Prez Hopeful Cain Now Claims Tiger-For-President Column Was A Joke
/Tip of the cap to Emily Kay for linking new Republican presidential frontrunner Herman Cain's 2006 column touting Tiger as an ideal presidential candidate in 2016, a column Cain now claims was a joke according to the Daily Caller.
I'm not sensing much irony in this...of course, this was pre-uh, well, yeah you know:
Tiger will be 40 years old in 2016. The Republican Party should begin grooming him now for a run at the White House. His personal attributes and accomplishments on the golf course point to a candidate who will be a problem solver, not a politician.
Tiger's success on the golf course, which will translate to success in the White House, is a product of his character, discipline and leadership by example. Tiger has one objective when he steps up to the first tee – win. The Republicans desperately need a candidate who will not seek personal legacies through political victories that compromise conservative ideology and increase the scope of federal government. Tiger's legacy is already set.
This year Tiger, at the age of 30, became the youngest golfer in history to amass 50 PGA victories. He currently has 54 career victories, fifth on the all-time list. Tiger already has 12 victories in major tournaments, second to Jack Nicklaus' 18 major wins. And, this year Tiger won a record seventh PGA Player of the Year Award. After dominating his competitors for so many years, do you really think Tiger wants to schlep around the Senior Tour when he turns 50?
History may bode well for a Tiger Woods presidential bid.
It goes on from there in great detail, the wit apparently lost on everyone at the time!