] Commentator Rush Limbaugh resigned Wednesday night from ] ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown amid a firestorm that erupted ] over the controversial statements he made this past ] weekend about Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan ] McNabb. ] ] Later Wednesday, the National Enquirer and New York Daily ] News reported that Limbaugh was under investigation in ] Florida for illegally buying and abusing prescription ] painkillers. LMAO!!! ] "My comments this past Sunday were directed at the media ] and were not racially motivated. I offered an opinion," ] Limbaugh said in a statement released by ESPN. "This ] opinion has caused discomfort to the crew, which I ] regret. ] ] "I love NFL Sunday Countdown and do not want to be a ] distraction ... Therefore, I have decided to resign," he ] said. ] ] "We accept his resignation and regret the circumstances ] surrounding this," said George Bodenheimer, president of ] ESPN and ABC Sports. ] ] Limbaugh said Sunday that McNabb received undeserved ] credit for his team's success that came from media ] outlets with "social concern" and "very desirous that a ] black quarterback do well." Who the hell at ESPN woke up one day and decided "Ya know, America isn't subjected to enough of this blow-hard on the airwaves as it is. Lets expand his soap box and make him a sports commentator." Weird. LB |