Glazer: Comments King Weighs in on Tiger, Cheech, DUI
The truth is fairly simple: Tiger Woods will be bigger and richer than ever before – no doubt about it…
His recent mishap only makes him “human” and a whole lot more interesting. Sponsors will be lined up as they were before as soon as he is back on the tour and winning. His first tournament will be nearly as big as a Super Bowl…with all eyes, the media and talk radio all over Woods that week. Viewing audiences will set a PGA record. You don’t just flush the world’s No. 1 athlete of the decade (and he is) down the tubes.
Woods is not a criminal, he broke a moral rule that many men – fair or not – break at some point in their marriages. And here’s a little secret; so do many women. He cheated on his wife, so did John Kennedy, Brad Pitt, Bill Clinton, most rock stars, etc. That didn’t seem to hurt them in the long run, did it?
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Note: I posted this as a comment in response to some of the unkind words people wrote regarding Hearne Christopher’s recent arrest. Hearne doesn’t know I’ve decided to create this as a separate post, though it’s his call as to whether it runs that way on KC Confidential. But I strongly feel this should run as a stand-alone post. I’ve edited it a bit and added a couple more thoughts. Here it is:
You know, you folks who are saying Hearne is somehow deserving of this really should stop and consider a few things. First of all, none of you knows if the man was legally intoxicated. Second, here’s a guy who COMES CLEAN about being arrested for this, unlike certain OTHER journalists I could name but won’t.
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