Man, you guys are still arguing this? I still dont see where Rush's comment are 'racist.' They may be stupid, but they arent racist.
The definition of the word 'racist' has been mutated over the years to include everything even remotely approaching the color of ones skin.
Hanging a sign outside your restaurant that says "No Colored" is racist. Burning a cross on the lawn of a black family is racist. Inflicting harm on someone for no other reason than the color of his or her skin is racist. Denying someone a job simply because of his skin color, even if hes qualified, is racist.
Stating that a black quarterback in the NFL has been propped up by the media simply because he's black is -not- racist... if anything, the preferential treatment afforded to a black quarterback by the media is racist. All Rush did was call out the double standard and try to expose the mindset of the people who think this way. The comment wasnt even aimed at McNabb, he was just the example. A fireman, policeman, military officer, or government official who is black/oriental/latino is proped up on that same ladder and could just as easily been substituted for a football player.
Rush is entertaining, but hardly where you should be getting your information on everything - his attack on the MEDIA resulted in a counter attack by the MEDIA. If youre buying into John Smith's commentary on the Channel 3 News about how Rush is a bigot, then I feel sorry for you. Hell, Id bet that a majority of the talking heads and visable personalities associated with the sport are coming out against Rush's comments simply because they are terrified that they will be nailed to a cross too if they dont.
Great society we've built here, dont you think? Youre free to speak your mind as long as it agrees with the current trend. If your opinion differs from the accepted social norms (hey, I almost defined 'Liberal' there) youre free to be forced through fear of percecution to conform.
One more double standard to add to the growing pile.
