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If he's so brave, one wonders why he felt the need to shield himself from the inevitable charges of racism by bloviating about how ESPN is the United Nations. This line is particularly bizarre:

"It's great. Canadians, Hispanics, Europeans. They give us a perspective we don't have."

Wow. Canadians AND Europeans. We just don't get enough Dutch perspective when tragedies like this occurr. And, who can argue with the idea that Canadians offer a unique perspective on life in South Florida.

Here's what Cowherd was really saying in that last paragraph:

"There's a good chance that someone may accuse me of racism over the statements I've made the last few days. So, not wanting to end up like Don Imus, I'm going to mention a black guy that I know and also offer a first draft for ESPN's next sensitivity training manual. I'm totally down with the whole PC thing and if anyone doubts that, you're probaly suffering from a lack of Australian perspective, which you would have if you worked at great place like ESPN, which has long been in the vanguard of promoting workplace diversity. Did I mention the black guy?"