Reply #36: I - politely - disagree. [View All]

Any time a public person makes a comment that is racist or might be construed by some as being racist, the comment should be addressed immediately and directly, as it was in this case (although not by his co-announcers). Someone like Rush Limbaugh would tapdance circles around any question posed in the manner yours was.

Racism is an ugly, vile part of our lives, and it should never be given a chance to make excuses for itself or pretend to be something other than what it is. The more we let it be known that it is unacceptable behavior, not only from our public personalities, but from society as a whole, beginning with our children, the faster we will head down the path of achieving the greatness humanity is certainly capable of.