Oliver points out some real stupidity from Howard Fineman:
I realize it’s Super Bowl weekend and Fineman’s looking for a hook. But this one trying to put President Obama and Steelers coach Mike Tomlin in the same boat is ridiculous. God bless Mike Tomlin’s accomplishments on the football field, but he’s the head coach of a football team. He’s part of the entertainment industry.
Barack Obama is president of the United States. It’s not an entertainment job. Yeah, they’re both black. But then so are a lot of people in America.
At any rate, as a sign of how much things have changed, Tomlin last night was asked after the game what it meant that reporters all week had been making a big deal about his age, never mentioned that he was African-American (and I paraphrase):
“That is good, because I’ll keep getting older, but I’ll always be black.”
And, if history is any indication, he will be coach of the Steelers until he no longer wants the job.