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Oh, man. Look, I didn't think Limbaugh's comments were appropriate given the forum: I'll take my sports sans politics, thanks. But what exactly was so offensive about them that the "appropriate" thing to do is resign???

Even if what Rush said about McNabb was false, even if what he said about the reporters who cover McNabb was false-- and I don't know, I don't follow football-- how does that rise to some major outrage? I mean, look, sportscasters say false things all the time. They get it wrong when they talk about physics in baseball, they misjudge the abilities of atheletes all the time, etc. So, even if Rush was just wrong in what he said, why does that rise to a resignable gaff?

Some sportswriters are outraged; the think Rush was accusing them of being racist for giving McNabb "special treatment". See the latest column in SI, for example. Now, if this were just coming from sportswriters, that would be one thing. But liberals jumping on that bandwagon??!! Isn't the raison d'etre of liberalism affirmative action? And what is affirmative action if not the demand that certain professions lower their professional standards to benefit selected groups? So, it's an outrage if Limbaugh even suggests the reporters are doing what liberals deman everyone else do all the time?? God.

I'm sorry to see him resign under these circumstances.

The dirty truth is that Rush was right about this. That he was driven to resign only points this out in unmistakable fashion.

Thou shalt not speak ill of a black quarterback. Now that fact in completely clear.

This whole episode should be embarrassing to the whole of sports press, but they will of course acquit themselves of any responsibility in the matter.

even if Rush was just wrong in what he said,

That's the thing -- he couldn't be wrong. He offered no quantifiable facts, only opinion. There are no wrong opinions. I wish all the conservative media people (all two of them) would band together and deliberately say provocative things that are clearly not racist, and dare their employers to fire them. It would have to be on live, non-tape-delayed TV, though. Only way to be sure it would be seen by anyone.

Maybe that's a dumb idea. I'm just really angry and not thinking straight.