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post #1 of 48
12/14/09 at 12:56pm
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So we all know by now that Tiger Woods is as much of a cad as many of our political figures. I feel bad for his wife and kids, as always, the innocent victims in all this.

So he's taking time away from golf to try to save his marriage and family. Good for him. I still don't know why she would stick with him after all this has come out, including breaking the law for sex (paying escort services/prostitutes), but I guess that's just me.

So why hasn't this been brought up here? It's in the news, but not plastered like the politicians. Is that just because his profession doesn't make him make judgement calls on morality? Is this really any different than Elliot Spitzer??
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post #2 of 48
12/14/09 at 12:58pm
I am just apalled at the coverage and attention this is getting..I could care less how many women Tiger Woods slept with But I agree I think his wife should leave him.
Politicians are supposed to try to look like good righteous family people so that they can get more votes...it's part of the job.Tiger Woods on the other hand, doesn't have to do anything to please his fans other than play golf.
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post #3 of 48
12/14/09 at 3:24pm
I'm telling ya.....I am so tired of hearing about this everytime I turn on the TV. He's a slime for doing this, and I don't understand how shows - *coughcoughTheTodayShowcoughcough* - think anyone's interested in hearing from the skanks that he's been sleeping with.

I swear, last Friday morning, I was flipping channels - (I stopped watching The Today Show when they spent 4 hours one morning on Michael Jackson) - and happened to land on one of their anchors interviewing Jamie Whatever-Her-Name-Is. She sounded stupid and trashy. The fact that they consider her "newsworthy" is appalling to me. Leave it to "Inside Edition" or TMZ, or some of those gossip programs.

*sigh* Don't get me started. It's gotten really old, really fast.

End of rant.
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post #4 of 48
12/14/09 at 3:31pm
This IMHO is between him and his wife and God ... If she can forgive him and move on more power to her
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post #5 of 48
12/14/09 at 3:33pm
if someone's in the public eye, they should put a bag over their own head if they want to do stuff in private that people might discover and subsequently share with others -and the media in the worst case scenario

how can they not know that?

Spitzer might have thunk "Well, I doubt this girl (Ashley Dupre) follows politics. s he doesn't know who I am so I'm safe" etc. As for Tiger Woods, stick a fork in Tiger cuz he's done!
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post #6 of 48
12/14/09 at 3:35pm
The guy is just a golfer, right? How did the story even make it off ESPN?
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post #7 of 48
12/14/09 at 4:09pm
OMG, another famous guy couldn't keep it in his pants, raise your hand if you're shocked by this.

*looks around*

*crickets chirp*
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post #8 of 48
12/14/09 at 4:13pm
It made it off ESPN when he first ran over a fire hydrant and hit a tree. That is what started this whole snowball.

My understanding watching the news a bit earlier today, is that she is leaving in Jan. Whether it is true or not i have no idea:
http://www.ksbw.com/sports/21960156/detail.html
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post #9 of 48
12/14/09 at 4:22pm
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Originally Posted by ebrillblaiddes View Post
OMG, another famous guy couldn't keep it in his pants, raise your hand if you're shocked by this.

*looks around*

*crickets chirp*
and this is the root of the problem. ......... they think fame = more $ = more women

but it's fame that will undo & unravel the agenda

i guess they don't want this formula:
average joe = no fame = uncertain $ = uncertain Cassanova potential

although the chances for embarrassment are much lower with that!
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post #10 of 48
12/14/09 at 4:32pm
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Originally Posted by ut0pia View Post
I am just apalled at the coverage and attention this is getting..I could care less how many women Tiger Woods slept with
Ditto.
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post #11 of 48
12/14/09 at 5:48pm
I agree with Sharky - it's between him and his wife and nobody else's business. As for the women, those types are always going to be chasing famous men for their 15 minutes of fame. They are called "groupies" and they'll do anything to sleep with a famous person. Sad but true and the media is doing everyone an injustice by even giving them 1 minute of air time.
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post #12 of 48
12/14/09 at 7:46pm
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Originally Posted by nanner View Post
I'm telling ya.....I am so tired of hearing about this everytime I turn on the TV. He's a slime for doing this, and I don't understand how shows - *coughcoughTheTodayShowcoughcough* - think anyone's interested in hearing from the skanks that he's been sleeping with.

I swear, last Friday morning, I was flipping channels - (I stopped watching The Today Show when they spent 4 hours one morning on Michael Jackson) - and happened to land on one of their anchors interviewing Jamie Whatever-Her-Name-Is. She sounded stupid and trashy. The fact that they consider her "newsworthy" is appalling to me. Leave it to "Inside Edition" or TMZ, or some of those gossip programs.

*sigh* Don't get me started. It's gotten really old, really fast.

End of rant.
I would watch a 4-hour show on Michael Jackson in a heartbeat and love it, if the wretched tabloid media, (ALL of them, including Fox), portrayed him honestly.

The media is horrible and we must be just as horrible because the media wouldn't do it if it didn't get ratings.

The media coverage of Tiger Woods has been so freaking horrendous that I don't think anyone even WANTED to post about it here.
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post #13 of 48
12/14/09 at 7:53pm
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Originally Posted by Skippymjp View Post
The guy is just a golfer, right? How did the story even make it off ESPN?
It's because Tiger had a squeaky clean image, so the tabloid rag media (which includes ALL media) were like wild, ravenous, dogs with a bone, fighting and climbing all over themselves to get the latest, up-to-the-minute details to bring down the squeaky clean black dude that had the audacity to be black and be the best golfer in the world.

I know, I know, Cindy is bringing up the race card but something tells me that for many that may be a close approximation.
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post #14 of 48
12/14/09 at 8:00pm
To be honest, I wasn't really surprised. This isn't something that is uncommon among professional athletes. I'm sure a good number of them have a different mistress in each city they go to. I'm not condoning what he did, I'm just not shocked that it came out. I don't pay much attention to it.

If I'm Elin Nordegren I'm filing for divorce the next day. I don't care if someone cheats on me once or multiple times, we're through.
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post #15 of 48
12/14/09 at 8:01pm
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Originally Posted by ckblv View Post
I would watch a 4-hour show on Michael Jackson in a heartbeat and love it, if the wretched tabloid media, (ALL of them, including Fox), portrayed him honestly.

The media is horrible and we must be just as horrible because the media wouldn't do it if it didn't get ratings.

The media coverage of Tiger Woods has been so freaking horrendous that I don't think anyone even WANTED to post about it here.
The sad thing about the tabloid and excessive media coverage is that most of it ended up being true! I rolled my eyes and told others there is no way that Tiger Woods would cheat on his wife with a waitress in Vegas.........I was so wrong! Yes I am so over this, Let it go, let him be, so he has a sex addiction. He would be better off on VH1's Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew at this point
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post #16 of 48
12/15/09 at 5:17am
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Originally Posted by cheylink View Post
....... He would be better off on VH1's Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew at this point
Hahaha! This is so true. And I'm sure that's the next "BREAKING NEWS" we're going to hear......that Tiger has gone into sex addiction shock therapy.
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post #17 of 48
12/15/09 at 6:59am
It's the hypocracy that makes this a story that won't die. He has always presented as a squeaky clean sports image. He has a beautiful wife and gorgeous children. I have always admired him because he doesn't play the race card and refuses to be labeled as a "black" golfer. He has been adament about being multi-racial because being just black would dishonor his mother.

It appears that because of the events that led up to his auto accident on Thanksgiving, he may have a substance abuse issue too. And hanging out with Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley in Vegas wasn't in his best image interest. It was reported that he was betting $10K chips, which could lead to a gambling problem as well. I think his days as a pitch man are over, and his golfing career may be over as well. It's very sad for him and his family. But I think the only way he can redeem himself in the public eye is to totally acknowledge all his image failures and become a spokesperson against those behaviors. I wish nothing but success for him in rehabilitating his life and his image.
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post #18 of 48
12/15/09 at 7:57am
While Tiger is to blame for his own actions and has to deal with it on his own terms and in his own time, the real problem, a I see it, is the insatiable nosiness of the general public for the intimate lives of celebrities, major or minor. It is also the fault of the media for dredging up every bit of dirt to satisfy this morbid curiosity. It ain't the public's business. That said, every single celebrity, sports or otherwise, has groupies and the groupies go to great lengths to bed the object of their obsessons and the media eats this stuff up in order to garner audiences.

Nuff said, leave the man and his family alone......the mess is his demon to exorcise.
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post #19 of 48
12/15/09 at 8:15am
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Originally Posted by sk_pacer View Post
Nuff said, leave the man and his family alone......the mess is his demon to exorcise.
Personally, I think the minute a person goes public with product testimonials and a campaign such as "I am Tiger Woods", you're presenting a package that links who you are with what you're selling, and it's pretty damn disingenuous when it comes out that you're nothing close to what you're pushing onto the public. When part of your persona is working with children, being a role model and bringing your sport and "everything you are" to urban areas and whatnot, you'd better practice what you preach.

I'm not saying he hasn't done positive things with his philanthropy; in fact, I'm saying the opposite, that if you're going to "go big" with being such a positive icon, there are things that to hand-in-hand with that...like not being despicable husband and father.

And don't tell me how "the business of being Tiger Woods" is out of his hands, that his image is a corporate concoction and he's merely a pawn. A reluctant billionaire? I doubt it.

People in many walks of life have every reason to be ticked off at Tiger and lash out accordingly.
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post #20 of 48
12/15/09 at 8:19am
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Originally Posted by sk_pacer View Post
While Tiger is to blame for his own actions and has to deal with it on his own terms and in his own time, the real problem, a I see it, is the insatiable nosiness of the general public for the intimate lives of celebrities, major or minor. It is also the fault of the media for dredging up every bit of dirt to satisfy this morbid curiosity. It ain't the public's business. That said, every single celebrity, sports or otherwise, has groupies and the groupies go to great lengths to bed the object of their obsessons and the media eats this stuff up in order to garner audiences.

Nuff said, leave the man and his family alone......the mess is his demon to exorcise.
Hey, it's the price they pay for fame and fortune. Problem with most celebs is they always want it on THEIR terms. If it's favorable, they wallow in it. If it's unfavorable, they cry foul. If they want privacy that badly, they should take their pile of cash and go live on a secluded island.
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post #21 of 48
12/15/09 at 4:29pm
I am not surprised at any of this. My daughter works at the Augusta National every year for the Masters, and has witnessed him being a total jackass on more than one occasion. This time it just happened to be a more open public arena and had sexual content.
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post #22 of 48
12/15/09 at 9:31pm
As far as I'm concerned, at the end of the day he's just one more unfaithful jerk who chose not to uphold his vows to the woman he married or value the sanctity of his marriage. Celebrity or not, what he has put his wife and children through is horrible. He is in the public spotlight and knows that his image is out there for the world to see...including his precious children. Knowing this, he still chose to be unfaithful and disreguard the potential consequences. He's proven himself to be untrustworthy. What his family decides to do is between them...

If I were in his wife's shoes however, I would get my children, get my things, and get out. Once a cheater, always untrustworthy...
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post #23 of 48
12/16/09 at 1:42am
The women are just as disgraceful, they knew he was married. Now they are selling their stories, should be ashamed of themselves.
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post #24 of 48
12/16/09 at 2:16am
The papers are full of it over here and its getting boring. The last thing his wife needs is reminding of it every ive minutes and reading yet more she probably didn't know about her husband, its awful.
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post #25 of 48
12/16/09 at 7:48am
The whole thing about the infidelities is turning into a huge trainwreck - this only hurts the immediate family, and allows for more problems. Those women selling their stories to tabloids are reprehensible but the public demands, so the rags pay, and sell reams of rags to the insatiable public. I still say leave Tiger and wife alone over this. Far more disturbing are the allegations of drug use - HGH in particular, nothing proven yet, but there are rumbles. That is far more damaging than philandering (which is pretty much a given in the world of pro sports) and for those doubting the dangers of HGH and other drugs, remember Chris Benoit, the wrestler who murdered his family and then committed suicide.
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post #26 of 48
12/16/09 at 9:35am
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Originally Posted by missymotus View Post
The women are just as disgraceful, they knew he was married. Now they are selling their stories, should be ashamed of themselves.
I could not agree with this statement any more- those women are just trollops, like Linda said, looking for their 15 minutes of fame. Like nanner, I was also positively appalled that they had one on the Today show Anyone remember Gennifer Flowers? from Bill Clinton fame? these women remind me of her- wonder how many book deals will be signed?

my whole take on this is that I am sick of hearing about it! He cheated on his wife! woohoo, join the legions of other guys, and girls for that matter, famous or not, who have done the same. IT IS NOT NEWS!
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post #27 of 48
12/16/09 at 9:51am
Cheating is cheating - doesn't matter WHO does it in my book.

While its horrible what he did and his wife has all the reason in the world to divorce him, lets not condem him so fast (this was pointed out on a radio station).

We all sin, and we all can be forgiven. IF Tiger gets help for his sexual addiction (which I think that is his biggest problem), then more power to him to try and save his marriage (if he honestly loves his wife and child) and seek help and turn his life around - what a GREAT lesson for his kids to learn.
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post #28 of 48
12/16/09 at 10:19am
The only thing that has caught my interest out of this whole scandal are the jokes.

Tiger is not the first, nor is he the last, big name athlete to be caught cheating. I could care less about him - I feel sorry for the wife. I hope she takes him to the cleaners and runs away as far as possible.
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post #29 of 48
12/16/09 at 10:22am
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Originally Posted by Ruthyb View Post
The papers are full of it over here and its getting boring.
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Originally Posted by ut0pia View Post
I am just apalled at the coverage and attention this is getting.
In a way, I think the on-line newspapers/magazines are somewhat forced to cover it because if they don't, then readers will click on a competing website.

But no matter how you slice it, it's overkill and I'm sick of it and I'm sure millions of other ppl are too.
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post #30 of 48
12/16/09 at 11:33am
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Originally Posted by ut0pia View Post
I am just apalled at the coverage and attention this is getting..I could care less how many women Tiger Woods slept with But I agree I think his wife should leave him.

I don't care about the whole thing... glad he didn't get too hurt in the crash. But he's a human being... he messes up. Because he's in the public eye, it's gotten blown WAY out of proportion.

I think folks expect him to still act like a nice straight-laced dude... but since his father passed away, he's become an adult... including some adult activities that he should be ashamed of... but it's not our place - media, regular joe's/josie's, etc - to judge him. He made his mistakes... now he gets to learn from them, the hard way. The rest of society needs to stop judging him and move on. I think he'll get his career back on track at some point. But for now, leave him be...
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