Was the White House Pulling the Strings Against Rush Limbaugh?

American Thinker has an interesting connection between one of the most vocal critics of Rush Limbaugh's bid to own the St. Louis Rams and Attorney General Eric Holder:

The plot thickens on the media’s character-lynching of Rush Limbaugh. Of the four stories run on ESPN.com about Limbaugh’s bid for the Rams (October 6, October 12, October 15, and another October 15) none of them mention that NFL Players Association Executive Director DeMaurice Smith served as counsel to Attorney General Eric Holder and was a member of Barack Obama’s transition team.

The October 12 article references Smith’s anti-Limbaugh email meant to garner opposition against the radio host’s bid. The report refers to Smith only as the executive director of the NFLPA. Despite the fact that Smith’s opposition was based on Limbaugh’s political commentary, the report failed to mention that Smith’s political connections (including those to whom he donated thousands of dollars) have a vested interest in Limbaugh’s discrediting.

The October 15 article (the last of four listed above) is decidedly negative toward Limbaugh, portraying him as paranoid about Obama’s involvement in the decision. The report states:

Limbaugh blamed Smith, executive director of the NFLPA and an "Obama-ite," along with Sharpton and Jackson, whom he referred to as "race hustlers," for Checketts' decision to drop him. He said his sacking was an example of the political clout wielded by President Barack Obama's administration.

There is no mention in the piece of Smith’s relationship with Holder or his work on the Obama transition.

You may remember that just a few weeks ago Obama's "Green Czar" Van Jones, a communist and truther, was suspected of orchestrating an advertiser boycott of conservative Glenn Beck's Fox News show. Suppression of conservative thought seems to be a specific policy objective of this administration.

Glenn Reynolds adds this:

Just remember — if football is so thoroughly politicized under this gang, why expect that liver transplants will be different?

Indeed.