{"id":1435566,"date":"2022-04-13T13:44:53","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T17:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1435566"},"modified":"2022-04-13T13:45:48","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T17:45:48","slug":"tony-dungy-responds-unapologetically-to-leftist-outrage-over-his-fatherhood-comments-obama-said-the-same-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tony-dungy-responds-unapologetically-to-leftist-outrage-over-his-fatherhood-comments-obama-said-the-same-things\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Dungy Responds Unapologetically To Leftist Outrage Over His Fatherhood Comments: \u2018Obama Said The Same Things\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftony-dungy-responds-unapologetically-to-leftist-outrage-over-his-fatherhood-comments-obama-said-the-same-things%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1435566&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former NFL Coach Tony Dungy, who was the first black head coach to win a Super Bowl title, became the target of left-wing critics this week when they conjured up outrage at Dungy\u2019s racial wrongthink.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Dungy appeared alongside Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to support the governor\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flgov.com\/2022\/04\/11\/governor-ron-desantis-signs-groundbreaking-legislation-to-support-involved-fatherhood-in-florida\/\">Responsible Fatherhood Initiative<\/a>,\u201d which puts $70 million in state funds toward programs for male role models. <\/p>\n<p>Dungy\u2019s two-minute remarks focused on his own experience growing up with a strong father figure in contrast to others who did not.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had a dad who was around me all the time and supported me, and I thought everyone was like that. I got to my job at the National Football League, started interviewing our players, and I began to understand not everyone had that same blessing that I had,\u201d Dungy said at the governor\u2019s press conference. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>It really got driven home to me my first year here in Tampa when I got the job. Legendary man here by the name of Abe Brown. Many of you know the name Abe Brown. He had a prison ministry. He wanted me to go with him, and I went on the first trip expecting to see grizzled, hard, tough older guys, and what I met were 19- and 20- and 21-year-old kids who looked like my boys. And I remember driving home from that trip and asking Reverend Brown, \u2018How do those young boys get here?\u2019 And he told me it\u2019s not socioeconomic. It\u2019s not racial. It\u2019s not education. It\u2019s none of that. Ninety-five percent of these boys did not grow up with their dad. And that hit me.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Leftists who demand ideological compliance along racial lines weren\u2019t enthusiastic about Dungy\u2019s appearance. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTony Dungy is constantly used as a prop by bigots,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/deadspin.com\/tony-dungy-is-constantly-used-as-a-prop-by-bigots-1848787929\">headlined<\/a> Deadspin on Wednesday, while Keith Olbermann <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KeithOlbermann\/status\/1513629245662191617?s=20&#038;t=oA-d7RIX8Js5KJnNmHJQzQ\">labeled<\/a> Dungy a \u201cfascist political prop.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/exavierpope\/status\/1513606757431533569?s=20&#038;t=t0RQSilmHF3OMEKm9CeWig\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"881\" height=\"829\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Tweet-About-Dungy.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-270609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Tweet-About-Dungy.png 881w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Tweet-About-Dungy-300x282-1.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Tweet-About-Dungy-768x723-1.png 768w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cFathers are extremely important, but yeah \u2026 that ain\u2019t how this works,\u201d The Atlantic\u2019s Jemele Hill <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jemelehill\/status\/1513694749969977346?s=20&#038;t=4PdmMTk_KrTgIrigCExgTA\">fired<\/a> at Dungy on Twitter, going on to offer a series of what-ifs proving Dungy\u2019s point.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"877\" height=\"699\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Jemele-Hill-Dungy-Tweet.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-270608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Jemele-Hill-Dungy-Tweet.jpg 877w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Jemele-Hill-Dungy-Tweet-300x239-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Jemele-Hill-Dungy-Tweet-768x612-1.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Dungy\u2019s comments triggered liberal pundits not only because they were made next to a Republican governor who has become a top target of the left, but also because the facts are out of step with left-wing orthodoxy on race and family matters. Dungy didn\u2019t apologize for his statements, though, and instead pointed out that Democrats\u2019 beloved President Barack Obama shared the same statements 14 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Two] days ago I spoke on behalf of a Florida bill that supports dads &#038; families and it offended some people,\u201d Dungy addressed his critics on Twitter. \u201c[Fourteen] years ago Pres Obama said the same things almost verbatim. I\u2019m assuming people were outraged at him too,\u201d Dungy continued with a screenshot of Obama\u2019s comments.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TonyDungy\/status\/1514234510585606145?s=20&#038;t=3koPwyCAZFQDfeMwaWQoDA\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"699\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Tony-Dungy-Tweet.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-270606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Tony-Dungy-Tweet.png 610w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Tony-Dungy-Tweet-262x300-1.png 262w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>In lieu of an apology over the faux outrage, Dungy concluded by affirming his commitment to faith and fatherhood: \u201cI am serving the Lord, so I\u2019ll keep supporting dads and families.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p>\n  Tristan Justice is the western correspondent for The Federalist. He has also written for The Washington Examiner and The Daily Signal. His work has also been featured in Real Clear Politics and Fox News. Tristan graduated from George Washington University where he majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow him on Twitter at @JusticeTristan or contact him at Tristan@thefederalist.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former NFL Coach Tony Dungy, who was the first black head coach to win a Super Bowl title, became the target of left-wing critics this week when they conjured up<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":494,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1435566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1435566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/494"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1435566"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1435566\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1435566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1435566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1435566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}