The next fifteen minutes of fame for Tiger Woods arrived today with his prepared statement in front of 20 of his close associates….including his mom. At first, his apology seemed to be sincere. Then, as his voice rose and his condemnation of the papparazzi grew in regard to tracking after his two year old daughter….and then his stunning accusation that false reports of Elin whacking him in the mouth came to pass…..suddenly, we were getting the idea tha this was just “self-aggrandizement Part II”.
His mention of returning to golf sometime soon…..was despicable and especially inappropriate. Tiger was just reassuring his many sponsors….that he had control of the situation and that they shouldn’t be dumping him. Tiger even used the mention of his youth foundation as a lever along with his many repeated “so sorry” sound bites. Tiger was even kind enough to mention that when he returned to the golf course….he would restrict the number of “F bombs” and “other things”. Thanks Tiger….we were really worried about that!
Tiger threats to the media were patently stupid. “What goes on between me and my wife…….are going to remain private!” say Tiger. Well, Tiger boy…..that could have happened if you had not “screwed the pooch” over the last five years. It was “your behavior” that has made the many impositions on your family, friends and collegues…..no one else. Your private life will now be as open as a cheap suitcase! That is; if you return to Touring Golf!
It was purely a case of “Tiger, not knowing when to shut up”. He kept going like the “Energizer Bunny” when he should have made the message short and sweet: “You are looking at someone who made a series of bad judgments for both my career, my sport and my family. I am completely sorry to all. I will be using the months and years ahead, through dedicated effort – to redeem myself. Thank you!” Sadly, that suggested message took 15 minutes, added to covering for his sponsors and while still worried that Elin may be arrested for domestic violence.
Instead of a 30 second many times repeated sound bite…..the media now has weeks of disecting to go with. When Gloria Allred and her Porn Star clinic followed Tiger’s comments……put a fork in Tiger…….he is done!
Guess Tiger didn’t want to pay the Porn Star – Day Player rates! What a story this is!
In the meantime, we don’t want you on tour anymore Tiger. Time for your mandatory retirement from playing. No 18th Major win, or 100th Major win to redeem you brother……keep up the good work with your Foundation and keep designing those Golf Courses. You will never miss a meal and can spend a whole bunch of time with inter-city kids…..teaching them to play golf. Maybe creating another Tiger….this time one without feet of clay!
I think it was a mistake for Tiger to apologize at all. He doesn’t owe us anything.
Seriously Winship, why do you have a problem with Tiger playing golf? Because he “screw the pooch” and uses the F word a lot? What exactly is your problem with him?
Time for your mandatory retirement from this blog. Do you people ever have anything intelligent to say?
Will you two stop using so many damn exclamation points!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*Make sure you send in your Calaway Drivers and ask for Tiger to autograph them!
Dr. Golightly…again? What was your position on the Tiger apology again?
Lam Pho…..phongpei!
The fact that so many can be so enthralled with the philandering of a man who hits a little white ball up and down the grass speaks volumes as to the current state of political and economic affairs in this nation.
*ww….We understand your feelings on this…but Oprah was nothing but a little black girl in Roots…before she became one of the richer people on the planet. Today Tiger Woods Empire is at stake!
His $Billion dollar Empire is falling apart…or he would not have come out as he has. It is his PR Group IMG that is running this show. You probably heard the remarks of the PGA Executive that said what a great job he did in his apology! We are talking millions and millions of dollars and thousands of jobs and sponsorship money. This is not “Chump Change” and sadly they have tied their soul to a tarnished star…with little hope of redemption. They are going to have to now “equivacate” and just hope that all the stupid people will continue to tune in to Golf Tournaments when he is playing. This is not going to be pretty. People are going to be carried off the Golf Course in Paddy Wagons…and what is said to and about Tiger will be heavy fodder for all those nasty Personality Rags you find in Grocery Stores!
“Lam Pho…..phongpei!”
Good god, I have no idea what you’re trying to say.
Lam,
That word means “fart” in Chinese.
Great. So we are to guess that the Winships are trying to insult Vietnamese Lam Pho by using the Chinese word for “fart.” Maybe. Who knows, there will be no clarification coming, that’s for sure. At least none that any of us will ever understand.
What IS up with the Winships’ wounded obsession with Tiger Woods?
What? I asked a couple questions and his/her answer to me was “fart”?
Brilliant. Good answer Winship, good answer.
*Clarification?
Hmmm. Well, first of all Art Pedroza is totally “dude”! He knows his stuff and will always be our role model. Number 2,Apolo Ohno is also our hero! He is fighting the battle against “the whole team of Koreans”. Their strategy is not to win, but to take out the competition. We are very proud of CC and Apolo…..”dude” again!
Now, we must say….as in the case of Arnold as well…..As long as he is found to be a “good father and husband”….we are going to respect what he does. All of us must be responsible in that regard. It is too easy to say: “Someone offer me oral sex and I just couldn’t say no!”
Well, it is bad if you are a plumber, a box boy or s legal temp. But if you happen to be a “Billionaire”..you probably should be held to a higher standard…not a lower one! That is why the two “Henry’s” are still be pursued for their indiscretions..as well…..when the cosmic judges….dismissed the charges at first!
Lam….as we would tell any of our friends: “You don’t have to be an old phongpei about moral terpetude!”