and any comparison of the two is racist. It warrants hide-ratings for it is unbecoming of a progressive site. It is an embarrassing thing. Activists who believe in objectivity and a basis-in-reality should not only reject this growing comparison but should destroy it whenever possible.
Tiger Woods is a famous golfer who cheated on his wife in surprising ways.
Barack Obama is the President of the United States of America at a time when the United States and its people have faced an unprecedented set of challenges.
Tiger Woods' career in sports entertainment is over. Barack Obama's career as leader of the free world hasn't even finished its first year.
So why are they so often compared? Is it because they both play golf?
I don't get it. I'm not saying there's a bunch of racists running around here, but there are a bunch of people who should know better and who should be smart enough to recognize the tone. This is a progressive site. Some are more progressive than others. Some are more pragmatic than others and some are more determined than others. Whatever the individual case may be, this is a progressive site.
Comparing President Barack Obama to Tiger Woods is over the line for me. Relatively speaking, it is very few around here who have either been doing it or have been trying to "add context" to the discussion to explain why some people are doing it. If anyone here wants to defend the analogy, then I expect you to mention the fact that you are defending the origin of the Tiger Woods/Barack Obama comparison; Rush "Fucking" Limbaugh.
Disagree with the President all you'd like, but don't look at anyone with a straight face and tell them that the comparison to Woods would be still getting made if they both weren't black. Comparing any two people because of their skin color is beyond just "moronic".
No AfPak roundup tonight.