Author Topic: This Brit Hume, Tiger Woods thing... (Read 4904 times)

Perd Hapley · « **on:** January 10, 2010, 06:07:11 PM »

Yeah, I know; who cares, right?

I've been wondering what this whole thing was all about, and I finally got around to looking at the show online. http://www.hulu.com/watch/118406/fox-news-sunday-sun-jan-3-2010 The Tiger Woods bit starts at about 42:38.

Hume's spiritual advice is obviously not what we expect to see on this sort of program. But there's nothing offensive in what he said. I didn't see much of the outrage that was generated, but I hear there was quite a bit of it.

Discuss. Or not.

Hawkmoon · « **Reply #1 on:** January 10, 2010, 06:44:44 PM »

Who or what is Brit Hume, and of what outrage are we speaking?

Perd Hapley · « **Reply #2 on:** January 10, 2010, 06:48:42 PM »

I have found that, if I have no idea what a thread is about, people get annoyed when I chime in just to say so.

Jamisjockey · « **Reply #3 on:** January 10, 2010, 06:53:52 PM »

The outrage is actually an attack on Fox News. Its a super secret Christian news wing of the RNC, dontcha know?

Northwoods · « **Reply #4 on:** January 10, 2010, 07:10:09 PM »

Quote from: Hawkmoon on January 10, 2010, 06:44:44 PM

Who or what is Brit Hume, and of what outrage are we speaking?

Fox News anchor that said that Tiger converting from reported Buddist faith to a Christian one would enable a greater degree of personal healing from the fallout of his caddish behavior due to the forgivness thanks to God's grace.

Gewehr98 · « **Reply #5 on:** January 10, 2010, 07:18:31 PM »

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Discuss. Or not.

When "ordered", I choose not, if just for the principal of the thing.

Headless Thompson Gunner · « **Reply #6 on:** January 10, 2010, 10:21:51 PM »

Quote from: JamisJockey on January 10, 2010, 06:53:52 PM

The outrage is actually an attack on Fox News. Its a super secret Christian news wing of the RNC, dontcha know?

Yup, it's an attack by secular leftists against an organization they perceive to be right wing Christian.

seeker_two · « **Reply #7 on:** January 11, 2010, 06:30:02 AM »

Quote from: Gewehr98 on January 10, 2010, 07:18:31 PM

Quote from: fistful on January 10, 2010, 06:07:11 PM

Discuss. Or not.

When "ordered", I choose not, if just for the principal of the thing.

So...does that mean you're not going to discuss it?....or that you're not not going to discuss it?....

Hume was asked for his opinion....he gave it. What's the problem?

Gewehr98 · « **Reply #8 on:** January 11, 2010, 08:57:27 AM »

General moderator dislike for any thread topics that start with "Blah, blah, blah.... Discuss!"

If a discussion cannot take place without the OP resorting to that, oh well...

Perd Hapley · « **Reply #9 on:** January 11, 2010, 05:04:49 PM »

Quote from: seeker_two on January 11, 2010, 06:30:02 AM

Hume was asked for his opinion....he gave it. What's the problem?

I believe he was being asked for sports predictions for 2010. His comment was a bit wide of that.

Headless Thompson Gunner · « **Reply #10 on:** January 11, 2010, 05:09:51 PM »

Brit Hume is not what you would consider an expert sports commentator.

Perd Hapley · « **Reply #11 on:** January 11, 2010, 05:29:03 PM »

Is that a question? I don't know. I don't get Fox News. Or any other TV for that matter.

I'm not attacking Hume, but I don't think there's any dispute that his remark about Tiger Woods was out of the ordinary, and not really what Wallace was asking for. That doesn't make his commentary bad, just unusual.

Headless Thompson Gunner · « **Reply #12 on:** January 11, 2010, 06:05:01 PM »

Brit ain't a sports commentator, so asking him about sports is odd already. Hume is an anchorman specializing in current events. Ask a current-events-guy about sports, and you'll get an answer that comes from that context. Tiger and his troubles are the big sports current event (Lord knows why), so you'd expect the answer to be about him.

It's really not that odd at all. The only oddity I see is that so many people seem shocked, shocked!, that anyone might interject religion into daily life, pop culture, current events, or whatever. It's doubly shocking that they'd have the nerve to specifically mention Jesus, rather than simple religion in the abstract. And it's triply shocking that they'd do it in a big public forum in front of lots of people.

Don't those people at Fox News know that Jesus is a forbidden subject?

Perd Hapley · « **Reply #13 on:** January 11, 2010, 06:22:06 PM »

It's not odd for him to talk about Tiger Woods. It is quite unusual for a commentator and former news anchor to advise someone to turn from Buddhism to Christ, while empaneled on a non-religious news/opinion program.

I don't see the problem with admitting that, though Hume's comments were entirely legitimate and inoffensive, they were also a little out of place.

Waitone · « **Reply #14 on:** January 11, 2010, 07:03:46 PM »

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I don't see the problem with admitting that, though Hume's comments were entirely legitimate and inoffensive, they were also a little out of place.

Not out of place, just unexpected. And for those who complain Hume is a "journalist" bear in mind he is retired from the talking head gig. He is an opinion head and in his capacity he dared offer Tiger Wood advice. No evidence from anywhere but off hand I'd say we have not heard the last of Hume's advice. He no longer has to play the game a Christian has to play to stay employed.

MechAg94 · « **Reply #15 on:** January 12, 2010, 12:10:51 AM »

I figured the extra shocking part was that he was a saying/implying that Christianity was superior to another religion. Can't have that in today's PC world.

Tuco · « **Reply #16 on:** January 12, 2010, 12:57:47 PM »

Quote from: MechAg94 on January 12, 2010, 12:10:51 AM

I figured the extra shocking part was that he was a saying/implying that Christianity was superior to another religion. Can't have that in today's PC world.

The truth is many religions are superior to other religions when we are assumed to be willing to apply cherrypicked religious aspects to our lives.

Lee · « **Reply #17 on:** January 12, 2010, 07:57:46 PM »

I'm thinking a Hindu-ish religion might be more appropriate. Tiger could re-write the Kama Sutra using a different girls for each pose.

Perd Hapley · « **Reply #18 on:** January 13, 2010, 05:19:01 PM »

Thread win.

jackdanson · « **Reply #19 on:** January 13, 2010, 10:02:03 PM »

Would it be offensive if he implied the same thing to a Jew? I think it would be.

Discuss.

RevDisk · « **Reply #20 on:** January 13, 2010, 10:40:10 PM »

Quote from: jackdanson on January 13, 2010, 10:02:03 PM

Would it be offensive if he implied the same thing to a Jew? I think it would be.

Discuss.

I find proselytism, of any stripe, is to be annoying if it is unsolicited. I don't care if it's Jehovah's Witnesses, International Society for Krishna Consciousness or Brit Hume. Not saying offensive, just annoying. I view it on the same level of telemarketers.

Perd Hapley · « **Reply #21 on:** January 13, 2010, 11:10:42 PM »

Quote from: jackdanson on January 13, 2010, 10:02:03 PM

Would it be offensive if he implied the same thing to a Jew? I think it would be.

Discuss.

Many confused people would certainly find it offensive. The whole Inquisition thing, I guess. Of course, the Jews tried to convert Christians by force long before the shoe was on the other foot, FWIW.

Balog · « **Reply #22 on:** January 13, 2010, 11:14:06 PM »

The Inquisition wasn't aimed primarily at Jews, was it?

Tuco · « **Reply #23 on:** January 13, 2010, 11:18:56 PM »

I certainly didn't expect this.

BridgeRunner · « **Reply #24 on:** January 13, 2010, 11:29:15 PM »

Quote from: Balog on January 13, 2010, 11:14:06 PM

The Inquisition wasn't aimed primarily at Jews, was it?

It wasn't aimed at all at Jews. It was aimed exclusively at heretics, a category that included lots of Jews who had falsely converted to Christianity, either under duress, to avoid expulsion, or for social and economic advantages. The Spanish Inquisition never prosecuted Jews for being Jews. It prosecuted self-proclaimed Christians for behaving as Jews.

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