that said, I think the whole issue is overblown, and ESPN's comment about the "appropriate" response shows exactly how little guts this network has.

Certainly true re: Shanahan. There aren't that many black head coaches, but I've certainly heard some mighty high praise for the few that there have been--Denny Green, Tyrone Willingham, Tony Dungy, and others.

McNabb's Quarterback Ratings:

1999 60.1
2000 77.8
2001 84.3
2002 86.0
2003 51.1

A starter to be sure but not a "premier" QB IMO.

His is just a tad behind Kerry Collins.

1999 73.3
2000 83.1
2001 77.1
2002 85.4
2003 81.2

And Kerry Collins gets not even half the press McNabb gets. (And the press Collins gets is usually bad) Comparing McNabb's numbers to other QB's around the league puts him about in the middle or bottom of the pack of the "good" QB's.

I think there is an amazing amount of irony here...

Rush accused the media of over blowing the story because it has a racial component and they react by running the story wall to wall because Rush said something about race. CNN covered it for almost 10 hours.

Ya think maybe Rush had a point?

I think virtually every GM would rather have McNabb over Collins to build around, given the choice.

Hmmm. Limbaugh should stick to what he knows best: racist demagoguery and procuring illegal narcotics.

The plain fact is Donovan McNabb would be the starter on all but maybe 3-4 NFL teams.

For Rush to just pick an example of a black player that has been hyped (deservingly *or* not), and then claim media bias, while ignoring all the hyped and over-hyped white players, is disingenuous.

"I'm not playing the race card. I'm telling it like it is," Baker said by telephone Monday.

"What I meant is that blacks and Latins take the heat better than most whites, and whites take the cold better than most blacks and Latins. That's it, pure and simple. Nothing deeper than that."

Gets a pass on the Race card... Limbaugh...:

"I think what we've had here is a little social concern in the NFL. The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well,'' Limbaugh said. "There is a little hope invested in McNabb, and he got a lot of credit for the performance of this team that he didn't deserve. The defense carried this team."

Gets the pink slip of course. Which proves his point... notice White Rush Limbaugh criticizes the media, not McNabb... He's clearly targeting the media for a double standard... but he gets crucified in a 'rush' of misquotes and unfounded allegations.

This is the issue. Rush made an opinion. Is it right? Is it wrong? I personally don't know and don't care, but you get people like JadeGold:

> Limbaugh should stick to what he knows best:
> racist demagoguery

You're thinking Al Sharpton.

How about debating the merits, or simply saying "no, I disagree". No, that takes too much brain power. It becomes name calling and silencing of opinion with any who disagree with you. You'd make a good Nazi.

Black QBs are commonplace now, and I think that is the main reason nobody feels afraid to say things like "Kordell Stewart sucks" or "Favre is better than McNabb" (whether those things are true or not).
That's because questioning the ability of a single black QB is not questioning the ability of them all.
When there are more black coaches in the league, I think the same thing will happen.

Basically what we have is an opportunity for the left wing hates to spew hate.

And they have.

IRONICALLY none of the left wing haters here are smart enough to see that they are bashing Rush for "being a hater."

The things that have been typed on this site and on Poliblog latley are filled with FAR more hate than anything Rush says.

All the liberal hate spewers are bashing Rush for spewing hate when they bring it to new level.

So go head Jadegold et al and tell me how horrible, stupid and evil all republicans are and how YOU would never say anything like Rush.

You are all a bunch of hate filled foolish hypocrites.

You spew more hate in a day then he does in a life time.

Are you too stupid to see it?

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