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troutman · 09-22-2006, 10:42 AM

Edge of chaos

This Ryder Cup is on the verge of getting real ugly

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...cup/index.html

The Irish Times kicked off the Ugly American campaign early in the week with a provocative story -- written, interestingly, by an American, Bruce Selcraig -- that said, among other things, "many Euros and other international players are put off by the overwhelming number of American PGA Tour players who identify themselves as George Bush-loving Republicans who support the U.S. occupation of Iraq."

The story went on to add,"... the American pro golf world, which has been heavily influenced by corporate America and Republican politics for at least 30 years, now has such a strong element of Christian fundamentalists that the entire Ryder Cup leadership -- Tom Lehman, Corey Pavin and Loren Roberts -- are all self-professed born-again Christians

The American Ryder Cup wives have also been caught in the crossfire. The Dubliner magazine created a huge stir on Wednesday, printing nude photos of a buxom blonde that the paper claimed was Tiger Woods' wife Elin, noting that she "can be found in a variety of sweaty poses on porn sites across the Web." An accompanying story had some mean-spirited lines about various other U.S. wives.

Current score:

USA 3

EUROPE 5

09-22-2006, 10:42 AM	#4
troutman Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Crowsnest Pass Exp:	Edge of chaos This Ryder Cup is on the verge of getting real ugly http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...cup/index.html The Irish Times kicked off the Ugly American campaign early in the week with a provocative story -- written, interestingly, by an American, Bruce Selcraig -- that said, among other things, "many Euros and other international players are put off by the overwhelming number of American PGA Tour players who identify themselves as George Bush-loving Republicans who support the U.S. occupation of Iraq." The story went on to add,"... the American pro golf world, which has been heavily influenced by corporate America and Republican politics for at least 30 years, now has such a strong element of Christian fundamentalists that the entire Ryder Cup leadership -- Tom Lehman, Corey Pavin and Loren Roberts -- are all self-professed born-again Christians The American Ryder Cup wives have also been caught in the crossfire. The Dubliner magazine created a huge stir on Wednesday, printing nude photos of a buxom blonde that the paper claimed was Tiger Woods' wife Elin, noting that she "can be found in a variety of sweaty poses on porn sites across the Web." An accompanying story had some mean-spirited lines about various other U.S. wives. Current score: USA 3 EUROPE 5 Last edited by troutman; 09-22-2006 at 11:51 AM.