Schadenfreude at its finest in this comment thread which serves well enough as cross-section for the entire Tiger debate.

Tiger has always talked like he plays golf-- Like a machine. Probably because as a lifelong athlete, he expresses himself with his body not his words. And how we loved him for the way he made us feel-- filling our HDTVs and hearts with Easter Sunday glimpses of man's potential godliness.

Name me someone who hated Tiger this much before we found out he's human and I'll go out and say a prayer for him. We love our celebri-heroes in America. But more than anything we love a good Witch Hunt.

I hate him even more now.

of course he was scripted. he grew up in sterile orange county california. what did u expect?

This was so unbelieveably rehearsed, it failed to connect with viewers. I agree; it felt like a hostage video. Would he have been better off issuing a written statement with the magical follow up interview with Oprah?

What would have been "News" is if he'd announced his infidelity to the world BEFORE his bedmates went public. Did he really believe none of these women would ever contact the media about their affairs with him? He needs a reality check not PR advice.

@boredwithtiger -- I think @anonymous (2:59) answered your comment. Our interest in Tiger has less to do with the man and golfer, and perhaps more to do with ourselves. We are, as the commenter suggested, projecting ourselves onto him. Good point, I think.

I do feel your frustration about the Tiger coverage. I sat down to watch the 5:30 CT network news Friday and as soon as I realized all three networks were leading with Tiger I immediately started surfing the channels and landed on TMZ, because they spent about 5 seconds on Tigergate.

I can't believe I admitted that.

@Anonymous: So in your first post, when you said "And he clearly could care less about his wife," that was you assuming nothing of his personal feelings? Just saying.

In any event, I think it's pretty clear that we're both projecting our own feelings on Tiger. I suppose that's the price he pays for not giving the public enough dirt to make informed judgements about his character.

For the record, I don't really care for the guy as a golfer and I never have. I think maybe it's his vilification by the media that's prompting me defend Tiger (the person, not the actions).

Thanks for the laugh about Tiger looking like a prisoner in a hostage video. Sadly we're the ones held hostage with this story. I've never much cared about golf or Tiger; although I've certainly heard enough to know that he is clearly an impressive athlete ... apparently off the course too!

However, this is NOT news. This is infotainment and a wholly personal issue for him and his family. He wasn't breaking any laws and it's nobody's business. Perhaps if he got a little less media attention he might have and a better sense of his own worth.

Enough about it already!

Brn thanks for the grammatical correction. Your people-reading skills should be as good as your editing skills.

I am glad Mr. Woods' emotions broke through his carefully contrived press event (no media questions please)enough to persuade you he's really a good guy at heart and they have a foundation of love for their kids that will keep them together.

How well do you know them that you assume they "both care about the kids too much?" I assume nothing of his personal feelings, etc., because I don't know him and apparently, neither did his wife. But I've been around long enough to know how this turns out. This is textbook "irreparable differences."

I have HD TV and when I watched the event, I could clearly see that each his tears had a large dollar sign and a lot of zeros in it. So you will just have to trust me. I know.

@Anonymous, I agree with you when you say he "could care less about his wife." Unless of course you meant he "couldn't care less" about her, in which case I think you're wrong.

His emotions broke through the scripted dialogue when he stated that there was never any violence in the marriage. I don't think you'll be hearing about a divorce any time soon, either. They both care about the kids too much.

@Dorothy, I like your comment about "apology fatigue" in the post you linked to. Good point.

@Anonymous, I agree with you. Tiger is a whiny jerk.

His problems are real, but please don't expect empathy or sympathy here. He's loaded. He can still make more money, even after the inevitable divorce settlement. And he clearly could care less about his wife. If he does care about his kids, the damage is done, but he will at least have the time and the resources to make things right with them over time. What's the big deal?

Donald Trump, of all people said it best. He said Tiger should get over his fictional addiction and just get back to playing golf and legitimately play the role of playboy and move on and enjoy life.

The only sense of loss on Tiger's part is the loss of huge chunks of money to his wife and from lost sponsors. With many celebrities wealth and ego go together and this is a gigantic blow to his ego and sense of invincibility. Welcome to the real world, Tiger. Now get over it.

Hey, that was my line! In the makeshift setting and the scripting, it did look like a hostage video. But, I truly thin the lat thing Tiger Woods needs right now is PR advice. I mean, it's part of what got him into this mess. More here. http://bit.ly/drqmaa