NFL: Fergie's Cool, Rush Limbaugh Not So Much

Black Eyed Pea cleared as minority owner of Miami Dolphins while Limbaugh's "divisive comments" blamed for his stalled bid for St. Louis Rams

UPDATE: Sure enough, the complications that arose from having Limbaugh onboard have prompted the group of investors he was associated with to drop him.

"It has become clear that his involvement in our group has become a complication and a distraction to our intentions, endangering our bid to keep the team in St. Louis," St. Louis Blues chairman Dave Checketts said in a statement. "As such, we have decided to move forward without him and hope it will eventually lead us to a successful conclusion."

Divisive-comment monitor the Rev. Al Sharpton called the decision a "moral victory for all Americans."

"This decision will also uphold the unifying standards of major sports," he said.

During his radio show earlier today, Limbaugh said that his naysayers were part of the "ongoing effort...to destroy conservatism."
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As far as the NFL is concerned, singing and dancing around in your delicates makes you much more qualified to own a football team than waxing blowhard ever will.

Sorry (but not that sorry), Rush Limbaugh.

While the bloviating conservative pundit's "divisive comments" (now there's an understatement) are being blamed for his failure to make headway in his bid for the St. Louis Rams, Fergie is the latest in a long line of celebrities who have been getting the red carpet rolled out as an NFL part-owner.

Apparently, wardrobe malfunctions are no longer of chief concern to the league.

Marc Anthony, Venus and Serena Williams and Gloria Estefan will be making room in their skybox with word that the Black Eyed Pea has become the latest star in the increasingly disparate constellation that is the Miami Dolphins ownership. Or at least she will once she returns from her Australia tour and can formally sign the paperwork.

Like the other co-owners, Fergie will likely be expected to show her face at the stadium for a handful of home games—therein attracting, the hope is, more of the ticket-buying public.

And it might get a certain wannabe recruit that much closer to the roster.

Forget "Are you ready for some football?" The question is, "Is football ready for you?" As long as your name isn't Limbaugh, the answer is a resounding yes.

(Originally published Oct. 14, 2009, at 9:46 a.m. PT)