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sheshe2

(83,772 posts)
Thu May 9, 2019, 07:35 PM May 2019

Two quotes says it all.

”He’s the president of the United States. You have to respect the office.” - Tiger Woods, asked about Trump's immigration policies.

”He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it.” - The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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I need to sound off about Tiger Woods, who is the greatest golfer in history, bar none. He was also one of the greatest cheaters in history, not at golf but at marriage. We know his back injury was not from golf. So now Tiger tells us to respect the office of the presidency, yet I saw no respect from Tiger towards the lives of the 100+ women with whom he had affairs. He has also done zip for society outside the 19th hole.

Tiger & Trump: Birds of a feather flock together.

http://all-hat-no-cattle.blogspot.com/2019/05/mass-purge-sarah-sanders-implements-new.html
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Two quotes says it all. (Original Post) sheshe2 May 2019 OP
AGREE!! bluestarone May 2019 #1
Thanks, bluestarone. sheshe2 May 2019 #2
Not a fan of Tiger, but was wondering... Cracklin Charlie May 2019 #3
he's had umpteen surgeries.. stillcool May 2019 #14
trump just used his office to enrich himself again. Chin music May 2019 #4
Tiger Woods and rump are in business together and have been for a long time. If Tiger Woods chokes UniteFightBack May 2019 #8
How positively chummy. Chin music May 2019 #15
Do you follow golf? PJMcK May 2019 #35
No. I don't even play. Chin music May 2019 #41
trumpie just trivialized the highest civilian award in the country. Haggis for Breakfast May 2019 #5
He gave the same award to Sheldon Adelson's wife;this isn't the first time he has cheapened it. nt tblue37 May 2019 #6
Dare I ask why he gave the award to Adelson's wife ? Haggis for Breakfast May 2019 #7
It's really simple........ MyOwnPeace May 2019 #17
Wait for it: tblue37 May 2019 #21
Tiger is a good golfer SallyHemmings May 2019 #9
Well you can't tell me..... mgardener May 2019 #34
The new Medal of Shame. lunatica May 2019 #10
Perfect. sheshe2 May 2019 #12
Anyone who's complicit with the tRump regime's actions has no character IMO ffr May 2019 #11
I'm not a big fan of Tiger's but this statement Jarqui May 2019 #13
thank you for that.. stillcool May 2019 #18
Recommended. guillaumeb May 2019 #16
I agree......... MyOwnPeace May 2019 #19
Seems like traitortrump is deliberately trashing all aspects of the Office of the President empedocles May 2019 #20
I Lost All Respect for Tiger When He Became a Trump Suck-up DoctorJoJo May 2019 #22
This one...from JHB kentuck May 2019 #23
He, tiger, is a scumbag. warmfeet May 2019 #24
Tiger would do well to heed the title of Rick Wilson's book... Totally Tunsie May 2019 #25
Hey Tiger.... Red Mountain May 2019 #26
I'll take the second over the first, although the first says "OFFICE", not "PERSON"! George II May 2019 #27
However this office is the man. sheshe2 May 2019 #30
I respect the office. edbermac May 2019 #28
Acceptable respect for the office was Kanye pounding on the Oval Office desk while saying mf and bs. keithbvadu2 May 2019 #29
Another AA who thinks he's got white privilege. CaptYossarian May 2019 #31
+1000 sheshe2 May 2019 #33
Two remarkable quotes! Especially Dr. King's. calimary May 2019 #32
Agree. sheshe2 May 2019 #36
The imp has completely debased the value of the medal dreamland May 2019 #37
fuck you tiger.... pangaia May 2019 #38
Never respected him or was a fan BigmanPigman May 2019 #39
Ideally, shouldn't a black person be allowed the freedom to pick their battles? lostnfound May 2019 #40
It'd be great if we didn't undermine one of the few persons of color to receive this award. nt MadDAsHell May 2019 #42

Cracklin Charlie

(12,904 posts)
3. Not a fan of Tiger, but was wondering...
Thu May 9, 2019, 07:38 PM
May 2019

We know his injury wasn’t from golf?

What caused his back injury?

Chin music

(23,002 posts)
4. trump just used his office to enrich himself again.
Thu May 9, 2019, 07:39 PM
May 2019

Methinks tiger intends to be his golf pro after he retires. How quaint. trump can sell him as a champion and a medal winner. The grift continues.

 

UniteFightBack

(8,231 posts)
8. Tiger Woods and rump are in business together and have been for a long time. If Tiger Woods chokes
Thu May 9, 2019, 07:48 PM
May 2019

and fails and this next masters that would be me happy.

PJMcK

(22,037 posts)
35. Do you follow golf?
Thu May 9, 2019, 09:42 PM
May 2019

Professional golfers who have success on the PGA Tour do not retire to become a club pro. Tiger isn't going to be giving lessons at Trump International.

That said, it's disgraceful that Trump offered and Tiger accepted. When Tiger won the Masters, he took home something like $1.5 million, not to mention his endorsement deals.

MyOwnPeace

(16,927 posts)
17. It's really simple........
Thu May 9, 2019, 07:54 PM
May 2019

IQ45 wants to keep the cash coming in from the old man - Adelson - to pay for his "campaign" (yeah, like more golf clubs, more trips for the kids, more payoff money to other "women of interest.&quot .
And Woods says to "honor the office?"
GIVE ME A BREAK!
Giving a cheating sportsman a serious national "honor" has done more to show DISHONOR than any possible thing that this guy has done in his career.

How can you possibly respect such a clown?

tblue37

(65,377 posts)
21. Wait for it:
Thu May 9, 2019, 08:09 PM
May 2019

Miriam Adelson was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom for donating $500,000 to a fund created to help with the legal bills of Trump associates who were prosecuted in the Russia investigation!

SallyHemmings

(1,821 posts)
9. Tiger is a good golfer
Thu May 9, 2019, 07:49 PM
May 2019

But a disgrace as a man.
Like Clarence Thomas, I’m not sure what he sees when he looks in the mirror.

mgardener

(1,816 posts)
34. Well you can't tell me.....
Thu May 9, 2019, 09:31 PM
May 2019

Trump looks in the mirror and says, " damn, I look good"!

If he does, I say he needs an eye exam, ASAP!!!
Or a psy eval for those delusions of grandeur !

ffr

(22,670 posts)
11. Anyone who's complicit with the tRump regime's actions has no character IMO
Thu May 9, 2019, 07:50 PM
May 2019

You cannot look at Puerto Rico, the way the GOP dehumanizes non-whites, and penalizes everyone who can't get into their 0.01% elitist club, and admire the people who perpetrate such acts.

"He has also done zip for society outside the 19th hole."

Jarqui

(10,125 posts)
13. I'm not a big fan of Tiger's but this statement
Thu May 9, 2019, 07:51 PM
May 2019

"He has also done zip for society outside the 19th hole."

is not accurate or fair.

Tiger donated $12 mil to his foundation as of 2012
His Tiger Jam event raised $20 mil for the foundation
And he's got other donors
https://news.tigerwoods.com/category/foundation/
https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=13364

The TGR Foundation empowers underrepresented youth to pursue their passions through education. The top-notch programs developed by the Foundation offer students a variety of resources from college scholarships to specialty studies and internships. TGR Foundation also provides professional development in STEM to educators and our digital learning platform allows us to reach students and educators globally. Funds raised at Tiger Jam support these exceptional programs, allowing us to pursue our vision of a world where opportunity is universal and potential is limitless.


That is not like the bogus Trump Foundation.
Tiger's Foundation does try to do some good things.

The PGA Tour raises $180 mil/yr for charities. Tiger has drawn some of that dough in too.

I'm also not sure he's the greatest golfer in history. He might be. I'm sure some feel he is. I'm not as sure. I think Nicklaus still has a pretty good case.

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
16. Recommended.
Thu May 9, 2019, 07:53 PM
May 2019

Tiger Woods is only important to Trump insofar as Trump sees him as a shield> Trump is an open racist, so he needs Woods to cover for the fact that Trump's appeal to a significant part of white America is Trump's blatant racism.

Both are sad examples of toxic masculinity.

MyOwnPeace

(16,927 posts)
19. I agree.........
Thu May 9, 2019, 07:59 PM
May 2019

and already have other comments elsewhere about the absurdity of this "honor" bestowed on Tiger.
However, I do have to acknowledge:

Tiger seems to have made efforts to correct his crass indiscretions and has at least made some effort to do something for society, whether driven by a social conscience or an attempt to clean up his rancid past.

We will NEVER see any such attempt from IQ45.

Totally Tunsie

(10,885 posts)
25. Tiger would do well to heed the title of Rick Wilson's book...
Thu May 9, 2019, 08:44 PM
May 2019

"Everything tRump Touches Dies".

Words to live by, Tiger.

Red Mountain

(1,733 posts)
26. Hey Tiger....
Thu May 9, 2019, 08:49 PM
May 2019

It would be a helluva PR move if you regifted your medal to the kid that died in CO or the young man that died in NC.

Dipshit won't recognize them.

It would be awesome if 'Presidential Medals of Freedom' weren't expected to go and stay....rather be passed along to the next person the recipient felt deserving.

A wave of medals passing through our society.

What better legacy?

keithbvadu2

(36,809 posts)
29. Acceptable respect for the office was Kanye pounding on the Oval Office desk while saying mf and bs.
Thu May 9, 2019, 09:06 PM
May 2019

Acceptable respect for the office was Kanye pounding on the Oval Office desk while saying mf and bs.

sheshe2

(83,772 posts)
36. Agree.
Thu May 9, 2019, 09:48 PM
May 2019

I also responded to someone that said...

CaptYossarian (259 posts)

31. Another AA who thinks he's got white privilege.

Just like Clarence Thomas and Kanye, etc.


https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212086656#post31

Fact is they will never have white privilege. Not anytime in this world. Money will not really save the Woods, Wests, or Thomas's.

BigmanPigman

(51,593 posts)
39. Never respected him or was a fan
Thu May 9, 2019, 10:41 PM
May 2019

He is too arrogant and a adulterer a zillion times over. No wonder he and the fucking moron have been both friends and in business together for a long time. They have a lot in common.

lostnfound

(16,179 posts)
40. Ideally, shouldn't a black person be allowed the freedom to pick their battles?
Fri May 10, 2019, 07:31 AM
May 2019

Everyone can and should reject and resist trump and trumpism.

But people complaining about a person or color not sacrificing something (like a chance to receive a medal of freedom) because they have an obligation to fight against racism always seemed to be layering on yet one more burden onto an already burdened life and an already unfair situation.

Tiger just being Tiger opened up golf. He’s on his personal journey and maybe when he’s 60 he’ll have ripened into a wiser old soul.

I’ll never forget the words of Arthur Ash when asked if AIDS was the hardest thing he’d ever faced. The hardest thing he ever faced, he said, was “being a black man in America.”

As far as Tiger being imperfect, I’m reminded of the little cartoon “God ain’t done with me yet”.

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