tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10689698.post4127902733230466318..comments2023-05-22T05:46:56.325-07:00Comments on Borenstein's Law: Remorse is a funny thing ...Mortimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10258255437279886326noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10689698.post-3528704598222625212010-02-19T22:08:20.162-08:002010-02-19T22:08:20.162-08:00In addition: I have posted on the subject on my ow...In addition: I have posted on the subject on my own blog, too, tonight:) Here it is - and I quote:<br /><br />"There are certain things in this culture I will never understand or accept. One of them is what they did to Bill Clinton after the Monica affair. Another one is Tiger Woods' public apology. Why does he have to apologize in public? It's between him and his wife! Who has coerced him into that? What happened to the alleged sanctity of privacy in this country? Yes, he's a public figure, but he's not a saint. None of us are. Yes, being cheated hurts like hell, but that doesn't mean that every cheater has to come out on a podium and apologize before his/her respective community!<br /><br />Are we dominated by religious doctrines? Yes, we are. And no one wants to come out and say it like it is.<br /><br />I find it ironic and hypocritical that, while apologizing for cheating, Tiger already cheats again by saying that his wife has never hit him. It would be laughable if it weren't so sad.<br /><br />So what has compelled him to apologize publicly? I think it's probably two things: a) his (and the public's) idea that he serves as a role model for kids, and b) wanting to clear his wife's name after she did hit him pretty hard<br /><br />He refers to Buddhism with which he grew up as a "faith." Last I've heard Buddhism wasn't a religion.<br /><br />I suspect that some "counselors" paid by his sponsors had done a lot of "work" on him to get him to that apology.<br /><br />I am appalled that it has come to that!!!<br /><br />What are your thoughts on the subject? "Rinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007510492271088225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10689698.post-779276191239052992010-02-19T21:57:55.805-08:002010-02-19T21:57:55.805-08:00Mort, what is laughable is that he is probably dec...Mort, what is laughable is that he is probably deceiving everyone by saying that she didn't hit him. I think she did. So he, while apologizing about one lie, is telling another (granted, it's my assumption). I do not believe that women in general are prone to violence in retaliation, even though being cheated hurts like hell. I am not hoping Elin did it, but, based on all the previous news stories, it seems as if she did. I am not a vindictive person, I am very forgiving. Mark Sanford's wife forgave her husband, I listened to her interview today, about her book, and I believed her. I wish we could talk about it with you more in person, but I am geographically so removed now, as I have moved to Texas at the end of last year...for a job.<br />Hope all is well.<br />I somehow knew you would post on this subject today, so I decided to check, and I was right:)Rinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007510492271088225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10689698.post-33646820440406760262010-02-19T21:34:09.175-08:002010-02-19T21:34:09.175-08:00Rina, Why is is "laughable" that his wif...Rina, Why is is "laughable" that his wife never hit him? Is it because she "allegedly" pried him from his SUV with a 3 iron? Or because you believe women (in general) are prone to spousal violence in retaliation for perceived indiscretions by their hubbies? Or because you hope Elin did it?Mortimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10258255437279886326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10689698.post-68250606803928113122010-02-19T20:30:30.348-08:002010-02-19T20:30:30.348-08:00Hi, Mort:
I am glad you said that the media doesn...Hi, Mort:<br /><br />I am glad you said that the media doesn't have to know everything about a public figure's private life, and that you mention the 1st Amendment. I agree with you. Regardless of what Tiger did, he does NOT have to apologize before the public. I wonder what, or who had coerced him to do so. Yes, he did a bad thing, but he hasn't committed a crime. Yes, he has hurt his wife and his family, but it's no one's business but his family's. Moreover, he cheats again by saying that his wife never hit him. It's laughable and hypocritical. I believe he has been "treated" by his sponsors' "counselors," and his apology reminds us once again how dominated this country is by religious doctrine. A public figure doesn't have to be a saint, but is expected to be. The same happened to Bill Clinton - and even the Democrats didn't stand by his side, because they themselves are dominated by the religious sensibility that is ubiquitous in this country. In my not so humble opinion:)Rinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007510492271088225noreply@blogger.com