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To: Mani1 who wrote (175741)	10/1/2003 10:17:44 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1579714

It does not really matter if he was correct or not. That statement was not appropriate for a TV sports show. He thinks he has the same audience as his radio show, what an idiot. After I heard the statement in its totality, I really had no problem with it -- if someone complained about it, they ought to challenge it on its truthfulness rather than on political grounds. If it has no basis in fact, then Limbaugh is subject to challenge on it; if it does have a factual basis, then I don't see that the statement was in anyway inappropriate. As a side point, when I did follow football, the very issue Limbaugh raised was frequently discussed -- so the subject isn't exactly unheard of. The issue that the book raised has nothing to do with what Limbaugh said. Limbaugh was talking about the media bias toward black QB's. He made no statement about racial capabilities. I took Limbaugh's statement to go directly to the issue of racial capabilities. I read The Bell Curve, cover to cover and I still have it. An interesting read. The book states that Black ON AVERAGE are less intelligent than whites due to genetic make up. If you believe that it was accurate and true, then what do you mean by " progress on these issues". How can you make progress on an issue that is rooted in genetics? Have you read the book? Yes, I've read it and still have it as well. It also made the point that Asians were, on average, more intelligent than non-Asians. I felt the book was well-researched and statistically accurate. By "progress on these issues" I wasn't referring to dealing with these discrepancies, I was referring to progress in terms of society DEALING WITH the issues. Instead of dealing with them in an open and up-front manner, we just disavowed all knowledge of these differences and to this day, act as though they don't exist.

To: Mani1 who wrote (175741)	10/1/2003 11:04:02 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1579714

Mani, That statement was not appropriate for a TV sports show. Why not? He stated his opinion that McNabb was overrated, then came up with a theory based on his ever-present suspicion of the "liberal media." It's sad to see the subject of race made so taboo that you can't say stuff like what Rush did without getting negative press. Meanwhile, black QBs like Doug Williams (who led my Washington Redskins to its 2nd Super Bowl victory in 1988) are allowed to write books like this one: amazon.com Tenchusatsu