examiner Staff Writer
10/06/09 4:05 PM PDT
If more pre-game talking would help the hapless St. Louis Rams, then perhaps this is considered good news: Bombastic conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh is apparently trying to buy the team.
What next, George Bush as general manager?
The Rams are coming off a 35-0 drubbing by the San Francisco 49ers and have lost 14 straight games. The only controversy has been over how bad the team is -- at least until now.
In a statement released today, Limbaugh announced that he's partnering with Dave Checketts, owner of the St. Louis Blues, in a bid to buy the Rams. No other details were included, so it's unclear if their deal involves an attempt to buy a minority or majority percentage of the team.
Limbaugh, who has made his fortune bashing Democrats and liberals, also had a brief foray into the NFL a few years back, when he worked for ESPN as a radio commentator. But that assignment didn't go smoothly, not after he said that Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb was overrated because the "media'' wanted to see a black quarterback succeed in the NFL.
That measured comment caused him to resign. It may be the only time the word "resignation'' has been linked to his commentary.
No word yet on how St. Louis feel about Limbaugh's potential ownership. Right now you can only find St. Louis Cardinal fans around the Gateway Arch.
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