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RUSH: I have been waiting for this next story to happen. And I was wondering where this story was going to be when it did happen. You might remember in the last 10 days or two weeks,<\/a> the New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady publicly said that he thinks it\u2019d be cool if Donald Trump became president. Now, this does not happen much, professional athletes making such high-profile endorsements. But beyond that, the sports media is as far left-wing as the news media is, and maybe even further left wing in some cases. <\/p>\n

So what do I have here? I have an outraged Sports Illustrated story. Headline: “Tom Brady Needs to Answer Questions About His Support for Donald Trump<\/a>.” Really? Why? Why does Brady have to answer any questions about this? It\u2019s by Aaron Leibowitz, and the story starts this way… “For many, that was reason enough to cheer the four-time Super Bowl winning QB. Brady\u00c2\u2019s reputation, though damaged, was on the mend. Then Brady expressed support for presidential candidate Donald Trump. It started on Sept. 8, when one of Trump\u00c2\u2019s ‘Make America Great Again\u2019 trucker hats was spotted in Brady\u00c2\u2019s locker.”<\/p>\n

By the way, that\u2019s another thing, I\u2019m starting to see people make fun of the baseball caps that Trump wears, like this guy, “a trucker hat.” It\u2019s a baseball cap. What is there to make fun about the cap? No, no, it\u2019s not what it says on it. They are making fun of the way it looks. Well, and that it says “Make America Great Again.” That, to people on the left, is kind of banal. That\u2019s cheap theatric patriotism, and they frown on that. But Trump\u2019s baseball caps look different than any other baseball cap you\u2019re gonna buy out there. <\/line><\/p>\n

Now, the official baseball cap in this country is made by New Era. New Era makes all the baseball caps for all the Major League Baseball teams. They do make the best baseball cap out there. If you want the authentic cap worn by your favorite baseball team, find one made by New Era. And get one that\u2019s sized, not one of those adjustable things in the back with different holes and you can change the size. That\u2019s not what the professionals wear. They wear hats that are personally sized to their noggins. <\/p>\n

But Trump\u2019s is a different design. It\u2019s got a crease in the crown and it\u2019s bigger and it\u2019s made for people with big faces. Nothing looks stupider than a big faced guy wearing a tiny cap. Trump is smart in this way. Now, his caps are not New Era. I have one, but I don\u2019t know, I can\u2019t remember the manufacturer. I\u2019m just throwing in the New Era stuff. But this guy calls Trump\u2019s caps “trucker caps.” Anyway, story goes on. <\/p>\n

“Brady explained that Trump had given the hat to Patriots owner Robert Kraft to pass along to the quarterback. Trump, Brady said, ‘always gives me a call and different types of motivational speeches at different times.\u2019 He said their friendship dates back to 2002, adding that ‘it\u00c2\u2019s pretty amazing what he\u00c2\u2019s been able to accomplish. He obviously appeals to a lot of people, and he\u00c2\u2019s a hell of a lot of fun to play golf with.\u2019 Then, on Sept. 16, Brady was asked if Trump has a shot at becoming president. ‘I hope so,\u2019? Brady said. ‘That would be great. There\u00c2\u2019d be a putting green on the White House lawn. I\u00c2\u2019m sure of that.'” This guy adds, “(There\u00c2\u2019s already a putting green on the White House lawn.)” Snark, snark, snark. <\/p>\n

Back to the story: “On the one hand, Brady did not say, point blank, that he is voting for Trump, nor did he say he endorses Trump\u00c2\u2019s policies. But he had two chances to distance himself from the nation\u00c2\u2019s most polarizing figure of the moment. He chose not to. ‘That would be great\u2019 is as close to an official endorsement as you can get.<\/p>\n

“Brady\u00c2\u2019s words carry weight. He is one of the most recognizable figures in the country. An entire subsection of New England, young and old, worships him. While he has every right to be friends with Trump, endorsing him for president means endorsing?–?or at least not condemning?–?what Trump stands for. Slapping a golf joke on the end doesn\u00c2\u2019t change that.”<\/p>\n

And here I thought, imagine me, my naivete, I thought it was okay, I thought an American citizen could support whoever he wanted without being derided for it. But apparently to Sports Illustrated it\u2019s not cool, and Brady\u2019s got some explaining to do here. <\/p>\n

<\/a>Back to the story: “Of course, athletes endorsing political candidates is nothing new. In 2012, Barack Obama\u00c2\u2019s supporters included LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Derek Jeter and Cristiano Ronaldo. … By using their fame to take political stands, athletes open themselves up to scrutiny. That takes courage. But once you express support for a candidate? — whether you\u00c2\u2019re a public figure or not?–?you need to be prepared to explain yourself.”<\/p>\n

Really? Why do you have to explain yourself, and to who? Sportswriters? I don\u2019t think LeBron James is asked to explain himself. I think he was applauded, wasn\u2019t he? And, by the way, this guy leaves out Dan Rooney, the owner of the Steelers, who ran one of Obama\u2019s campaign operations in Pennsylvania in 2008. And nobody made him explain why. Why does Brady have to explain himself here? <\/p>\n

It says here, “Perhaps Brady would be perfectly willing to discuss Trump\u00c2\u2019s views, and has yet to be asked. So far, though, his praise of the candidate has been surface-level and said with a chuckle. Brady may not want to go any deeper than that, but he should; the implications of Trump as president of the United States are serious.”<\/p>\n

Really? I think the implications of Barack Obama as president were damn serious, too, but nobody in Sports Illustrated seemed bothered by that, as I recall. And what is this? “But by aligning with Trump, the candidate, he is by default aligning himself with Trump, the xenophobe; Trump, the Islamophobe; and Trump, the misogynist. If Brady takes issue with those aspects of the man, he should say something. Otherwise, the implication is, on some level, that he condones such views. And that would stand in direct conflict with Brady\u00c2\u2019s (supposed) character.” It says “supposed” in parentheses, character. <\/p>\n

“When he talks, people listen. There\u00c2\u2019s still plenty of time for Brady to distance himself from the ugly side of Trump, but continuing to embrace the candidate, free of qualifiers or disclaimers, should be concerning to those who defend the quarterback\u00c2\u2019s legacy.”<\/p>\n

Does anybody remember when Sports Illustrated used to be a sports magazine? Does anybody remember that?<\/p>\n

BREAK TRANSCRIPT<\/p>\n

RUSH: I just saw Madeleine Albright on Fox, and it reminds me. There\u2019s a whole stack of great stuff here I\u2019m gonna have to defer to tomorrow. I just didn\u2019t get to it. One of the stories in the Stack is Madeleine Albright says that she was flying over the country recently, looking out the window, and when she looked down, she saw all this empty land that was just perfect for us to absorb more refugees from the Middle East. Honest to God. <\/p>\n

Sports Illustrated is worried about Tom Brady liking Trump, and here\u2019s Madeleine Albright looking out the window of an airplane saying, “Wow, look at all that empty space down there! Look at all the room we\u2019ve got for refugees from the Middle East.” Crime in Italy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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