if in fact he and his partners felt so strongly about it, his partners should have fought all the way to the nfl and see if he was qualified or not. just like they had the right to apply, we had the right to say we oppose the application. he had the right to go forward. >> you're dodging the question here. reverend, did you oppose -- >> you're trying to misconstrue what happened here. >> no, no. you're taking your own responsibility aside. i'm saying you're a powerful voice in this country. when you speak out, let's face it, the buildings shake. people do listen to you. you had a lot to do with the noise level here. certainly the players association was determinant because they are the value of the guys on the field who make the money for these owners. yeah, we know that. but you got out there and joined their case. are you saying right now that you think rush limbaugh should have been allowed to buy part of that team or not? what do you think, in your judgment, based on those two statements by him? >> i think in my judgment, if rush limbaugh was part of a group that was competing with other groups, and the other groups were able to show that