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In four weeks on the program Rush has brought up the race issue two times.

And I hear it brought up at least once every single day on any number of ESPN radio broadcasts by other commentators. It's a big issue in sports right now. If -- and I suspect there's no chance you have -- but if you want to defend your statement as having any meaning, you'd better be able to demonstrate that his discussion of the topic is an anomaly and no other commentators are discussing it. Otherwise your point is meaningless, illogical, and comes close to the "racist baiting" that those on the left always want to hang on anyone causcasian that dares to notice that race is ever a legitimate topic of discussion.

but still, you should pick your battles, right? i don't think rush was smart about this at all....now all he's going to be remembered for with black NFL fans is knocking McNabb and also mentioning his race. that's NOT RIGHT when you have the chance rush had.

on the air over the years he had so many smarter insights on football...SO smart, in fact, people always called up mad because he wasn't talking politics. i'm just really disappointed he said those things because they were stupid AND NOT ACCURATE!!! sure mcnabb is bad this year but the reason the press still "likes" mcnabb has nothing to do with race, all to do with ABILITY!!!!!!!.

i thought rush was going to use that forum to "reach out", i guess i'm unrealistic.

... the "racist baiting" that those on the left always want to hang on anyone causcasian that dares to notice that race is ever a legitimate topic of discussion.

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To go off topic a little, I believe that pres candidate Dean was praising himself at the last debate for "being the only white guy to discuss race with white audiences."

So it seems that white liberals can discuss race, just not white conservatives.

And I hear it brought up at least once every single day on any number of ESPN radio broadcasts by other commentators. It's a big issue in sports right now. If -- and I suspect there's no chance you have -- but if you want to defend your statement as having any meaning, you'd better be able to demonstrate that his discussion of the topic is an anomaly and no other commentators are discussing it. Otherwise your point is meaningless, illogical, and comes close to the "racist baiting" that those on the left always want to hang on anyone causcasian that dares to notice that race is ever a legitimate topic of discussion.

So, if Rush said word for word exactly what Jimmy the Greek said, then you would still be happy with him? Since race is brought up ALL the time on ESPN, then that would be OK? Right?

You would have to be slightly to the right of David Duke to say that Jimmy The GReeks comments were just fine. So I'm going to ass-u-me that you would not agree. In this case, Rush said that the Eagles defense carried the team(his opinion, nothing wrong so far), he said that he didn't think McNabb was that good to begin with(his opinion, arguable, but still fine). But then we get to his inference that McNabb is given credit simply because he is black(DING DING DING DING, we have a winner). Say what you want, but Rush didn't have to go that extra step and bring in the race baiting.