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Member Section => Down Range Cafe => Topic started by: PegLeg45 on March 02, 2009, 12:02:01 PM
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Got an email from my Aunt about a speech Tiger Woods gave a couple of days before the inauguration, in front of the Lincoln Memorial. Checked it out on the PGA website and it is posted there as well as on SNOPES (both links below).
Tiger Woods received a special invitation to speak at the inauguration. His invitation givers were stunned when he did not deliver the message they expected. You will see why the media swept it under the rug with no further ado, and why of a certain element is pissed off at Tiger.
Below is the text of his speech:
Jan. 19, 2009
By Tiger Woods
Editor's note: Below is the speech Tiger Woods gave on Sunday, Jan. 18, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. during the festivities for the presidential inauguration. It was originally printed on www.tigerwoods.com.
I grew up in a military family -- and my role models in life were my Mom and Dad, Lt. Colonel Earl Woods.
My dad was a Special Forces operator and many nights friends would visit our home. They represented every branch of service, and every rank. In my Dad, and in those guests, I saw first hand the dedication and commitment of those who serve. They come from every walk of life. From every part of our country. Time and again, across generations, they have defended our safety in the dark of night and far from home.
Each day -- and particularly on this historic day -- we honor the men and women in uniform who serve our country and protect our freedom. They travel to the dangerous corners of the world, and we must remember that for every person who is in uniform, there are families who wait for them to come home safely.
I am honored that the military is such an important part, not just of my personal life, but of my professional life as well. The golf tournament we do each year here in Washington is a testament to those unsung heroes. I am the son of a man who dedicated his life to his country, family and the military, and I am a better person for it.
In the summer of 1864, Abraham Lincoln, the man whose memorial we stand, spoke to the 164th Ohio Regiment and said:
"I am greatly obliged to you, and to all who have come forward at the call of their country."
Just as they have stood tall for our country -- we must always stand by and support the men and women in uniform and their families.
Thank you, and it is now my pleasure to introduce the U.S. Naval Glee Club.
http://www.pgatour.com/2009/r/01/19/woods.inauguration/index.html
http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/tigerwoods.asp
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Quote from Snopes, " but he didn't deliver the speech his inviters expected"
I guess not ;D
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Atta boy Tiger, your daddy would be proud.
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Gee, some how the MSM missed this one! A celebrity paying homage to his country and the armed forces, can't understand why this was not heralded ???
::)
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I knew there was more to that man than just a golfer.
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I knew there was more to that man than just a golfer.
Yeah, his wife is smoking hot!
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He has also taken some first rate firearms instruction.
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He has also taken some first rate firearms instruction.
That sounds like first hand knowledge??? 8) If so, go ahead and brag...we don't mind.
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I don't pretend to know Tiger or even a fraction of what he is, but for a long time I have thought and even said that he has his head screwed on right. I believe that the man called Tiger is truly an athlete that we can call a roll model for our youth.
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I don't pretend to know Tiger or even a fraction of what he is, but for a long time I have thought and even said that he has his head screwed on right. I believe that the man called Tiger is truly an athlete that we can call a roll model for our youth.
One of the few it seems.
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Good to know it isn't only a 3 Wood he knows how to "fire" downrange. ;D
When you can hit a ball more accurately than I can shoot consistently, 300+yds, and have a former soldier for a father,...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHcP6X7dEUo
You The Man,...
PS his wife is a babe.... ::)