Reply #12: Limbaugh is a big time racist. CNN - Limbaugh resigns over McNabb [View All]

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(CNN) -- Amid a storm of controversy over his racially charged comments on a weekend TV show, conservative commentator and radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh announced on Thursday that he had resigned from his post at ESPN.

Limbaugh said on Thursday he stepped down late Wednesday from the show "Sunday NFL Countdown" to protect the network from the uproar caused by his statement that Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb was overrated because the media wanted to see a black quarterback succeed.

McNabb said Wednesday that he didn't mind criticism of his performance, but was upset that Limbaugh made his race an issue and said it was too late for an apology.

"It's somewhat shocking to hear that on national TV from him," McNabb said. "It's not something that I can sit here and say won't bother me."

http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/10/02/limbaugh/

Just to show how astoundingly wrong and racist Limbaugh's comments about Donovan McNabb actually were:

"McNabb has been selected for five Pro Bowls in his six NFL seasons"

http://www.superbowl.com/news/story/8179448