http://www.thenation.com/doc/20091221/zirin/print

I would offer the Salon coverage as further evidence
to support my nutty association; the level of “freedom”
being demonstrated in criticizing Obama strikes me as
being pretty much on the “tsk tsk’ level. As for Shultz,
what, is Obama being too hard on the Blue Dogs?

And as you were one who signed off on the most
rancid sexism thrown at Hillary Clinton in Campaign,
I think I look elsewhere for judgements on the racial
sensitivity.

My joke about Black guys playing golf was
kidding on the square and I’ll go further. Pure
speculation, but the national obsession with this
Tiger Woods nonsense may be a subliminal way
for liberals (note this crap’s big play on Rachel
and Keith) to vent what they dare not speak:
utter frustration with the ghastly performance of
Obama in his first year.

May he prove me utterly wrong in 2010.

The problem with Pablo’s comparison between coverage of Larry Craig and Tiger Woods is that virtually no one in America could have identified Larry Craig in a lineup before the scandal (and maybe 1 in 8 or 10 could now). Tiger Woods is ubiquitous. What Woods does in any aspect of his life is for that reason alone far more important to Americans than anything Larry Craig could do save cast the deciding vote on whether we should attack Mars.

What disgusts me more than anything else is that Accenture, of all corporations, is separating itself from Woods and his endorsement contract with the company. Accenture! You might remember them better under the name Arthur Andersen. It changed its corporate name after it was caught aiding and abetting Enron in their conspiracy to defraud investors and to double-charge Californian grannies for electrical power. Now, however, they have changed the corporate name and cannot be associated with a guy who cheats on his wife, not the American people.

Perhaps Tiger should learn from his former joint venturer. Change his name to Eagle Forest. Or perhaps, like Arthur Andersen, change it to some sharp-sounding non-word like Victorite! or something.

I think Marc is right that his sheltered, bubble-boy upbringing is coming home to roost. If you’ve ever seen him on the sidelines of a Stanford U. basketball game, you can see he has a lot of little kid still in him. However, I don’t think he is uniquely selfish or greedy. He has done a lot more for kids particularly than a lot of his peer super-athletes.

Still, not the conscienceless greed head that is Woods.

“In 2008, Chevron entered a five-year relationship with Tiger Woods’ foundation under the guise of philanthropy. But if Woods had a shred of social conscience, this partnership would never have existed. Lawsuits have been issued against Chevron for dumping toxic waste all over the planet.”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dave-zirin/tiger-woods-deserves-your_b_374029.html

Where’s your national health care , US Empire?

Whaa?

I said Larry Craigs ilk get the media spotlight because of the salacious nature of the scandal… and in Woods case the spotlight is amped up.
It’s not the golf (hell, even you play), no, it’s the spectacle of falling off the cliff.

The problem with Pablo’s comparison between coverage of Larry Craig and Tiger Woods is that virtually no one in America could have identified Larry Craig in a lineup before the scandal (and maybe 1 in 8 or 10 could now). Tiger Woods is ubiquitous. What Woods does in any aspect of his life is for that reason alone far more important to Americans than anything Larry Craig could do save cast the deciding vote on whether we should attack Mars.

What disgusts me more than anything else is that Accenture, of all corporations, is separating itself from Woods and his endorsement contract with the company. Accenture! You might remember them better under the name Arthur Andersen. It changed its corporate name after it was caught aiding and abetting Enron in their conspiracy to defraud investors and to double-charge Californian grannies for electrical power. Now, however, they have changed the corporate name and cannot be associated with a guy who cheats on his wife, not the American people.

Perhaps Tiger should learn from his former joint venturer. Change his name to Eagle Forest. Or perhaps, like Arthur Andersen, change it to some sharp-sounding non-word like Victorite! or something.

I think Marc is right that his sheltered, bubble-boy upbringing is coming home to roost. If you’ve ever seen him on the sidelines of a Stanford U. basketball game, you can see he has a lot of little kid still in him. However, I don’t think he is uniquely selfish or greedy. He has done a lot more for kids particularly than a lot of his peer super-athletes.