What Limbaugh Actually Said (Transcription)

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What Limbaugh Actually Said (Transcription)
Transcribed by Brian S. Wise

"In Dissent"

September 28, 2003

Below is an exact transcript of the segment in question involving Rush Limbaugh last Sunday, 28 September.

Rush Limbaugh: I’ve listened to all you guys, actually, and I think the sum total of what you’re all saying is, Donovan McNabb is regressing, he’s going backwards. And my, I’m sorry to say this, I don’t think he’s been that good from the get-go. I think what we’ve had here is a little social concern in the NFL. I think the media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well …

Tom Jackson: Mm-hmm

Limbaugh: … for instance, black coaches and black quarterbacks doing well. I think there is a little hope invested in McNabb and he got a lot of credit for the performance of this team that he really didn’t deserve … [crosstalk] the defense carried this team, I think, and he got credit for it.

Jackson: But Rush, somebody went to those [NFC] championship games …

Limbaugh: Oh, they went …

Jackson: … somebody went to those Pro Bowls, somebody made those plays that I saw, running down the field, doing it with his legs, doing it with his arm. He had been a very effective quarterback for this football team over the last two or three years [crosstalk], different than what we see right -- and they didn’t have any talent then than they have now.

Limbaugh: On defense, on defense they did. [crosstalk]

Jackson: Well, on defense they did, but I’m talking about the offensive side of the ball.

Limbaugh: But that’s what I’m saying: I think he got a lot of credit for the defensive side of the ball winning games for this team.

Steve Young: But I’ll tell you what, I’ll say it even more strongly, Tom: When they’re [the Philadelphia Eagles] winning, nobody makes more plays …

Jackson: Than Donovan McNabb.

Young: … with his feet and with his arm than Donovan McNabb. That guy is really one of the best in the league at making plays. But making plays does not win championships. Running the offense does, so at some point I think that if Coy Detmer looks like a better option [crosstalk] because he’ll go in there, drop back and throw the ball correctly.

Chris Berman: Isn’t it odd that last year, with the broken leg, I know it was Arizona, but that one game he was in the [pocket] he looked great. [crosstalk]

Young: He had to run that offense.

Jackson: So Rush, once you make that investment, though, once you make that investment in him, that’s a done deal.

Limbaugh: I’m saying it’s a good investment, don’t misunderstand, I just don’t think he’s as good as everyone said he has been … [crosstalk]

Michael Irvin: Rush has a point … Rush has a point. ***

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