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...commentator on ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown, Limbaugh, 52, offered his analysis of the Philadelphia Eagles' Donovan McNabb, one of five active quarterbacks with both 10,000 passing yds. and 2,000 rushing yds.: "The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well. There is a little hope invested in McNabb, and he got a lot of credit for the performance of this team that he didn't deserve. The defense carried this team." The show's other regulars, two of them black, did not challenge Limbaugh on the racist tinge of his remark. But the flap...
...were spent in my spartan New York University dorm room enjoying the E! Entertainment Network, followed by MTV’s Real World Paris. Even the gym had 10 television sets all tuned into different channels targeted at me and people like me: E!, MTV, MTV2, VH1, Comedy Central, ESPN and the major networks. And if I wanted to watch How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days, Sweet Home Alabama, or The Hours, NYU’s own movie channels were a part of my standard-equipped dorm package (free cable movie channels, yes; air conditioning...
...series would make any TV executive’s mouth water. Think of the storyline, the almost overwhelming history of these two teams. Think of Fenway’s green mon-stah and Wrigley’s ivy in the same series. Think of the overly dramatic video montages ESPN and FOX would put together with American flags waving in the background...
...think Rush was unfairly forced out. ESPN hired him to be Rush, and guess what? They got him. Rush also has a right to freedom of speech. If the people didn't like what they heard, the ratings would have dropped. Should have left it to that. Guy Shewmaker Leander, Texas...
...Rush Limbaugh should never have been on "Sunday NFL Countdown". In fact, after watching ESPN since its beginning I had quit watching the ESPN Sunday morning show completely because of the appearance of such an inappropriate person in the otherwise well-liked panel. Thank goodness, I can enjoy the program again. Darlia Price California...