Phil Mickelson's willingness to entertain a Saudi-sponsored golf tour is shameless.
Golf champion Phil Mickelson set off a backlash on Thursday with remarks he made during an interview about exploring a golf tour sponsored by the Saudis.
“They’re scary motherf-----s to get involved with,” he said. “We know they killed [Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi] and have a horrible record on human rights. They execute people over there for being gay. Knowing all of this, why would I even consider it? Because this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reshape how the PGA Tour operates.”
Well, give him credit for at least knowing about the Saudis’ atrocious human rights record. But this sort of breathtaking greed and unabashed disdain for others’ suffering is hardly unique. Mickelson’s offense was, as the expression goes, saying the quiet part out loud. Shamelessness is widespread these days.
Consider all the corporate donors who swore they would not give money to Republicans who tried to disenfranchise millions of voters and overturn the election. Many have returned to financing these same Republicans. I would imagine their reasoning goes like this: “We know they undermined the sanctity of elections and have a horrible record on democracy. They excommunicated Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) for telling the truth. Knowing all of this, why would I consider supporting them? Because this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make sure my company keeps on paying nothing in federal taxes.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/20/phil-mickelson-saudi-golf-pga-tournament-shameless/
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