[Calpernia]

Why? Did McNabb not know he was black?

If Rush said McNabb was a good at sports because he was black...THAT would be racist.

To say the Media trumped McNabb up because he was black is not racist. Rush is frying the Media.

Because Rush said the word Black is the red herring here.

[_Jim]

Rush is frying the Media.

AMEN!

[technomage]

Because Rush said the word Black is the red herring here.

There you go!! You hit it right on the head. If you are conservative, don's mention the word black!!!!!

[Alia]

Content of your post, and your tagline are spot-on!

[1 spark]

If Rush said McNabb was a good at sports because he was black...THAT would be racist.

To say the Media trumped McNabb up because he was black is not racist. Rush is frying the Media.

Amen! His comment was about the media trying to be PC. And the media reaction to his comment, only proves Rush right...AGAIN! LOL! He'll have some fun tomorrow. I hope he comes up with a good song parody for this one.

[Ol' Sparky]

The problem is that many football fans don't think McNabb was getting preferential treatment by the media due to his race. So, bringing race into a discussion on McNabb without convincing evidence was a huge mistake.

[over3Owithabrain]

To say the Media trumped McNabb up because he was black is not racist

No, it's not racist. But it was unnecessary and foolish in the context of discussing McNabb's on the field performance. ESPN as his employer has the right to dump him if they are going to catch hell for his remarks. Perhaps if Rush established himself on the show for a season or so, this may have went down better. But he came across as a political hack - the very thing he should have been trying to avoid for that gig. Again, it's not a matter of right/wrong or racist/not racist. He screwed up and paid the price. He seems willing to pay that price, I wish him the best.