Schadenfreude Comes in the Fall

Is it just me, or have the past few months been a good time to be a liberal?

* Franken lays the smackdown on the right.

* BEST BUY CUSTOMER: "Mr. Bush? Um, about the three-year extended service plan for Iraq..."

* Hollywood spy movies fuel public anger about scandal--only bad guys rat out their country's agents.

And Rush Limbaugh makes an ass out of himself again. While talking about sports.

In the arena where "They were hungrier today" rivals Nietzsche, Limbaugh somehow found a way to say something stupid. His comments about African-American NFL quarterback Donavan McNabb:

"I don't think he's been that good from the get-go. I think what we've had here is a little social concern in the NFL. I think the media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well. They're interested in black coaches and black quarterbacks doing well. I think there's a little hope invested in McNabb and he got a lot of credit for the performance of his team that he really didn't deserve. The defense carried this team."

I italicized those sentences to break Limbaugh's remarks into two sections. The first gives us a glimpse of his attitudes on race, which is consistent with statements he made before (see the article for some good examples). Some people, including a few presidential candidates, are calling for Rush to be fired based on his remarks in this section.

I'm calling on Rush to be fired based on the non-italicized section. Anyone who thinks Donovan McNabb is carried by his team is an idiot and doesn't deserve amplification equipment. McNabb is having a crappy year so far, but he's also a three-time Pro Bowl quarterback who led the Eagles to the NFC championship game in the last two seasons. I haven't seen him this season, but in the past, his ability to scramble with the ball forced most teams to dedicate a defensive player to keep an eye on him. In the seasons that the Eagles weren't doing well, McNabb was one of the few things they had going for him.

I wonder what's going in the mind of a fan fond of both the Philadelphia Eagles and Rush?

FAN: "McNabb good. Rush good. Rush say McNabb bad. McNabb say Rush bad. McNabb pass for 312 yards in one game. Rush pass gas. Ummm..."

Update: Rush resigned. Huh. That was fast. Damn you, liberal media! You already made my post outdated.