Race For Accountability

Another day, another sickening article. I am not going to endanger my standing as an engineer for racial equality, so I will not waste my time offering my opinion.

America has made drastic improvements in race relations; leaps and bounds! We have also taken steps backwards. McNabb's recent comment was another step back.

It seems that the ongoing saga in Philadelphia will never end. Well, where one leaves off, another begins. This time, the face of the organization, Donovan McNabb has firmly planted his foot in his mouth.

Donovan McNabb is the "Chunky Soup" man, a Pro Bowl quarterback, the face of the Eagles, and now, in my opinion, an idiot.

McNabb told the Philadelphia Inquirer. "Obviously if it's someone else who is not African American, it's racism. But when someone of the same race talks about you because you're selling out because you're not running the ball, it goes back to: What are we really talking about here? If you talk about my play, that's one thing. When you talk about my race, now we've got problems. If you're trying to make a name off my name, again, I hope your closet is clean because something is going to come out about you ... I always thought the NAACP supported African Americans and didn't talk bad about them. Now you learn a little bit more."

I do not have a problem with McNabb defending himself when he comes under attack by the media. What I have a problem with is this: "Obviously if it's someone else who is not African American, it's racism."

"Obviously"? Really? Are you serious?

We live in a country where a white person cannot say that a black person is an idiot without fear of being labeled a racist. A black person can, at least up until now, but a white person cannot. Does anything about this perceived culture help anyone?

McNabb should have left this one alone. He didn't and he is an idiot. Mondesire says McNabb is "mediocre at best." Someone really needs to enroll Mondesire into a remedial course on the NFL, because that is one of the dumbest things I've ever heard. Look at his four Pro Bowl selections, three NFC championship games in a row, or merely his stats.

Why can't there ever simply be an element of truth to something someone says. When Rush Limbaugh said ludicrous things about McNabb on ESPN's "Sunday NFL Countdown", he became a scapegoat. Could there have been an element of truth to what he said? Could the NFL be trying to market McNabb to make money and improve the league? Say it ain't so!!! Surely, the Atlanta Falcons and the NFL do not market Michael Vick in any way because of his skin color. You're only kidding yourself if you do not recognize the marketing advantage they possess because they are African American. Limbaugh's comments weren't even startling at the time they were made, as evidenced by his co-hosts' lack of outrage. Only when the media, the next day, ran wild with the story did they say that they "were in shock".

What a load of crap, and I'm not buying it. Could it be, that part of what Rush said is correct? (Of course, it is overshadowed by the stupidity of saying McNabb is an average quarterback.) Could there be an element of truth?

None of this would be an issue if the Eagles were 8-5, instead of 5-8. It's about wins, losses and money. It is not about race. Making issues that have nothing to do with race, become entirely about race, only feeds an agenda. Typically, these agendas are hidden.

I don't smell anything cooking in this kitchen but "rotten rhetoric stew". I hope no one is wearing a white apron.

So much for not giving my opinion. What did you expect?

****BREAKING NEWS****

Today at lunch, Fox News was televising a report as to whether or not King Kong is a social commentary on colonialism and racism.

Will wonders never cease?