The World Waits With Bated Breath

An ongoing major military offensive in Afghanistan, the Olympics in Vancouver, the plight of Haitians after the earthquake, Iranian nuclear proliferation all take a back seat to the big news event today – a statement from Tiger Woods.

Now here is poor Tiger emerging from sex addiction rehab to make a public apology and the main stream news media is having a collective orgy. It has been the lead story and reported in a fevered pant on evening news broadcasts as well as morning news programs all week long. I ask you, is that fair? It’s kind of like giving booze to an alcoholic. This man is struggling with infidelity and the news journalists are having an anticipatory orgasm over his impending statement to the world.

Tiger owes me no apologies. What Tiger did or didn’t do does not affect my life in any way. Most of America as well as the world will not be changed because of Tiger’s promiscuity or his apology today. In fact, I’m a firm believer that it is nobody’s business outside of his family. They are the ones that will be affected and have to deal with it in their own way.

There’s no doubt we can expect to be bludgeoned with nonstop commentary in which Tiger’s every word will be picked over and analyzed. What really needs to happen is after Tiger’s catharsis today the news media should take a collective cold shower and then get back to the news that does affect us all.