I've been thinking about intelligence, on this Sunday morning. Apparently it's the thing to do now in the White House.
I've been thinking about a man who's using his wealth and influence to start a school for at-risk children that provides free tuition, uniforms, meals, transportation within two miles, bicycles and helmets, access to a food pantry for students' families, guaranteed tuition for all graduates to the University of Akron and a STEM-focused, hands-on curriculum put together by experienced educators.
I've been thinking about another man, also of great wealth and influence, who spends his time sending out grade-school tweets assailing the intelligence of men like the one mentioned above.
I've been thinking about a man who, rightly, criticizes the President of the United States for using sports (and pretty much everything else) to divide us, and who turns athletes peacefully protesting injustice into a fraudulent and hypocritical referendum on patriotism.
I've been thinking about another man, whose thoughtful response to all this was, essentially, "Oh, yeah? Well ... well ... you're just dumb!"
One man started a school into which much thought and planning has clearly gone.
The other doesn't know the difference between the United Kingdom and Great Britain, considers a raving lunatic (Alex Jones) a solid source of information and thought it was a good idea to stare directly into the sun during a solar eclipse.
One man is a successful businessman as well as the greatest basketball player of his generation. The other is a gold-card Lucky Sperm Club member who couldn't make a go of a casino in Atlantic City, for God's sake; who almost singlehandedly brought down an entire professional football league in a nation that worships pro football; and who hosted a popular game show in which he was basically required to memorize a single line.
One man is LeBron James.
The other is Our Only Available President.
I'll let you decide which one's the smart guy.
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