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Tuesday, April 6, 2010

David Shuster's Unforgettable Career Highlights (11 Videos)































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Sunday, March 21, 2010

Nancy Pelosi Is A Star! Partisan Health Care Bill Her Biggest Win








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Pelosi Achieves Biggest Political Victory Of Her Career With Health Care Bill



Nancy Pelosi showed Sunday why she is one of the most powerful Speakers in history.

In shepherding one of the most controversial bills through the House, Pelosi achieved what some thought what was impossible after Scott Brown's victory in Massachusetts two months ago.

Pelosi's political stock took major hits at various points in the 111th Congress. Last year, she attracted widespread criticism for her seemingly contradictory statements on what she knew about U.S. interrogation techniques on suspected terrorists. Her handling of the Eric Massa scandal earlier this month was mocked by Republicans and her replacing of Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) as Ways and Means chairman was anything but smooth.

Headlines on those issues had some whispering that Pelosi did not have the pull with her caucus that she used to. Some Democrats in the nation's capital privately predicted Pelosi couldn't pull off this close vote, especially with more than 30 House Democrats facing tougher reelection races than when the House cleared its healthcare bill last November.

Down at least two dozen votes earlier this month, Pelosi worked many members one-on-one. On Friday, she talked to Rep. Scott Murphy (D-N.Y.) about his vote off the House floor. Hours later, Murphy announced he was going to back the bill.

There were many others.

By leaning on her caucus, Pelosi got a number of yes votes that put her within range of 216. Some of the biggest "yes" votes in recent days were Reps. Henry Cuellar (Texas), Brian Baird (Wash), Bill Owens (N.Y.), Ciro Rodriguez (Texas), Chris Carney (Pa.), Allen Boyd (Fla.), John Boccieri (Ohio), Suzanne Kosmas (Fla.) and Betsy Markey (Colo.).

Pelosi did make some wrong turns along the way, including considering using the so-called "deem and pass" strategy of passing the bill. The mulling of "deem and pass" proved to be a massive distraction, quickly becoming the focal point of the media's coverage of the bill.

Several Democrats, including Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-Calif.), vowed to reject such a procedural ploy.

Like she has many times before, she listened to her caucus. She then pivoted, opting against employing the tactic. Cardoza, who is a member of leadership, voted yes.

While several Democratic leaders boldly claimed they had the votes earlier this week, Pelosi knew she was still a significant amount shy. One of the best vote-counters in Congress, Pelosi was forced, once again, to strike a deal with Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.).

It was an eleventh-hour deal that could have cost "yes" votes from abortion-rights Democrats. But Pelosi, a staunch supporter of abortion rights, convinced them that unless Stupak was on board, the bill would die on the House floor. They quickly got in line.

Certainly, Pelosi had a lot of help in passing the healthcare bill, most notably from President Barack Obama, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.).

Obama personally urged dozens of Democrats to vote yes, and while some refused to budge, others moved into the "yes" column.

But no one knows the House Democratic Caucus better than Pelosi.

And publicly, she never hinted how far she was down in the votes.

"I have faith in my caucus," Pelosi said earlier this month.

Pelosi has had a lot of experience in winning close votes.

She muscled a climate change bill through the lower chamber last year, 219-212. Months later, after a deal with Stupak, the House healthcare bill passed, 220-215. The Speaker also has finessed tought-to-pass war supplemental bills through the House.

This healthcare bill was the toughest lift. Centrists didn't like it because many of their constituents were telling them it was a bad bill. Liberals didn't like it because the legislation came from the Senate -- a chamber they don't trust and now openly belittle.

Along the way, Pelosi had to make sacrifices. After pushing hard for the public option throughout 2009, Pelosi was forced to abandon it this year. She also had to swallow most of the Senate bill while bending on the abortion provisions.
Republicans scoff at the notion that passing healthcare reform is a win for Pelosi and the Democratic Party, pointing to Brown's win and the looming election when many Democrats are expected to lose.

Rep. Mike Pence (Ind.), chairman of the House Republican Conference, told his colleagues on Saturday that victory -- one way or the other -- would be theirs. That triumph would either come during the third Sunday of March or the first Tuesday in November, which is Election Day.

Still, Republicans privately admit they underestimated Pelosi when she took the gavel in January, 2007. Defying their predictions back then, Pelosi charted a cautious chart in her first year as Speaker, wary of endangering her majority.

As GOP poll numbers plummeted further, Pelosi adopted a more aggressive leadership style in 2008.

With Obama in the White House, Pelosi moved left, moving the climate change bill before healthcare reform. That decision irritated politically vulnerable Democrats and some in the Obama administration. The climate bill is considered dead in the Senate.

At the end of 2009 as the political winds shifted to the Republican Party, Pelosi attempted to put her caucus at ease. Saying she was in “campaign mode,” Pelosi vowed she would no longer move controversial bills until the Senate acted first.

Pelosi has long said climate change is her flagship issue, but it is unclear whether that measure will pass while she is Speaker.

It is clear, however, that her legacy as Speaker will be forever tied to healthcare reform.



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Sunday, December 13, 2009

Golf Still Needs Tiger Woods, Awaits His Return























Brad Faxon: Golf still needs Tiger Woods

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The Sports world and PGA tour awaits Tiger's return.

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Saturday, December 12, 2009

Sports World Mourns Tiger's Departure From Golf...He's Still King!





















































































Tiger takes a break from his love of Golf. The Sports world mourns.




ESPN's Jason Sobel comments On Tiger Woods' Hiatus From Golf









Change in the air with Woods' future uncertain


It's a question that has been consistently asked in the past 13 years, from the time Tiger Woods turned professional and timidly proclaimed, "I guess, hello, world," through his 14 major championship titles and near-decade-long grip on the world's No. 1 ranking: Can professional golf survive without him?

We might be about to find out.

Woods revealed on his personal Web site Friday that he is taking an indefinite leave from competition amid a scandal that has brought multiple infidelities to light, announcing, "I need to focus my attention on being a better husband, father, and person."

The word "indefinite" is, of course, cryptic at best. It could mean that Woods will return in time to be standing on the first tee at Augusta National Golf Club on April 8 in search of his fifth green jacket. Or it could very well signify the end to perhaps the greatest career we've ever seen in the game. At this point, declaring one over the other is pure speculation, as Tiger himself likely doesn't even know if he will return, let alone when.

Right move? Wrong move? From talk-show airwaves to message boards, there will be much conjecture about whether this was the proper decision, but frankly, nobody's opinion matters except that of Woods. He has deemed his current family situation dire enough to make it a priority over playing golf, which is a significant statement. It sounds simple to suggest a man should choose family over career, but for one who has worked so diligently at his craft for so many years -- and with some very tangible goals now within striking distance -- this speaks volumes about the reparations he feels are needed at home.

This won't be the first time Woods has taken an extended leave from the PGA Tour. In 2006, after the death of his father, Earl, he remained away from the game for nine weeks; upon Tiger's return, he missed the cut at the U.S. Open but won the Open Championship one month later, clinching the festivities at Royal Liverpool in a teary-eyed bout with emotions we've never witnessed publicly before or since from him. And last year, after winning the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines in a sudden-death playoff while competing on a torn ACL and multiple leg fractures, he underwent reconstructive surgery and was sidelined for eight months.

In each instance, the game soldiered on, those would-be Woods victories divvied up between other top players. The level of competition didn't suffer as much as the events themselves, though, as his absence created a general lack of buzz throughout the masses.

Woods might not be bigger than the sport created in Scottish fields many centuries ago, but he is the biggest thing going right now -- in any sport -- and any tournament without his name attached to the entry list will fail to pique the interest of many casual fans. In a climate of economic turmoil -- and with many of the PGA Tour's own title sponsorship contracts expiring at the end of the 2010 season -- Woods' importance to the game cannot be overstated, his presence more necessity than luxury.

If there is a silver lining to Woods' current situation and ensuing decision, it's that when he returns to professional golf -- if he returns -- the 71-time PGA Tour champion will be able to glean help from those aforementioned absences, using the knowledge that he has returned to golf successfully in the past as motivation.

"I expect whenever he comes back, he'll be fully prepared and ready to play." said Steve Stricker, who partnered with Woods in four matches at the Presidents Cup in October. "This is only speculation, but maybe that's why he's going to take some time, so he can get things right. Hopefully he is going to come back. We don't know. But to play this game, you need 100 percent focus in playing. It would be pretty hard to have that focus with all that is going on."

If Woods weren't already among the world's most famous humans for his on-course exploits, he is now for what he has deemed his off-course "transgressions." He has not spoken publicly since a single-car accident early on the morning of Nov. 27, which coincided with news of his marital infidelities. He has released five statements so far via his Web site but has left a multitude of questions unanswered.

This latest decision to take an indefinite leave from golf will only increase the scrutiny when he does return. The first public interview, the first golf shot, the first major championship -- each will be viewed under a microscope that even the most popular golfer has never seen, the eyes of the world fixated on his every word and movement. Until then, he will retreat further into privacy in an attempt to produce what he called a "safe haven we will need for personal healing."

In the 13 years since he offered that famous hello, Woods has triumphed under many difficult circumstances, but none were as delicate or debilitating as his current situation. Whether he is now saying goodbye or just "See you later," one thing is clear: The world of professional golf -- much like the world around Tiger Woods -- won't be the same for an awfully long time.






Tiger Woods: Sports' First Billion-Dollar Man


Tiger Woods has been making history on and off the course since he joined the PGA Tour in 1996. First up was a record $40 million contract from Nike. The following year he won the Masters by a record 12 strokes, becoming the youngest winner ever and first black player to take the title. His career has been packed full of accomplishments, including major titles (14), annual money titles (9) and Player of the Year awards (9).

Now Woods can add one more accolade to his trophy case: the first athlete to earn $1 billion. Our calculations show that the $10 million bonus Woods earned winning this year's FedEx Cup title nudged him over the $1 billion mark in career earnings.

Forbes has been tracking athlete earnings since before Tiger turned pro. Woods had earned a cumulative $895 million going into 2009, by our estimates, from prize money, appearance fees, endorsements, bonuses and his golf course design business. If you add his $10.5 million in 2009 prize money, the FedEx bonus and his take so far this year from his more than $100 million in annual off-the-course earnings, Woods' career earnings are now 10 figures.

Woods has only two real competitors when it comes to career earnings among athletes: the two Michaels, Jordan and Schumacher, who dominated their respective sports for nearly 15 years. Jordan's earning peaked during his last season with the Chicago Bulls (1998-'99), when he earned $69 million in salary and endorsement income.

Jordan continues to earn $45 million annually, almost entirely from Nike ( NKE - news - people ). We estimate that Jordan has earned $800 million since he entered the NBA in 1984. Annual sales of the Jordan brand are now $1 billion for Nike, so MJ should hit the $1 billion mark in career earnings in the next four to five years.

Schumacher's earnings peaked at $80 million in 2003, when he won his record sixth World Drivers' Championship (he won a seventh title the following year). His $40 million salary was the highest in sports at the time and his income doubled when you factored in endorsements, licensing deals and championship bonuses. Schumacher has earned $700 million, by our count, since his Formula One debut in 1991.




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Sources: ESPN, Tiger Woods.com, Forbes, The Daily Beast, Google Maps

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Tiger's New Prenup Deal (Details)...Paying Elin To Stay??










































The infamous voicemail message. (To Jamiee Grubbs)




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(The Daily Beast) New Details on Tiger's Prenup



The Daily Beast has learned exclusively that the beleaguered golfer is negotiating an immediate $5 million payout to his wife—and revising her prenup to give her as much as $55 million more to stay with him two more years.

Traditionally it’s a divorce that makes a financial dent for a wealthy athlete like Tiger Woods. But it appears that in Tiger’s case, it’s going to cost him to stay with his wife, Elin Nordegren, the mother of their two children.

In a statement Wednesday, Tiger said, “I have let my family down and I regret those transgressions with all of my heart.” Words are evidently not enough to mollify Elin: The Daily Beast has learned the details of what it’s costing Tiger to keep his marriage intact. A lawyer familiar with the hastily conducted negotiations of the past 72 hours said that as of Wednesday evening Elin has been offered a $5 million payment immediately if she agrees to stay—and her prenuptial agreement is being revised to give her up to an additional $55 million.

When the couple married on Oct. 5, 2004, at the Sandy Lane resort in Barbados, Elin signed a prenuptial agreement reportedly worth $20 million after 10 years of marriage, not considered a large payout for someone who was already as successful as Tiger by then. (The tightlipped Woods camp, almost obsessive about releasing any personal information after Tiger’s blundering interviews with GQ in 1997, has never acknowledged the existence of the first prenup, although it’s been widely reported).

But in light of a string of women coming forward to say they had affairs with Tiger since his marriage, Elin has demanded that the prenup be rewritten, Chicago Sun-Times columnist Bill Zwecker reported Wednesday. “The links legend’s spouse is reportedly being paid a hefty seven-figure amount—immediately transferred [sic] into an account she alone controls—to stick with her husband,” Zwecker wrote. “At this point, the couple needed to remain married for 10 years in order for Woods’ wife to collect a splitsville settlement of $20 million. I’m being told that time frame has been shortened—and the dollar amount increased ‘substantially.’”

The lawyer familiar with the couple’s negotiations told The Daily Beast that Tiger also has agreed to shorten the original prenup to seven years from the date of marriage, meaning it will vest in another two. And the revised agreement provides for a staggered schedule of payments spread out over five years that could be worth upward of $75 million. So for Elin to collect $80 million, she’ll need to stay with Tiger another seven years, be a dutiful wife in showing up with him at social events and in public as if they were still the perfect couple, and sign a nondisclosure form that will prevent her from ever telling her story. Even if she lasts only two more years, she’ll still walk away with nearly twice what she was entitled to under the original prenup.

Tiger’s advisers, who have successfully gotten the couple into counseling sessions, believe that keeping the marriage intact will help Tiger keep his corporate sponsors and bolster his dented image. Elin is herself considered a good asset. She’s never been a publicity hound or used her marriage to make money through self-help books, lecture series, or QVC makeup and jewelry lines. Rather, she’s just maintained a low profile and dedicated herself to being a spouse and mother. As opposed to some other celebrities, like Tom Cruise or Angelina Jolie, Elin has never pushed her kids into the public eye. So, now, if she is persuaded to stay, she knows little will be the same. Her quiet life is finished. A Los Angeles-based paparazzo told me that a photo of Elin and the children would fetch $250,000. Some agencies are offering $100,000 just for tips that pay off with photos.

There’s a price to having a life turned upside down in the public eye. That’s what the couple is hammering out now. Since Tiger Inc. is in crisis, it’s likely she will accept a deal rather than allow her anger and sense of humiliation to prevail. The Woods camp is about to pull off the most expensive “stand by your man” stand ever. (Attempts for any comment from the Woods camp were not successful).







(Herald Sun) Tiger Woods faces $300m divorce payout if marriage ends


TIGER Woods is staring at a $300 million payout if his marriage breaks down after another alleged mistress came out of the woodwork yesterday.

Reports last night said Woods' wife, Swedish model Elin Nordegren, has a huge prenuptial agreement that would make it the most expensive celebrity divorce in history.

Overwhelmed by evidence of multiple extramartial affairs, the superstar golfer admitted to "transgressions" that had hurt his wife and children and ruined his public image, the Herald Sun reports.

The admission came as another nightclub hostess, Kalika Moquin, 27, alleged a seven-month affair with Woods.

A picture obtained by celebrity website TMZ showed him in a Las Vegas nightclub at 1.30am on October 4 with a woman who was not his wife.

Woods and Nordegren were having intensive marriage counselling sessions yesterday, with a record divorce payout at stake.

Michael Jordan holds that record with his wife, Juanita, receiving an estimated $150 million settlement.

Greg Norman is not far behind with a $128 million payout to his wife of three decades, Laura Andrassy.

It also emerged yesterday that New York party girl Rachel Uchitel, who stayed at Crown during Woods' Melbourne visit last month, was there as the billionaire's guest.

In another twist, sources revealed Woods burned the candle at both ends at Crown, hitting the tables in private gaming suites at the top of the Crown Towers Hotel.

Woods abandoned the Masters gala dinner, where he was the guest of honour, to join US friends in the gambling session. He left his mum Kutilda to dine alone with Premier John Brumby.

A humble Woods did not respond to specific allegations yesterday, but admitted he had brought shame on his family.

"I have let my family down and I regret those transgressions with all of my heart," he said.

"I have not been true to my values and the behaviour my family deserves.

"I am not without faults and I am far short of perfect."

Woods, 33, posted the extraordinary admission on his website amid mounting proof of his philandering with women he met in nightclubs from New York to Las Vegas.

The most damning evidence was a voicemail message recorded two days before last weekend's car crash that exposed his torrid private life.

A man believed to be Woods is heard telling LA cocktail waitress Jaimee Grubbs, 24, to expect an angry phone call from his wife.

"Hey, it's, uh, it's Tiger. I need you to do a huge favour. Can you please take your name off your phone? My wife went through my phone and may be calling you."

A nervous-sounding Woods ends the message with: "Do this for me. Huge. Quickly."

Grubbs, a reality TV contestant, claimed a 31-month romance with Woods.

His sponsors - including Nike, Gatorade and Gillette - are sticking by Woods.

And Mr Brumby said he'd welcome him back to defend his Australian Masters title next year.

But golf was the last thing on Wood's mind yesterday as he and his wife bunkered down in their Florida mansion with marriage counselors.




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Sources: The Daily Beast, MSNBC, Tiger Woods.com, Herald Sun.au.com, US Weekly Mag., TMZ, Facebook, Google Maps

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Elin Woods Blasted Tiger's Alleged "Jump-Off"...Can He Bounce Back?



























































The infamous voicemail message.




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Tiger Woods’ wife blasts mistress in angry phone call



Tiger Woods’ wife blasted his mistress in a furious phone call when she found out about their affair.

Elin Nordegren phoned Jaimee Grubbs from a blocked number. When the 24-year-old cocktail waitress asked who Elin was, she replied: "You know who this is because you’re f***ing my husband".

Details of the phone call emerged as Woods made an astonishing apology last night, admitting cheating on Elin, 29, and letting down his family.

The golfer admitted to “transgressions” after his car crash sparked a string of allegations he had slept with other women.

The apology followed Grubbs’ claim she had a three-year affair with Woods and a US report named another woman – Las Vegas club promoter Kalika Moquin – as another mistress.

A magazine said she and Woods had “hooked up a bunch of times”.

In his apology Woods admits to “personal sins” and hailed his Swedish wife, with whom he has two sons, for showing “more grace than anyone could possibly expect”.

He also vowed to be a better husband and dad.

Woods, 33, has been holed up inside his luxury home in Florida since the crash on Friday, the full extent of which was revealed yesterday in a police report.

Woods pulled out of his drive and drove over a concrete kerb and on to grass at around 2.25am.

He drove over the kerb again and swerved once more on to a grass verge.

The report states: “As a result, the right side of vehicle one collided with a row of hedges.”

He tried to get back on the street, jumping a kerb again and on to another verge, where he smashed into a fire hydrant. Incredibly, he kept going, crossed over a neighbour’s drive and hit a tree.

A diagram released by the police showed the short but erratic journey which ended with Woods knocked unconscious.

Pictures show his £35,000 Cadillac Escalade’s mangled bumper and two smashed rear windows. It has been claimed Elin smashed the windows in a fit of rage.

Woods had told a friend hours before the crash that Elin had “gone ghetto” on him and scratched his face, according to a report on website TMZ.

The website also said Woods later told the pal he needed to buy a huge diamond for his wife. In a phone call after the crash, Woods reportedly told the friend, “I have to get a Kobe Special.” Asked what a Kobe Special was, Woods replied: “A house on a finger.”

He was apparently referring to the £3million purple diamond ring basketball star Kobe Bryant gave his wife after he was charged with sexually assaulting a woman.

Another US report yesterday claimed Woods had stormed out of his home after a row with Elin and was heard by neighbours screaming: “You’ve ruined our Thanksgiving! Are you happy now?”

It was earlier claimed Elin chased after his car with a golf club after a bust-up over claims of a fling with club hostess Rachel Uchitel, who has denied the reports.

In yet another blow to the image of golf’s superstar, pictures emerged yesterday of him with a mystery woman in a Las Vegas nightclub on October 4.

Grubbs, from California, has claimed she had sex 20 times with Woods since 2007 and exchanged more than 300 flirty texts.

She also revealed a voicemail, in which Woods begs her to change her ID name on her phone as he thought his wife was checking his messages.

Woods allegedly called Grubbs three days before the crash to warn her his wife had “gone through his phone and may call you”.

A voice that sounds like Woods, said: “Hey, it’s Tiger. I need you to do me a huge favour. Can you please take your name off your phone?

“My wife went through my phone and maybe calling you. So if you can, please take your name off that. Just have it as a number on the voicemail. You got to do this for me. Huge. Quickly. Bye.”

Last night the message was posted online. Meanwhile Grubbs has said: “He told me last month we will always be together.

“He gave me the impression he and his wife had separate rooms.”

She claimed he texted her in September to say: “I will wear you out soon. You just need some attention from me.”

The last time they met was two months ago. She claimed: “We cuddled, watched Angels and Demons, then had sex. It was very romantic.”

A pal of Moquin alleged in Life & Style: “Tiger told Kalika married life isn’t all it’s built

up to be.” Moquin, 27, said: “It’s not appropriate for me to comment.”

Meanwhile, Florida Highway Patrol said it had completed its investigation and would not bring criminal charges.

Woods will pay a £100 fine for careless driving with four points on his licence.

Property damage caused by the crash was £2,000 while his car needs £4,800 worth of repairs.

Tiger Woods: His apology in full

I have let my family down and I regret those transgressions with all

of my heart. I have not been true to my values and the behaviour my family deserves.

I am not without faults and I am far short of perfect. I am dealing with my behaviour and personal failings behind closed doors with my family. Those feelings should be shared by us alone.

Although I am a well-known person and have made my career as a professional athlete, I have been dismayed to realise the full extent of what tabloid scrutiny really means.

For the last week, my family and I have been hounded to expose intimate details of our personal lives.

The stories in particular that physical violence played any role in the car accident were utterly false and malicious. Elin has always done more to support

our family and shown more grace than anyone could possibly expect.

But no matter how intense curiosity about public figures can be, there is an important and deep principle at stake which is the right to some simple, human measure of privacy.

I realise there are some who don’t share my view on that. But for me, the virtue of privacy is one that must be protected in matters that are intimate and within one’s own family.

Personal sins should not require press releases and problems within a family shouldn’t have to mean public confessions. Whatever regrets I have about letting my family down have been shared with and felt by us alone. I have given this a lot of thought and I believe there is a point at which I must stick to that principle even though it’s difficult.

I will strive to be a better person and the husband and father my family deserves. For those who have support-ed me over the years, I offer my profound apology.








Will Tiger Woods Bounce Back After This Car Crash and Affair Nonsense? Are You Kidding?


Surfing the web for the best post-Tiger Woods car crash humor, we have to go with Craig Ferguson in his Monday monologue:

"Economists are saying that so far holiday sales are down, but that doesn't figure in the diamond ring that Tiger Woods is going to have to buy his wife.

"Anyway, it doesn't necessarily mean there was any kind of domestic dispute. It's Tiger Woods' house. Golf clubs are everywhere. They do everything with golf clubs -- cook with golf clubs, brush their hair with golf clubs. 'Honey can you pass the meatballs?' (Does a golf swing) 'There you are.' "

Ferguson was also right-on in his response to questions of whether or not all of this will hurt Tiger's credibility with advertisers.

"People are asking if this will cost him millions of endorsements. I say people who like golf don't give a rat's ass. All people who love golf care about is golf. People who love golf will buy anything he endorses. When he endorses something to do with golf, I'll buy it."

(Mimics Tiger's voice) "Hi, I'm Tiger Woods. And when my wife comes after me in domestic dispute, I make sure she uses the Nike SUV Diamond Drive."

"Will all of this hurt Tiger Woods' game? Are you kidding? The golf course is the one place people can't ask him personal questions. Tiger Woods is dying to get back on that golf course."

Will golf fans forgive Tiger? Are you kidding? Does anyone remember that eleven short months ago Alex Rodriguez was the most despised man in all of baseball? What killed that? A few clutch hits in the postseason. Our favorite sign during the Yankees victory parade was "Thank you, Kate Hudson."

If Tiger wins the Masters next year, they'll not only forgive him, his latest girlfriend will be doing endorsements.




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Sources: US Weekly Mag., Mirror.co.uk, Village Voice, MSNBC, Tiger Woods.com, Facebook, AP, Google Maps