Posted on 01/30/2008 4:03:30 PM PST by jdm
Tiger Woods says he has been impressed with Democratic Party presidential candidate Barack Obama and believes he is an inspiration to many in the United States.
Asked for his views on the senator from Illinois, who like himself has an African-American father, ahead of the Dubai Desert Classic, Woods replied: "I've seen him speak. He's extremely articulate, very thoughtful.
"I'm just impressed at how well, basically all politicians really do, how well they think on their feet. Especially those debates. It's pretty phenomenal to see them get their point across.
"But I just think that he's really inspired a bunch of people in our country and we'll see what happens down the road."
So Tiger Woods and the lib's believe qualifications for President are as follows: Being articulate, being a good husband and an excellent father. Therefore, Obama is qualified.
He said nothing about him being qualified. He just said he can speak, and politicians can think on their feet.
Tiger is qualified to speak about golf .
Tiger learned from Michael Jordan, “Democrats buy golf stuff, too.”
Tiger was just being polite. I’d much rather vote for him than Obama.
Everyone who is impressed with Obama’s rhetorical skills should watch the Robert Redford flick “The Candidate.”
The last scene in the film may well be reenacted in the early morning hours following the November election.
They should also recall that virtually every modern tyrant was a skilled speaker.
Exactly.
Racist!
No that is not what he said.
You’re putting words in his mouth. And Newsmax, as usual, is trying to stir things up.
Oh, obama, you're such a great orator.
Lenin and Hitler were articulate also.
Tiger should just drive, putt, and shut up.
Didn’t Joe Biden get in trouble for saying that Obama was “articulate”, among other things?
I would think oratory skills rank high on the attributes list of great leaders. This guy is big trouble for the Republican party. I think anyone who is in denial at this point is whistling past the graveyard.
Actually, he said he’s impressed with how ALL politicians speak, and said he’ll see what happens down the road.
Frankly, Woods sounds more intelligent than most of the candidates.
But as a friend of mine once said to me, “Never listen to anything politicians say. Watch what they do.”
You have made the better point . When you are the best player in the world , just shut up and play .
Yes, the empty suit can string together platitudes as well as any demagogue.
He’s also a muslim by birth and tradition (conquering seed reigns, the woman is simply the conveyance) therefore to half the world’s he’s a renegade. This is getting rather epochal if one stops to consider what’s about to go down.
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