Rush is the king of the phuksticks, no doubt. He is a walking, talking abortion. He is laughable in the extreme and I can't wait until the Enquirer publishes pictures of him in pseudo-Nazi S&M leather being savagely buggered by a Cuban gardener. It's only a matter of time. Anyone as judgemental and self-righteous as this idiot is has more than one skeleton in his closet. And in truth, he probably is a racist pig.
I was going to reply to this, but I have to say that it pretty much contains its own criticiszm.
Rush's comment was, in my humble opinion, NOT a racist remark in any shape, form, or fashion. Any attempt to make it otherwise is just left-wing yellow journalism. Further, he was most likely also correct. I'm ashamed to say I'd have to agree with him on this point.
Good for you.
When I was a liberal, I knew that most of the media was painfully race-conscious, rather than having the colorblind attitude sought after by Dr. King. As alluded to in a Bush speech from a few years ago, it was a subtle form of racism, involving low expectations and even lower standards.
Take a look at that whole
ebonics fiasco. Everyone else who comes to America has learned to speak English correctly, some almost perfectly. Some liberal pinhead gets the bright idea that speaking English poorly is a genuine sub-dialect worthy of study and instruction. In fact, this manner of speaking only exists because of racist beliefs on the part of those
speaking, because to speak properly sounds "too white", just as studying and achieving is "acting white". Fortunatley for everyone, not all black people buy into this lie that is promoted through music and culture, as if this is somehow a legitimate part of the "black experience". It is only a symptom of a cultural barrier, a racial
iron curtain, and it is difficult to break. It is self-imposed exile.
The McNAbb comment was an observation of the guilt and bias of the media, in a subtextual frenzy to celebrate black quarterbacks, whether or not those praises are earned. To praise a quarterback, or anyone simply because they have a certain skin color is racist indeed. That's what upsets me so much about Halle Berry's award speech. It was supposed to be a recognition of her acting talent by her show business peers, the academy members. Instead, it became a referendum on
black actors, and she singled herself out as a groundbreaking crusader, a la Rosa Parks, where no such accolade was in order. It was an award for
acting, not for being a
black actress.
Unfortunately, speech is becoming tightly controlled in our culture, and if you speak freely you are at personal risk of being
labelled. You have different rules to follow based on gender, race, and background, otherwise you'd better watch out. There are people who will attempt to
ruin you if you don't toe the line.
You don't get addicted if you say no the first time.
True. But who expected this drug, prescribed by a doctor, to be so highly addictive? When Rush was first being treated, no one knew what was starting to happen with Oxy. Now, there are lawsuits over this drug.
Seriously, who would expect a prescription to control the pain of a herniated disc would be so addictive?
