Al Sharpton Demanding Golf Channel Anchor's Firing
Rev. Al Sharpton plans to lead protests demanding Golf Channel anchor’s firing… while getting her gender wrong.
The Rev. Al Sharpton is arguing that Golf Channel anchor Kelly Tilghman (pictured) should be fired for an offensive remark during the Mercedes-Benz Championship. While doing live commentary for the event with analyst Nick Faldo, Tilghman jokingly suggested that new players looking to take on Tiger Woods should “lynch him in a back alley.”
Here’s the exchange that started everything:
Faldo: (While discussing strategies for younger golf players looking to overtake Woods) “To take Tiger on, maybe they should just gang up for a while.”
Tilghman:
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