If you want to see what a community organizer does look no further than Al Sharpton’s letter to the National Football League to block Rush Limbaugh’s bid to purchase the St. Louis Rams. This is how it starts—with the threat of racism.

Sharpton sent a letter today to NFL commissioner NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell citing that Limbaugh has been divisive and has made comments that are ‘anti NFL.’ What does that mean ‘anti NFL?’ Limbaugh is perhaps the biggest football fan I know of and he is very knowledgeable of the game—much more knowledgeable than Keith Olbermann, who no one seems to mind hosting NBC’s pregame show on Sunday evenings. Both have similar day jobs as political pundits.

Of course we know Sharpton’s comments refer to black quarterback Donovan McNabb, who is clearly either an under achiever in the league—never able to win the big game. Sharpton wants to make Rush the racist, but it was the media who saw in color as they noticed blacks typically don’t play in the quarterback position and made a huge news story of it. I am with Rush on this one—who wants to pay a player top dollars based on their skin color over their talent. This isn’t racism. It’s the desire to win.

I noticed during this debate, we never looked at why there are so many more black running backs and receivers in the game. There’s clearly an answer to this—they are talented and prove they deserve to play in the league. It has nothing to do with skin color. This is how the quarterback position should be judged as well, but obviously when it comes to affirmative action, even on the football field, talent is always overlooked. Which is what Rush pointed out in this debate. Anyone who believes that Rush wouldn’t root for a black quarterback is clearly out of touch. In fact, as a potential owner of the St. Louis Rams, I bet Rush would sign a black quarterback if that increased the chances of bringing a Super Bowl ring to his fingers. You see for Rush, it’s not about color. It’s about winning at everything he does, and we would be better as a nation if we all worked to win by putting the best talent forward.

Back to Sharpton—usually the community organizer starts with a notice. The NFL got their notice. Now they will bully the NFL to ensure Limbaugh and Dave Checkett’s lose the bid. They will continue to make this an issue of race. If the NFL bows down to this foolish pressure, they will be choosing against the spirit that has made the league great—the desire to win.

On another note, New York Giants Mathia Kiwanuka and New York Jets Bart Scott claim they wouldn’t play for Limbaugh if they were traded to a Limbaugh owned Rams team. For some reason I have doubts about their comments. I mean are they really going to sit out and void their huge pay checks because of the team owner? After all, they probably have NFL lifestyles to pay for.

Of course, like typical uneducated people, they take everything out of context. Consider what Kiwanuka said about Limbaugh’s statement over the Belleville bus incident:

"All I know is from the last comment I heard, he said in (President) Obama's America, white kids are getting beat up on the bus while black kids are chanting 'right on,'" Kiwanuka told the paper. "He can do whatever he wants; it is a free country. But if it goes through, I can tell you where I am not going to play."

We have all seen the video, and everyone who listens to Limbaugh knows he doesn’t advocate any violence, especially in schools. Those black kids were definitely encouraging the attacks which Limbaugh did comment on. I think Kiwanuka needs to ask who the real racist is in this situation. Surely he isn’t supporting the kids on the bus beating up the kid, is he?