How’s this for an “oh… shit” moment?
Golf anchor Kelly Tilghman was doing some on-camera sandboxing with analyst Nick Faldo when the question came up regarding how these young upstarts can hope to beat golf prodigy Tiger Woods. Tilghman’s response: “Lynch him in a back alley.”
Now… I didn’t watch this exchange, but I’m imagining in my mind’s eye the deer-in-the-headlights look that must have come over Tilghman’s face as the ramifications of what she said started to dawn. If only it had been a white kid that was the current golf god. Nuts.
Fortunately, Tiger Woods and those with whom he surrounds himself, are pretty nice people. Woods’ agent noted the fact that the two were laughing during the exchange and probably meant no ill intent.
I doubt Tilghman’s a racist, also. Dumber than a sack of hammers, perhaps. A professional who really ought to know better, certainly. But I doubt she got up that morning thinking, “you know, I kinda dislike my job. I wonder what extremely inappropriate, potentially bigoted thing I could say today to get my stupid ass fired?”
The event is not devoid of racists, however. Sharpton weighed in, as usual — unasked, as usual. Seriously, is there anything this guy won’t do for media attention? Again, as usual, he called for her immediate termination for this indiscretion. What a hypocrite. Guy’s probably fashioning a noose for Tilghman as I type.
