The Greatest Is Honored

Today, President Bush awarded Muhammad Ali The Presidential Medal of Freedom. Because Ali is such a deserving person to receive such accolades I'll give Bush the benefit of the doubt and assume this was a geniune gesture and not a publicity stunt to help repair his tarnished image among black voters. And, even if it was, in this case the ends justify the means and recognizing Ali's unique contribution to America and to the world is important, so that's what is worth focusing on. Ali is an Icon. He was a true trailblazer morphing althletics, civil rights, politics, entertainment, poetry, charisma, and courage in a time of enormous change in America. He wasn't always right, but rarely has the world seen a man who has remained truer to their convictions and to their belief in themselves.