Rush Limbaugh needs a hug. The poor man just lost out on an opportunity to become part owner of an NFL franchise and is really despondent. Last week the other guys in the consortium dropped him because of the firestorm of publicity surrounding his reputation.

You don’t have to be Nostradamus to have predicted each step in this media melodrama as it unfolded on 24 hour news shows after word leaked out that Limbaugh was a minority partner in a group trying to buy the St. Louis Rams.

Soon players, talking heads, and one current owner were giving negative opinions on whether he should be part owner of an organization that employs a large number of black men and has cheerleaders. The uproar caused the NFL to become concerned and the group dropped Limbaugh from the consortium.

The most predictable part of the whole opera was the day after when the Great Bloviator blamed the NFL players’ association, the mythical Liberal Media, and of course Obama, for his troubles. Every Liberal scapegoat available was responsible for his removal. The ironies are abundant.

One of the few consistent positions by Limbaugh over the years has been his contention that private clubs have a right to decide who gets to be a part of their exclusivity. Whether it was Augusta National, the Valley Swim Club in Philadelphia, or a neighborhood tree house with “no girls allowed” nailed to the tree trunk, Limbaugh has supported this position over and over.

And now a private club of very rich white men, the owners of NFL teams, have decided he isn’t welcome. He’s mad, embarrassed, and blaming everyone but himself. Rush is like Al Czervik, the loud and obscene rich guy from Caddyshack played by Rodney Dangerfield. He’s not rich enough to demand instant admission and he’s too obnoxious to get in based on personality. Even though many NFL owners have similar political and personal beliefs as Limbaugh, they don’t want him in their tree house.

Rush has made a lucrative living from, and helped divide a country by using half truths, selective news reporting, and distortion to carve his niche in radio. Now his supporters are claiming that quotes attributed to him are unsubstantiated. He isn’t a racist, just a misunderstood radio personality trying to make an honest living. Just think, someone is using misinformation to attack Rush.

But that doesn’t really matter. The extremely rich don’t like controversy, and they don’t like cameras stuck in their face as they sit around all day sexually harassing secretaries, complaining about how much everything costs, and lighting illegal Cuban cigars with hundred dollar bills.

What Rush has done in the past doesn’t weigh on this nearly as much as what he will do in the future. Limbaugh likes the limelight too much to fade into the background and the likelihood he will say something really crazy is near certain. Old Money isn’t willing to take that chance.

The loveliest irony is his characterization as a minority partner. With Limbaugh’s political stance and past history, it just sounds funny to consider him to be part of any minority.

Too bad, he would have been great fun.