Bill O'Reilly is a moron! Mark Cuban refrained from saying it after Bill O'Reilly's ugly comments in November about Cuban and the movie "Redacted". But I feel free to say today what Cuban didn't, after seeing Mark Cuban's actions last night for the fourth year in a row.

Allow me to set the stage:

O'Reilly alleged that Cuban was anti-American and ran a campaign to have fans take "Support Our Troops" signs to the Dallas Mavericks - San Antonio Spurs game on November 15. Well, instead Cuban outclassed O'Reilly and arranged for the Army National Gaurd to hand out Defending Freedom t-shirts to every fan .

And then last night at the Mavericks - Jazz game, every front row seat was occupied by military personnel, as guests of Mark Cuban and the Mavericks.

In a press release from the Mavericks:

Tonight for the fourth consecutive year, Mavs front row season ticket holders have banded together to provide a special tribute to injured U.S. military personnel title "Seats for Soldiers".

Approximately 130 members of the U.S. military will enjoy the special experience of sitting in front row seats valued at over $200,000. American Airlines is providing jet transportation to Dallas from Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio. In addition, American Airlines flight crew and flight attendants are donating their time for this special occasion.

As my wife Gillian Parrillo and I settled into our seats for the game, I happened to spot one of the soldiers sitting on the Mavericks' bench that looked like someone I knew. And sure enough it was TSgt. Israel Del Toro, whom I met at the Ft. Hood TACP Expo in June.

TSgt. Del Toro is an unbelievably remarkable human being, having suffered burns over 80% of his body from an IED explosion in Afghanistan. And there he was, guest of Mark Cuban for the second time in two years, sitting on the Mavs bench. (click here for a must see video of Del Toro, as he tells his story)

And now back to the class of Mark Cuban.

Rather than ranting about Bill O'Reilly, Mark quietly goes about his business, touching the lives of many like those 130 wounded solidiers. Time and time again, I've seen Mark do it not only for the soldiers, but also for young entrepreneurs such as the Sacramento Entrepreneurship Academy where I saw him speak pro-bono. I expect he will continue to do more.

And what is the moron doing? Being outclassed by Mark Cuban, no doubt.

Pierre Cutler
The Sacramento Executive