A White House official said Wednesday that gay college football star Michael Sam is as courageous for publicly announcing his homosexuality as are soldiers, police officers and firemen who risk their lives in the line of duty. Paulette Aniskoff, Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Public Engagement, made the statement on Twitter in reply to a comment made to her two days ago by this writer of a retweet she made of First Lady Michelle Obama’s personal tweet praising Michael Sam for his “courage” for coming out. Aniskoff works directly under Obama confidante Valerie Jarrett...