[jaime1959]

> Since Rush's remark, his critics have injected politics every time they mentioned his name. <

Rush is the foremost political commentator in the country. What would you expect?

> Rush basically charged the press with racism; their response was to accuse the accuser. <

No, he didn't. He said the press was rooting for McNabb to do well because they wanted to see a black QB succeed. That's not racism.

> The process for interviewing coaches in the NFL confirms that politics is very much part of the game now. Why is it forbidden to comment about it? <

Rush was not commenting about the hiring process; he was talking about McNabb being overrated. And the ridiculous interview requirements for hiring a new head coach topic is really not appropriate for the format of the show he was on anyway.

[Land of the Free 04]

He said the press was rooting for McNabb to do well because they wanted to see a black QB succeed. That's not racism.

Actually, it is.

[golas1964]

So you call Rush an 'ass' for injecting politics, but if his critics do it, that's ok by you. (typical hypocrasy)

If a policy, however good-intentioned, favors one skin color over another, I define that as racism.

Rush DID comment on the hiring process on the same show a week or two earlier. If it was inappropriate to the show, the ESPN producers would have nixed it, but they didn't. To Rush the McNabb press hype was part and parcel of the same argument.

Other people have been critical of McNabb. Rush was singled out because he was 'profiled' by his enemies. (more hypocrasy)