Donovan McNabb is Right

CNSNews.com ^ | October 1, 2003 | Scott Hogenson

[Moosejaw]

There is much wailing and gnashing of teeth over the comments of a sports broadcaster about a pro athlete.

Normally, sports broadcasters have pretty wide latitude in their commentary and the athletes often demonstrate a fairly think skin. After all, most professional athletes get far worse treatment from fans, so the occasional unflattering remark by sports writers and commentators is pretty small potatoes.

But when the broadcaster is a conservative icon and the athlete is a person of color, the landscape alters, providing another opportunity for liberals in and out of the media to bash away on conservatism and insinuate racism.

We're talking about Rush Limbaugh who, during the September 28 broadcast of ESPN's 'Sunday NFL Countdown' show, on which he is a commentator, spoke less than flatteringly about Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb.

"I don't think he's been that good from the get go," said Limbaugh of McNabb. "I think what we have here is a little social concern in the NFL. I think the media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well, black coaches and quarterbacks doing well."

In response to Limbaugh's comments, McNabb is quoted as telling the Philadelphia Daily News , "It's sad that you've got to go to skin color. I thought we were through with that whole deal."

In this respect, I have to thoroughly agree with McNabb; it is sad that we have to go so skin color in this day and age. The problem is that his observation is both naive and too narrow.

I call it naive because there is and has been for many years a tremendous amount of "social concern," in America about whether blacks in any profession "do well." Congress is "very desirous" that blacks in America do well, so we have affirmative action laws on the books.

The Supreme Court of the United States feels similarly, ruling earlier this year that the University of Michigan can continue to use race rather than merit in determining who may attend its law school.

This is indeed a sad commentary on 21st Century America, as McNabb rightly asserts. Affirmative action presumes that blacks and other minorities don't have the wherewithal to succeed on their own, a terrible and, frankly, racist assumption.

Some argue that affirmative action is necessary to overcome many long years of prejudice and oppression, but in application, the practice favors one class of citizens over another based only on race, all the while perpetuating a culture of victimhood that's essential to the advancement of socialist policy. It also hurts efforts to improve race relations by creating artificial, government-sanctioned divides between groups of people.

Presuming that Donovan McNabb truly believes what he says about Limbaugh's ESPN remarks, what he ought to now do is take it to the next level.

McNabb should take his message to the hierarchy of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the halls of Congress and state legislatures, and other organizations that perpetuate racial victimhood and make the case that, "It's sad that you've got to go to skin color. I thought we were through with that whole deal."

Scott Hogenson is executive editor of CNSNews.com.

[ConservativeMan55]

I just listened to Rush explain himself over this. He did so quite eloquently.

[smiley]

Yes he did, but once again.....those people who want to make an issue of it aren't listening....as Rush stated....it wasn't an issue a few days ago.....now that CNN has sink their teeth in bashing Rush; they will never let this issue go......

[ConservativeMan55]

I call them scandelmongers.

[smiley]

Excellent choice!

[RoughDobermann]

Controversy sells, folks...

[JohnGalt]

I read on a blog that he defended himself by bashing the South? Is that true?

[ConservativeMan55]

As Rush always says about the Dems...

"Its not the subtance...but the seriousness of the charge."

[DoctorMichael]

I too have just (and am presently) listening to Rush explain himself. I have a different take on this...................

Rush is spending his precious radio time today (10/1) discussing his ESPN comments rather than talking about the many problems that face this country and this President.

His new career in Sports broadcasting is 'bleeding' into his regular show.

JMHO.

[1Old Pro]

there is and has been for many years a tremendous amount of "social concern," in America about whether blacks in any profession "do well." Congress is "very desirous" that blacks in America do well, so we have affirmative action laws on the books.

Which is EXACTLY what RUSH said as it pertains to the media. So I guess this writer agrees with RUSH.

[ConservativeMan55]

No not at all. I watched the Essay he did on Sunday and I just listened to the show. He said nothing about the South.

[mhking]

I also thought we were over that deal. McNab is not a franchise-carrying quarterback (ala Michael Vick or Kurt Warner - at least until this year), but he's not as awful as someone like Ryan Leaf was.

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[ConservativeMan55]

I noticed it too...but this has happened before.

I want Rush to talk about this "Time Travel" stuff or the California Recall.

A Democrat presidential candidate says he'd like to travel back in time and Rush hasn't mentioned it???

[JohnGalt]

“you’d think that I’d supported the South, and everything that that means.”


I am to understand this was taken as a quote from his radio show today. Was the blogger incorrect?

[per loin]

McNabb, after his best game of the year, is now rated number 30 out of 32 NFL quarterbacks, just barely ahead of Kordell.

[ConservativeMan55]

That quote is wrong.

[Pompah]

CNN
The Sports Arm of the liberal Conservative Haters.

I pay no attention to anything that spews forth for cnn.

FOX ROCKS.!!!

[mountaineer]

I suppose it's too much to expect that the best QB on the team is the one who starts, and that the color of his skin would not be a factor.

[JohnGalt]

Thank you.

Did he say anything remotely like that?

[ConservativeMan55]

No. I've heard nothing mentioned about the South at all.