You know what’s really weird? I had NO idea Tiger Woods was a Buddhist! As I wrote in an earlier post, I knew he was a golfer, and that’s it. It’s just that I was kind of annoyed Obama had that secret meeting with the Dalai Lama yesterday. Sensitive issue, or secrets exchanged? I don’t know, but I like to know about these things ahead of time. No last minute surprises. So that was on my mind.
And then, it’s been building all week that Tiger Woods had his big announcement coming up. So… like any good cartoonist, I decided on a mashup of sports and an icon of a major religion. I had NO idea that Tiger would mention religion in his speech today…the religion of the Dalai Lama…and that my cartoon would be almost prophetic!!
From CNN:
“People probably don’t realize it,” he said, “but I was raised a Buddhist, and I actively practiced my faith from childhood until I drifted away from it in recent years.”
“I like Buddhism because it’s a whole way of being and living,” Tiger Woods told Sports Illustrated. “It’s based on discipline and respect and personal responsibility.”
Fox News Channel host Brit Hume stirred controversy by publicly advising the golf pro to become a Christian.
Thanks for that little nugget, Brit.
From the LA Times:
As expected, Woods did not reveal when he would return to playing golf, saying he will return to therapy Saturday “for guidance on the issues he is facing.”
Wearing a dark blazer and a blue shirt, Woods often had tears in his eyes during his statement, telling a group of reporters he was responsible for the scandal that has engulfed his family.
UPDATED: 8:47 a.m.: Woods also appeared angry when he asked the media to respect the privacy of his family.
The LA Times cares about your feelings.
(another version of this cartoon after the jump)
