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Friday night, wrapping up the Rush Limbaugh/NFL brouhaha on Fox News’s Special Report with Bret Baier, the panel unanimously decided that Rush had been unfairly smeared as a racist, but that he was way off base in calling Donovan McNabb overrated. That's the consensus, but the consensus is wrong. Donovan McNabb is consistently a merely above average quarterback with flashes of brilliance who has never justified the hype surrounding him. Here is the infamous quote (note that usually the first and last sentences are left off of this quote, which makes is sound slightly harsher out of context):

Media Bias: Not long after pro football welcomed a convicted felon back on the playing field, Rush Limbaugh is dropped for his opinions from a group seeking to buy an NFL franchise. Won't someone throw a flag? When even Keith Olbermann says back off, you know the politically correct critics of the conservative icon and megaradio talk host's proposed part ownership of the St. Louis Rams are guilty of piling on. The prospect of the leading conservative voice in America participating in the purchase of a football team sent the liberal elites into cardiac arrest and into a frenzied campaign...

Thursday’s "Today Show" gave yet another demonstration that the mainstream media can’t get over the success of Rush Limbaugh. NBC correspondent Michael Okwu, reporting on Limbaugh’s new contract, which the New York Times has indicated is worth $400 million, "reminded" viewers of three past "controversies" involving the talk radio host: his 2003 resignation from ESPN after remarking on the sport media’s coverage of NFL quarterback Donovan McNabb; how Limbaugh mocked Michael J. Fox, "accusing the actor of exaggerating symptoms of Parkinson's Disease;" and the legal trouble he faced in Florida related to his addiction to prescription painkillers. On this "doctor...

McNabb stands by what he says Defends comment on HBO that black QBs face added pressures By DANA PENNETT O'NEIL oneild@phillynews.com Donovan McNabb says black QBs' performances are judged by different standard from whites'. DONOVAN MCNABB smiled as the first question came at him, some innocuous query about the Detroit Lions. He smiled, because he knew what was next. The day after HBO aired a "Real Sports" episode in which McNabb spoke about the criticisms lobbed at black quarterbacks, the Eagles quarterback sat in what he knew would be a hot seat inside the NovaCare auditorium (though contrary to reports,...

Philadelphia Eagles star Donovan McNabb says black quarterbacks face greater scrutiny than their white counterparts. In an interview on HBO's "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel", McNabb said black quarterbacks "have to do a little bit extra" because there are relatively few of them.

Posted on Thu, Feb. 01, 2007 Phil Sheridan QB pressure: McNabb has always faced unfair criticism. By Phil Sheridan Inquirer Columnist MIAMI - Now that Donovan McNabb has cleared things up, it will be nothing but smooth sailing for the Eagles, their quarterback, their fans and the media. It was actually impossible to type the previous sentence without laughing out loud. It is far more likely that next January, in Phoenix, McNabb's annual Chunky Soup news conference will be a forum for clearing up a whole new crop of issues, rumors, gossip and misunderstandings. There is the preseason, the season,...

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 31, 2007) -- Donovan McNabb doesn't want to leave Philadelphia, isn't jealous over the success Jeff Garcia had replacing him as Eagles quarterback, and wasn't muzzled by coach Andy Reid. "The so-called rumors that have started, they're false," McNabb said. "I'm a Philadelphia Eagle and will continue to be a Philadelphia Eagle, hopefully, for more years to come, and hopefully will retire as an Eagle." With that, McNabb began a 4-minute speech at the Super Bowl media center, where he was appearing at a news conference where Campbell's Soup announced it was donating 1 million cans...

FORGET ABOUT it Jake, it's Phillytown. You've been here plenty of times before. This was not the first Eagles lead you've seen vanish like a sand castle in a tsunami. And if Andy Reid, a veteran coach now, not the greenhorn who came here from Green Bay with a head and playbook crammed with bright ideas, keeps revisiting the mistakes he has admitted to in the past, well... lead you've seen vanish like a sand castle in a tsunami. Well, Phillytown is gonna give you a lot more heartbreak-splashed afternoons to file in the forget-about-it file. lead you've seen vanish...

McNabb, Trotter no-shows in parking court   NFL.com wire reports GLASSBORO, N.J. (March 3, 2006) -- Philadelphia Eagles players Donovan McNabb and Jeremiah Trotter, charged with parking their cars in handicapped spots, failed to show for a hearing. Glassboro Municipal Judge Charles J. Springman Jr. cited each player for failing to appear at a March 2 hearing. A courts administrator told The Philadelphia Inquirer that if the athletes, or their attorneys, failed to attend rescheduled hearings, contempt charges could result. The men are among an estimated 300 people in the New Jersey community who have received police complaints filed...

Michelle Malkin was right on when she wrote that the elite right “has simply lost its marbles.” Like her, I am infuriated by that small coterie of Washington conservatives who have somehow got it into their heads that they are the sole arbiters of what is the proper position those of us on the right must adopt to be able to call ourselves conservatives. They promulgate the party line and we are all expected to fall in behind them. This has been bothering me for some time, but lately they have really gotten under my skin with their suggestion that...

Last week, I skewered Democrat opportunists who have turned into tough-sounding profiling advocates to exploit the White House ports debacle. Today, I must express bottomless disgust with those on the Right who have turned into mush-mouthed race-card players to shift blame away from President Bush for his miserable mishandling of the situation. It's one thing for feckless grievance-mongers on the Left to accuse Americans genuinely concerned about national security of Islamophobia. It's quite another for the Right to sink to such a level in accusing all good-faith critics of demagoguery. Reasonable people can disagree on the process pitfalls and security...

A figure of speech, some say of the quarterback’s “black-on-black crime” remark. Others say it fans flames. Hear what fans have to say. During the lead-up to the world's biggest sporting extravaganza, the Super Bowl, Donovan McNabb fires off a salvo for the world to hear: Terrell Owens' criticism of his quarterbacking skills last season was "black-on-black crime." Black-on-black crime? A careless choice of words, given the daily tragedies in Philadelphia and other cities, or intentionally loaded? Or just a figure of speech? From the streets of Philadelphia, inside barbershops, and all day over the radio airwaves yesterday, people weighed...

by Mark Finkelstein December 31, 2005 - 19:48. When a few years ago Rush Limbaugh suggested that the media, hoping for a black-quarterback success story, had over-rated Philadelphia Eagles QB Donovan McNabb, ESPN fired him from its Sunday night football show. Can you imagine what the media would have done to Rush had he dared to employ the classically racial "feets don't fail me now" line? Yet that is exactly what major ESPN personality Chris Berman did a few minutes ago in introducing coverage of this afternoon's Denver Broncos game. He apparently said it vis a vis white Denver Broncos...

Column draws NAACP rebukeMondesire's McNabb criticism garners national attention.By Thomas Fitzgerald INQUIRER STAFF WRITERNational NAACP president Bruce S. Gordon yesterday rebuked the leader of the civil-rights group's Philadelphia branch for a newspaper column that accused Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb of playing "the race card" by changing his approach to the game.J. Whyatt Mondesire's column, published in the Philadelphia Sunday Sun on Dec. 4, was outrageous and detracted from the NAACP's core mission, Gordon said in a statement."Whatever possessed Mondesire to take such a negative position on a positive person like McNabb is beyond me," Gordon said. "The NAACP has many...

Question-and-answer with NAACP official who criticized McNabb BY STEPHEN A. SMITH Knight Ridder Newspapers PHILADELPHIA - EDITOR'S NOTE: On Nov. 27, J. Whyatt Mondesire, publisher of the Philadelphia Sun newspaper and president of the Philadelphia chapter of the NAACP, wrote an opinion column about Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb titled "Mediocre at Best." Question: You're saying that as the publisher and a columnist at the Philadelphia Sun, the comments you've made about Donovan McNabb have nothing to do with the NAACP; it's strictly your opinion. How can you possibly make these comments and assume people "would not attach the NAACP to...

Posted on Sun, Dec. 18, 2005 IN MY OPINION McNabb has a right to be fed up after absurd criticisms By DAVID J. NEAL dneal@herald.com Somebody ought to be happy Sam and Wilma McNabb gave their son Donovan, by installation or inheritance, copious resilience and restraint. Otherwise, Donovan might snap on the next idiot to cross his path and pound away until each blow makes the fool's blood bubble instead of spurt. To paraphrase Chris Rock, I'm not saying he should do it -- but I'd understand. It's been a rough year for McNabb. After getting Philadelphia to its first...

PHILADELPHIA -- Donovan McNabb is still taking shots -- the latest from an NAACP leader who criticized the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback's leadership skills and said he "played the race card" in explaining why he no longer runs the ball. J. Whyatt Mondesire, who publishes a newspaper for blacks and is the president of the Philadelphia branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, recently wrote that the Eagles' star quarterback failed as a team leader and choked in the Super Bowl. McNabb responded sharply, but Mondesire hasn't changed his stance. "He doesn't get it," Mondesire said Wednesday....

McNabb Responds To Racial Comments Donovan McNabb is not happy a local African-American leader said the Eagles quarterback used race as an excuse for his play on the field this year. The latest Eagles' controversy has been brewing for more than a week, when local NAACP leader Jerry Whyatt Mondesire wrote an opinion piece for the Philadelphia Sun, which claimed McNabb used the "race card" as an excuse for his poor play. Today, parts of an interview with McNabb ran in the Philadelphia Daily News, in which McNabb blasts Mondesire. The comments were originally made to reporters on Dec. 11,...

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb has expressed surprise and disappointment after hearing of racially charged criticism made by Philadelphia NAACP president J. Whyatt Mondesire in a Nov. 27 column in the Philadelphia Sun. [snip] "Especially being the same color I am," McNabb told the Philadelphia Inquirer. "Obviously if it's someone else who is not African-American, it's racism. But when someone of the same race talks about you because you're selling out because you're not running the ball, it goes back to: What are we really talking about here? [snip] "I always thought the NAACP supported African-Americans and didn't talk bad...

THAT I DISAGREE with the negative assessment Philadelphia NAACP head Jerry Mondesire made of Donovan McNabb in the Philadelphia Sun is irrelevant.Mondesire, like everyone else, is entitled to his opinions, and more power to him for having a forum like the Sun to express them. I guess what I'd really like to know is how or why the quarterback's performance, Terrell Owens' self-created banishment and the Eagles' fall from Super Bowl to the cellar of the NFC East has evolved into a referendum on "blackness" in some segments of Philadelphia's African-American community.In his column, Mondesire blasted McNabb as an average...

If you read it too quickly and didn't see the byline, you might think that a controversial column lambasting Eagles' quarterback Donovan McNabb was another blast from ultra-conservative radio-talker Rush Limbaugh. It said that McNabb - who led the Birds to the Super Bowl last year but had a sub-par 2005 before succumbing to injuries - was a "mediocre talent" who is "hiding behind excuses dripping in make-believe racial stereotypes" for refusing to run the football more often. "But then you played the race card and practically all of us fell for your hustle," the columnist wrote. "You scammed us...

I'm sure by now you and everyone else in the football world is tired of hearing about Terrell Owens. Believe me, I'm tired of talking about it. But when I think of this situation, I can't help but be reminded that in this day and age, "bad" behavior is still often rewarded in the end. Whatever happened to the good old days when older players kept the young ones in check? When a rookie came into the game and veterans taught them respect by having them do things like pick up laundry bags or sing at the training table or...

ESPN's Chris Mortensen has confirmed rumors that Terrell Owens engaged in a fist fight Wednesday with teammate Hugh Douglas. The fight broke out after Douglas came into the locker room and announced "I know there are people in here faking injuries." Another Eagles source reported that both Douglas and Owens threw at least two punches a piece before T.O. challenged quarterback Donovan McNabb and then everyone else in the room, saying "You want some? Anyone else want some?" All of this drama comes as ESPN has also confirmed that the Eagles and Brian Westbrook have agreed to a 5-year contract...

Posted on Sat, Sep. 10, 2005 T.O.: McNabb and I talked By Bob Brookover Inquirer Staff Writer Terrell Owens talked again yesterday, and he promised a Super Bowl victory for the Eagles that will be followed by more discussions about his contract situation. The Eagles wide receiver made his debut on a radio show from South Florida hosted by Dan Le Batard, a sports columnist with the Miami Herald. Owens, who is not talking to members of the local media, is scheduled to be part of Le Batard's show every Friday during the season. In addition to saying he had...

Posted on Mon, Aug. 15, 2005 T.O. gets stern letter from Birds By Bob Brookover INQUIRER STAFF WRITER PITTSBURGH - The Eagles confirmed an ESPN report that they have sent disgruntled wide receiver Terrell Owens a letter detailing a list of his alleged misdeeds during his 10 days at training camp at Lehigh University. It was not the first time they had sent the wide receiver such a letter, a team source said. The source indicated the team also sent a letter to Owens in May when he failed to attend the mandatory post-draft camp at the NovaCare Complex. Owens,...

McNabb to Owens: Stop Talking About Me By DAN GELSTON, AP Sports Writer1 hour, 46 minutes ago Donovan McNabb insisted he wasn't stung by criticism from Terrell Owens, laughing off the banished wide receiver's remarks before turning serious and telling him to "keep my name out of your mouth." While Owens left his home for the Bahamas, McNabb joked with reporters, tapped the mikes and rubbed his hands together before taking his seat inside a jammed media tent shortly after Philadelphia's Friday practice. "Yeah! C'mon, bring it!" McNabb said to laughter. Owens again blasted McNabb on two separate interviews with...

KAPOLEI, Hawaii (Feb. 9, 2005) -- Donovan McNabb has no apologies for his Super Bowl performance. He won't allow his teammates to make excuses, either. . . . The Eagles' offensive struggles were caused only by the Patriots and the tension of a Super Bowl, not a phantom sickness.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Patriots knew Donovan McNabb couldn't beat them with his arm in Super Bowl XXXIX. But they did suspect McNabb could beat his own team with it. He complied. Sunday night, McNabb cobbled together a mishmash of inaccuracy, indecisiveness, inconsistency and ineptitude. If he merely played OK, the Eagles might have pulled the upset over the Patriots. But OK was too tall an order. The statistics tell a tale of a valiant effort by the Philadelphia quarterback -- 30-for-51 for 357 yards with three touchdowns. But the three picks he threw -- one to Tedy Bruschi during...

It looked like Donovan McNabb saved his jitters for the Super Bowl. McNabb spent the week telling jokes, being loose and insisting that he felt no pressure leading the Philidelphia Eagles versus the New England Patriots.But the five time pro bowl QB had a shaky performance in the most important game of his career Sunday, a 24-21 loss to the Patriots. McNabb turned the ball over three times, including crucial interceptions in the first and fourth quarters.McNabb misfired on several passes early, held the ball too long in other instance and made several poor decisions. One of the best scramblers...

PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb was so ill in the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl that a teammate had to call a play in the huddle, center Hank Fraley said. "He fought to the end," Fraley told Comcast SportsNet on Monday. "He gave it his all. He was almost puking in the huddle. One play had to be called by (wideout) Freddie Mitchell because Donovan was mumbling because he was almost puking." Offensive lineman Jon Runyan also echoed Fraley's comments in the same interview aired on two local radio stations on Tuesday after the Comcast report. McNabb...

Brady, unfazed by pressure, picks apart Pro Bowlers JACKSONVILLE, FLA. - The Eagles figured they could use man coverage on the New England receivers and blitz quarterback Tom Brady from every angle. With three Pro Bowl selections — cornerback Lito Sheppard and safeties Brian Dawkins and Michael Lewis — Philadelphia thought its defense matched up well with New England's offense. Defensive coordinator Jim Johnson is regarded as one of the most creative in his profession. Unfortunately for the Eagles, the Patriots pick up the blitz as well as anyone. Quarterback Tom Brady threw for 236 yards and two touchdowns. Deion...

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Okay FR football fans, this is it. Championship Sunday. We have the Patriots in the Steel City to battle the Steelers. We have the QB/RB/HB/All-around-fast-guy Michael Vick and his Falcons taking on the Chuncky Soup eating Donovan McNabb (his mama made him eat it) and the Eagles in Philly. Offensive octane in Philly, defensive titans in Pittsburgh. Sounds like it's gonna be a fun day today! Post your picks. Who do you think will win and why? Here are my choices, so take a peek and tell me where I'm wrong if I'm wrong. New England is -3 in Pittsburgh....

Posted on Thu, Jan. 20, 2005 McNabb, Vick set for milestone game NFC title game is first with two black QBs By LES BOWEN bowenl@phillynews.com NOBODY HAD to remind Jeff Blake that this weekend's matchup of Donovan McNabb and Michael Vick in the NFC Championship Game ensures that an African-American will start at quarterback in the Super Bowl, for only the third time in 39 years. "There's only been two, in NFL history. That's a lot of football, for only two. And only one's won it," said Blake, an Eagles backup who is both African-American and a QB. "It's a...

BALTIMORE (AP) -- A 29-year-old Maryland man was charged with theft after calling NFL players Donovan McNabb, Darrell Green and Warren Sapp and convincing them to wire him money. Lewis Sills of Elkridge, Md., faces multiple charges of theft and identity theft after stealing or trying to steal from McNabb, Sapp and Green, Howard County police said. fter persuading Green and McNabb to wire him money, Sills called Sapp, who became suspicious, police said. The Oakland Raiders defensive lineman's financial manager contacted police, who arrested Sills after he picked up money he believed was from Sapp. "We have not been...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Donovan McNabb usually puts up these numbers playing video games. McNabb threw a career-high five touchdown passes in the first half and finished with a team-record 464 yards passing, leading the Philadelphia Eagles to a 47-17 victory over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. Brian Westbrook had 11 catches for 156 yards and three TDs and Terrell Owens caught eight passes for 161 yards and one score. McNabb set a team record by completing his first 14 passes and finished 32-of-43. "Statistically, it felt like playing a video game," McNabb said. "We were clicking on all cylinders....

Rather than star quarterback Donovan McNabb or any other members of the Eagles, it seemed natural that the often-tacky Terrell Owens was the player who once again managed to find the gutter. Out here on the Left Coast, we observed the Owens act for six seasons with the San Francisco 49ers. He openly feuded with coaches, teammates, and opponents. Owens' end zone antics such as the Sharpie incident became legendary. And embarrassing to anybody who believes athletes should be held to a higher standard! After the 2003 season, the self-centered and disruptive Owens had to go. With his talent, the...

Rush has been touting for an hour-and-a-half some comments that former ESPN host Max Kellerman made on Hannity yesterday (not sure if it was on Sean's radio or TV show). Apparently it has to do with what was being said behind the scenes regarding Rush's comments about Donovan McNabb, and the aftermath. I can't listen any more today to Rush, and would be very grateful if someone would post what Rush has to say about it, or what Kellerman himself said during his appearance with Sean Hannity. Many thanks!

Posted on Sat, Jan. 31, 2004 Phil Sheridan | White or black, cheer the good and boo the bad By Phil Sheridan Inquirer Columnist HOUSTON - Warren Moon agrees with Rush Limbaugh on this much, at least. The progress of African American quarterbacks in the NFL has been a media-driven issue. "It's a story we didn't necessarily ask for," Moon said Thursday afternoon. "In a thousand interviews, we were asked about being black quarterbacks." The screaming match that followed Limbaugh's ill-conceived September remarks about the Eagles' Donovan McNabb drowned out any more thoughtful discussion about this. Maybe that's possible now...

Black QBs lament Limbaugh's comments By JOE KAY, AP Sports Writer January 29, 2004 HOUSTON (AP) -- Some retired black quarterbacks want to help their modern-day counterparts deal with the extra scrutiny of being a high-profile minority player in the NFL. Rush Limbaugh's comments about Donovan McNabb earlier this season reminded them that black quarterbacks still aren't on equal footing in all respects. Warren Moon, Doug Williams and other former NFL quarterbacks said Thursday they've formed ``The Field Generals'' to serve primarily as a support group for players. ``As a quarterback -- I don't care who you are -- there's...

PHILADELPHIA -- He always was a winner, a champion from his Mount Carmel days, making it all the more cruel and a little absurd that Donovan McNabb has become a lovable loser. Like a certain baseball team in his hometown, he is cursed and maybe doomed to a runner-up existence, which won't make his life easier in a devastated city that is reaching for razor blades and looking for bridges. This time, it wasn't Rush Limbaugh spewing hatred. This time, it was a freak shot to the ribs, courtesy of Carolina linebacker Greg Favors, who planted his helmet into McNabb's...

For those who missed it, Limbaugh performed the most perfect comments on Donovan McNabb this morning by not even mentioning his name. Instead he contrasted the way that Payton Manning came out and took responsibility for his performance against the way that the media instantly set out to blame the Eagles' wide recievers for what happened to them. It was the best revenge, because by not mentioning McNabb, no one in the media can say that Rush attacked McNabb, but to all us football fans, what Rush DIDNT say, was LOUD AND CLEAR. Thanks Rush!

BEGIN TRANSCRIPT 12:40 PM ET RUSH: Matt in Cincinnati. Welcome, sir. Nice to have you on the EIB Network. MATT: Yeah, hi, Rush, I'm not going to let this McNabb thing go, either. I just wanted to say I will be thankful when the Super Bowl is over and the NFL season is come to an end. I've lost all respect for the NFL media, and certain other individuals for their treatment of you. I'm disgusted with their phony baloney outrage and their self-serving hand-wringing. I tell you I expect more out of adults and I say shame on them.

When Sam McNabb heard the words coming from Rush Limbaugh's mouth - the hateful, hurtful words about his son Donovan - he flashed back to another devastating night in the early 1980s. It was supposed to be a wonderful time for Sam McNabb's family, the culmination of what he calls "the all-American concept" - he finally was able to buy his wife and two children a house in the leafy Chicago suburbs. But the house was in a neighborhood where almost everyone else was white, and a black family from the inner city wasn't exactly welcome in Dolton, Ill. "When...

Read for yourself below: McNabb's rating of 54.8 is improved over his 51.-something from last week, but still ranks him as dead last among starting QBs. CBS - CBS SportsLine - AOL  home   scores   stats   schedules   standings   teams   players    FANTASY FIELD PASS ROSTERS DEPTH CHARTS TV & RADIO NFL NETWORK YOUTH FOOTBALL TICKETS AUCTIONS NFL SHOP    NFL SITES KIDS HALL OF FAME NFLPLAYERS.COM SUPERBOWL.COM PRO BOWL NFL Europe NFL ALUMNI  MORE FROM NFL.COM ROOKIES CONTESTS IN THE COMMUNITY PLAYER PROGRAMS INTERNATIONAL NFL SUNDAY TICKET USA FOOTBALL WIRELESS   2003 Regular Season NFL · AFC · NFC    Quarterback...

<p>I'm watching Pardon the Interruption, the sports talk show on ESPN TV with Tony Kornheiser.</p> <p>In discussing Donovan McNabb's pitiful performance this season, Kornheiser surmised that Rush's statements have made it almost impossible for anyone to criticize McNabb, for fear of being accused of racism.</p> <p>I went to the official NFL site to check QB ratings, and sure enough, of all the starting QBs, McNabb is, far and away, the lowest ranked!</p>

Box Score: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=231019019 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- Twenty-five years ago the Philadelphia Eagles stunned the New York Giants with "The Fumble." Now they have "The Punt Return" to rub in the Giants' faces. Brian Westbrook scored on an 84-yard punt return with 1:16 to play, leading the Eagles to a 14-10 victory over the Giants on Sunday. Until the return, the Giants' defense dominated the game between the two struggling NFC East powers. It had limited Donovan McNabb and the Eagles (3-3) to 134 total yards and one second-half first down. All the Giants (2-4) needed to do to...

Racial Censorship and the Witch-Hunt Against Rush Limbaughby Walter Williams (October 15, 2003) Article website address: http://www.capmag.com/article.asp?ID=3176 Summary: Limbaugh's statement is opinion that can be characterized as correct or incorrect -- but racist, no. [CAPITALISM MAGAZINE.COM] Rush Limbaugh's comment on ESPN regarding Philadelphia Eagles' quarterback Donovan McNabb was: "I don't think he's been that good from the get go. I think what we've had here is a little of social concern from the NFL. The media has been desirous that a black quarterback do well."Kweisi Mfume, NAACP's president, criticized Limbaugh's remarks as bigoted, ignorant and racist. Democrat presidential hopefuls chimed in with...

McNabb remains starter despite injury, ineffectiveness By DAN GELSTON, AP Sports Writer October 13, 2003 PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Andy Reid is peppered with questions about whether it's time to bench an injured and ineffective Donovan McNabb. The only topic Reid wants to put to rest is McNabb's status as the starting quarterback. ``There is nobody who wants to win more than Donovan McNabb. I don't worry about that at all,'' Reid said Monday. ``He's going to keep firing and he's going to be fine.'' ADVERTISEMENT That's been the standard line all season about McNabb. After two straight wins temporarily...