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Golf Channel Anchor Kelly Tilghman Says Young Golfers Should 'Lynch Tiger Woods'
AOL Sports beta ^ | January 8, 2008 | Michael David Smith

Posted on 01/08/2008 7:55:58 PM PST by Zuben Elgenubi

Golf Channel Anchor Kelly Tilghman Says Young Golfers Should 'Lynch Tiger Woods'

Michael David SmithPosted Jan 8th 2008 2:01PM by Michael David Smith
Filed under: Golf, Breaking News

The woman you see in the photo here caddying for Arnold Palmer is Kelly Tilghman, a former college golfer at Duke who now is play-by-play announcer for The Golf Channel's PGA Tour broadcasts.

Tilghman made a shocking comment during Friday's telecast of the PGA Tour's opening event. She said -- on the air -- that today's young players should "lynch Tiger Woods in a back alley."

What was Tilghman thinking? Who knows. It's not entirely clear what point Tilghman was trying to make with what she apparently thought was a joke, but she may have been trying to say that the only chance today's young players will ever have of overtaking Woods as the No. 1 golfer in the world is to hurt him. Hilarious.

According to New York's Newsday, a spokesman for the Golf Channel said Tilghman apologized during Sunday's broadcast and has "reached out to Woods' representatives to express her regrets for the comments."

Apologizing and reaching out is better than nothing, but it's rather surprising that the apology took two days and that in the era of Don Imus, so little attention has been paid to this comment. It's hard to understand how a person who would use such a poor choice of words is in the broadcasting business.


TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: alsharpton; golf; lynch; tiger; tigerwood; tigerwoods; tilghman; woods
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I like Kelly Tilghman but sometimes she says the d*mnest things, like Lucy Ricardo.
1 posted on 01/08/2008 7:56:00 PM PST by Zuben Elgenubi
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2 posted on 01/08/2008 7:56:46 PM PST by Zuben Elgenubi
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To: Zuben Elgenubi

Career ending comment?


3 posted on 01/08/2008 7:59:27 PM PST by doc1019 (Rabbit and the Hare … Fred ‘08)
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To: Zuben Elgenubi

Ron Paul supporter.


4 posted on 01/08/2008 8:01:04 PM PST by LdSentinal
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To: doc1019

I don’t think so. She’s well-respected by her peers and the pros. Probably only Inga would cause a fuss. Or as Inga would pronounce it “a fussh”.


5 posted on 01/08/2008 8:02:54 PM PST by Zuben Elgenubi
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To: Zuben Elgenubi

So we have definately identified Tiger Woods as Black, or African-American or what ever PC crap term you want to use. Did Tiger say he was black? What if Tilghman were black? What if Tiger were Spanish? What if Tilghman had said he should be whacked? Would the Italians be upset. Is it only Blacks who can be enraged by the term “lynching”?


6 posted on 01/08/2008 8:02:57 PM PST by benjamin032
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To: LdSentinal

Tiger Woods or Kelly Tilghman? Cite your resourse, LdS! :-)


7 posted on 01/08/2008 8:04:03 PM PST by Zuben Elgenubi
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To: doc1019

I doubt it. She’ll apologize, and Tiger will accept the apology. My guess is that she’s not bright enough to realize that “to lynch” has alternate meanings.


8 posted on 01/08/2008 8:05:45 PM PST by 1rudeboy
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To: benjamin032

As I understand it, Tiger’s father was African and white and his mother is Thai. Can’t speak for the blacks or Thais but this white man would not like some announcer telling white kids to lynch me! Terribly poor taste.


9 posted on 01/08/2008 8:06:26 PM PST by Zuben Elgenubi
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To: Zuben Elgenubi

Anyone remember Fuzzy Zoeller? I think golfers are like college frat boys with each other and the outsiders are more offended that Tiger Woods will ever be...


10 posted on 01/08/2008 8:08:01 PM PST by John123 ("What good fortune for the governments that the people do not think" -- Adolf Hitler)
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To: doc1019
no. The golf community is quite close and Kelly is a big part of that community. The announcers are also fairly 'close' (relative to other sports) to the players especially the ones that they see and cover a lot. I believe Kelly meant nothing maliscious and Tiger is a statesmen in his ability to deal straight up with people. He will not cower, but her certainly will except her apology and would be against her being let go. This is my prediction.

I am sure they were trying best to figure out how this should be handled in the most respectful way towards Tiger and their audience. This is why it probably took a couple of days. (with outside intervention it could have turned into a powder keg and she would have been forced out.) Believe it or not there are still media companies that maintain dignity and close relationships with those they cover as well as with their behavior and audience--except John Daly and that guy on the Grey Goose Vodka show with the big mouth.

11 posted on 01/08/2008 8:09:26 PM PST by GOP Poet
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To: John123

Oh. But lynching? I don’t know... that kind of gallows humor is a little too much a reminder of the past in the deep south.


12 posted on 01/08/2008 8:09:29 PM PST by John123 ("What good fortune for the governments that the people do not think" -- Adolf Hitler)
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To: Zuben Elgenubi

I agree that it was an insanely stupid comment, but people make them all the time. If the same comment were made about the president no one would be this upset. Well, Hannity would. I just think that the comment was stupid and in poor taste because it was made about another human, not because it was made about a black guy.


13 posted on 01/08/2008 8:10:35 PM PST by benjamin032
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To: Zuben Elgenubi

Damn, what a waste, other than Natalie Gulbis swinging her 9 iron, Kelly T is the only other reason I watch the Golf Channel. (summary: i check out the chicks)

Seriously, the PC police are after her because Tiger’s black and if he werent’ black, no issue. BUT the media are full of victimhood ridden libs, so poor whitey has to suffer the consequence (as usual). expect that idiot Sharpton to show up.


14 posted on 01/08/2008 8:10:48 PM PST by max americana
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To: benjamin032
cablasian.
15 posted on 01/08/2008 8:12:50 PM PST by stylin19a
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To: Zuben Elgenubi

Rule # 1. Never pick up a lost ball that is still rolling.


16 posted on 01/08/2008 8:13:56 PM PST by irishtenor (Check out my blog at http://boompa53.blogspot.com/)
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To: Zuben Elgenubi

Lynch and Tiger (afro-american) just doesn’t seem to go together in a sentence, even in jest.. Sorta’ like when a well know golfer that mentioned chicken and watermelon in the same sentence during a golf outing that involved Tiger a few years ago.


17 posted on 01/08/2008 8:14:51 PM PST by doc1019 (Rabbit and the Hare … Fred ‘08)
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To: Zuben Elgenubi
... but it's rather surprising that the apology took two days and that in the era of Don Imus, so little attention has been paid to this comment.

Maybe because it was on the Golf Channel and all three people who were watching missed it? ;~))

18 posted on 01/08/2008 8:15:55 PM PST by Ditto (Global Warming: The 21st Century's Snake Oil)
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To: Ditto

Before Tiger, what you say might have been true. Now, it is one of the most watched channels in sports during the PGA.

I, for one, have never played golf (caddied (carried a golf bag) during my youth) and didn’t think much of it until Tiger came along. Now, I watch it as often as I can.


19 posted on 01/08/2008 8:28:44 PM PST by doc1019 (Rabbit and the Hare … Fred ‘08)
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To: Zuben Elgenubi
NOT GUILTY!


20 posted on 01/08/2008 8:29:24 PM PST by jdm (A Hunter Thompson ticket would be suicide.)
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