Well, actually, I’d argue that he does understand. But before I get into it, allow me to back up. In 2003, Rush Limbaugh made the following statement about Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb that led to his resignation:
Rush Limbaugh Still Doesn’t Understand Why ESPN Was Mad At Him
↵↵[...] overrated ... what we have here is a little social concern in the NFL. The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback can do well—black coaches and black quarterbacks doing well.
↵↵On Friday’s Mike and Mike in the Morning show, Erik Kuselias said the following:
↵↵[McNabb has] been sort of underrated in his own city and maybe overrated nationally at the same time, it’s been crazy!
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Rush took notice and responded with the sub-headline of, "Will this guy have a job at ESPN tomorrow? Probably."
↵↵What was that? Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa hold it a minute. Is he still working there? Erik Kuselias has just said Donovan McNabb has been overrated nationally. Erik Kuselias just said that McNabb’s been overrated nationally. Erik, if they zap you outta there, call me. I got some ideas.
↵↵The painfully obvious element here is that Rush’s statement and Kuselias’ statement are two completely different things. It is okay to say that McNabb is overrated, but people take issue when race is dragged into the issue.
↵This is my argument, though. Rush knows this. He is a brilliant guy. Much of what he says is objectively indefensible, but he just plain knows how to troll people. He can crawl out on the most tenuous of limbs, and when someone snaps it, he just leaps to another and insists it never broke. Never change, Rush.
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