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Jimmy fired, Jay-Z embraced for similar stuff
For those inclined to consider collisions of circumstance, here's a good one: Tomorrow at 8 p.m., ESPN's "30 For 30" documentary series presents filmmaker Fritz Mitchell's superb one-hour take on the rise and colossal fall of Jimmy The Greek Snyder....
Jimmy the Greek fired, Jay-Z embraced for similar stuff
nypost.com — For those inclined to consider collisions of circumstance, here's a good one: Tomorrow at 8 p.m., ESPN's... "30 For 30" documentary series presents filmmaker Fritz Mitchell's superb one-hour take on the rise and colossal fall of Jimmy The Greek Snyder.  ... (more) Jimmy the Greek fired, Jay-Z embraced for similar stuff
Another Country: Mushnick, Jimmy the Greek, Jay-Z, The New York Post
Another Country: Mushnick, Jimmy the Greek, Jay-Z, The New York Post
cantstopthebleeding.com — GC periodically sends these emails around to the CSTB contributors — ‘going to be doing important music... business stuff all day and all night, please chip in if you wish’ — and I have not done anything to chip in. I have read some really great stories for my increasingly ... (more) Another Country: Mushnick, Jimmy the Greek, Jay-Z, The ...

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Shea Hey — ... Phil Mushnick is usually right on. He's right about how late start times are bad for the future of sports. He's right to attack greedy owners on PSLs. He's right to attack the WWF every time another superstar passes before their time. In Monday's column, he was wrong to state that Jimmy the Greek was fired for saying the same stuff that rappers like Jay-Z are embraced for. He cites how the Yankees' adopted Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind," as an example of supposed hypocrisy because the song uses racially offensive language. He goes on to state, correctly, that Hovie's lyrics ...

Doing the Monday Linkage
Fang's Bites — ... Phil Mushnick of the New York Post tries to compare the unfortunate comments by the late Jimmy the Greek to Jay-Z. Phil's stretching here. ...

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NESW Sports, Sports Videos — ... 6. Got my DVR set for Jimmy The Greek Speaking of Irv Cross and gambling, I’m psyched to watch the 30 on 30 doc on Jimmy The Greek. Not that I’ve gotten around to watching the ones I taped of Donald Trump: USFL Apprentice or In The Heat Of The Night: The Colts Sneak Out Of Baltimore. Any way, this brief snippet of shocking racist crazy talk should wet your whistles: The NY Post’s Phil Mushnick says Jay-Z’s just as bad as Jimmy The Greek. ...

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