Quick Hits: Volume CLXX

- With a steady stream of professional athletes becoming openly left wing in the era of President Donald Trump, the expectation by leftists and media (pardon the redundancy) is that the higher profile names join in on the "resistance" to the president.

Ah, but the biggest name in professional golf is taking a pass.

Tiger Woods did his best to stay clear of controversy Sunday when he was asked after the final round of the Northern Trust about his relationship with President Donald Trump.

Woods has played golf with Trump, including after he was elected in 2016 and again last year at Thanksgiving with golfers Dustin Johnson and Brad Faxon.

"Well, I've known Donald for a number of years,'' Woods said during a post-round interview at Ridgewood Country Club. "We've played golf together. We've had dinner together. I've known him pre-presidency and obviously during his presidency.''

When pressed about some people being threatened by Trump "and his policy,'' as well as Woods' seemingly friendly relationship with the president, Woods said:

"Well, he's the president of the United States. You have to respect the office. No matter who is in the office, you may like, dislike personality or the politics, but we all must respect the office.''

The screaming blowhards on ESPN shout-fest First Take pretty much lost their s**t over what appeared to be a reasonable and measured statement.




I'm not a big fan of people telling celebrities to "shut up and {do whatever vocation you're in}." All American citizens, regardless of class or stature, have the right to speak up and be as politically active as they so desire. But the exact opposite is also true in that high profile individuals have every right to abstain from commenting on highly charged topics for fear of alienating a significant portion of their fan base.

The only regret I have about Tiger's comments is that he didn't declare "all lives matter." The collective hissy fits of leftists and media (again, PTR) would've been a legit pay-per-view event.


- I would love to see a Venn diagram of those who just last week lectured people to not politicize the tragic death of Mollie Tibbetts and those who accused Republicans and the NRA of having blood on their hands after a gunman opened fire at a Jacksonville, FL venue, killing two people.


- Say what you want about Minnesota Attorney General candidate Keith Ellison, but the guy sure doesn't lack cojones.

This would be the equivalent of early 2000s Michael Vick saying he is proud to be in the fight to prevent dog owners from smacking their canines on the nose with a newspaper.

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