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Tiger, Suck It Up and Come Clean

This story is too tantalizing to go away, so get it over with

By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 30, 2009 4:21 AM CST
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(Newser) – Handsome super athlete possibly cheating on his stunning wife, car crash in the wee hours, said wife with a golf club in her hand: what's not to find captivating about the Tiger Woods soap opera? "What really happened, and why? The puzzle is irresistible," admits John Paul Newport in the Wall Street Journal. And Tiger Woods is only making the matter more maddening with his vaguely worded non-explanations apologizing for "this situation" and conceding he's "not perfect," Newport notes.

Is it "prurient to want to know what 'this' refers to?" Newport asks. It appears to be "something more than just the accident." Newport takes the high road, insisting he would be "happy not to know more" and grant the Woods their privacy, but he also acknowledges the story will not disappear. What's the answer? Self-described control-freak Tiger has to come clean, Newport urges. "Take your lumps sooner rather than later," he urges Woods. "And move on."

Elin Nordegren talks to hubby Tiger Woods earlier this year.
Elin Nordegren talks to hubby Tiger Woods earlier this year.   (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
FILE - In this June 11, 2009 file photo, Elin Nordegren talks to her husband, golfer Tiger Woods during the first quarter of Game 4 of the NBA basketball finals in Orlando, Fla. Tiger Woods was injured early Friday, Nov. 27, 2009 when he lost control of his SUV outside...
FILE - In this June 11, 2009 file photo, Elin Nordegren talks to her husband, golfer Tiger Woods during the first quarter of Game 4 of the NBA basketball finals in Orlando, Fla. Tiger Woods was injured...   (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
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bewilderbeast
Dec 3, 2009 8:17 AM CST
Me, I disagree. If this man can't smile after his sport pays him a million, not after ten million, not even after a HUNDRED million, hey! he's hit ONE BILLION DOLLARS and he still can't smile!!!! And if he thinks his money can buy him lies and cover-ups, then stuff him. Lie to the media and (praise be!) the media will INVESTIGATE. And thankfully you (usually) can't buy them off (you could if it was just Murdoch, but he has competition).
Nelstorm
Dec 1, 2009 12:42 PM CST
Damn right! This article should be retitled, "Tiger, come on, tell us your juicy gossip so we can break the story."
lindamae
Dec 1, 2009 6:35 AM CST
I wish the press would spend only 1/100% of their effort from this story on the more important issue: climategate. But, no, climategate is important o our future economy. Plus, it is not what the administration is pushing.

 
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