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babylonsister

(172,815 posts) Mon Apr 15, 2019, 03:35 PM Apr 2019

Trump to Give Tiger Woods Presidential Medal of Freedom [View all]

Another instance of dt cheapening something. Because Woods won a golf game?

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-to-give-tiger-woods-presidential-medal-of-freedom?ref=home

Trump to Give Tiger Woods Presidential Medal of Freedom
Andrew Innerarity/Reuters

President Trump announced Monday that he plans to award Tiger Woods the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country’s highest civilian honor, just a day after the golf legend broke his nearly 11-year dry spell to win the Masters. “Spoke to @TigerWoods to congratulate him on the great victory he had in yesterday’s @TheMasters, & to inform him that because of his incredible Success & Comeback in Sports (Golf) and, more importantly, LIFE, I will be presenting him with the PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM!” Trump tweeted. After more than a decade of tumultuous medical and personal problems that took him out of golf’s top 50 ranked players, Woods won his 15th major tournament on Sunday afternoon.

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Trump to Give Tiger Woods Presidential Medal of Freedom [View all] babylonsister Apr 2019 OP

For Playing Golf? Me. Apr 2019 #1

Don't be silly... lame54 Apr 2019 #25

Well, this certainly will put Tiger's integrity to the test, because if he has an ounce of it ... mr_lebowski Apr 2019 #2

Yes, others have got it for golf. Many for sports. former9thward Apr 2019 #16

I didn't say no golfers had ... I said they didn't get it handed them the day after they won some mr_lebowski Apr 2019 #19

The fact that Trump is awarding the medal renders it meaningless. n/t mtnsnake Apr 2019 #3

Yes, exactly. nt babylonsister Apr 2019 #6

Yup. jayfish Apr 2019 #4

Pretty sure most if not all of these were given long after their retirement and in some cases mr_lebowski Apr 2019 #7

Oh, I Didn't Know... jayfish Apr 2019 #10

Tom Hanks. Ellen DeGeneres. Bruce Springsteen onenote Apr 2019 #15

Nobody on that list is an athlete though are they? mr_lebowski Apr 2019 #18

Why would it make a difference. I'm curious. onenote Apr 2019 #20

Cause musicians and actors very often don't retire until they're very old? mr_lebowski Apr 2019 #21

Because Tiger plays golf with him and lets him get away with cheating. smirkymonkey Apr 2019 #5

Dick Cheney got one from bush senior... cynatnite Apr 2019 #8

Well, he already cheapened it by giving it to Miriam Adelson, Urine Hatch and some dead people. GoCubsGo Apr 2019 #9

He can give one to Bobby Kraft too. RhodeIslandOne Apr 2019 #11

Pretty sure this text "sealed the deal" with Traitor don Va Lefty Apr 2019 #12

A series of posts demonstrating a lack of knowledge about the Medal of Freedom onenote Apr 2019 #13

Arnold just played golf? Roland99 Apr 2019 #22

The TGR Foundation onenote Apr 2019 #24

Nicklaus Roland99 Apr 2019 #23

Trump probably admires Tiger because Tiger's a bigger satyr than he is Poiuyt Apr 2019 #14

He doesn't deserve a Medal of Freedom just because he is good at hitting a ball into a hole. DesertRat Apr 2019 #17

they have the same taste in women and similar attitudes towards fidelity. TeamPooka Apr 2019 #26

He gives these awards to people he's heard of. So Babe Ruth got one but George Washington didn't struggle4progress Apr 2019 #27