Tiger Woods and the rest of the Pop Culture Zombieland

The ongoing madness that has exploded around Tiger Woods is yet another example of the arrogant, tabloid, reality-based, make-believe version of America that our country has become. And it is yet another example of what happens when people are allowed to orient their entire world around themselves, when people are not required to contribute to society and when people go through life never having to sacrifice for anyone but themselves.

Yes, Tiger Woods worked hard to be a great golfer. But this was in the pursuit of something that benefitted himself. He was seeking fortune, fame and glory. At no point in his life was he held responsible for his actions - EXCEPT, in my opinion, by his father.

Here's is where I believe it gets most interesting. His father was an Army veteran. His father understand the importance of sacrifice and dedication and hard work. And his father tried to instill these values in his son. And, in many ways, he succeeded.

But as Tiger Woods found greater and great fame, it seems obvious now that it all went to his head. He forgot many of the lessons of his father. He forgot what it meant to be held accountable for his actions.

This is clear from his behavior. Forget for a moment the infidelity, what about the absolute arrogant way in which he committed these acts? It was as if he never expected anyone to rat him out, as if no one would dare cross the great Tiger Woods.

Now, while this arrogance interests me, the more telling part of this episode is the total feeding frenzy in the tabloid media. Every day there comes a new twist, a new cover girl, a new accusation. And Americans cannot get enough.

Remember this media circus is going at the same time that the President is sending 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan, there is 10% unemployment, the deficit is exploding, and Iran is building a nuclear weapon. Yet here we are all focused on one man, one arrogant glorified sports entertainer.

It is this disconnect that permeates our entire society. And it is this disconnect that is only allowed to occur because so few people are even affected by the President's Afghanistan speech. Most people simply changed the channel after he was done and started catching up on exactly how many girls Tiger's slept with.

Yet another example of what happens when so few serve so many.

btw - the number of girls is up to 11.