Limbaugh quits

Faceman · 10-02-2003, 04:22 AM

After his somewhat colorful, yet maybe not to unaccurate comments regarding McNabb, Rush Limbaugh has quit his position on espn's nfl gameday. Was he wrong however? Was McNabb overrated because he was a black quarterback and the media jumped on that? Was he totally out of line in his comments? Is McNabb just plain overrated, whether white or black? He was pretty good for me in madden 2003 but that could have been just good coaching on my part. I don't follow him enough to get an accurate reading on him either way. So I open it to the floor, what do you think about McNabb

Keyser Soze · 10-02-2003, 04:27 AM

Overrated? Maybe. But because he's black?

Do they say Garcia is overrated because he's gay? Warner because he's white? The age of a black quarterback being a novelty is so old at this point that it doesnt apply anymore.

You have to be completely ignorant to not realize even before this statement that Rush is a total bigot and a racist. Its part of his whole leftish agenda. I don't know how he got the ESPN gig in the first place, he had trouble even making his case on a purely football knowledge basis, couldnt even remember names of players on his radio show. He should stick to what he does best, being a shill for the Republican party.

Mad · 10-02-2003, 04:29 AM

Get ready for more "dirt" to come out tomorrow. It seems he resigned from ESPN tonight, but the uppity Negro's and their friends in the Media are looking to deal him a death blow over "drugs" now.

I think he'll weather the storm, though.

Keyser Soze · 10-02-2003, 04:36 AM

he will survive it because theres enough dumb white people in this country who actually buy into the garbage he spews.

The Sleeper · 10-02-2003, 04:41 AM

I don't think Limbaugh was right in this case, but I don't think the comment was racist either, and has been accurate in the past. Jason Sehorn is the most overrated player in the NFL, he had 1 great season, and ever since then, he has been the NFL posterboy cause he's a good looking white guy. In the NBA especially, good white players are hyped up because there are so few of them. But as Keyser said, there have been good black QB's for years now so Limbaugh's comment was just a case of bad timing and ignorance.

HollywoodJewMoses · 10-02-2003, 04:45 AM

how long until DIG takes credit for this?

Keyser Soze · 10-02-2003, 04:48 AM

you dont see any mediocre white guys getting press on teams in green bay or tampa bay. sehorn got press cause he's a good looking guy dating a good looking actress in a major media market.

The Sleeper · 10-02-2003, 04:51 AM

Sehorn was also the only white CB in the entire league. That had something to do with the hype.

Keyser Soze · 10-02-2003, 04:53 AM

agreed. again, a black QB is not a big deal anymore.

The Jays · 10-02-2003, 05:42 AM

Quote:He was pretty good for me in madden 2003 but that could have been just good coaching on my part.

You do realize that people program the game characters abilities? If McNabb had been overrated by the media, the programmers could believe such hype and boost the characters abilities. Plus, the arguement "well he was good for me in the video game" is probably the worst defense of a player's real life ability. Fuck, when I used to play NBA Jam, Charles Oakley and John Starks were fucking unstoppable.

Quote:Its part of his whole leftish agenda.

You mean right-ish agenda?

HedCold · 10-02-2003, 05:50 AM

vick was a beast for me in 2003
i can't even imagine how godlike he is now

The Jays · 10-02-2003, 06:01 AM

Bill Cinton was a sick player in NBA Jam. AND HE'S NOT EVEN IN THE LEAGUE!

diceisgod · 10-02-2003, 12:35 PM

WhackBagKid Wrote:how long until DIG takes credit for this?

I'm on the fence right now. McNabb has pissd me off ever since he signed his big contract. He has been playing like shit. He's hesitant, inaccurate in his short passes, doesn't see open receivers, unwilling the throw the ball deep, etc. There's no way someone can go from what he was to Jeff Blake overnight. So we'll see if there are any signs of improvement over the season. If not I'll stand by my original claim that you can never reach and win a Superbowl with a monkey as your quarterback.

HollywoodJewMoses · 10-02-2003, 01:12 PM

doug williams?

Faceman · 10-02-2003, 01:38 PM

Quote:Plus, the arguement "well he was good for me in the video game" is probably the worst defense of a player's real life ability

That wasn't a defense of him, it was a fucking joke.

diceisgod · 10-02-2003, 01:50 PM

WhackBagKid Wrote:doug williams?

Quote:you can never REACH and win

Williams was a back up. I'm not sure he played in any other game that season but I don't know. The point being he did not lead the team TO the Superbowl he led the team IN the Superbowl. I think I could have done the same with that team and I was only 12 at the time.

Galt · 10-02-2003, 02:47 PM

McNabb is a great fantasy quarterback. That doesn't mean he's a great quarterback.

What's this about Limbaugh and drugs?

Faceman · 10-02-2003, 02:53 PM

From the Daily News this morning...Rush Limbaugh
in pill probe

Talk radio star had drug habit, maid sez

By TRACY CONNOR
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Rush Limbaugh

Talk-radio titan Rush Limbaugh is being investigated for allegedly buying thousands of addictive painkillers from a black-market drug ring.
The moralizing motormouth was turned in by his former housekeeper - who says she was Limbaugh's pill supplier for four years.

Wilma Cline, 42, says Limbaugh was hooked on the potent prescription drugs OxyContin, Lorcet and hydrocodone - and went through detox twice.

"There were times when I worried," Cline told the National Enquirer, which broke the story in an edition being published today. "All these pills are enough to kill an elephant - never mind a man."

Cline could not be reached for further comment yesterday, but her lawyer, Ed Shohat of Miami, said his client "stands behind the story."

The Daily News independently confirmed that Limbaugh is under investigation.

His lawyers, Jerry Fox and Dan Zachary, refused to comment on the accusations and said any "medical information" about him was private and not newsworthy.

They said Limbaugh - who has a top-rated syndicated radio show but resigned early today from a weekly ESPN football segment amid criticism of racial comments about Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb - was traveling and had no comment.

The Palm Beach County state attorney's office, which is running the probe, said it could not confirm or deny the allegations.

Scoring in parking lot

Cline told the Enquirer she went to prosecutors with information about Limbaugh and others after four years of drug deals that included clandestine handoffs in a Denny's parking lot.

She said she wore a wire during her last two deliveries to the conservative commentator and gave the tapes to authorities.

She also gave the Enquirer a ledger documenting how many pills she claimed to have bought for him - 4,350 in one 47-day period - and E-mails she claimed Limbaugh sent her.

In one missive, Limbaugh pushed Cline to get more "little blues" - code for OxyContin, the powerful narcotic nicknamed hillbilly heroin, she said.

"You know how this stuff works ... the more you get used to, the more it takes," the May 2002 E-mail reads. "But I will try and cut down to help out."

The account Cline gave the Enquirer is that she became Limbaugh's drug connection in 1998, nine months after taking a housekeeping job at his Palm Beach mansion.

It started after her husband, David, hurt himself in a fall, and Limbaugh asked how he was.

"He asked me casually, 'Is he getting any pain medication?' I said, 'Yes - he's had surgery, and the doctor gave him hydro-codone 750,'" Cline said. "To my astonishment, he said, 'Can you spare a couple of them?'"

Husband's pills

Cline said she gave Limbaugh 10 pills the next day and agreed to give him 30 of her husband's pills each month. When the doctor stopped renewing the prescription in early 1999, Limbaugh allegedly went ballistic.

"His tone was nasty and bullying. He said, 'I don't care how or what you do, but you'd better - better! - get me some more,'" Cline said.

The housekeeper said she found a new supplier and arranged to hide Limbaugh's stashes under his mattress so his wife, Marta, wouldn't find them.

After several months, Limbaugh told her he was going to New York for detox and didn't need any more pills, Cline said.

But a month later, he said his left ear was hurting and asked her for hydrocodone, followed by an order for OxyContin.

Limbaugh, 52, suffered from autoimmune ear disease, a condition that left him deaf and had to be corrected with cochlear implant surgery two years ago.

Cline said she continued to make deliveries to Limbaugh even after she quit as his housekeeper in July 2001 - but he became increasingly paranoid, even patting her down for recording devices, she said.

In June 2002, Limbaugh told her he was going to New York for detox a second time.

After he returned, "I went to talk to him, and he cried a little bit," she said. "He told me that if it ever got out, he would be ruined."

She claimed that a lawyer for Limbaugh gave her a payoff - $80,000 he owed her, plus another $120,000 - and asked her to destroy the computer that contained the E-mail records.

Soon after, Cline and her husband retained Shohat and contacted prosecutors.

Feeling no pain

The drugs Rush Limbaugh is accused of abusing are legal only with a doctor's prescription. All are habit-forming.

- Hydrocodone

Anti-cough agent and painkiller similar to morphine. Side effects include anxiety, poor mental performance, emotional dependence, drowsiness, mood changes, difficulty breathing and itchiness.

- Lorcet

Brand name for the combination of Tylenol and hydrocodone, prescribed for moderate to severe pain. Side effects include dry mouth, nausea, vomiting, decreased appetite, dizziness, tiredness, muscle twitches, sweating and itching.

- OxyContin

Potent time-release medication for relief of moderate to severe pain, known as hillbilly heroin because of black-market popularity in some rural areas. Side effects include drowsiness, dizziness, sweating, muscle twitches and decreased sex drive. A large dose can be fatal.

Originally published on October 2, 2003

Edited By Faceman on 1065106455

Keyser Soze · 10-02-2003, 02:56 PM

THIS IS A LEFT WING CONSPIRACY TO ASSISINATE MR LIMBAUGHS CHARACTER!!!!

Faceman · 10-02-2003, 02:58 PM

Keyser Soze Wrote:THIS IS A LEFT WING CONSPIRACY TO ASSISINATE MR LIMBAUGHS CHARACTER!!!!

I think he does that on his own every day