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vt90
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Agree 100%. This was discussed yesterday. It is just more ridiculous ...

hypocrisy and double-standards. The tides are turning slowly and all you have to do is look at TV ratings to verify that fact.
Posted: 06/09/2022 at 11:02 AM ET
(In response to this post by hokieone)

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PGA suspends those joining LIV....now things get interesting...**
ME Hokie 07 • 06/09/22 10:09 AM ET
Yep. **
ColoVT82 • 06/09/22 02:30 PM ET
Good...**
Hokebury • 06/09/22 11:57 AM ET
So I just read about the LIV group.
Chris ColemanAdmin • 06/09/22 11:26 AM ET
Not a "Super League" with 19 of the top 20 still on the PGA Tour
TheNuke • 06/09/22 01:19 PM ET
They have enough money to buy more of them who are willing to be enticed by
Hoakie82 • 06/09/22 03:14 PM ET
I agree with the comment below the Saudis are probably much less...
EDGEMAN • 06/09/22 01:05 PM ET
Whether that’s true or not doesn’t even matter. The PGA can’t control what
Hoakie82 • 06/09/22 04:12 PM ET
Meh...PGA affiliates play in both Saudi Arabia and China
vthokieq • 06/09/22 04:32 PM ET
I think we’re arguing on the same side, of course it’s control because
Hoakie82 • 06/09/22 10:49 PM ET
Sure, but you also stated the PGA hasn't taken money from them.
vthokieq • 06/10/22 08:15 AM ET
These "sovereign wealth funds" are huge
MrBayAreaHokie • 06/09/22 12:29 PM ET
I think you need to.......
2hhoop3 • 06/09/22 11:35 AM ET
Yeah, that's probably true.
Chris ColemanAdmin • 06/09/22 11:41 AM ET
I wonder how many American courses are going to host LIV events
hoosnowahokie • 06/09/22 12:15 PM ET
There are 17 players on Korn Ferry or coming from the NCAA
TheNuke • 06/09/22 11:13 AM ET
Unless they get enticed to go directly to the LIV. Guaranteed Money
MCL3 Hokie • 06/09/22 04:10 PM ET
this whole thing reminds me of that doc I saw on counterfeit art. In the
reestuart • 06/09/22 11:09 AM ET
It is a control issue for the PGA...has nothing to do with the Saudis....
vthokieq • 06/09/22 12:37 PM ET
So does the LPGA and European tour. **
MCL3 Hokie • 06/09/22 04:15 PM ET
Tee to green bannination!!**
PhotoHokieNC • 06/09/22 11:03 AM ET
i would say that losing sponsorships would make it more interesting...
HokieDiver • 06/09/22 10:46 AM ET
What's the big deal?
EDGEMAN • 06/09/22 10:22 AM ET
agreed...
hokieone • 06/09/22 10:38 AM ET
The difference is the NBA makes money off of China. Only the golfers are
Hoakie82 • 06/09/22 04:30 PM ET
The outrage was there....
2hhoop3 • 06/09/22 03:07 PM ET
For some of us, the outrage will always be there. I don’t watch the NBA.
Hoakie82 • 06/09/22 04:38 PM ET
It has been.....
2hhoop3 • 06/09/22 05:09 PM ET
I’m right there with you. Except I stopped watching MLB years ago when
Hoakie82 • 06/09/22 10:43 PM ET
Barnwell Chamblee sneeringly dismisses this line of reasoning. **
ColoVT82 • 06/09/22 02:32 PM ET
See my post above.
Chris ColemanAdmin • 06/09/22 11:28 AM ET
Agree 100%. This was discussed yesterday. It is just more ridiculous ... ◄
vt90 • 06/09/22 11:02 AM ET
TV ratings of what?**
Brown Water • 06/09/22 12:29 PM ET
News
vt90 • 06/09/22 02:29 PM ET
I noticed Fox News isn't broadcasting the 1/6 hearings tonight. What's up
Brown Water • 06/09/22 08:34 PM ET
I’d tell you but Will or Chris would have to shoot me. Go watch & decide
Hoakie82 • 06/09/22 10:53 PM ET
I only watch the local news for weather now. And Norah O'Donnell every
Brown Water • 06/09/22 04:56 PM ET
I see your Norah ... and raise you an Emily
vt90 • 06/09/22 05:28 PM ET
Unfortunately, I think Emily Compagno is married but if she gets divorced
Hoakie82 • 06/09/22 10:58 PM ET
It's not really hypocritical or a double standard though. The PGA Tour is
AbsolutVT03 • 06/09/22 12:19 PM ET
Then why do we not read about the NBA and China?
hokieone • 06/09/22 01:05 PM ET
"Cancel culture" is yet another term that has become completely meaningless
AbsolutVT03 • 06/09/22 06:09 PM ET
First off, show me where I supported the LIV tour.
hokieone • 06/10/22 08:29 AM ET
You literally just did support it. Both in this post and the post when you
AbsolutVT03 • 06/10/22 02:22 PM ET
The difference is the NBA profits from China. The PGA doesn’t get paid by
Hoakie82 • 06/09/22 04:51 PM ET
China has bought their way into news organizations, the NBA...
EDGEMAN • 06/09/22 01:14 PM ET
+1 "whataboutism" and false equivalences almost always means
Vippie1 • 06/09/22 12:41 PM ET
Like many things it seems to have gotten so much worse in the last 5-6
AbsolutVT03 • 06/09/22 06:13 PM ET
It is hypocritical when the same media that criticizes golfers for ...
vt90 • 06/09/22 12:26 PM ET
First of all "media" is not a person. "Media" doesn't have a "moral
AbsolutVT03 • 06/09/22 06:20 PM ET
Just curious, do you still own Disney stock?
vthokieq • 06/09/22 01:08 PM ET
Yes ...
vt90 • 06/09/22 01:27 PM ET
So your moral compass is literally the exact same as that of...
Gobbler-100 • 06/09/22 03:48 PM ET
Not something I am proud of, however ...
vt90 • 06/09/22 04:01 PM ET
In other words, your hypocrisy is justified bc... well it's you. But all
AbsolutVT03 • 06/09/22 06:11 PM ET
Good grief. You want to pay my high 5 figures of capital gains taxes?
vt90 • 06/09/22 06:20 PM ET
It does make you a hypocrite. I didn't bring up your finances nor did I
AbsolutVT03 • 06/10/22 02:05 PM ET
I get your points & agree with you politically. I’m also not judging your
Hoakie82 • 06/09/22 05:19 PM ET
Depending on.....
2hhoop3 • 06/09/22 08:25 PM ET
I knew that happened in real estate but I wasn’t sure about stocks. Thanks**
Hoakie82 • 06/09/22 11:11 PM ET
Well...Mickelson is a jackass to put it mildly. He deserves to be called
JKHokie-RunFor32 • 06/09/22 10:55 AM ET
You misspelled Bubba Watson. There's a real horse's a$$**
MCL3 Hokie • 06/09/22 04:08 PM ET
Hmmm, I heard just the opposite. The only info was second hand…
Twelfth Man • 06/09/22 11:29 AM ET
Phil is a totally different person to strangers. It's why he's a crowd
hoosnowahokie • 06/09/22 12:07 PM ET
What I have heard, too**
HokieDiver • 06/09/22 01:16 PM ET
Mickelson.......
2hhoop3 • 06/09/22 12:13 PM ET
Why do you care what kind of person he is?**
PhotoHokieNC • 06/09/22 11:05 AM ET
I don't like people that treat others like crap and as beneath them
JKHokie-RunFor32 • 06/09/22 03:11 PM ET
Pot kettle.**
PhotoHokieNC • 06/09/22 04:38 PM ET
It's not like they're begging them for oil. **
HokieGator • 06/09/22 10:43 AM ET
That’s really pathetic & now they are talking to Venezuela, too. 🤯**
Hoakie82 • 06/09/22 05:26 PM ET