This morning brings news that Rush Limbaugh has been dropped from the group looking to buy the St. Louis Rams. It sounds like the pressure from various NFL owners claiming they would not allow the buy to go through had the desired effect. Rush fans are obviously upset.
I’ll state for the record- I would have been fine with Limbaugh being a part owner in a franchise or the sole owner of a franchise, for that matter. But it’s not up to me. At least, not just me. While free speech is still protected in this country, there is nothing that also says people are free from consequences related to exercising said freedom. Clearly, Limbaugh is suffering some consequences related to his style of free speech.
Perhaps if he had found ways to communicate his ideas without all the bombast his circumstances might be different. Of course, without all the bombast he might not have been in a position to be a part-owner in an NFL franchise.