Rush Limbaugh resigned from ESPN after daring to suggest that a racial bias exists in the sports media.
Like that's a big shock or something. Sports media has always paid attention to race, using it to create stories.
"There aren't enough black coaches."
"There aren't enough black quarterbacks."
Anybody remember Holmes-Cooney? That fight was built on race. Because Cooney was white, the purse for the fight when from maybe 8 million to 20 million.
As long as the political slant on the story falls in with the politically correct line, then all is well.
But do you think we'll ever see a story titled "There aren't enough white players in the NBA?"
I won't hold my breath.
So, Limbaugh is correct when he suggests that there is a racial agenda in the sports media. However, he's out of his mind to suggest that McNabb is overhyped because of his race. Limbaugh said that the Eagles success was more due to the defense, than McNabb. While you could make an argument for that position, that in itself does not support the contention that McNabb is overrated. Right or wrong, the quarterback always gets the lion's share of the glory when his team does well. It has absolutely nothing to do with his color. Besides, if the sports media was looking to hype a black quarterback, they'd be all over Steve McNair. </Gratuitous Titans Plug>
So Limbaugh drew a false connection between two unrelated trends. Does that make him a racist?
Nope. His comment in no way reflected any hint or belief that McNabb's abilities at quarterback had anything to do with his race. Instead, he said that the sports media's promotion of McNabb's quarterbacking skills was due to his race, in effect, accusing the sports media of racism. And as shown above, that's an accusation that has legs.