Eagles called ‘gaybirds’ by N.J. lawmaker

A North Jersey state Assemblyman and Giants fan has apologized after getting grief for calling the Philadelphia Eagles "those gaybirds from Philly."

Not that he exactly said: Sorry, City of Brotherly Love. Or: No offense, Andy Reid and crew.

"I have very, very close relatives who are gay. I have nothing against them. I'm far from that," said Assemblyman Charles Mainor, according to the Jersey Journal.

A Jersey City police detective who was elected in 2010, Mainor said in a Facebook post:

"We are not going to just lay down, we come to play. Who the hell do you think we are the DALLAS COWGIRLS OR THOSE GAYBIRDS FROM PHILLY . . . NO WE ARE THE NEW YORK GIANTS."

Mainor, a Democrat, also said he was only partly responsible. A "friend" supposedly put in the "gaybirds" part.

Not to doubt a politician, but help is needed to write a Facebook post?

No one blames Mainor for exercising bragging rights. His Giants not only made the playoffs - while the Eagles and Cowboys choked - but advanced to the conference championship game by whalloping the Green Bay Packers, defending Super Bowl champs who had a 15-1 record during the season.

But it wasn't wise to act like . . . well, some Eagles fans.

Locals have been known to use a certain slurname for Dallas QB Tony Romo. (Think of a word that rhymes with his last name.) Even though he dated the likes of Jessica Simpson and Carrie Underwood, and last year married pageant queen and TV reporter Candice Crawford.

Now, because of Mainor's post, Philly fans might root more for the Giants to lose - so they can once again justify calling the team's quarterback "She-li" instead of Eli Manning.