Consensus: Still a "Big Fat Idiot"
The shock! The Horror! Rush Limbaugh is a race-baiting clown! Who knew? In his capacity as a "football analyst" for ESPN (read: ratings boost), Limbaugh suggested that Philadelphia Eagles QB Donovan McNabb is overrated because "The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well." This is the kind of statement that makes Limbaugh's idiot fan base (ie people who believe everything they hear that they happen to agree with) say "F**kin'-A, right! McNabb sucks! He only gets praise because he's black!" It is also the kind of statement meant to inspire the "liberal" media to say, "No, we are not racist, Limbaugh is wrong!" thereby generating more publicity for Limbaugh, ensuring his continued high ratings, and putting the world of sports journalism on the defensive.
But looking at this from a sports fan perspective, the media never fully embraced the painfully bad Shaun King when he was leading the Buccaneers, and the media certainly likes to pile it on Bears QB Kordell Stewart (gifted athlete, terrible QB). Verbal Jazz will not go into the specifics of McNabb's performance as of late (the day of the comment saw McNabb played well), but it seems as though every prognostication that Rush makes is way off base. Perhaps he should be forced to share a booth with perennial baseball blowhard Tim McCarver: the wacky-ass opinions would fly faster than the Concorde, lulling the viewers/listeners into submission. The NFL has come far past the point where skin color was the measure of a QB's media image.
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The shock! The Horror! Rush Limbaugh is a race-baiting clown! Who knew? In his capacity as a "football analyst" for ESPN (read: ratings boost), Limbaugh suggested that Philadelphia Eagles QB Donovan McNabb is overrated because "The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well." This is the kind of statement that makes Limbaugh's idiot fan base (ie people who believe everything they hear that they happen to agree with) say "F**kin'-A, right! McNabb sucks! He only gets praise because he's black!" It is also the kind of statement meant to inspire the "liberal" media to say, "No, we are not racist, Limbaugh is wrong!" thereby generating more publicity for Limbaugh, ensuring his continued high ratings, and putting the world of sports journalism on the defensive.
But looking at this from a sports fan perspective, the media never fully embraced the painfully bad Shaun King when he was leading the Buccaneers, and the media certainly likes to pile it on Bears QB Kordell Stewart (gifted athlete, terrible QB). Verbal Jazz will not go into the specifics of McNabb's performance as of late (the day of the comment saw McNabb played well), but it seems as though every prognostication that Rush makes is way off base. Perhaps he should be forced to share a booth with perennial baseball blowhard Tim McCarver: the wacky-ass opinions would fly faster than the Concorde, lulling the viewers/listeners into submission. The NFL has come far past the point where skin color was the measure of a QB's media image.
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