Today, I salute a real American. A man who isn’t afraid to speak the unfettered truth. A man willing to stand up to the mainstream media that runs this country and tell them that at least one journalist is going to stick up for the little guy. I speak of a man who has overcome vice and addiction and emerged from the wilderness. I speak, of course, of Rush Limbaugh.
Limbaugh had the strength and integrity last Monday to call out an agenda-driven media that had the gall—the gall!—to suggest not only that Chicago quarterback Rex Grossman had a terrible performance in this year’s Super Bowl, but also that the said poor performance was a factor in Chicago’s defeat. But they couldn’t pull the wool over ol’ Rushie’s eyes. He cut through their web of lies and deception to reveal the truth: the media simply doesn’t want Grossman to do well. Why?
“They’re dumping on this guy—Rex Grossmanshy;—for one reason, folks, and that’s because he is a white quarterback.”
This should come as no surprise to anyone with their eyes open. Only a few years ago, in 2003, Limbaugh, as a football analyst for ESPN, discovered a media conspiracy to overrate Donovan McNabb, out of a selfish desire to see “that a black quarterback do well.” That McNabb would lead the Eagles to the Super Bowl the following year was obviously a bizarre coincidence. Naturally, Limbaugh was fired because of his commitment to reporting the truth.
That the media has had it out for Grossman is obvious. Any objective observer will tell you that on Feb. 4, Grossman took his place among Montana, Aikman, Young, Favre and Brady. Indeed, I would say that in super bowl XLI, Grossman set himself apart. Not just any quarterback can throw two critical interceptions, fumble on third-and-long at a crucial point in the game, and throw for a whopping 165 yards (most of which came in the fourth quarter).
It is obvious to me that the media had no justification whatsoever to spell his name W-R-E-C-K-S. Grossman is arguably one of the best quarterbacks to ever play in the Super Bowl. But when a player is targeted because of the color of his skin instead of the content of his play, then it doesn’t matter how absolutely unbelievable his performance is.
That the media has become minority-obsessed is rather apparent. Just look at the coverage of Asian superstar Peyton Manning, who has long been a media darling. I’m sure that all of his endorsements and all of his time in front of the press have nothing to do with his actual abilities as a player. They’re just interested in him because he’s Asian. And think back to earlier this past season, when it seemed like all the press could talk about was Tony Romo, a Pakistani national. And of course, when minority players screw up, they get a free pass. I’ll bet if a player flipped off fans, or if, say, pulled a gun on a group of unarmed people in public, the press would hardly pay it any attention at all. We all know how much the press corps loves Terrell Owens.
Fortunately, we have a man like Rush Limbaugh to act as an NFL media watchdog. After all, who else will defend Rex Grossman when Jeff Garcia comes looking for his job this off-season? Who else will look past Garcia’s remarkable and inspiring performance last season and see the ugly truth: another Mexican trying to take a white man’s job. Rush Limbaugh, ladies and gentlemen: journalist, patriot, hero.
