"The essay is actually a Talking Points memo from Bill O'Reilly."

ROTFLMAO.... No wonder I thought it was good!

"Dale's article fails to acknowledge that appoximately 80% of American Olympians competed in college.  I would wager that a healthy percentage of these institutions are publicy funded."

In a way, you're kinda making the same point; if people want to succeed in anything, they have to get up off their asses and do it. No one should expect a college, a gov't, or a business to just give anyone anything because they feel their entitled.