More Anger at Rush

I'm sure it's to Rush Limbaugh's surprise (since he once told a black caller to "take the bone out of your nose"), but black men can not only play quarterback, but can give press conferences, too!

And Donovan McNabb did just that, defending himself against Limbaugh's race-centered remarks (see my previous post).


McNabb, who was runner-up for the league MVP award in 2000 and has led the Eagles to two straight NFC championship games, said he has no quarrel with Limbaugh's comment on his playing ability. "I know I played badly the first two games," he said Wednesday.

McNabb got off to the worst start of his career this season and was the NFL's lowest-rated starting quarterback after losses to Tampa Bay and New England. Still, the Eagles are 36-22 in games he started.

He said Wednesday that Limbaugh's comments about his race were out of bounds and added that someone on the show should have taken him on. Among the other panelists are former players Michael Irvin and Tom Jackson, both of whom are black.

"I'm not pointing at anyone but someone should have said it," McNabb said of the panelists, who also include Chris Berman and Steve Young. "I wouldn't have cared if it was the cameraman."


Hesiod over at Counterspin is keeping a good eye on this. Apparently, Rush has been whining and saying something to the effect of "I thought we had freedom of speech in this country". For a man whose career is based on hypocrisy, this may be one of his most hypocritical statements yet. Limbaugh has made himself rich acting as the Joseph Goebbels of the party that would LOVE to do away with the Bill of Rights (except for the 2nd amendment, which they would set in stone on every capital building and engrave on all coins and license plates). Not only that, he's cut off more callers on his show than any AT&T line outage ever could.

Yes, when it's YOUR show, you can cut the other guy off any time you want and say "sorry...you're outa here, idiot". Well, it's ESPN's show...let's hope they do the right thing.