Michael Johnson says descendants of slaves have a "superior athletic gene". Was Jimmy the Greek right?

by Rogue_Loner Posted 2012/07/06 11:41:07

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	Yep... Jimmy "the Greek" was right, and was fired for it.	14 votes	41%
	No. Jimmy the Greek said the same thing, but HE was wrong.	3 votes	9%
	Both Jimmy"the Greek" and Michael Johnson were wrong.	7 votes	21%
	WTF is Jimmy "the Greek"?	6 votes	18%
	Ummm....errrrr....uhhhh....it's different because...	4 votes	12%

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Smokey 2012/07/06 17:18:27

No. Jimmy the Greek said the same thing, but HE was wrong.

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I'm Black and I feel CHEATED! I can't dance. I'm an average basketball player, and my penis size is normal. Where are my magic genes? :) lol
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Rogue_L... to ☆ElenaD... 2012/07/06 13:12:24
☆ElenaD... to Rogue_L... 2012/07/06 13:18:07

Annoyed by truth? That makes no sense. The only truth in your question is that Michael Johnson said that. There are no other facts. He said it. It doesn't annoy me.

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Rogue_L... to ☆ElenaD... 2012/07/06 13:23:38
☆ElenaD... to Rogue_L... 2012/07/06 13:35:03

No I accuse you of asking a dishonest question. You asked if he was right. You didn't imply anywhere that this was about whether he should've been fired, or what should be done about Michael Johnson. I thought it was a question about whether he was right about the genetic aspect not a progressive bait thread. If you have a question, you should just ask the question you really wanted to ask. You asked if he was right. I don't know. Maybe.

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Rogue_L... to ☆ElenaD... 2012/07/06 15:09:32
☆ElenaD... to Rogue_L... 2012/07/06 15:11:47

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The answer is I am not sure.

Why did you throw in all that proggressive stuff and social hypocrisy if that was the question you wanted the answer to. You make these odd logic leaps and expect people to read your mind. I don't know if Jimmy the Greek was right or not. I didn't even know who he was. So I don't know if anything is social hypocrisy or not. But that wasn't the question, was it?

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Rogue_L... to ☆ElenaD... 2012/07/06 15:14:31
☆ElenaD... to Rogue_L... 2012/07/06 15:16:58

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I am not an Arlen Specter conservative. I have been a conservative my whole life and likely wont change anytime soon.

I just think your questions would've been better stated, Why did everyone get mad at Jimmy the Greek and not Michael Johnson?

As written your question reads like, Do you think Jimmy the Greek is right about Genetics?

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Rogue_L... to ☆ElenaD... 2012/07/06 15:18:13 (edited)
Sister Jean 2012/07/06 12:03:20

Yep... Jimmy "the Greek" was right, and was fired for it.

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prove in the pudding

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Rogue_L... to Sister ... 2012/07/06 12:04:51
Philo-Publius 2012/07/06 11:51:12

Ummm....errrrr....uhhhh....it's different because...

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I'm not even going to offer an opinion because I don't think I have one.

I just stopped by to say that, as someone who remembers the whole Jimmy the Greek ordeal, this is a very astute observation, and that the connection is indeed valid. Both men said exactly the same thing, about 25 years apart.

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Rogue_L... to Philo-P... 2012/07/06 11:57:26
Scott ヶBrony Of PHAETヶ 2012/07/06 11:47:04

Both Jimmy"the Greek" and Michael Johnson were wrong.

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I thought it was a matter of working hard and trying to put in that much more extra effort than the other guy.

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Rogue_L... to Scott ヶ... 2012/07/06 11:52:22
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