The key quote…was David Bellavia saying, “Rest assured that people like Senator McCain will be the goal and the men that my two young boys will emulate an admire. You can have your Tiger Woods. We have Senator McCain.”
The overwhelmingly white crowd assembled at the event seemed to think this was a powerful and amusing thing to say. I’m trying to think of a non-racist explanation for the comment, but I’m afraid nothing comes to mind.
As David Kurtz noted, “It’s Masters Week, but what does Tiger Woods have to do with this?”
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I saw it but I really think it's just a weak ad lib by another poor public speaker running for office.
Haven't those people in New York suffered enough?
Bellavia was not comparing Tiger to Obama. He was simply making the point his sons will grow up to admire real heroes like John McCain and not sports figures like Tiger Woods. He used Tiger as an example because that is the first name to pop into his head. Yes, he took a jab at Obama at the end of his speech with the "Audacity of Hope" comment, but this was not about race either. David has been through hell and back and does not deserve these attacks. Did you know he is nominated for the Medal of Honor? Read his amazing book "House to House: An Epic Memoir of War"....then tell me what kind of person he is. He deserves more respect than you are giving him.
Anony: Nice spin.
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