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jimtron · 20th December 2009, 04:01 PM

Interesting op-ed from yesterday's NYT,
Tiger Woods, Person of the Year

Quote:

If there’s been a consistent narrative to this year and every other in this decade, it’s that most of us, Bernanke included, have been so easily bamboozled. The men who played us for suckers, whether at Citigroup or Fannie Mae, at the White House or Ted Haggard’s megachurch, are the real movers and shakers of this century’s history so far. That’s why the obvious person of the year is Tiger Woods. His sham beatific image, questioned by almost no one until it collapsed, is nothing if not the farcical reductio ad absurdum of the decade’s flimflams, from the cancerous (the subprime mortgage) to the inane (balloon boy).

Tumblehome · 21st December 2009, 12:04 AM

Wow. A "scathing indictment of our times" is a cliche that comes to mind. But it sure rang true with me.

SezMe · 21st December 2009, 01:55 AM

Rich is one of my favorite columnists. He's usually got an insightful view of the politics of our time.

Darth Rotor · 21st December 2009, 07:10 AM

Originally Posted by SezMe

Rich is one of my favorite columnists. He's usually got an insightful view of the politics of our time.

Yes, he often offers good stuff.

Quote:

As cons go, Woods’s fraudulent image as an immaculate exemplar of superhuman steeliness is benign.

The steeliness was what those ladies liked, was it not?

Heard a rumor last week: when Tiger began hanging out with M Jordan and Charles Barkley, his wandering ways took off. Not sure if there is any substance to this rumor, but it has a small ring of truth.

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His fall will damage his family, closest friends, Accenture and the golf industry much more than the rest of us.

But he can absorb the damage. He's got some reserve. A lot of people, including two friends of mine, could not absorb the damage when Enron, and MCI/Worldcom, went down in flaming bogusness.

DR

20th December 2009, 04:01 PM	#1
jimtron Master Poster Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,987	Frank Rich: Decade of bamboozlement Interesting op-ed from yesterday's NYT, Tiger Woods, Person of the Year Quote: If there’s been a consistent narrative to this year and every other in this decade, it’s that most of us, Bernanke included, have been so easily bamboozled. The men who played us for suckers, whether at Citigroup or Fannie Mae, at the White House or Ted Haggard’s megachurch, are the real movers and shakers of this century’s history so far. That’s why the obvious person of the year is Tiger Woods. His sham beatific image, questioned by almost no one until it collapsed, is nothing if not the farcical reductio ad absurdum of the decade’s flimflams, from the cancerous (the subprime mortgage) to the inane (balloon boy).
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21st December 2009, 07:10 AM	#4
Darth Rotor Salted Sith Cynic Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Rat cheer Posts: 34,371	Originally Posted by SezMe Rich is one of my favorite columnists. He's usually got an insightful view of the politics of our time. Yes, he often offers good stuff. Quote: As cons go, Woods’s fraudulent image as an immaculate exemplar of superhuman steeliness is benign. The steeliness was what those ladies liked, was it not? Heard a rumor last week: when Tiger began hanging out with M Jordan and Charles Barkley, his wandering ways took off. Not sure if there is any substance to this rumor, but it has a small ring of truth. Quote: His fall will damage his family, closest friends, Accenture and the golf industry much more than the rest of us. But he can absorb the damage. He's got some reserve. A lot of people, including two friends of mine, could not absorb the damage when Enron, and MCI/Worldcom, went down in flaming bogusness. DR
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21st December 2009, 12:04 AM	#2
Tumblehome Graduate Poster Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Beside the point Posts: 1,445	Wow. A "scathing indictment of our times" is a cliche that comes to mind. But it sure rang true with me.

21st December 2009, 01:55 AM	#3
SezMe post-pre-born Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 16,643	Rich is one of my favorite columnists. He's usually got an insightful view of the politics of our time.