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Originally posted by ctembreull
I don't know. I didn't hear the original quote, but I read it later - in its entirety, with context - and I could certainly see the undertones. Sometimes it's not what's said, but what's left unsaid, and Limbaugh certainly left the impression that this was a racially motivated statement. Certainly, McNabb took it that way, and he's not alone. Sports commentators around the country have weighed in on this issue, as have fans - and they have overwhelmingly agreed that Limbaugh was certainly factually wrong, and most likely malicious in his statement. It ain't just liberals, no matter how much anyone wants to paint it that way.
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It's nice to know that you are in touch with sports commentators and fans around the country on some an intimate basis. o_O
As for "racial undertones", puh-lease. Limbaugh is far from a racist, and the fact that he is opposed to preferential treatment of
any race should be proof enough. What Limbaugh was bringing attention to is the racist manner in which attention is heaped upon non-whites who do not perform much better than whites in the same position. If someone is an amazing qb, regardless of their skin color, they should be held up as such. If they are "eh, pretty good" but they happen to be black, they shouldn't be touted as being amazingly wonderful. The same people who would call Limbaugh a racist for this, are the ones who would call the MSU (?) students who ran the bakesale/protest, or anyone opposed to affirmative action, "racists." (aka whiney liberals)
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Originally posted by ctembreull
Regarding the "no charges filed" bit, that's unsurprising. Some of these folks were functionaries in the movie industry, where if you cause trouble for an executive or for a star, your career ends right there. Full stop. Sexual harassment happens in that industry, and goes unreported. I don't read anything into the fact that no charges were filed, and in my opinion, neither should anyone else.
This story is nothing less than Arnold's own Paula Jones moment. Those stories were given credence supposedly because they called Bill Clinton's character into question. These stories call Arnie's character into question - Arnie, by the way, is a prohibitive favorite to become the governor of the nation's most powerful state and the world's fifth-largest economy. If Clinton's character mattered, then Arnie's matters too. Bottom line, this is a he-said-she-said story. Perhaps a special prosecutor should be appointed?
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This is hardly Arnold's "Paula Jones moment," merely a last-ditch attempt to de-rail his campaign with some silly old gossip with absolutely no proof. Schwarzenegger is hardly the "model Republican" but then again, very few Republicans in office are these days. This story is just politics as usual, which means more mud for the flinging.