Wednesday, August 21, 2002
Speaking of Political Correctness: Tiger Woods Deserves a Break
Washington Post sports columnist Sally Jenkins complained about Tiger "Woods's stammering and hedging on the subject of discrimination at country clubs." Sally wants Tiger to speak out on social issues. What if Tiger's beliefs don't match Sally's on issues like official English, abortion or gay marriage. Does Sally Jenkins really want Tiger to speak out on those issues honestly or just parrot the politically-correct line of the day?
In the movie Bull Durham, veteran catcher Crash Davis teaches a young pitcher, Nuke LaLoosh, how to properly give a major league interview -- never make news, speak only in cliches: "we've got to play 'em one game at a time."
In politics, the same rule applies. When George Bush failed to recite the usual cliches about his noble opponent after beating John McCain, the New Republic noted: "A gaffe, as Michael Kinsley once wrote in these pages, is when a politician says what he really believes."
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