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Tiger’s good-guy image manufactured from start
NY Post ^ | 11/30/09 | PHIL MUSHNICK

Posted on 11/30/2009 2:14:55 PM PST by OldDeckHand

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To: OldDeckHand
Here's an interesting comment in an article...

"If we're unable to meet with him, we'll move on with our investigation," Montes said. But she called the delays "very unusual, because it's such a minor accident."

Now, if the police are saying that this kind of delay is very unusual for "such a minor accident" -- then by inference and conclusion, I would say that the "charges" could only be "minor" too.... LOL...

41 posted on 11/30/2009 2:59:41 PM PST by Star Traveler (The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is a Zionist and Jerusalem is the apple of His eye.)
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To: tiki

Amen, tiki, this is what it’s about for the media -— and it’s a flaw of human nature -— to build someone up to heights of fame and fortune and then make sport of bringing them down. It’s ugly.


42 posted on 11/30/2009 3:00:33 PM PST by La Enchiladita (God help us. Pray for America.)
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To: buccaneer81

Tiger is not a “minority.”


43 posted on 11/30/2009 3:01:44 PM PST by La Enchiladita (God help us. Pray for America.)
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To: PzLdr
You were saying ...

If Woods called 911, HE MADE it police business.

Well, I guess since he didn't make the 911 call, by your statement it's not police business then? :-)

Tiger Woods 911 Call

44 posted on 11/30/2009 3:02:28 PM PST by Star Traveler (The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is a Zionist and Jerusalem is the apple of His eye.)
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To: JLS; PzLdr
"I see so you are admitting to being one of the bad guys who are undermining the US by undermining marriage. Aren’t you proud."

Investigating and prosecuting instances of domestic violence is undermining marriage? Wow, that is some twisted logic.

45 posted on 11/30/2009 3:02:52 PM PST by OldDeckHand (Obamacare - So bad, even Joe Lieberman isn't going to vote for it.)
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To: Tallguy

Tiger is not a redhead.
(Just kiddin’ ya.)


46 posted on 11/30/2009 3:03:26 PM PST by La Enchiladita (God help us. Pray for America.)
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To: La Enchiladita
Tiger is not a “minority.”

He said he's a "Cablanasian" ;-)

47 posted on 11/30/2009 3:04:10 PM PST by buccaneer81 (ECOMCON)
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To: OldDeckHand

I don’t think Woods himself has ever self promoted to do more than make money.

Being called a “hero” by the media is not something you want done, because as soon as they build you up, they will try to tear you down.

I remember Charles Barkley, who got loud and upset at even the suggestion that he might be a “role model”. He insisted that he was in it for the money, that anyone who thought he was a role model was an idiot, and those trying to make him into a role model were double idiots. It was a respectable snarl, and I thought better of him for it.

Well, Woods is in the same boat, and even more so. To start with, he *is* a superb golfer, and has changed the game forever. Plus, he too has been cautious not to be subverted to the purposes of scoundrels, namely Bill Clinton, who did everything he could to try and glom on to Woods fame like a lamprey.

By making a huge amount of money, which he has been judicious with, I might add, he understood that he is now the target of every ambitious scoundrel, con-artist and potential litigant in the world. We can but hope that he has a bullet proof prenuptial agreement with the Swedish woman he married.

I would not be surprised if “the other woman” figured that she could take him for a sucker, as she has seemingly done so with other celebrities in the past. And, of course, the police would be thrilled to be involved with busting either a big name like Woods or his wife, or both.

Yes, he is a target, and he knows it. So to those who criticize him, especially ink-stained wretch journalists, it is best to consider how well *they* could golf a game, before trying to tear down someone who has remade the game.


48 posted on 11/30/2009 3:05:07 PM PST by yefragetuwrabrumuy
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To: OldDeckHand
People knowing how to play the system isn't new. It's sad, but not surprising. What bothers me the most is that, when exposed, it's either looked upon with apathy or admiration. People who figure out a way to circumvent rules shouldn't be admired. Wrong is wrong regardless of who does it, how much talent they possess, how hard they work or any other attempt at rationalization.
49 posted on 11/30/2009 3:05:26 PM PST by FourPeas (Why does Professor Presbury's wolfhound, Roy, endeavour to bite him?)
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To: OldDeckHand
I could give a rat's a$$ about Tiger's personal life.He IS the best golfer I have ever seen. Athletes are like the rest of us - human beings with all of our flaws.Some are genuinely nice human beings like Stan Musial, Kurt Warner, Albert Pujols and some had a reputation for being jerks like Ty Cobb, Ted Williams,Barry Bonds...
50 posted on 11/30/2009 3:05:26 PM PST by Apercu ("A man's character is his fate" - Heraclitus)
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To: OldDeckHand

That is a disgraceful, one-sided opinion piece. It is far from excellent.

Although I found it interesting and am glad you posted. Helps illustrate so clearly what jealousy can do to a person.


51 posted on 11/30/2009 3:10:14 PM PST by stevestras
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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy
"Being called a “hero” by the media is not something you want done, because as soon as they build you up, they will try to tear you down."

I'm going to have to respectfully disagree. Tiger's persona wasn't born from thin air. It was carefully crafted by the handlers and image specialists at companies like Nike and American Express.

From the time his first commercial aired, he wasn't marketed as a "golfer", but as a transcendent figure in American sport (sound familiar?). The wrapped him in his multi-cultural cloak and promoted him with statements (paraphrasing) about him growing up not able to play certain courses because of the color of his skin - all bunk.

When 90% of your income, as in the case of Tiger Wood's, comes from endorsements, you and your team, bear at least some culpability in your "saintly persona". If you build it up, someone's going to tear it down. It's the American way.

52 posted on 11/30/2009 3:11:32 PM PST by OldDeckHand (Obamacare - So bad, even Joe Lieberman isn't going to vote for it.)
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To: Joe Boucher
Not sure of the circumstances exactly but it seems the little lady from Swedan whooped the worlds greatest golfer

I think Tiger didn't fight back.

53 posted on 11/30/2009 3:12:54 PM PST by Doe Eyes
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“Oh, and just because Mr. Woods can’t compete in “his” tournament this week, why can’t he show up to watch over things? If it means so much to him, you’d think he’d have the decency to put in an appearance.”

Are you serious?

If he showed up the place would be a circus for all the wrong reasons. His tournament would be wasted.


54 posted on 11/30/2009 3:13:31 PM PST by stevestras
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To: stevestras
If he showed up the place would be a circus for all the wrong reasons. His tournament would be wasted.

So you are saying that Woods is all style and no substance? A REAL man wouldn't have allowed this incident to spin so long that he puts himself in a no-win situation like that.

Looks like Kitten Woods is getting his "American I-dull" comeuppance, and none too soon, IMHO.

55 posted on 11/30/2009 3:18:58 PM PST by ssaftler (Borg Queen Obama: Resistance is futile!)
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To: OldDeckHand; PzLdr

No requiring an arrest without evidence in any case of alledged domestic violence. It is a great liberal trick you are falling for:

1. Getting more people with arrest records and worse job prospects.

2. Undermining marriage by intruding the government in minor disputes between married people.

Finally, your Nigerian type e-mail response to me was very very funny and I laughed out loud in my office. Still it legally requires evidence to arrest someone not county executives orders. You may have suspicions in the Woods situation, but no evidence.


56 posted on 11/30/2009 3:22:16 PM PST by JLS
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To: Doe Eyes

When ones actions are indefensible one does not fight back.
I’m so very glad I love my wife and would do nothing to alter our relationship.
Least of all for a piece of tail.


57 posted on 11/30/2009 3:33:27 PM PST by Joe Boucher (This marxist punk has got to go.)
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To: buccaneer81

Okay, he’s a minority of one;^)
Now, try saying “Cablanasian” 10 times fast:)


58 posted on 11/30/2009 3:34:42 PM PST by La Enchiladita (God help us. Pray for America.)
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To: OldDeckHand

Funny how all of Tiger Woods troubles started after turning down a golf game with Dear Leader in Taxachusetts. Must be something in the water.

Geesh, these things are so odd, aren’t they?

I say, punish him, he didn’t do nothing to me, but then, he makes too much money. So, he deserves it./s


60 posted on 11/30/2009 3:55:32 PM PST by dforest (Who is the real Jim Thompson? I am.)
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