Power = infidelity more often than not

Dude, I’m tellin’ ya……….

So the media kept digging and clawing their way into Tiger Woods personal life until they got what they apparently wanted—-his marriage and reputation in shambles.

As I said the other day, I’m not a big Tiger Woods fan. But I felt the cops should be on his ass a little more regarding his car accident. And I felt the media should focus on nothing more than the accident investigation and little else. They don’t need to know where he was going when the accident occurred very early in the morning. Really, the cops don’t even need to know that information to conduct a thorough investigation of the accident.

We still don’t know where he was going.

But the media, hungry for a good shark attack since the whole Michael Jackson thing died down, went above and beyond Tiger’s intended destination that night. They surmised that the injuries to his face were actually the result of Tiger’s wife inflicting some form of spousal abuse. And in taking the next “logical” step in the media mindset, one has to wonder why Tiger’s wife would be so upset with him?

Of course the answer to that would have to be infidelity. So from there, the media analyzed his travel routines and his vacation/relaxation places and dug up a bunch of people willing to divulge Tiger’s behavior while he’s not on the golf course. We’re talking about the usual array of people willing to spill the beans for a quick shot on Extra. Your hotel employees, bartenders, professional drivers, etc. Maybe a casual acquaintance who was lucky enough to be seated at a dinner table with Tiger and other more important people. And now he’s qualified to tell you who the man keeps company with while out on the town.

Then inevitably, the skanks start coming out of the woodwork. The ones who have had an affair, a one-night stand, or even just another one of those dinners (as a guest of someone else). They now have a story to tell for the right price. These are the ones who always come out only when there’s a profit to be made off of a celebrity scandal or death.

Remember how many wives appeared when James Brown kicked it?

It reminds me of the (great) movie 2000 Miles to Graceland. The cops arrest a skinny little black dude who does an Elvis impersonation. He’s a known scammer and con artist. Obviously the fact that he does an Elvis impersonation for a living is rather comical. But in grilling the guy for information on another Elvis wannabe, they review what really happened when Elvis died. They discuss how most of his fortune was to go to his daughter Lisa Marie, although there was money set aside for any other children the King might have out there. Immediately, dozens of claims were filed. People from all over the world claiming to be offspring of Elvis to try and get a chunk of the pie.

And the skinny, little black dude says, “And naturally, I filed my claim “.    Funny stuff.

That’s how it is with the women who start crawling out when the cat is out of the bag on a celeb’s infidelity. Looking for a buck. When they are on the celeb’s arm—and gravy train—the secret is safe in the vault. But when the gig is up and Entertainment Tonite is paying all skanks for an exclusive………it becomes “what secret” ?

So the media dug real deep and has upended yet another high-profile marriage. By all means, it is 100% Tiger Woods’ fault that there are chips in his marriage. If he was unfaithful, then all marital problems start with him. But the media started with a minor car accident where a man hit a tree in his own neighborhood. And now it’s a full blown circus of ex-girlfriends and spousal abuse, etc.

That’s my problem with it.

The truth is like my buddy was saying at football this past Sunday. Tiger is in that highest echelon of celebrity. The very highest. He’s where Michael Jordan was in the ’90s. Or where Magic Johnson was in the ’80s. Alex Rodriguez and his $300 million baseball contracts. They are at the top spots in their field and possess the most power among the people at their level (athlete & endorser…..but not commissioner/owner power). Madonna is another one over the last 15 years. Oprah. David Letterman is a TV icon and actually quite a power player within CBS.

What they want…..they get.

To an even higher degree than a Justin Timberlake, George Clooney, Britney Spears or a Tom Brady. Sure these people make megabucks, have adoring fans offering them adulation and sex, they can get a seat in any restaurant—-or a private room at any club……..but they are one strata lower than the icons like Tiger and MJ.

We are talking real power here. Like in the movie industry, there’s big players like Martin Scorcese, Quentin Tarantino, or Clint Eastwood . And then there are the Steven Spielbergs, the David Geffens, and the Jeffrey Katzenbergs. That’s some of the the real power players. A Tarantino is really just a little guy.

And with king-of-the-hill power comes anything you want. Any woman you want. And they are there throwing themselves at you constantly. Everywhere you go. You can go to a black-tie affair with a supermodel on your arm, and make a hot Grammy winner, a gorgeous movie star, and a Playboy centerfold all jealous. You have your pick of the litter. Go home with any one of them. Or all of them.

Infidelity is going to happen more often than not. It happens everywhere where someone has impressive influence. Look at all the congressmen and senators that have affairs. Presidential candidates like John Edwards and Gary Hart. The President himself like JFK and Bill Clinton. And every name I identified above is on the infidelity list too: Magic Johnson, Alex Rodriguez, Michael Jordan, David Letterman, and now seemingly Tiger Woods.

It takes a hell of a strong man to bypass the temptations that come along living those highest of lifestyles. Some mega-powerful icons would seem to have avoided the pitfalls like Bill Gates, Michael Eisner, and even Ted Turner.

Then again, what do we know? One or all of them may have had affairs over the years. We won’t find out until one of them is in a fender bender or gets pulled over in a strange neighborhood in the wee hours. Then the media shark attack will take place and before long we’ll know the color of their mistress’ panties and where they bought them from.

The only good thing I can see coming out of the whole Tiger Woods fiasco is that the media might just pick away until his marriage ends in divorce within a year.

At least then I can scratch the “High profile celebrity divorce” off of my Dirty Dozen prophecy list (see prior post: The Dirty Dozen). I think they would qualify. Which would be cool for me….bad for them.