Rush Linbaugh resigned from ESPN for saying the following:
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. 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.I was watching when Rush made the above statement. I knew it was sketchy, but it was an intelligent comment that was accepted, although debated, by his colleagues on the show.
What amazed me was the distance that everyone not directly associated with it, (NFL, ESPN, etc.) distanced themselves from it very quickly. And how quickly political candidates jumped to flame Rush and his republican views. Whe can't we have a level-headed intelligent conversation about race? If we cannot intelligently discuss the issues of race, how will those issues ever be resolved?