I was watching a football game yesterday, and the commentators were talking about Al Davis.  They had a lot of good things to say about him.

Maybe part of this is my bias against the Raiders, but I didn't think there was all that much good to say about him.  I think I did recently learn he was instrumental in the founding of the AFL and it's merger with the NFL.  I don't know that resigning as commissioner just before the merger is really "instrumental".

It does seem odd the way the media tends to focus only on the good of a person's legacy after they die.  Unless that person is a criminal.  I don't recall Osama Bin Laden or Timothy McViegh being remembered for anything good.

But still, why do we put such a halo on the dead?  I can understand only remembering the good if you're a family member or friend.

Along those lines, recommended reading: What Everyone Is Too Polite to Say About Steve Jobs
OK, so some of the criticisms of him are things I would think are common for most successful moguls/tycoons/CEOs:
Apple's products were made in foreign factories
Steve Jobs was a jerk

But still, at least there is someone out there not ready to immediately canonize Steve Jobs.

whatever.

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