I'm aware this is old news as I write this, as the Rick Pitino getting some on the side has been out for two days, but I must throw in my two cents as well...
Congratulations to Pitino for proving how big basketball is in the state and you can do anything you want as long as you are part of the current program (and winning.. winning helps). Seriously, he probably shouldn't have but I'm not here to judge. I just need to become a basketball coach a little sooner than possible to capitalize on this trend.
However, there will be no congratulations to Eamonn Brennan. In his couple of stories I came across on Yahoo! (Yahoo! search for his articles, I don't want to send a direct link) on Rick Pitino this week, he implicitly told America he can't think. He called Pitino's paying for an abortion one of the scummiest things you can do and then declared it wasn't a pro-choice/pro-life issue. That clearly would be, as someone who is pro-choice would see no problem with Pitino being a man and helping a woman who wanted the abortion he was halfway responsible for. Secondly, Brennan claimed that "if public sentiment grows too loud in 'red-state' Kentucky than Louisville can get rid of their mess". You're halfway right Eamonn, Kentucky is a red state. It's also a blue state. I'm aware you're talking politics, but more people in the state know more about the rosters of their respective basketball team (including coaches, recruits, etc.) than they do about the government (names of Governor, Senators, State Rep., etc.) and in some cases basic math. If the governor did this, he'd be gone tomorrow. Pitino (and soon to be Calipari) are closer to Gods than mortals in the Bluegrass State and this will only cement their status.
