{"id":1437928,"date":"2022-04-14T12:59:41","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T16:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1437928"},"modified":"2022-04-14T12:59:55","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T16:59:55","slug":"tony-dungy-quotes-obama-after-critics-attack-him-for-backing-floridas-fatherhood-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tony-dungy-quotes-obama-after-critics-attack-him-for-backing-floridas-fatherhood-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Dungy Quotes Obama After Critics Attack Him For Backing Florida\u2019s \u2018Fatherhood\u2019 Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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-quotes-obama-after-critics-attack-him-for-backing-floridas-fatherhood-bill%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=1437928&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/Tony-Dungy.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Former Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy hit back at critics Wednesday for blasting his support of a Florida bill supporting \u201cfatherhood.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dungy responded to critics on his Twitter account on Wednesday with a quote from former President Barack Obama emphasizing the importance of fathers in the home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c2 days ago I spoke on behalf of a Florida bill that supports dads &#038; families and it offended some people. 14 yrs ago Pres Obama said the same things almost verbatim. I\u2019m assuming people were outraged at him too. I am serving the Lord so I\u2019ll keep supporting dads and families,\u201d Dungy said.<\/p>\n<p>Along with his message, Dungy posted a quote Obama said during a Father\u2019s Day <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2008\/06\/text-of-obamas-fatherhood-speech-011094\">speech<\/a> in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know the statistics \u2014 that children who grow up without a father are five times more likely to live in poverty and commit crime; nine times more likely to drop out of schools and 20 times more likely to end up in prison,\u201d Obama said. \u201cThey are more likely to have behavioral problems, or run away from home or become teenage parents themselves. And the foundations of our community are weaker because of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2 days ago I spoke on behalf of a Florida bill that supports dads &#038; families and it offended some people. 14 yrs ago Pres Obama said the same things almost verbatim. I\u2019m assuming people were outraged at him too. I am serving the Lord so I\u2019ll keep supporting dads and families.\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffd\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffd <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7eIemEGe9T\">pic.twitter.com\/7eIemEGe9T<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tony Dungy (@TonyDungy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TonyDungy\/status\/1514234510585606145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 13, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Dungy appeared at a Monday signing ceremony with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis at which DeSantis signed a bill allocating $70 million toward programs supporting and incentivizing fatherhood. As <a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/desantis-signs-bill-allocating-70-224559445.html\">Yahoo News<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>HB 7065, dubbed the \u201cResponsible Fatherhood\u201d bill, aims to encourage fathers to take an active role in their children\u2019s lives and provides grants to community-based membership programming.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It will help fund resources for educational and mentorship programs to assist children, fathers, and families in Florida through the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) and the Department of Children and Families (DCF).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The funding will enable DJJ to launch a mentorship program for at-risk youth, which will include programs including barbershop talks and fatherhood classes.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Critics slammed Dungy for appearing alongside DeSantis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTony Dungy revealed his true self a few years ago when he said he wouldn\u2019t want an openly gay player on his team. So of course he\u2019s appearing alongside anti-LGBT extremist Ron DeSantis. When people tell you who they are, believe them the first time,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PalmerReport\/status\/1513584984883445761\">posted<\/a> the Palmer Report, a leftists website.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTony Dungy, like Trump, is a bigoted a**hole,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RonWaxman\/status\/1513600556673249283\">said<\/a> Ron Waxman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs @TonyDungy aware of what Gov DeSantis has done to interfere with the ability of Black fathers to vote and thus have a voice in the policies that will govern the lives of their children in Florida? I would be happy to meet and discuss,\u201d civil rights attorney Sherrilyn Ifill <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sifill_LDF\/status\/1513687029120339968\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/tony-dungy-under-fire-statements-about-amanda-prestigiacomo\">Tony Dungy Under Fire For Statements About Christianity And Faith. Here\u2019s His Response.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. 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