I apologize to anyone who may have been offended by my previous post. I will try again to address the Kelly/lynching comments in a more civil manner.
1. Kelly seems to have forgotten she was “on the air.”
2. You can’t make a “let’s lynch the black guy in the alley” comment without revealing at least a subconscious awareness that lynching black guys was a preferred method of action against blacks in particular “back in the day.”
3. The comment and apology to Tiger does not address the issue at all.
4. Of course, Tiger, being the gentleman and friend that he is would forgive her, and frankly, I don’t think he would personalize it.
5. The comment reflects a larger insensitivity from both Tilghman and the Golf Channel.
6. Rather than saying the apology ends it, she should have been suspended for a month immediately, rather than a two week vacation that only came on the heels of news covering the comments.
7. God help the Golf Channel with Al Sharpton in the hunt for Kelly’s head. It almost makes me sympathetic to her current plight.
8. I REALLY hate to see Tiger get dragged into this mess, as he has always done his best to present himself in a colorblind manner. Now, we all know that when he first came on Tour, there were those that thought he should address the “racial divide” in this country, and in a way he has, by being a master of his game and setting a wonderful example as a role model; as an athlete, as a person, as a son, and now as a father, race be damned.
9. Imus had many many years of broadcasting, and ALOT of friends in high places, and he still had to go to the woodshed for months to live down his comments.
10. Kelly has only had the anchor chair for a year, and this “mistake” isn’t going to go away quietly. Thank you You Tube, the comment will live forever. I think my first impulse if I saw her at a cocktail party would be to pull an imaginary rope up past my ear and jerk my head, but that would probably be insensitive.
CB Maxwell's golf blog covers everything from the PGA and LPGA tours to the golf equipment and course reviews. A lover of the game, Maxwell brings his passion for golf to WorldGolf.com.
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