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From: Alan Baker on 13 Dec 2009 14:38 In article <P_GdnSYYQLN9orjWnZ2dnUVZ_vudnZ2d(a)supernews.com>, Chris Bellomy <ten.wohsdoog(a)sirhc> wrote: > dene wrote, On 12/12/09 11:46 PM: > > "Chris Bellomy" <ten.wohsdoog(a)sirhc> wrote in message > > news:AtmdnSsXlusGQ77WnZ2dnUVZ_jxi4p2d(a)supernews.com... > >> dene wrote, On 12/12/09 12:22 PM: > >>> "Chris Bellomy" <ten.wohsdoog(a)sirhc> wrote in message > >>> news:HK6dndbnFbM10L7WnZ2dnUVZ_sZi4p2d(a)supernews.com... > >>>> dene wrote, On 12/12/09 12:17 AM: > >>>>>> In my brief perusals of this group lately, I've been > >>>>>> especially entertained by the sight of unrepentant > >>>>>> bigots acting as though they can claim moral superiority > >>>>>> over somebody. The very people who are the very worst > >>>>>> that humanity has to offer think that they are better > >>>>>> than Tiger Woods because (a) their skin is pink, and > >>>>>> (b) Tiger has trouble keeping it in his pants. These > >>>>>> are EXACTLY the folks who most need to look in the > >>>>>> mirror before they start pointing at anyone else's > >>>>>> failings -- and the last ones who will ever do it. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Sorry for the tangent. I just needed to vent. > >>>>> It has nothing to do with skin color, opportunities, child prodigies, > > or > >>> if > >>>>> your mother nursed you. He made vows. He broke > >>> them....repeatedly....over > >>>>> a long period of time. The majority of married people keep their > > vows. > >>> He > >>>>> chose not to.....period. > >>>> If you've never made bad decisions that hurt people you > >>>> loved, just say so. > >>> Splinters and logs, Chris. I've kept my marriage vows. > >> Good. How many millions have you thrown to poor kids? > > > > How does a thousand a month grab you? It's a bigger percentage of my income > > than his. > > You give that money to kids' charities, or to your church? > Nevermind, you don't need to answer that, that's another > discussion. > > Really all I'm trying to say is that, by and large, > people cannot be defined by their failings or by their > successes. Being human means you're defined by some > combination of both. That's all. Notice he didn't actually say he gives it to anyone... -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia <http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg>
From: Carbon on 13 Dec 2009 15:21 On Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:52:15 -0500, BAR wrote: > In article <alangbaker-E3199E.11383013122009(a)news.shawcable.com>, > alangbaker(a)telus.net says... >> >>> 2. No. I can only imagine how his family feels. But, I think I have >>> a pretty good idea. Given how my wife has reacted to far lesser >>> "transgressions", I know that I would be on the couch at a friend's >>> house if my betrayals were even in the same universe as Tiger's. I >>> would also be looking for a lawyer. >> >> Your wife is not Elin Woods. > > Don't you get tired of being an argumentative prig? How does that make Alan different from any of the rest of us?
From: Howard Brazee on 13 Dec 2009 18:57 On Sun, 13 Dec 2009 08:57:25 -0800 (PST), kenpitts <ken.ptts(a)gmail.com> wrote: >That said, could a man have betrayed his family in a more spectacular >way than Tiger has? I don't see how. Sure, it happens fairly often. Read the news, and check the prisons. -- "In no part of the constitution is more wisdom to be found, than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace to the legislature, and not to the executive department." - James Madison
From: dene on 13 Dec 2009 19:25 "Chris Bellomy" <ten.wohsdoog(a)sirhc> wrote in message news:P_GdnSYYQLN9orjWnZ2dnUVZ_vudnZ2d(a)supernews.com... > dene wrote, On 12/12/09 11:46 PM: > > "Chris Bellomy" <ten.wohsdoog(a)sirhc> wrote in message > > news:AtmdnSsXlusGQ77WnZ2dnUVZ_jxi4p2d(a)supernews.com... > >>> Splinters and logs, Chris. I've kept my marriage vows. > >> Good. How many millions have you thrown to poor kids? > > > > How does a thousand a month grab you? It's a bigger percentage of my income > > than his. > > You give that money to kids' charities, or to your church? > Nevermind, you don't need to answer that, that's another > discussion. Both. Larger amounts go to various children charities. > Really all I'm trying to say is that, by and large, > people cannot be defined by their failings or by their > successes. Being human means you're defined by some > combination of both. That's all. I'd take it a step further. People are defined by how they respond to their mistakes and successes. -Greg
From: dene on 13 Dec 2009 19:32
"BAR" <screw(a)you.com> wrote in message news:MPG.258f23cb4813c0ce9898a7(a)news.giganews.com... > > "Great minds discuss ideas, > > Average minds discuss events, > > Small minds discuss people." > > > > You are you here? Neither of the first two are discussed. Baker doesn't discuss anything. -Greg |