"He was white and Scottish, period. That is who James Bond is. But now Sony is suggesting that the next James Bond should be Idris Elba, a black Briton rather than a white from Scotland. But that's not who James Bond is, and I know it's racist to probably even point this out."
— Rush Limbaugh, expressing his dismay last week at the push to have the suave Elba play James Bond.
Why it stinks: Um, James Bond is a fictional character, not a historic figure. Hollywood can cast anyone it wants, or change the lead character as is done with many films. Not to mention, Rush is right on when he calls himself racist, considering that only one other James Bond out of six actors was actually Scottish (others were English, Australian and Irish). It's clear that it's Mr. Elba's skin tone that is giving Rush the hives. Go figure.
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