Dear ESPN,
When Rush made his football-ignorant, race-inflammatory remarks, your usual on air staff did not call him on it for what it was. (These guys will go to the mat and yell and disagree with each other over who the MVP should be. But they won’t call a colleague on bigotry.)
Then, when the heat starts for Rush’s comment, you back him up 100%. After all, he brought you an extra 10 points of ratings.
Then, when the heat gets too much for you and Rush resigns, you condemn his remarks and say his departure is for the best. (And I’m guessing that Rush ‘resigned’ at your urging under the threat you’d fire him if he didn’t.)
I was wondering why insiders have nothing good to say about corporate ESPN (“Bristol Clown Community College”). It’s because you have no conscience.
So, ESPN, get up off your knees from blowing that wad of Benjamins. Wipe the green lipstick smeared all over your face. Go into ratings rehab so you stop selling your soul for Neilson shares and make amends to regain your reputation (if you had any to begin with).