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...first glance, it might look like any other game show. Two nervous contestants hold their hands over their buzzers while a toothy host lightly mocks them; an overdramatized countdown clock tick-tocks to build the pressure. But then there's the set: a life-sized homage to Barbie's Dream House. And the contest categories, which focus heavily on Cher and Liz Taylor. And the fact that reigning champion Maddy, the femme fatale brunet in the low-rider jeans and bust-hugging purple top, was born a man. Welcome to Pink, one of the most popular programs...
Limbaugh came under fire when he described McNabb as an overrated black athlete in a Sept. 28 broadcast of ESPN’s pre-game show “Sunday NFL Countdown...
...commentator on ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown, Limbaugh, 52, offered his analysis of the Philadelphia Eagles' Donovan McNabb, one of five active quarterbacks with both 10,000 passing yds. and 2,000 rushing yds.: "The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well. There is a little hope invested in McNabb, and he got a lot of credit for the performance of this team that he didn't deserve. The defense carried this team." The show's other regulars, two of them black, did not challenge Limbaugh on the racist tinge of his remark. But the flap...
...accuracy could be argued either way), what made his remarks especially objectionable was the forum he used to offer them. I don't think there would've been a controversy had he made the comments on his radio show. But Sunday mornings, viewers don't tune into "NFL Countdown" to hear commentary on heated political issues. David Berkson Champaign...
...Rush Limbaugh should never have been on "Sunday NFL Countdown". In fact, after watching ESPN since its beginning I had quit watching the ESPN Sunday morning show completely because of the appearance of such an inappropriate person in the otherwise well-liked panel. Thank goodness, I can enjoy the program again. Darlia Price California...