Funny, I don't remember Palmer or Nicklaus saying those things.
Hmmm ... did the technology allow them to be miked the way that Tiger is? If not, the comparison is meaningless. If he had been miked, I bet you would've heard a few choice words from Jack when Tom Watson birdied the 17th at the U.S. Open from the rough.
When I was in college, a college golfer who taught at Arnie's golf school lost his girlfriend to (married) Arnie. After she slept with him, she became one of Arnie's Army following him around whenever she could.
Ben Hogan threw a lit cigarette at a kid who made noise around the green.
Some of these guys are wonderful in almost every way, some are wonderful in most ways, but not all.
Tiger is a classy golfer--one of my favorites--but no one is perfect. Let's all cut him some slack..