Headlines (When she's right, she's right; most people aren't aware that he's half Japanese)

Clinton team lunges at Obama for Small-Town America Remarks

"Clinton called Obama’s remarks “elitist,” “demeaning” and “out of touch” Saturday morning.

“I found his remarks undercutting his message of hope … he suggests that somehow the faith of those who live in small towns is superficial,” -- FoxNews.com

I hate to admit it, but Hilary's right.

Over the weekend, Barack Obama accused Midwesterners of being a bitter group of gun-toting, Bible-thumping, xenophobes. And more or less, there's an undeniable shred of truth to that -- many of those who live in our nation's heartland are in fact stodgy, close-minded hicks that like to shoot things in the woods, superstitiously believe that every little occurrence is the direct result of God's will, and generally don't like those whose skin color is darker than theirs. But that's way, way beside the point. Obama shouldn't have said it, and not because it offends those that it applies to (because again, a lot of that sentiment really does ring true), but because it offends those that it doesn't apply to. He's calling out the majority while throwing the minority under the bus. Obama's entire campaign is fueled by the prospect of change; he's supposed to be a candidate that offers the hope of bulldozing the old, stale status quo and transcending long generations of preconceived notions. And yet, here he is, regurgitating lazy stereotypes just because it's so much easier to judge people en masse instead of individually. There really isn't a difference between this stereotype and the stereotype of, for the sake of argument, friend chicken and watermelon. For a man who has been victimized by a great deal of generalizing and profiling throughout his life, he's doing exactly that to a large portion of this country's populace. I don't expect this latest mini-crisis to cost him control of the Democratic party, but Obama is painting with some pretty broad brush strokes here. And that's unfair and disappointing.

FAU loses basketball coach Rex Walters

I'm sorry to see him go. I like Rex. I was like 9 or 10 years old when his Kansas team went to the Final Four (that was the March when Chris Webber called that non-existent timeout). I vaguely remember him getting drafted by New Jersey (the reason why he never panned out in the pros is because he was too small to play his natural SG, but too slow-footed to play PG). And I remember him playing a few seasons in Miami, most of his time spent nailed to the bench.

I had high hopes for Matt Doherty when he first took over FAU's program. But when he left a year later, I was just as excited to see Rex get a shot, because he's played under and learned from two all-world teachers -- Roy Williams and Pat Riley. I thought he was gonna give the school's men's basketball team some direction and start building the foundation for a competitive product. But now he's gone. Ah well.

FAU's bball program needs legitimacy...there needs to be a reason for high school seniors to come play here, for students to attend games, for networks to televise our games. But just as important as notoriety, this program needs stability. So as nice as it would be to make a "name" hire (like, for instance, Mitch Richmond who's from Ft. Lauderdale), we really need to hire someone who's gonna be here for the long haul and will be able to develop this team from start to finish. Whether the choice is someone in-house or out of house, they need to pick someone who is genuinely convinced we can win and wants to make something happen here. The state of Florida is a hotbed for athletics. We're like a sports factory; it's always warm and sunny, so kids are outdoors running and jumping and shooting and throwing all year long. More than most other areas in the country, that produces talented young prospects. This is exactly why I've always felt that all of our "lesser" schools...FAU, UCF, USF, UNF, etc., etc...have a chance to consistently be competitive. There's really no reason not to be. The pool of talent is so deep here, there's so many great graduating high school seniors to choose from. So if you hire the right guy and the school puts everyone involved in a position to be successful, eventually -- almost be default -- you're gonna start winning. Our football program proved it last season with its first Bowl win, and our basketball program can do the same.