The Tiger Woods Cheating Scandal: Michael David
Let me begin by saying that I think this is the story that has finally turned me off to the way all media is currently run. When the story broke I was sitting in the parking lot of Ikea and an AP blurb popped up on my phone saying Tiger Woods had been in a serious car accident. Immediately I turned 660 WFAN to hear if there was more info. I forget who was hosting at the time but I thought they handled it fairly well by deflecting the callers wild speculation. That was probably the last bit of responsible journalism I witnessed. Formerly credible news outlets where sucked into this maelstrom, and began reporting the rumor mongering stories of TMZ and The National Enquirer. I was especially disappointed in ESPN and NPR for using the two rumor mills as sources. I’ve thankfully only heard a few sports talk shows, one was today when someone was filling in for Colin Cowherd and acted as if Tiger had not only let down his own family but had done some harm to the host’s two year old daughter. Needless to say after I realigned my jaw, which had dropped to the floor I turned the station. I understand wanting information and being curious about the accident, but what is the facination with peoples personal lives. I have lost total faith in the media as a whole and the consumers who allow this nonsense to go on.
There is no legitimate reason to purposely try and harm a family, that is what the “tabloids” are doing. Yes, if Tiger did some thing wrong he is to blame for that, but why does his marriage need to be public? Other than playing tournaments he has led a pretty private life, he doesn’t use his family to make money, or trot them out as a prop for a political campaign, so what gives anyone the right to meddle in personal affairs.
I enjoy watching Tiger play golf and am in awe of his skill and dedication to excellence on the course. I have never understood the idolization of anyone just because they are famous. We do not know these people, and should not assume what they are truly like.
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“I enjoy watching Tiger play golf and am in awe of his skill and dedication to excellence on the course.”
That’s pretty much how I feel. Quoting from the statement Tiger released to day, but he said, “Personal sins should not require press releases and problems within a family shouldn’t have to mean public confessions.” If the average Joe gets in a car accident, nobody cares. Tiger Woods gets in a car accident, the whole world stops; and that is somewhat understandable. People are worried if he’s alright, which is fine. However, there’s no need to go delving into his personal life, i.e. search cell phone records, obtain voice mails, etc. I personally can’t wait for this story to go away.
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If you wrote this article today, Dec. 2nd, then the guy filling in for Cowherd was Doug Gottlieb. I didn’t hear him say what you wrote up there, but I did hear him say that he thinks that part of ESPN blowing this story up is in response to the criticism they received after ESPN failed to report on the Ben Roethlisberger sexual assault allegations earlier this year. That part of what Gottlieb said made sense, and I agree with him on it. I don’t agree with the whole letting him and his family down part, that’s just ridiculous.
Honestly it’s something that I really don’t care about. Tiger has always been out of the spotlight except on the golf course. He has one little crash and the media just swarms on him like flies on poo. And find any kind of dirt they can find on him. I don’t like the fact he did this to his family, but it’s none of my business. This should be a private family matter that he should be able to deal with, without the media spot light. He didn’t do any of this on a golf course. He didn’t do it in front of his sponsers. And he didn’t do it in front of the cameras. I think everyone should just back off, let him and his family deal with this. And hey let’s get the media to focus back on things that really matter: The fact that we will now have 30,000 more troops sent to Afghanistan, the economy, where is that stimilis money going to, and hey how about that health care plan.
I was going to comment about this on NuNews, but I think I’ll say it here in more depth. I’m actually kinda disappointed in Tiger Woods. Not disappointed in that I was a big fan of him or of watching him play golf but I’m let down that there’s just one more rich dude out there who’s banging some other woman while his wife and kids are at home. Whatever happened to working out your problems when you’re unhappy in your marriage? Whatever happened to just plain being faithful to the vows you took? I know that it has no effect on world events and it should be handled in private, but I still get sad when I hear of someone who seemed to be a decent guy who turns out to be just another cocky, unfaithful celebrity.
I so agree with you Colleen!
@Matt you’re right it was Doug Gottlieb. I only heard that particular point about his daughter but I do agree ESPN probably felt some pressure after the Big Ben accusation.
Colleen I agree with you, I am very disappointed in him. He has a beautiful family and a billion dollars, why risk it all for something so stupid.
It makes me queasy knowing that anyone even CARES about the “Tiger Woods Scandal”. Seriously, people, we have more important things to think about.
Let me be the first to say that I have no concept of the life that Tiger Woods leads. To constantly be in the limelight has got to be tough. Proof is the number of celebrity breakups that occur.
With that being said, I am disappointed in Tiger as a role model. Many kids look up to him and the example he set is not one that I want my kids to follow.
However, in addition to blaming Tiger, I also have to blame the media. Was exposing Tiger’s indiscretion’s really necessary? Reporting on the accident from the standpoint of concern for a great athlete was acceptable. But airing his “dirty laundry” for the sake of a story was not. His skills as an athlete should be the focus of his public life. His marital problems and family issues should not. The media’s handling of this situation may have ruined any chance of Tiger and his wife working things out.
What Tiger does in his private life is his business, not mine!
It appears that the more prominent a person is, the more wholesome, traditional, successful and “normal”, the more viciously they are attacked by the media when they falter. It’s like they can point their finger and say THERE! AHA! You aren’t as perfect as you appeared to be!
It’s a sad reality of human nature when it is thought that by defaming an up-standing character, somehow a victory is won. When actually every story like this is a defeat in the battle for human decency. To the media, controversy is much more valuable than decency, and as long as that is true for the media, it is also true for those that pay to watch, read, and listen to this type of drivel.
I think Tiger Woods should get some advice on the Married Man podcast
I have done everything I can to not follow this story but I did hear on ESPN about someone ( woman ) being taken from his house on life support, possibly. If this is what it seems, what culpability do the tabloids, and gossip sites have? I realize Tiger is a fault for his behavior but to me if something tragic happened or happens the gossip blogs, tabloids and the consumers of gossip will have blood on their hands as well.
Michael, I saw that too. It will be very interesting to see how this all plays out.
@Colleen to me it is akin to the culpability Bill ORielly has for the murder of Dr Tiller. While he did not murder the man overly sensational media has serious consequences that need to be addressed.
TIGER HAS BALLS AND PLENTY OF THEM, HE HAS BEEN KNOCKING THEM OUT OF THE GOLF COURSE, WOW!!!
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