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SHRED

(28,136 posts)
Thu May 9, 2019, 07:23 PM May 2019

Here's who's much more deserving of the Medal of Freedom award

From my friend's FB page.


While I admire the tenacity and perseverance Tiger Woods displayed while making his comeback, I believe that the Medal of Freedom awarded to him would be far better served if it were awarded to this young gentleman and others like him. These are the true heroes...

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Here's who's much more deserving of the Medal of Freedom award (Original Post) SHRED May 2019 OP
+1 GeoWilliam750 May 2019 #1
Indeed he does, as does the hero from UNC shooting hlthe2b May 2019 #2
+1 Brawndo May 2019 #3
Tiger Woods DID NOT deserve the Medal of Freedom Haggis for Breakfast May 2019 #4
You are SO correct................. MyOwnPeace May 2019 #5
He is much worse than that, if that is possible. warmfeet May 2019 #7
Sad, isn't it. Ferrets are Cool May 2019 #11
I've only watched snatches of one or two golf games in my life. trev May 2019 #15
May Kendrick rest in peace, and may PatrickforO May 2019 #6
Oh hell yes! True Dough May 2019 #8
Amen. spanone May 2019 #9
Kendrick is a true American Hero patphil May 2019 #10
What a wonderful young man. A sad (but promising) end to his life. George II May 2019 #12
+1 zentrum May 2019 #13
Another bright future silenced unnecessarily. ffr May 2019 #14
Yes, absolutely. trev May 2019 #16
I agree. There are heroes among us. nt Honeycombe8 May 2019 #17
real hero's marieo1 May 2019 #18

hlthe2b

(102,106 posts)
2. Indeed he does, as does the hero from UNC shooting
Thu May 9, 2019, 07:32 PM
May 2019

Kendrick Castillo is so amazing because he was so young and apparently this was just his character as well known by his friends, classmates, family.

Here's the case of the UNC-Charlotte student hero:

When a gunman opened fire in a University of North Carolina at Charlotte classroom, sending people diving for cover and rushing toward a door, student Riley Howell charged and knocked into the shooter, police say.
Howell died for his efforts, shot by the gunman he rushed. But he was the "first and foremost hero" in bringing Tuesday evening's shooting to an end, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney said.



Haggis for Breakfast

(6,831 posts)
4. Tiger Woods DID NOT deserve the Medal of Freedom
Thu May 9, 2019, 07:38 PM
May 2019

Give me a fuckin' break.

Trump just trivialized the highest civilian award in the country to honor a serial adulterer.

MyOwnPeace

(16,917 posts)
5. You are SO correct.................
Thu May 9, 2019, 07:47 PM
May 2019

it was an absurd use of an honor that used to mean something, not a payoff to golf lessons or hot tips on babes.

warmfeet

(3,321 posts)
7. He is much worse than that, if that is possible.
Thu May 9, 2019, 08:31 PM
May 2019

Tiger woods is an entitled, lying, cheapskate, adulterer, asshole, who has contempt for anyone not as gifted, athletically or competitively, as he is. He is a perfect match for trump in many ways. Scumbags hang together. Add Jack Nicklaus to this list also. Add virtually all professional golfers to this list.

I would like to see all the scumbags fall together.

Google PGA tour players that are Democrats.

I can find only (2) two, in the history of the tour.

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Ferrets are Cool

(21,102 posts)
11. Sad, isn't it.
Thu May 9, 2019, 09:33 PM
May 2019

I will not watch golf anymore because of my political stances. Call me shallow, but it is what it is.

trev

(1,480 posts)
15. I've only watched snatches of one or two golf games in my life.
Thu May 9, 2019, 11:57 PM
May 2019

I was bored to tears within minutes. I've never understood the attraction.

I've always felt the sport to be elitist and discriminatory. In fact, I don't really consider it a sport. I think it's more like a "gentlemen's club," where rich white men rub elbows with other rich white men and concoct their let's-get-even-richer schemes.

And of course, it has a long history of racism in the US.

I'll never be caught dead on a golf course.

patphil

(6,144 posts)
10. Kendrick is a true American Hero
Thu May 9, 2019, 09:29 PM
May 2019

I'm sure he never thought he would be known and honored all over the country.
One day he's just a school kid, hanging out with his friends.
The next he gives his life to help his schoolmates live.

There is no truer hero than that.

I have nothing personal against Tiger Woods, but Woods is not in the same league with Kendrick Castillo.

Yes, please put Riley Howell up there with Kendrick.
Man, these kids are really something aren't they.

Patrick Phillips

marieo1

(1,402 posts)
18. real hero's
Fri May 10, 2019, 07:29 PM
May 2019

I agree 100%!! What a loss for our country and his family. Real true honest HERO'S!! DJT doesn't even know the meaning of the word!!

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