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To: TimF who wrote (521298)	10/16/2009 4:12:55 PM
From: longnshort	3 Recommendations Respond to of 1579864

You know this because of what he once said of Donovan McNabb, which was: "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." As Time magazine's Bill Saporito put it: "... As a commentator for ESPN in 2003, Limbaugh made a racist remark that quickly got him benched: He disparaged Donovan McNabb, arguing that the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback got higher marks than deserved because of his color. Philadelphia fans were outraged - mostly at being accused of grading anyone on a curve. In Philly, nobody but nobody gets a pass, except the wideouts." Cute stuff, except Limbaugh expressed no issue with Philadelphia's fans. His issue was with the lefties in the media, which apparently eluded Saporito in his zeal to condemn Limbaugh. To suggest the predominantly left media looked favorably on McNabb's accomplishments because of skin color is hardly racist. Was his a valid point? Not in my opinion. Limbaugh was merely attempting to flip a time-worn template back on the old media, and that is not how the racial game is played. Why, why, the guy must be a racist if he does not know how to play the racial game. Limbaugh also is guilty of hoping the policies of President Obama fail. This, too, apparently is racist because of Obama being the nation's first black president. You have to be very careful in how you oppose, say, government-run health care. washingtontimes.com