Jeff Johnson
Jeff Johnson
Award-winning journalist and communications specialist known best for his social and political commentary on BET, MSNBC, and syndicated radio.
ProfessionRadio Host
Date of Birth7 May 1973
adversity consider definitely effort four frustrated hard kids played proud season wins
I am definitely proud of the effort these kids are giving. They played hard for four quarters. The effort has been there all season and when you consider how very frustrated they have been through the adversity in wins and losses, you have to be impressed. I can't say enough about their effort.
credit early hit hitting home shots
You have to give the credit to McDowell. He hit those 3s early and put us in a hole. They were hitting their shots and we weren't. That's frustrating on your home floor.
anybody beat field
We went 3-for-21 from the field in the first half. You aren't going to beat anybody that way.
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We've got a good group of sophomores and hopefully they can communicate to the freshmen what it takes to get it done in conference play. We just have to understand that it's a marathon and not a sprint. It' s a matter of who's got the most perseverance.
creating growth jobs levels population stronger
As the population grows, we're not creating enough jobs as it is to keep up with the levels we have. What we need is stronger growth that is more employment-creative, or employment-intensive.
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The operative word in Public Service Commission is 'public.' And, for most of our members, they have a pretty strong impression the PSC is too attendant to the needs of the utility companies and not common citizens. People are concerned about how to make ends meet.
exposed good played weaknesses
We've played up and down so far. When you play good competition, you get some of your weaknesses exposed and we have been exposed at times.
cut drive floor freed halftime lead leaving loosen patient seemed toward
Leaving the floor with a 31-30 halftime lead was big for us. We seemed to loosen up after that. We were patient offensively and that helped. We were able to cut and drive toward the basket. That freed up the perimeter.
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I wish (Thursday) that we had a tornado warning out ahead of this tornado, but we didn't. It was a very small tornado, quickly spun up.
good hard ok practice resulted until versatile works
She's one of our most versatile swimmers. She works very hard in practice and the hard work she does has resulted in some good swimming. She did OK up until she was 12; then she got really good when she was 13.
answer clearly intend
Did he intend to live up to this promise? The answer is clearly no.
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The waterline was almost at the top of the basement when they began dewatering. I am amazed at how fast they've been able to remove so much water. I didn't expect this much progress for months. Amazing.
argument bit seems stretch
seems a bit of a stretch to me ... but I think there's a straight-faced argument to be made.
arm game good rose
Rose is a good arm with good stuff. We're going to have to have our 'A' game to win.