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Originally Posted by El Blanco
1) Why did ESPN hire Rush again? Oh, ya, to make boisterous, inflamatory statements. And when he does, ESPN forces his resignation?
2) Why is it wrong for him to say McNabb is overated (I totally disagree) because he is black ( again, disagree) but OK for other people to say that Jason Sehorn got so much attention because he was a the Great White Hope at cornerback?
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Yeah, this issue has been blown out of proportion, but his "resignation" is no surprise, that's just good business sense on ESPN's part.
So hey, is Michael Vick overrated...? I think Rush is making a valid argument in some ways, in fact it's the same argument being made currently by black scholars about the current popularity of white, european basketball players in the NBA. Just the other side of the coin....
However, Rush did this for the sake of doing it. He needs to be "controversial," so he had to say something he knew he'd take heat for. "It was an opinion, I though we had free speech." Blah, blah, blah....ask Mike Savage and Danny Glover about it. Free speech takes a back seat to ratings and money any day.