The thing is: Sharpton is more of a racist than this woman, since he looks at Tiger Woods and sees a black man. He's objectifying Woods, and trying to make him into a victim, for his own selfish ends. He's trying to tell us that there are differences between black and white, and that there always will be.

It's sad. This could be why America is scared of Obama, and will elect tired old, corrupt Hillary in.

She should never been allowed to be on the air in the first place, that woman-man person. Absolutely horrible and says the most idiotic and inappropriate comment constantly.

Now the whole world knows how her head works. She got caught with her head in the gutter, which is where it always is.
I wish I was a video-editor who had taped all of her stupid comments from the past year, cos I can tell you, as an avid golfer for the past 30 years, there has never been a person who's totally lacking class as her in golf commentary, ever! And it sort of puts a dent in what golf has been trying to espouse and embrace with the First Tee programme, about how golf is teaching young kids manners, etiquette, courtesy, and all the good stuff to make a person a well rounded person in the world with excellent human qualities.

She is from the gutter and she should go back there. She should've at least have had the courtesy and SENSE to realize what she had done, and should've walked away on her own accord, and not be "suspended." She should simply resign now, and let TGC fix itself, cos obviously, some of the management at TGC should also have their heads examined.

You talk about how sometimes you want to shake your head in disbelief at what stupid things some of these commentators say, or roll your eyes at the pathetic words spoken? She exemplified all of those things.

I was amazed she survived this long without people catching onto her.

"She probably thought of it as an Old West term" nobody knows what she was thinking but 'lynch' was the wrong word to use. How about if she didn't say anything but just drew a noose?

ps, Woods has been very gracious about this and other comments made about him. Sharpton is an asshat...

As for the whole "if that comment was made about a white guy" straw man fallacy, well, that's for another time.

But it's a bit like saying 'Hilary is going to get raped by Obama'.

Regarding the joke: I agree with Pudifoot in that if Woods had been white then there'd be no issue to discuss and nothing more would have been said. In other words - it's ok to make a joke about lynching a white guy.

And in other words there's a racist premise behind taking issue with the joke. If it's ok to make a joke about lynching a white guy but not a black guy then surely that's equally racist - is it not? Or are black guys "more equal" than white guys? (To take the Orwell theme further.)

Can you reasonable people - without a flea in your ear - Alex included - see the thought police in action here - not to mention the language police affecting your choice of words for the survey?

Crying wolf on petty issues like this just muddy the waters for the true problems of racism.

Sharpton is demeaning himself and his cause.

The comment was indeed racist.

In this case, I think it was simply an innocent use of words that also happen to have some unfortunate historical connotations. I think for the under 40 crowd, the history of lynching and race is thankfully increasingly alien, to the point that such references may not carry the same weight as they might for, say a 60 year old.

If it were some kind of written story, where more thought and editing can be exercised, I'd say it was at the least a display if ignorance. As an off the cuff comment, it should be allowed to slide.

The term lynching has a connotative value in America that debases African-Americans. Lynching is a term that has historical significance to a time period when black men were being hung and castrated because they were black. I wish that US history classes in schools taught a total, authentic history of our country, so that more people, particularly those of you who think that her remark was a just a joke.

She is not prejudiced. I'm sure she believe that what she said was cheeky, but in good, clean fun. I like her as well, but I do believe she never would have made that reply if she was referring to Sergio Garcia.

And I liked the poll. Great, great blog.

WrapAroundSam, Al Sharpton job is racism. If there were no racism Al Sharpton will have no job.

It's not inappropriate, it's just not very good or indeed funny or interesting.

Sharpton is what we call in Australia A wowser.

Someone who loves to be outraged adn so looks for offence.

In a nation with so much racial problems I think Sharpton et al have bigger fish to fry than this non story.

I remember when the Mad cow thing broke in the UK, there was an outcry from elements of the feminist movement protesting that it should be mad CATTLE disease.

As I said, when people start protesting about that level of incosequential rubbish then they are missing the bigger picture.

Come on Rev.. Get an honest job! This country will always be, or supposedly be, racist because of media hogs like the dynamic duo, the Revs. Jackson and Sharpton...