my sentiment exactlyRobert A. George on the Rush Affair: I'm not feeling sorry for Rush today (the drug story aside, which seems like a cheap shot). He did what what we hate in liberals: Gratuitously introducing race in a discussion where it doesn't belong. McNabb may be overrrated or he may not be. Some columnists have compared his first few years' stats favorably with John Elway. Others suggest that he makes poor decisions and doesn't have great arm strength. That is not the question here. The issue is whether there is some media reticence to call him overrated because he is black. Limbaugh introduced this element with no supporting evidence (the NFL's idiotic minority-hiring policy is a separate issue). Hey, some people think Jake Plummer (formerly Arizona QB, now with Denver) is overrrated, but a discussion of his abilities focuses on his stats, not his color.Consider me one blogger who's very happy Rush is gone. His "Rush Challenges" always broke up the flow of the show, he never had anything interesting to say, and he routinely got the names of the other studio analysts wrong. Now if only Michael Irvin can be shown the same door.... |
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