The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy has come under fire recently for a comment he made with regard to St. Louis Rams draft pick Michael Sam, whom came out as being gay prior to the draft. Dungy told the Tampa Tribune  that he wouldn't have drafted Sam, "not because I don't believe Michael Sam should have a chance to play, but I wouldn't want to deal with all of it. It's not going to be totally smooth...things will happen." In response, most of the media has been rather critical of Dungy's comment(s). Michael Sam, himself, responded very well, and lightened the mood a bit with a joke when asked about Dungy's quote. I, for one, have mixed feelings on the matter. Tony Dungy has a right to his own opinion, just like we all do. The problem here isn't that, however. The problem is that Dungy makes it sound like players whom attract a lot of media attention, for whatever reason, aren't worth the trouble. They c...

Even though approximately 97% of scientists believe humans are at the forefront of causing global warming, many on the far-right end of the political spectrum seem to disagree. Yes, like they stand with the top 1% of earners, they stand with the 3% of global warming skeptics. Perhaps this is why when 10% of the population agrees with their position on not passing a gun-control bill which would expand background checks, they feel they're with the majority. That brings me to one such global-warming denier in Texas Republican and evangelical leader David Barton, who had this to say about the matter to televangelist Kenneth Copeland: "When you open the door to killing (abortion), it's got a lot of different manifestations. When a nation does something bad, it gets a judgment or it gets a blessing. ... Which is why policies matter. Because if you take a bad policy you get judged for it on the spot, if you take a good policy you get blessed for it on the spot. ... A door has...