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Originally posted by notcasesensitive
I do not cry for Rush because his schpeil is being inflamatory and given enough time he would have said something else to hang himself. I bet ESPN even acknowledged that internally when they made the decision to axe him. He was never an appropriate spokesperson for the network.
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There is a difference between "hanging oneself" and just not being right for the job.
Rush wasn't fired once hiring him was seen as a mistake due to his complete lack of ability to add anything. He was fired for saying something "offensive."
If he had been fired, because people found him a total windbag without knowledge of the game, who only detracted and added nothing, okay*. He wasn't.
I wouldn't care if he was fired because his comment re. McNair showed an ignorance of the game. The fact is he was fired because he showed an ignorance of PC rules. The difference is perhaps subtle, and he is a boob either way, and I've even learned to live in a world where you can't say certain non-PC things without screwing yourself. All I want is for the rules to apply both ways. Once they do, there will be less of a feeding frenzy re. every verbal screw up, and the Nation can get past the fixation.
n.b. do not take this as an endorsement for dismissing Bill Walton from all b-ball broadcast duties.
