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Let me explain why it bothers me... He made that assertion that McNabb is overrated simply because he is black and the media gives him special treatment because they have an investment in seeing a black quarterback do good...

I have asked several times and with no reply... Is there a possibility that Donovan McNabb (assuming he is overrated and given preferential treatment) is treated a certain way because he is nice to reporters and photogenic...

What evidence is there (he who asserts must prove) that there is a left wing conspiracy to treat black quarterbacks a certain way....

He offered none and when given the chance to step up and defend the position, he resigned and retreated behind his talk show mike...

Also, when one makes sweeping generalizations about any group without supporting facts and data and attributes negative opinions to an entire group based on the actions of a few, such a person is at best unprofessional and at worst a racist... We can discuss that as long as you like...

Factor in that he has jump to the worst conclusion about minorities and certain people(Kobe, Tupac Shakur, Jim Brown, etc) while defending others that are unsympathetic or that espouse racist views (Trent Lott), ( I was wondering what he had to say about the congressman who killed the motorcyclist), one could argue that he could be perceived as a racist and that he made a racist statement...

You want to say that just because some people agree with him that he is not a racist, work out....

Also, when one makes sweeping generalizations about any group without supporting facts and data and attributes negative opinions to an entire group based on the actions of a few, such a person is at best unprofessional and at worst a racist...

So you're saying Rush is racist against sports writers? I wasn't aware that was a race.

I have previously stated that without an extensive media study it is impossible to prove either way -- heck even WITH an extensive media study it'd be damn near impossible -- that race is part of why McNabb is overrated. But both sides can offer opinions, and that's what Rush did, he offered his. I find it logical based on what we know about White Guilt, the left-leaning media, and backlash against the "blacks can't be QBs" myth. If you think it's more logical to assert that all sportswriters are color blind, the same people who harp about #s of black coaches etc, then you are living in denial or have never read the multitude of race-conscious sports & society columns. Coming from the Boston sports market as I do, I can tell you race is an obsession of sports writers there, and I'll bet it is very prominent elsewhere too.