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Title: Why we can't let Tiger Woods off the hook for alleged affairs with a 'sex addiction' defense
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URL Source: http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions ... ow_a_tiger_by_his_stripes.html
Published: Dec 9, 2009
Author: S. E. Cupp
Post Date: 2009-12-09 16:01:46 by beyond the sea
Keywords: Woods, Tiger, Perv, Sleazebag
Views: 1802
Comments: 185
In Britain's News of the World - whose editors and readers have such an insatiable appetite for sex scandals that the tabloid is fondly called "Screws of the World" - an addictions manager at North London's Priory Clinic says declaratively of a beleaguered Tiger Woods, "I see him as ill, not bad." Here it comes. Amid all the sordid details of Tiger's numerous "transgressions," we should now prepare ourselves for a forthcoming announcement by a very somber-looking Woods spokesman, or perhaps even by the golfer himself, that Tiger is, in fact, a sex addict. We can stop questioning his character, for this - we're being told - is a medical issue. No less an authority than Drew Pinsky, the host of VH1's reality show "Sex Rehab," told "Entertainment Tonight" that "it's safe to say that sex addiction might be part of his problem." Pinsky and the rest of the world are trying to help us understand what otherwise seems inconceivable: how such a rich, powerful and focused man ("and with such a beautiful wife!" some add, suggesting that ugly wives require no explanation) could risk his reputation, his fortune and his family to play the field with floozies. We can't let them get away with it. If the psychologizers win, they will allow brain chemistry, instead of free will, to co-opt habitual infidelity, thus completely and utterly absolving Woods of everything. Including driving barefoot, no doubt. And thereby absolving the rest of us of our sins. Yes, I said it: sins. The facts here are pretty simple. Woods made repeated and calculated decisions to deceive and hurt his family. For that he should get no sympathy. Pawning off bad behavior on some nebulous psychosis makes public apologies and professed remorse merely perfunctory, not sincere. In fact, that sex addiction even has a name (and its own television show) speaks volumes about our culture - and our collective psyche. The affliction may be real, but it also keeps us from acknowledging the immorality of our actions. After all, we don't call serial killers "murder addicts." Yet, anyway. Buying into the notion gives us license to embrace a psychology gap that keeps us divorced from our own behavior. Discussing a clinical condition is easier than actual soul-searching. Who needs confession when you can just be absolved through therapy and rehab? Over the past decade or two, psychologizing of this sort has become big business, crowding out so many basic moral judgments. The intelligentsia has so successfully marginalized morality to the far corners of its collective attics (where it also keeps religion) that the manic and predictable rush to medically explain immoral behavior has built a permanent, Bill Clinton-style wall separating the things we do in our private lives from who we really are. We saw a similar justification after the Fort Hood massacre, when scores of mental health experts decided from afar that Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan wasn't a hardened terrorist - he was just really, really stressed out from absorbing everyone else's stories of posttraumatic stress. The Tiger drama is of course worlds apart, in every imaginable way. But the aftermath shares the same frantic search for a simple explanation that does an end run around free will. And as for Tiger's mental health, sex addiction may just be the tip of the iceberg. In Psychology Today, Stanton Peele writes (with a whiff of that inimitable shrink's humor) that Tiger's success and stamina on the golf course may have predicted his behavior in the bedroom: "Rather than being a sex addict, the same single-mindedness, skill set and gift for robotic calculation that make Tiger Woods the world's greatest golfer make him an avatar of the bedroom." Amazing: For both his strengths and weaknesses, psychology manages to surgically remove Tiger, a man whose power and wealth have bought him more free will than most of us will ever have, from his own life. It's hardly a comforting thought. But Peele leaves us with an intriguing question. If we can blame Tiger's troubles on his addictive behavior, why don't we blame his successes on a personality disorder, too? This man is a golf addict, to be sure - he's downright obsessed. But for that he earns our praise and respect. And tons of money. Forgive me for sounding old-fashioned. But the best prescription for a long, healthy life isn't pricey rehab, therapy and psychological reprogramming. It's a clear conscience. secupp@redsecupp.com
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#146. To: sneakypete (#145)
If the leg's a fit, the hump won't quit.
Show Me Obama's Birth Certificate!
lol
The Tiger Woods Meltdown America Talks (snip) — It is theoretically possible for Tiger Woods to rebuild himself. Other high profile individuals have recovered from scandals involving sex, drugs and alcohol. But the degree to which Woods sank, especially with the number of women who have come forward to say they were involved with him, including some with whom he reportedly engaged in sex acts in exchange for money, means he has a tough road to hoe. ”he has a tough road to hoe” ??????? ---- LOL. You can tell this writer was never a farmer, never hoed a row. Looks like Tiger rode too many ho’s.
Looks like Tiger rode too many ho’s. Ooooooooooooh! That is a tasteless pun. I like it. "An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't. ~ Anatole France
Ignorance abounds everywhere. Then again maybe it was a veiled reference to chain gangs out there hoeing those highways.
"The only thing better than a Federal Reserve audit would be a Federal Reserve autopsy." ~ unknown
I love that it is so fitting. "An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't. ~ Anatole France
LOL ....... quite veiled. :-) ****
Yeah,but maybe he has rowed a ho?
Hmmmm ....... how is that done?
........ and good morning. :-)
Hmmmm ....... how is that done? With a row boat. BUT.....,the question is would that boat then become a ho boat?
Hmmm. Maybe when he's traveling around the oceans on his 155 foot yacht, it just may be his "ho boat". ;-)
Latest rumor on the cover of the smut mags in the checkout isles at the grocery store says Obama and one of the dozen girls had a love child together. Have you heard anything about it?
It is extremely difficult for the wealthy to enter the kingdom of heaven. Those who consider themselves superior are more at odds with God than those who are aware of their sins. Those who sincerely repent—even if they are the hated toll-collectors, prostitutes, or ignorant common people—are more likely to receive God’s forgiveness than are the learned and self-righteous. I don't think there is much doubt about a 155 foot yacht attracting ho's like filings to a magnet.
no
Could be why he paid the one gal so much to keep her mouth shut and not any of the others.
Word of the DayMonday, December 14, 2009 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407740/posts Tiger now has the drug thing going on!!!!
Tiger now has the drug thing going on!!!! Throw some dirt in his face because it is over for him now if the drug charges can be proven. Hell,some people may even start to question why he is still taking pain killers for his knee surgery that should have healed long ago. Seems to me his only option now is to get aboard that big boat where nobody can shout questions at him,and take off for France like the rumors say he is going to do. His career is over,but maybe he can salvage his life if he can avoid losing control at a paparazzi one day and going off on them.
You think Tiger Woods is Obama?
You think Tiger Woods is Obama? ROTFLMAO! Thanks Riggs - If it weren't for your post I would have never know I inadvertantly put Obama instead of Tiger in my post! hahaha I have no idea how that happened. I was thinking Tiger and thought I typed Tiger.
No ...... I have heard nothing of that. By the way, did you mean Obama or Woods?
Very true. THe operation was not even a complicated knee operation.
By the way..... I can see how your subconscious mind could lead you to write "Obama" instead of "Woods". Both of those guys' images were totally created by a devious media and the greedy promoters of products. Now Woods has been exposed. It's just a matter of time for Obama to fall in the pits too.
Woods' bimbo count is now up to 14. There's got to be at least one little baby bastard Woods in there somewhere. Just wait till that hits the fan.
There's already one gal who said she aborted his baby. Woods hasn't shown his face since this thing blew up. His perfect image - destroyed. Now Nike's rival, Puma, is trying to get Mrs Woods to contract with them to advertise their shoes. I can see the commecials in my head already. Tiger running with his Nikes, the wife chacing him with Puma's on and a golf club in hand - she catches up to him - Nike, not the fastest running shoes...lmao
Nike's Phil Knight says this is all just a "blip" and will have no effect on Nike's relationship with Woods. Woods may not be showing his face because supposedly his wife knocked out one of his front teeth.
lol...I now believe he thought she was literally trying to kill him which is why has trying to get out of the driveway so fast he ended up wrecking his ride.
One lives in hope.
Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end. Well then just maybe, maybe Tiger is shootin' duds/blanks, and the two babies of Elin's were from a decent man. ;-)
She did. She hit him with a cell phone, smashed his upper lip and broke his upper front tooth ........ before chasing his sorry lame-ass, drunk ass out of the house. (Trust me.)
One lives in hope. I hear you, sir.
Did you hear about the guy who returned Tiger's book "My favorite 18 holes" He didn't realize it would be about golf.
........ almost funny.
Why would Nike drop him over this? Look at their typical customer,and you see that they would consider Tiger to be a hero for being married to a beautiful blonde while having a dozen or more white ho's on the string. Tiger be a Playah,homes!
He may sell shoes, but I'm not sure about golf equipment anymore. Also, his logo may need some work. It says "Tigers Whores" to me.
you're a moron sneaky, thats a ridiculous statement
Ge gas a logo? Really? If that's it,all he has to do is claim it means "Tiger has Wood",and the sale of the Nike products he shills will go through the roof.
You say that and *I* am the moron? ROFLMAO!
OJ is clearly embarrassed about having his leg humped in public by a black midget.
#147. To: sneakypete (#145)
Maybe if the midget had of had the decency to don a blonde wig first,it might have been ok,but what would his fans think if they thought he would drop down low enough to have sex with blacks?
#148. To: sneakypete, Flintlock, farmfriend (#145)
#149. To: beyond the sea (#148)
”he has a tough road to hoe” ??????? ---- LOL. You can tell this writer was never a farmer, never hoed a row.
#150. To: beyond the sea (#148)
LOL. You can tell this writer was never a farmer, never hoed a row.
#151. To: TwentyTwelve (#128)
#152. To: farmfriend (#150)
Then again maybe it was a veiled reference to chain gangs out there hoeing those highways.
#153. To: beyond the sea (#148)
”he has a tough road to hoe” ??????? ---- LOL. You can tell this writer was never a farmer, never hoed a row.
#154. To: sneakypete (#153)
Yeah,but maybe he has rowed a ho?
#155. To: sneakypete (#153)
#156. To: beyond the sea (#154)
Yeah,but maybe he has rowed a ho?
#157. To: sneakypete (#156)
BUT.....,the question is would that boat then become a ho boat?
#158. To: beyond the sea (#157)
Happy Birthday, Jesus! Merry Christmas everyone!
#159. To: beyond the sea (#157)
Maybe when he's traveling around the oceans on his 155 foot yacht, it just may be his "ho boat".
#160. To: mel_living (#158)
Obama and one of the dozen girls had a love child together. Have you heard anything about it?
#161. To: beyond the sea (#160)
numinous NOO-min-us; NYOO- , adjective;
1. Of or pertaining to a numen; supernatural.
2. Filled with or characterized by a sense of a supernatural presence.
3. Inspiring awe and reverence; spiritual.
Happy Birthday, Jesus! Merry Christmas everyone!
#162. To: sneakypete (#159)
#163. To: beyond the sea (#162)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407740/posts
#164. To: mel_living (#158)
Latest rumor on the cover of the smut mags in the checkout isles at the grocery store says Obama and one of the dozen girls had a love child together. Have you heard anything about it?
#165. To: beyond the sea, ALL (#162)
#166. To: JRiggs, Beyond the Sea (#164)
Latest rumor on the cover of the smut mags in the checkout isles at the grocery store says Obama and one of the dozen girls had a love child together. Have you heard anything about it?
#167. To: mel_living (#158)
Latest rumor on the cover of the smut mags in the checkout isles at the grocery store says Obama and one of the dozen girls had a love child together. Have you heard anything about it?
#168. To: sneakypete (#163)
Hell,some people may even start to question why he is still taking pain killers for his knee surgery that should have healed long ago.
#169. To: All, mel_living, sneakypete, JRiggs (#167)
By the way, did you mean Obama or Woods?
#170. To: beyond the sea (#169)
#171. To: JRiggs (#170)
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#172. To: mel_living (#171)
Now Nike's rival, Puma, is trying to get Mrs Woods to contract with them to advertise their shoes.
#173. To: JRiggs (#172)
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#174. To: beyond the sea (#169)
It's just a matter of time for Obama to fall in the pits too.
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#175. To: JRiggs, sneakypete (#170)
Woods' bimbo count is now up to 14. There's got to be at least one little baby bastard Woods in there somewhere. Just wait till that hits the fan.
#176. To: JRiggs, mel_living (#172)
Woods may not be showing his face because supposedly his wife knocked out one of his front teeth.
#177. To: James Deffenbach (#174)
It's just a matter of time for Obama to fall in the pits too.
#178. To: beyond the sea (#176)
#179. To: Go65 (#178)
#180. To: JRiggs (#172)
Nike's Phil Knight says this is all just a "blip" and will have no effect on Nike's relationship with Woods.
#181. To: sneakypete (#180)
Why would Nike drop him over this?
#182. To: sneakypete (#180)
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#183. To: JRiggs (#181)
Also, his logo may need some work.
#184. To: Siddhalion (#182)
you're a moron sneaky, thats a ridiculous statement
#185. To: beyond the sea (#176)
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