Tiger Won’t Endorse a Candidate (Read McCain)

Tiger Woods appeared on NBC’s “Today” show on Friday morning, and for some reason, he wasn’t selling a video game, washing machine or whatever it is he’s selling whenever he deigns to sit for an 1-on-1 Q & A.

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That said, in a stunning coincidence, the interview was staged with Jennifer Wolfe at the site of Woods’ newest course design project.

As expected, Wolfe didn’t ask Woods any tough questions, except one.

At the end of the interview, Wolfe asked Woods, “Who are you supporting for President.

Woods answered, while smiling, “One of the candidates. One of the two, definitely.”

When asked if he didn’t want to talk about politics, Woods said, “No, it makes things a lot more complicted.”

Interviewer Wolfe then brought on a bevy of boring course-design questions that had my eyes glazing over.

Woods, like Michael Jordan, has never been inclined to give his opinion on social issues, because it’s bad for business. I would assume though that his non-response most likely enrages more than a few African-Americans in the audience, since, at least to me, it implies that he’s supporting McCain.

9 comments

  1. Gravatargreta's discarded eyeskin
    1:46 pm on October 13th, 2008

    Actually I think he's got Phil Knight as a write-in.

  2. GravatarLarry king slapfighter
    1:48 pm on October 13th, 2008

    Hey, old white people buy washing machines too, give the guy a break!

  3. GravatarNick N.
    2:28 pm on October 13th, 2008

    Is that a butter sculpture of Tiger? If so, the artist forgot the Nike swoop on his cap.

  4. GravatarDan Anderson
    2:37 pm on October 13th, 2008

    He doesn't have to say who he's voting for if he doesn't have to. There is such a thing as a secret ballot.

  5. GravatarWes Welker Wuvs You
    2:45 pm on October 13th, 2008

    Tiger will vote for whichever candidate Nike tells him to vote for. Its in section 12, paragraph 3 of his contract.

  6. GravatarMinnyCooper
    3:29 pm on October 13th, 2008

    That's too bad for McCain. Sounds like he could use all the votes he can get.

  7. GravatarPhil
    5:58 pm on October 13th, 2008

    Tiger's not African-American, he's Afro-Asian-American.

  8. GravatarNick N.
    6:05 pm on October 13th, 2008

    Dave Chappelle would beg to differ.

  9. Gravatarjason
    6:09 pm on October 13th, 2008

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