Tiger Woods Sending His Air Force to Haiti; But What About His Navy?

In what must be a pure coincidence, famous Floridians with a battered public image have sprung into action at reports of Haiti's crisis. Tiger Woods, it seems, it just a little slower to react than Charlie Crist. On his Twitter feed, hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons says that the philandering golfer...

By Thomas Francis

January 14, 2010

[
        {
          "name": "GPT - Billboard - Slot Inline - Content - Labeled - No Desktop",
          "component": "16971022",
          "insertPoint": "2",
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "2"
        },{
          "name": "Editor Picks",
          "component": "15769925",
          "insertPoint": "4",
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "1"
        },{
          "name": "Inline Links",
          "component": "16575154",
          "insertPoint": "8th",
          "startingPoint": 8,
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "7",
          "maxInsertions": 25
        },{
          "name": "GPT - Rectangle 2x - Slot Auto-select - Labeled",
          "component": "15782206",
          "insertPoint": "8th",
          "startingPoint": 8,
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "7",
          "maxInsertions": 25
        },{
          "name": "Inline Links",
          "component": "16575154",
          "insertPoint": "8th",
          "startingPoint": 12,
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "11",
          "maxInsertions": 25
        },{
          "name": "GPT - Leaderboard to Tower - Slot Auto-select - Labeled",
          "component": "15782207",
          "insertPoint": "8th",
          "startingPoint": 12,
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "11",
          "maxInsertions": 25
        }
      ]

In what must be a pure coincidence, famous Floridians with a battered public image have sprung into action at reports of Haiti's crisis. Tiger Woods, it seems, it just a little slower to react than Charlie Crist. On his Twitter feed, hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons says that the philandering golfer is sending a cargo plane with a mobile hospital to aid victims of Tuesday's massive earthquake.

If so, that's mighty generous. But while he's at it, Tiger should also send his big-ass yacht. From the looks of it, that can fit a few hundred displaced Haitians, don't you think?

KEEP NEW TIMES FREE... Since we started New Times, it has been defined as the free, independent voice of South Florida, and we'd like to keep it that way. Your membership allows us to continue offering readers access to our incisive coverage of local news, food, and culture with no paywalls. You can support us by joining as a member for as little as $1.