Ahhhhhh the downfall of every man. His Woman.
So, neither Tiger or Elin were questioned by police at the scene, because they refused to answer and retreated to the privacy of their home. Shit, if Yo Daddy and I did that, we would be hauled downtown in handcuffs. THIS is the real double standard, that the rich and/or famous are somehow above the law.
[quote]Yo Momma wrote:
So, neither Tiger or Elin were questioned by police at the scene, because they refused to answer and retreated to the privacy of their home. Shit, if Yo Daddy and I did that, we would be hauled downtown in handcuffs. THIS is the real double standard, that the rich and/or famous are somehow above the law.[/quote]
I don’t think so. My impression is they were on private property, no body is pressing charges and there was only minor damage.
[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:
Now on to the story. The mistress is way hotter than the wife. A guy at my gym was saying that he thinks this is gonna turn into the biggest sports story in 50 years when all the info comes out. Looks pretty shady from here. Also, did anyone else find it odd that the guy at the end of the first page has incriminating evidence on his wife in case she tries to get the kids if they divorce? Seems pretty snakey.[/quote]
I disagree with this also - on both counts.
Tiger plays it way too close to the vest to let this get out of hand.
And
I haven’t seen much of the mistress, but I’d say it’s impossible to be “way hotter” that Elin.
According to TMZ, Tiger told a friend on Friday that:
“I have to run to Zales to get a ‘Kobe Special.’” The person on the other end of the phone asked Tiger what a “Kobe Special” was. The reply – “A house on a finger.”
During the conversation, Tiger said his wife had “gone ghetto” on him."
[quote]cakewalk wrote:
According to TMZ, Tiger told a friend on Friday that:
“I have to run to Zales to get a ‘Kobe Special.’” The person on the other end of the phone asked Tiger what a “Kobe Special” was. The reply – “A house on a finger.”
During the conversation, Tiger said his wife had “gone ghetto” on him."
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The thing that makes that unbelievable is that Tiger Woods shops at Zales. I imagine he has his own - if not several - high end jewelers at his disposal.
[quote]tribunaldude wrote:
LOL. Way to silently inject your own illustrious occupation there to lather on some credibility.
Why not add poolboys, bankers and gardeners to that list?
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Because they, like the people who apparently populate Professor X’s world, don’t give a shit about the topic under discussion?
[quote]Professor X wrote:
sdjohn67 wrote:
the double standard may be but if a person doesn’t look for signs because physical appearance is blinding them, oh well.
I can agree with that, but because society basically laughs at incidences like that, no one seems to take it seriously until it is too late. I know guys who seem to think it is ok for their women to act like that…as if they get a free pass to act like a lunatic because of a menstrual cycle. Women are simply not held to the same social restraints it seems as men today are more and more.
We live in a society that will brand you as being crazy if you so much as raise your voice in public…yet your wife can slam a frying pan into your head and the guy won’t even call the police 90% of the time due to fear of being laughed at.[/quote]
who cares about society when you are being attacked? as a human being you have a right to be safe at home. (he was obviously fleeing his home, whatever was going on.) if you are in an abusive relationship home is not a fun relaxing place to be. it’s important to keep this in mind when everyone is shrugging it off when certain people have anger management issues. they almost always get a pass. everyone folds up and says, well, so and so is mad. such and such happened to make him/her lose it. there is an escalation issue with that behaviour. it does not come out of nowhere. i am sure tiger woods does not want to be the latest posterboy for domestic abuse. it’s sad.
whiteflash is sharp. i totally agree about the zales/tmz story. haha. and i did feel slimed when i read that comment from the poster about holding something over his wife’s head.
now, i’m a little depressed and will not be reading this thread any further.
too bad tiger can’t drive his car as well as a golf ball.
[quote]That One Guy wrote:
cakewalk wrote:
Maybe people don’t want the whole fucking world in their business.
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Agree! Also why does a full grown man have to explain where he was going at 2 AM. I have left my home before at wee hours of the morning to go to the drugstore, or to jog if I couldn’t sleep. Also if I have a verbal spat with my wife one of us may leave just to clear our head from the other. Better to leave and cool down than to say something I may regret later.
[quote]EmilyQ wrote:
Do you remember that the character who said that was mentally ill to the point of complete social ostracism? Remember how he had to start UNsaying them in order to have any kind of meaningful life at all?[/quote]
I being silly of course. but I did see some element of truth in it Emily. Lack of personal responsibility is rampant and young women seem to catch it in a big way. I am equal unless I do not wish to be.
I saw that ridiculous real world show a few years back and some young drunk skank on it slapped a guy at the bar she was arguing with. He didn’t retaliate, but just called the cops. she was stunned when she was arrested and could not believe she was going to jail, since she only slapped him.
Shoe’s on the other foot without any serious injury, and guess what would happen? now this is not related to good people going for jobs, or normal day to day life stuff, but where one sex cries girl or just cries and expects to be coddled. and I’ve seen it. My wife has seen it.
As others said, you can’t flip out and just excuse it away. you can’t cry when things don’t go your way at work and expect to be taken seriously. You can’t strike people and think there are no consequences.
Tiger isn’t protecting himself, he is protecting his wife who is carrying thier second child.
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[quote]Vegita wrote:
Tiger isn’t protecting himself, he is protecting his wife who is carrying thier second child.
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My sentiments exactly, but I am tired of hearing the media speculate and drag it out. Wish they would get something important to report.
[quote]StevenF wrote:
too bad tiger can’t drive his car as well as a golf ball. [/quote]
Best “text from last night” ever…
(918): i guess i finally out drove tiger woods this morning…
To those who believe this is nobody’s business but for Tiger and his wife. This is a story that is out there in the media, and not just in the gutter press.
It’s an interesting story for many reasons - Tiger’s dominance in golf, his fame, his ultra-clean image. In addition to his yearly income from golf tournaments, he has an annual endorsement income of approximately $110 million. He is arguably the best-known and most admired sports figure, worldwide, ever.
I find it both appalling and amusing that his management team is doing an atrocious job of handling this story. His statement on his website raised more questions than it answered:
“This situation is my fault, and it’s obviously embarrassing to my family and me. I’m human and I’m not perfect. I will certainly make sure this doesn’t happen again.”
If it was just a car accident, then what’s to be embarrassed about? Accidents happen. And to say that he’ll “make sure this doesn’t happen again”. What, another accident? Or accidentally tripping and landing between the legs of someone who is not his wife? Or that he was allegedly driving under the influence of painkillers?
There is also the whole question of an alleged domestic assault, and then trying to gloss it over. Well, sure, people want privacy, but in this instance, that’s just not going to happen, whether we talk about it here or not.
Cliff’s Notes: Public figure screws up. Handles aftermath badly. Worldwide media all over story, like a ravenous dog on a bone.
[quote]cakewalk wrote:
To those who believe this is nobody’s business but for Tiger and his wife. This is a story that is out there in the media, and not just in the gutter press.
It’s an interesting story for many reasons - Tiger’s dominance in golf, his fame, his ultra-clean image. In addition to his yearly income from golf tournaments, he has an annual endorsement income of approximately $110 million. He is arguably the best-known and most admired sports figure, worldwide, ever.
I find it both appalling and amusing that his management team is doing an atrocious job of handling this story. His statement on his website raised more questions than it answered:
“This situation is my fault, and it’s obviously embarrassing to my family and me. I’m human and I’m not perfect. I will certainly make sure this doesn’t happen again.”
If it was just a car accident, then what’s to be embarrassed about? Accidents happen. And to say that he’ll “make sure this doesn’t happen again”. What, another accident? Or accidentally tripping and landing between the legs of someone who is not his wife? Or that he was allegedly driving under the influence of painkillers?
There is also the whole question of an alleged domestic assault, and then trying to gloss it over. Well, sure, people want privacy, but in this instance, that’s just not going to happen, whether we talk about it here or not.
Cliff’s Notes: Public figure screws up. Handles aftermath badly. Worldwide media all over story, like a ravenous dog on a bone. [/quote]
That is the worst analysis I’ve read.
Maybe he was “embarrassed” because there is NEVER any drama surrounding him, and even a mere car accident - shit, in FRONT of his own house? I’d be embarrassed over that alone - is enough to make him blush.
Why does he owe YOU or anyone else any sort of explanation? If Tiger had actually hit someone with his car and killed them, that’s a different story. If he was found to be under the influence, then people should know because he should be handled by the authorities as anyone else would be handled.
If it was an argument in his own household and he hit his OWN property…why does he have to explain himself?
And Emily, you truly surprise me. You clearly have little respect for men, if any.
[quote]EmilyQ wrote:
My hope is that women will ultimately be forced to exercise control as well.[/quote]
When will that happen again? When the incidence of domestic violence against women is statistically zero? Is that when women will take a look at the efforts in raising domestic violence awareness and managing the crimes, and finally say, “Ok, girls, so THIS is how we need to stop our own from beating up their husbands and boyfriends. It clearly worked on men!”
Why not lay the groundwork from the BEGINNING and say that, shit, domestic violence itself is WRONG and courts/law enforcement should take any and all reports seriously, be they from a man OR a woman?
[quote]PonceDeLeon wrote:
cakewalk wrote:
Cliff’s Notes: Public figure screws up. Handles aftermath badly. Worldwide media all over story, like a ravenous dog on a bone.
That is the worst analysis I’ve read.
Maybe he was “embarrassed” because there is NEVER any drama surrounding him, and even a mere car accident - shit, in FRONT of his own house? I’d be embarrassed over that alone - is enough to make him blush.
Why does he owe YOU or anyone else any sort of explanation? If Tiger had actually hit someone with his car and killed them, that’s a different story. If he was found to be under the influence, then people should know because he should be handled by the authorities as anyone else would be handled.
If it was an argument in his own household and he hit his OWN property…why does he have to explain himself?
And Emily, you truly surprise me. You clearly have little respect for men, if any.[/quote]
Obviously, neither Tiger nor his wife is obligated to share any aspect of their private life with me or anyone else … as long as no crime has been committed.
I don’t care in the slightest if Tiger was cheating, or if he and his wife had a blowout over that. I’m much more interested in the media coverage, the response(s) from Tiger, his lawyer, and from Rachel Uchitel. Stonewalling the Highway Patrol, refusing to speak with them, makes it appear that he has something to hide.
Whether Tiger likes it or not, he’s a public figure. He’s paid a large sum to endorse, i.e. lend his sterling reputation to, a wide range of goods and services. If the reputation is tarnished, if the public loses faith in any degree, it affects both his earning power and the fickle affection of the public. That is why this ongoing story interests me.
How about that voicemail message, huh? How dumb do you have to be to not only leave a message like that for some Vegas whore but to have her name and number on your phone to begin with? Rule number 1 of screwing around is to erase all evidence! Christ dude, you save her number as an alternate to one of your friends and the problem is solved. Fucking amateurs.
I don’t think less of Tiger for cheating; that goes with the territory. I am, however, shocked by his overwhelming stupidity. Will be interesting to see how he decides to handle this one.
edit: The radio broadcast this morning was saying she was from Vegas, but the link I posted says California. However, the fact that she is a reality “star” should have been a major red flag. She’s gonna get paid big time for this one.
What’s she gonna get paid for? To shut up? I think the damage may already be done.