Crushie, Is it hard for you to understand there are still principled people and people who aren't whores? What a huge mistake it would be to allow this racist an ownership certificate in the NFL.
1) Who says he's a racist? "I think Donovan McNabb is over rated because the media wants to see a black quarterback succeed." That statement isn't inherently racist. It's not PC, but not racist. It does not signify an underlying feeling that other races are inferior.
"I think Justice Sotomayor received special consideration for her appointment because she is Hispanic."
"I think President Barrack Obama received special international attention because of his racial and ethnic background."
Why would those statement be racist? Something that addresses race isn't necessarily racist. For the record, many other people were arguing that McNabb was overrated and simply did not explain why he consistently received so much attention. All Rush did was add his 2 cents on why he was overrated.
That's not to say Rush isn't a racist. I don't know the man and don't listen to his program. I'm merely defending this singular comment.
2) So what if he is racist?
If he was a racist, that's his right. He can feel his race is superior to others if he so chooses. I think that idea is insulting, backwards, and flat out wrong (unless you are talking about a gene specific trait: pale skin is bad on the equator visa vi skin cancer, certain Inuits have no diabetes, Danes are taller than other Europeans, etc.). But racists are entitled to their opinions.
Why would that preclude him from owning a minority steak in an NFL franchise? I understand consumer sentiment to the contrary, player resentment, and the like. I don't think it would be worth it. But it shouldn't officially preclude someone from a business venture (it should just doom it to fail:)
The investors wisely dropped Rush as an unneeded distraction yesterday.
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Is it hard for you to understand there are still principled people and people who aren't whores?
I understand that very well. But show me an NFL player who made a trade decision based on some altruistic principle over hard cash (desire to win a championship or stay in a particular city isn't altruistic). NFL prospects have an average shelf life of 3.5 years. In those 3.5 years he will earn average of just over $2,000,000 for his entire career - and not by acting on principle.