Ok, so men aren't "special" for parenting.  Fair enough.  But, are we really going to start examining praise for gender-norm breaking behaviour?  Are you about to post an opinion bashing any praise heaped upon female firefighters, police, engineers, etc, etc.?  
No, you aren't.
And why?  Because - I SUSPECT - you identify with these achievements, they speak to your intrinsic beliefs.  Are you, Leah, willing to denounce this praise of women, who enter in to a male world, and succeed?  I SUSPECT you would find anyone who would dare do that to be a boorish ignoramus.  I would agree.  Leah, with the above opinion, is the company you now keep.
You can do much better, and have.  That article was, frankly, cringe-worthy.