Rush Limbaugh calls George Steinbrenner a 'cracker,' says icon 'fired a bunch of white guys'

[RamboLiberal]

Source: NY Daily News

As New Yorkers mourn the loss of Yankee icon George Steinbrenner, right-wing radio host Rush Limbaugh offered his own inflammatory version of a eulogy.

"That cracker made a lot of African American millionaires," Limbaugh bellowed on his morning show Tuesday. "And at the same time he fired a bunch of white guys."

In the clip, posted by Media Matters for America, Limbaugh offers his rambling thoughts on the passing of the New York legend, saying "What a man he was. What a feature and a character he was in major league baseball."





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[GreenTea]

1. And Limbaugh yells & screams he's not a racist - pigman's whole motivation is money, hate & racism!

Pigman is not a racist just like Lester Maddox was not, or is not Pat Buchanan a racist, just by saying your not in public doesn't make it so!!

[RamboLiberal]

2. And the racist was actually praising Steinbrenner in this bit

I still can't figure how he and Beck have one advertiser left!

[sellitman]

3. His is the official radio station of the KKK

What a foul nasty turd he is.

[SemperEadem]

4. oh, you still mad about not being able to buy into the Rams?

punk

[MidwestTransplant]

28. He could have made an all white football team. I am sure they would have been awesome.

[Wilber_Stool]

5. Apparently he doesn't

know the meaning of the word cracker.

[freebrew]

9. Well, if this cracker ever sees him on the street

He'll be one hurtin' big fatboy.
I can't stand this pig. How he gets airtime is beyond reason.
And he claims to be from my state..

He better not come back.

Some leftists are not averse to violence when it's deserved.

[lame54]

6. Why does he bother saying African American?

[wilt the stilt]

7. It's all finally coming out

His hate of anything not white has finally completely come out. He has passed the point of no return and his ego and no sense of boundaries is fully exposed. Obama took him over the edge like many in the tea party. It's actually fun to watch.

[Kweli4Real]

8. That's rich ...

Another instance of limbaugh's arguing Black success at the expense of those poor put upon whites. It worked in the factories and at the lower levels of corporate america, so why shouldn't the meme work in the sports arena?

BTW, Steinbrenner (a racist of note) may have made a bunch of "African-Americans" millionaires; but he made a whole lot more non African-Americans multi-millionaires.

[Enthusiast]

10. Limbaugh is ALWAYS wrong.

On every issue.

[msanthrope]

11. Can we finally get this fucker off American Forces radio???? n/t

[KeepItReal]

13. I'm with you!

This fool has got to go.

[KeepItReal]

12. WTF does Steinbrenner's death have to do with making some Black men rich?!?

*ALL* Major League owners are making African American, Latino, Asian, Caribbean, insert-other-nationalities/races, *and* White guys rich.

What does it take to get this racist boycotted?

[cojoel]

14. maybe rush was confused...

After all, he did fire Billy Martin, a white guy, a bunch of times. :)

[Grassy Knoll]

15. I think New York should have a huge parade.....

and tell limpzilla to STFU.

[GreenTea]

16. "White guys"get fired all the time-What really bothers pigman he hates African American millionaires

[rpannier]

17. I never really liked Steinbrenner, but Rush is just way out there with this one

I think having lost his supply of oxicontin has warped him completely

[maddogesq]

29. My senitments exactly!

I didn't like George much either. I have always felt he changed baseball for the worse with his "buying" of teams, etc. However, Rush continues to spew his usual vomit ridden remarks that don't address anything that is close to reality. One can only wonder why sponsors continue to support his radio show of horrors.

[nytemare]

18. That franchise won how many world series with those African-American millionaires?

I am an Orioles fan, and as such, have a certain dislike of the Yankees, but that organization has to be the most successful franchise in sports history, save for maybe the Lakers. It is certainly the most successful in baseball, and a good portion of that was under Steinbrenner's ownership.

You can't argue with success.

[wordpix]

19. Limpballs is on drugs again.

:rofl:

[MissDeeds]

20. Why does this idiot still have a job

when so many good, decent people have lost theirs? God, I hate the pecking order in this country.

[DainBramaged]

21. Limpballs couldn't hold a candle to Steinbrenner's ass to light his farts

He built a baseball dynasty that won ELEVEN pennants and SEVEN World Championships In the 36 years he owned the team as opposed to what has Limpballs done in his life? Spit bullshit in front of a microphone. The NY Yankees are worth TWO BILLION DOLLARS as a franchise. Limpballs earned George's pocket change.

[msanthrope]

22. I hope the ghost of Elston Howard haunts your ass, Limbaugh. n/t

[bluedigger]

23. It's sad when a cracker doesn't even know wtf a cracker is.

[triguy46]

24. So let me get this straight...

a private business man makes decisions based upon performance, not color of skin, to make money, bunches of money for a lot of people and that does not fit anal cyst boy's capitalist model? Is he suggesting there needs to be a color quota in baseball, even if it diminishes the return on investment? I think the world is upside down.

[Crowman1979]

25. IMO the wrong man died!

[Plucketeer]

27. You said it!

Reckon his new bride could be bribed to ...... nah. Never mind.

[The Wizard]

26. Limpbone is throwing red meat

to his listeners who are essentially bigots.

[kpete]

30. Rush Limbaugh's on-air Steinbrenner commentary contains racial overtones

Source: Associated Press

Rush Limbaugh's on-air Steinbrenner commentary contains racial overtones
Associated Press

Tuesday, Jul. 13, 2010 - 9:13 p.m. ET

NEW YORK — Rush Limbaugh had his own view of George Steinbrenner.

"That cracker made a lot of African-American millionaires," the radio commentator said Tuesday on his show after the New York Yankees owner died at age 80. "He fired a bunch of white guys as managers left and right."

Rev. Al Sharpton called Limbaugh's statements "repugnant and offensive whether they were intended to be facetious or tongue and (sic) cheek."

"For the last 20 years I have known George Steinbrenner and we have quarreled over diversity and community programs but I always found him fair, direct, and genuinely prone to do what he felt was right," Sharpton said in a statement. "He generated a lot of money for a lot of players as well as for baseball as a whole. ... Mr. Limbaugh and his broadcasters owe his family an apology."

Copyright 2010 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.



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[sharp_stick]

31. This must be from the AP - No Shit Sherlock File

contains racial undertones.... My God, there is nothing that bag of shit says that doesn't contain some form of racial undertone.

[benddem]

32. racial overtones???

that was outright racism. All his statement that have to do with African Americans are racist?

[BlueIdaho]

33. Phone me when he stops being a racist... Ok?

His overt racism lost him his dream job over on ESPN. This hardly qualifies as news - but let's all thank the AP for playing the game.

[Jefferson23]

34. How I wish people would just turn this guy OFF. n/t