[cylon]

I posted the clips because I thought they were counters, to the posts that I was quoting.

There was a sense that Rush is obviously a racist, and therefore any friendships that he has with black people is a facade or he is just "saying that". Those clips with Hutch were my way of demonstrating that it seems to me he DOES have a very warm relationship with him, Hutch is on TV defending him, and he's saying "My close friend is not a racist." He would know more than your OR me, about that.

I also posted that video because Juan Williams (who is not a conservative) was discussing the other guy telling him to go back to the porch, and how that pissed him off, and I thought it might have had some interest based on the discussion we had about "uncle toms" the other day. Juan Williams is a true liberal and him being insulted like that pissed him off, and I thought it was interesting hearing how he reacted to that. And in that comment, Hutch says, yes that was a racial slur---so it can be a slur from one black person to another.

Then, the point was made about Rush's black assistant "Mr. Snerdly" and how he is always silent. You'll have to read the post, but it was Mr. Snerdly defending Rush, being extremely vocal, and talking directly to the black community as Rush's "Official Obama Criticizer". The audio is only for subscribers but I was able to hear it on the day it was first posted.

So, those were my attempts to counter the argument that Rush was a racist. If he has close friendships with black people, that falls apart, in my opinion.

I just think people WANT Rush to be a racist. They want it to be true.

As far as the video you posted, I 100% agree, Rush is (it seems) reviled by an overwhelming majority of American blacks. But it's fair in the sense that both sides are being expressed.