Al Sharpton is a racist. Simply put he has once again made a mountain out of a mole hill.
Yesterday The Golf Channel, caved to pressure from Sharpton and his gang, and suspended golf anchor Kelly Tilghman for two weeks for a remark she made last week at the Mercedes-Benz Open.
Tilghman gave Tiger Woods a backhand compliment when she said young players trying to make a living on the PGA tour should "lynch him in a back alley". That was the extent of her remarks and her co-anchor Nick Faldo chuckled at the remark. Even Woods' agent issued a statement saying "it is a complete non-issue."
But Al the racist says it is offensive to blacks and attempted to compare Tilghman to Don Imus and his infamous remark of last spring about the Rutgers women's basketball team.
I talked to several African American friends at work and they think her remark was humorous in the context it was offered. In fact, one friend suggested Sharpton is out of touch with many blacks and not to be taken seriously. Given that, it's time for Sharpton to be held responsible for his divisive remarks.
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