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To: Bill who wrote (469288)10/2/2003 11:35:18 AM
From: JakeStraw  Respond to of 769670
 
I wonder if Rush was black, a liberal and spoke the same words with the only change being "white" what would have happened?



To: Bill who wrote (469288)10/2/2003 11:44:32 AM
From: Thomas A Watson  Respond to of 769670
 
No, I think the entire eruption is a social good. Some only think about sports jocks may get pulled into thinking about something other than football.

I spent years looking at all the aspects that go into what makes the superior athlete and the superior team and how one measures and trains. All sports are the mostly similar. Indentifying the possibility of a realistic bias that is positive or negative is just part of the science.

In this case the bias identified was actually not a bad bias in my opinion. It's implication at the heart of it suggests a good desire for no racism. But that desire for good caused an objective error in judgement of reality. Again all an opinion of what is objective reality.

An error based upon positive desire bias. Finding that racist is idiotic. I love all idiot identification event cues when they are revealed.



To: Bill who wrote (469288)10/2/2003 11:45:43 AM
From: Bob  Respond to of 769670
 
Bill:

I never watch that ESPN show, but I would rather listen to someone like Rush who has a tremendous passion for the sport than the usual same ol same ol.

For instance, two comments from the color commentators I have actually heard in the past:

He's a football player!

He came to play football today!