Michelle Malkin » Al Sharpton wants another scalp

Al Sharpton wants another scalp

By Michelle Malkin • January 10, 2008 12:36 AM

I’m sure you heard about the Golf Network anchorwoman who joked last week that young players who wanted to dethrone Tiger Woods should “lynch him in a back alley.” The cable news networks, looking to capture some Imus-style ratings, went ga-ga over the story. Despite Woods calling the matter closed, despite the anchorwoman and Woods being long-time friends, and despite the anchorwoman apologizing for her politically incorrect words, the non-scandal lingers. She has now been suspended. But that ain’t enough for nosybody, race-hustling Al Sharpton.

He wants 15 more minutes on TV–and a scalp:

“While we believe that Kelly’s choice of words was inadvertent and that she did not intend them in an offensive manner, the words were hurtful and grossly inappropriate,” Golf Channel said in its statement. “Consequently, we have decided to suspend Kelly for two weeks, effective immediately.”

Woods and Tilghman have known each other 12 years. She was picked to host a club demonstration with Woods in south Florida when he talked about new products from Nike Golf.

Tilghman was helped when Mark Steinberg, Woods’ agent at IMG, said it was a non-issue and considered the matter “case closed.”

“Tiger and Kelly are friends, and Tiger has a great deal of respect for Kelly,” Steinberg said Tuesday night in a statement released by Golf Channel. “Regardless of the choice of words used, we know unequivocally that there was no ill-intent in her comments.”

That should be the end of it.

It’s not, of course:

Before her suspension was announced, Sharpton spoke earlier on CNN’s “Prime News” and continued to push for her firing, saying he wanted to meet with Golf Channel because the comments were “an insult to all blacks.”

“Lynching is not murder in general, it’s not assault in general,” Sharpton said. “It’s a specific racial term that this women should be held accountable for. What she said is racist. Whether she’s a racist … is immaterial. She’s a broadcaster. The channel has to be accountable to the public.”

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if Woods directly addressed Sharpton and his ilk and told them to bug off and pitch their circus tents somewhere else?

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#214999

On January 10th, 2008 at 6:16 pm, CC said:

Al’s feeling neglected due to the campaign fever.
#215004

On January 10th, 2008 at 6:24 pm, blues said:

Why does anyone give POS Sharpton the time of day?Ignore him and the rest of his ilk.. Raging against him is just as bad as fawning over him. All he is looking for is attention,so,don’tgive him any.Ignore him and watch him dissolve.
#215242

On January 10th, 2008 at 9:53 pm, Laree said:

Sometimes they comeback.

http://imustimes.wordpress.com/
#215346

On January 10th, 2008 at 10:34 pm, Laree said:

The new rule don’t bother apologizing even when the person you are apologizing accepts you will still be loose your livelihood. Been here what is the constant in all these incidents. No one invites Al Sharpton he just inserts himself into the event.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/11/sports/golf/11sandomir.html?_r=1&ref=sports&oref=slogin
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On January 25th, 2008 at 11:06 am, ThatSamIAm said:

I see Tilghman appologized again and this time on air to anyone she may have offended. This is laughable. First, there was nothing to appologize for. The context of her comments had absolutely nothing to do with race. Then, because we are so politically correct, she made sure to speak with Tiger (the only one that matters regarding this comment because it was at him) and Tiger was fine with it. Now it drags on. I’m beginning to wonder just how thin skinned black people are. They seem fine with certain words if it comes from their own race and they even seem fine calling women names and other races names. But let another race even remotely say something that could be twisted into a racial issue and their are protests. Black America needs to stop worrying about the color of their skin and worry more about the thickness of it.