Mitt Romney called Jack Nicklaus "the greatest athlete in the 20th century"

[kpete]

Mitt Romney called Jack Nicklaus "the greatest athlete in the 20th century" forgetting Jordan, Ruth, Pele, Owens, Robinson, Ali, Gretzky...
http://delong.typepad.com/sdj/2012/09/romney-just-called-jack-nicklaus-the-20th-centurys-greatest-athlete.html

[hlthe2b]

1. Good gawd...

[riverbendviewgal]

2. Golf is a Rich man's game

what do you expect from him.?

[AngryAmish]

7. Romney doesn't play golf

[TheCowsCameHome]

25. His biggest handicap is he has no balls.

[Ian David]

31. You can be arrested for saying that in Italy.

Italy rules 'no balls' insult is a crime
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021417612

[Cha]

60. That is a handicap!

[CBGLuthier]

10. Really? A rich man's game? That is some old thinking. I am poor as fuck and play it.

Hate it but it is something to do with my dad who is also NOT RICH.

[riverbendviewgal]

15. You are right but more wheeler dealers play golf than other sports

When I think of it, Romney just not know sports enough because he is not interested in sports. Look at his Nascar comments. Romney's sport is making money and bullying.

[Art_from_Ark]

36. Here in Japan, it can cost $200 or more to play 18 rounds

Definitely a rich man's game here.

[DURHAM D]

3. Jim Thorpe

[Romulox]

4. Ruth? Gretzky? Come on... nt

[alcibiades_mystery]

9. Hmmmm

[WCGreen]

35. Bo Jackson....

Great at Football and top notch at baseball as well.

Hitting a 95 mph breaking ball is probably one of he most challenging things to do in sports.

[BlueStreak]

43. Karch Kiraly nt

[CBGLuthier]

5. So now we all pile on Nicklaus and Golf, right?

DU is so fucking boring and predictable any more.

STFW. One man's opinion and all the arguments in the world can be made. But if assholes start trashing Nicklaus because of this it will be so god damned sad.

[NightWatcher]

13. Trashing= Pointing out he's not the greatest?

He's a great golfer, but I think the criticism is that golf is not an overly athletic sport when compared to more physically demanding sports. It's also a criticism of R$ who rarely leaves life outside the country club.

[CTyankee]

18. I have nothing against golf or Nicklaus but "greatest athlete" is a real stretch.

My husband is a big sports fan and he has nothing against golf or Nicklaus, but he named either Jim Thorpe or Jesse Owen. I think the key word is "athlete," and you tend to think of all-around athlete which Thorpe and Owen were. It isn't trashing Nicklaus to make that point.

[DURHAM D]

24. Perhaps this will help. Link to Nicklaus political contributions -

http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=FL&last=Nicklaus&first=Jack

[Lucinda]

41. Yup.

I agree that it is predictable, it always happens.

[AngryAmish]

6. It is a legitimate arguement

I would go with Jordan, prime RJJ or Gretzky but certainly better the Pele, Ruth, Owens, Robinson and Ali. There is no question Nicklaus was the greatest golfer of all time. (And I don't even like the man.)

[bluemarkers]

57. Babe Didrikson Zaharias :-)

I would put Palmer first, Sneed, and ummm oh what's the boys name... you know the mixed raced upstart? (When Woods was beginning to make a name for himself, a vandal painted that "N ers shouldn't be able to play golf.&quot

Nicklaus isn't even the tops in golf...

[LovePeacock]

8. Uh oh. I sure hope that doesn't mean Nicklaus is a republican n/t

[alcibiades_mystery]

11. Nicklaus campaigned with Romney last week

He's Romney's guy in Ohio.

[LovePeacock]

26. That's disappointing. Not surprising, but disappointing.

[DURHAM D]

30. Link to his political contributions -

http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=FL&last=Nicklaus&first=Jack

[alcibiades_mystery]

12. Nicklaus is the best golfer of the 20th century, without a doubt

It's hard to compare between sports.

[Johonny]

37. I agree

The guy was good at golf and was Mitt's generation. Although for the era I think most people thought Ali was the baddest man around during the time.

[MariaM83]

14. Ali, Chamberlain

[Spider Jerusalem]

16. Jim Thorpe.

And I think that calling golfers athletes is a bit of a stretch, anyway.

[edhopper]

17. "Joe DiMaggio?"

Punch line to an old joke about a talking dog.

[ecstatic]

19. Never heard of him. lol nt

[Botany]

20. Woody Hayes was friend to the Nicklaus family told a young Jack after watching him ...

..... play football or baseball told him to stick to golf. BTW Jack is not very tall
and he is color blind too. Don't get me wrong Jack is the best golfer ever and he
has given millions to charity but he is hardly "the greatest athlete in the 20th century."

[MariaM83]

21. Mark Spitz had a bad rep, but nobody can fault his records

[DURHAM D]

32. Mitt said 20th century.

[sadbear]

38. In which century did Spitz compete?

19th or 21st?

[DURHAM D]

39. Sorry - my mistake.

You said Spitz and I read Phelps.

I need a cup of coffee.

[riverbendviewgal]

22. How about some of the Olympic winners?

or is just professional sports for this Thread? I thought Michael Phelps was pretty amazing.

[loli phabay]

23. nah maradonna or socrates win without question

[Raven]

27. This man is definately not a good politician...

he's already got the Country Club vote.

[sadbear]

28. Have you never seen Jack Nicklaus dunk on Michael Jordan?

Apparently, Romney has.

[Sanddancer]

29. Any one of the top Decathletes over the past years....

Golf. Bunch of fat lazy bashards that don't even walk the 3-4 miles like they should. They don't even carry their own bags.

[loli phabay]

62. daley thompson for the win.

[Sanddancer]

63. My thoughts exactly.

[liberalmuse]

33. About golf at 2:50

[SDjack]

34. Wonder Woman is the greatest. But, Rmoney will say that any athlete that is

a goper is also the greatest athlete, and he will say it with the greatest conviction, my friend.

[Gormy Cuss]

42. And forgetting Babe Didrikson Zaharias. n/t

[TwilightGardener]

44. Sweet Jesus, REALLY? Golf is a GAME, not a sport!!

It's like BOWLING!!

[immoderate]

55. Or curling!

--imm

[Crabby Appleton]

58. Curling fan here!

[immoderate]

59. Me too!

And with no intention to offend, if I had to, I'd call it a game before a sport, though I can't say why, or explain the difference.

The person in the pictures is very attractive. Friend of yours?

--imm

[hifiguy]

45. Muhammad Ali and Jim Brown beg to differ.

To say nothing of Jesse Owens, Jim Thorpe, Joe Louis, Michael Jordan, Babe Ruth and Willie Mays.

[Skittles]

46. a golfer is an athlete?

[madinmaryland]

48. Walking 7,000 yards should make you an athlete...

With your faithful caddy carrying all the heavy stuff.

[madinmaryland]

47. It's the only sport he knows about. Probably only watches the Masters.

[slackmaster]

49. He's confused. Everybody knows Jack Nicholson was really the greatest athlete in the 20th century.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

50. Ali was SI's Sportsman Of The Century And Jordan Was ESPN's Sportsman Of The Century

.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

51. The guy doesn't watch sports

Did you see when they asked him about the Packer/Seahawk game? He looked like Eddie Murphy in Coming to America where he goes into the bosses office and tries to talk football.

[MrSlayer]

52. Well that's his opinion.

There is no correct answer. My choice is Gretzky.

[baldguy]

53. I think everyone is missing the boat, here.

A rich parasite like Rmoney thinks Jack Nicklaus is "the greatest athlete in the 20th century", not because of his athletic prowess, but because of his success in business.

[Dedicated Mind]

54. tiger is on the prowl

nicklaus won't last long on the throne

[muntrv]

56. Don't forget Jim Thorpe.

[TeeYiYi]

61. Wait,...what? ...

Golfers are athletes? ... ?

...Bowlers too? ...

TTY