Black History Month: "The Project" DAY 2 (812 hits)
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Submitted by sicosemen (View user info) at 2006-02-02 07:14:19 EST
WE salute you J. Whyatt Mondesire.
This happened in 2005 and Makes Jerry Whyatt Mondesire today's Black History Month spotlight.
J. Whyatt Mondesire - civil-rights leader, newspaper publisher and politician - slams rivals with blunt language all the time. It's usually considered part of the spice of Philadelphia politics.
But Mondesire found himself in some hot water when he turned his sharp tongue on someone in a different league: Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb. In a scathing column published in his newspaper, the Philadelphia Sunday Sun, Mondesire said that McNabb was a "mediocre talent" who "played the race card" by moving away from his roots as a running quarterback to become a traditional pocket passer.
For good measure, Mondesire said, "You choked, brother," in referring to McNabb's disoriented play at the end of the Super Bowl last January.
The column has sparked heated discussion on talk radio around town, raising the profile of the Sun and its publisher, who is exploring a run for Congress against U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah (D., Pa.) in next year's primary.
"It's amazing how, when I write about children being slaughtered or people not being able to afford heat, I don't get the reaction I get from touching the Holy Grail," Mondesire said.
McNabb led the Eagles to the Super Bowl last year, but was having a dramatically less productive season when he was sidelined with an injury after nine games. Mondesire said McNabb's effectiveness had declined because he shifted tactics - from rolling out and running the ball to throwing it from the pocket - to avoid being stereotyped as a "black" quarterback.
While McNabb's annual running yardage totals have shrunk since his first year as an Eagle in 2000, he has never cited race as a reason for running less. He has, however, expressed resentment that some blacks playing his position are labeled "running quarterbacks."
"So our genius here piles on now because everyone is piling on McNabb," said Howard Eskin, a sports talk host on WIP-AM (610). "It's just not fair. McNabb has had a terrible year, but not because he runs or doesn't run."
Efforts to reach McNabb, through both the Eagles and his agent, were unsuccessful yesterday. The quarterback is recovering from season-ending surgery to repair a sports hernia that had hindered his passing and mobility.
Mondesire said he figured the controversy would not hurt a possible congressional run, since McNabb lives in a different district and "I'm not looking for a contribution from him, or [Eagles coach] Andy Reid."
McNabb has not contacted Mondesire to complain. "If he does call, the first thing I'm going to do is try to recruit him as a subscriber" to the Sun, Mondesire said.
Ahh, Jerry Mondesire says that Donavan McNabb doesn't care about black people. He says that McNabb changed from a running quarterback to a passer and that made him a worse player and it was race-related. Um, okay. All I have to say: Football-wise, running quarterbacks haven't quite done so well, have they? Or did I forget the six Super Bowls Fran Tarkenton and Michael Vick have won?
Excuse me, but this rings pretty close to black on black crime. Thanks Jerry, you are supposed to have your brother's back. Better watch out for tomorrows Black History Winner.
Perhaps this picture of Jerry Whyatt Mondesire will shed some light on the subject. Why is a black man wearing a Stetson hat in Philadelphia? Anyone?
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Submitted by shinebox (user info) at 2007-04-02 23:31:09 EDT (#)
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wins againz
Submitted by remote_narcotic (user info) at 2006-02-02 14:33:00 EST (#)
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I've been known to hang minorities.
Submitted by Foonbo (user info) at 2006-02-02 11:42:39 EST (#)
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That guy is a tool. DMcN needs to come back home to Chicago where we appreciate him and he'd be God.
Submitted by RyuFu (user info) at 2006-02-02 09:34:23 EST (#)
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Fuck honkies.
Wait...I mean....fuck it.
Submitted by TheSpook (user info) at 2006-02-02 07:56:59 EST (#)
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Submitted by RamenNoodle (user info) at 2006-02-02 07:40:12 (#)
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You forgot to add the greatest black quarterback of all time.......Aaron Brooks. He is so black he doesnt even bother learning plays.
It was good, but this was better.
Submitted by RamenNoodle (user info) at 2006-02-02 07:40:12 EST (#)
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You forgot to add the greatest black quarterback of all time.......Aaron Brooks. He is so black he doesnt even bother learning plays.
Submitted by williamson (user info) at 2006-02-02 07:25:40 EST (#)
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Auto +2 sport I don't understand.
I never thought I'd say this but... has it really been a year since the last black history month?
Submitted by badassmofo (user info) at 2006-02-02 07:20:00 EST (#)
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Mondesire is a dipshit but he's got McNabb as a mediocre talent which is not very far from the truth.
McNabb is a superstar that plays at just barely a star level, its not mediocre talent its mediocre heart and less than mediocre leadership ability.
Did you see the ESPN interview? I didn't but I am listening to WIP right now and they are going through it and all I can say is WOW...what a maroon.