Two completely different things.
Bryant is an (immoral) individual who doesn't deserve special praise due to his athletic capabilities. Nothing in the Torah makes an athlete better than anyone else in the world, despite the "inspiration". Kal vachomer if he is immoral.
Regarding Rush, I am sure we can all agree that he has argued for many Conservative ideals that are in concert with Torah values for decades to millions. These include being highly critical of abortion, supporting capital punishment, being critical of feminism, and more. The icing on the cake is how he irks liberals. How can we not differentiate between the two? And - ask your Daas Torah - but I wouldn't be surprised if many would agree that we should have him in mind in our tefilos.
You're conflating your political views with Torah values, they're not the same thing. Besides for the fact that American conservative ideas are based on Christianity, not Judaism, think about that for a little while.
ETA: How the hell does irking liberals have anything to do with a Torah hashgafa? Just admit it, you like the guys' political views so you think he deserves your prayer for a speedy recovery. Stop trying to bring my Torah into your petty political battle.
ETA 2: Oh and btw, stop trying to speak on behalf of all frum jews, the rest of us appreciate it about as much as the rest of the "social" groups that get spoken on behalf of do.