kelly tilghman - new and improved??
i thought so on the first broadcast anyway ... she seemed more relaxed ... seemed to have more confidence dealing with faldo ... its totally subjective but my ears anyway she was a whole lot less annoyint than last year ... maybe its gonna be a much better year for kelly on the golf channel ...
anyone agree or disagree??
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completely disagree
She is still using the word "drama" way too much, and in places it really doesn't belong. Her cliche book has only expanded.
To make it worse, she became a buzz killer. Several times, Faldo and Pepper or someone else calling the action got into a discussion that had everybody laughing...until Tilghman just had to toss in her little comment. As soon as she chimed in, the laughter stopped.
She just isn't on a level of understanding with Faldo and Pepper and the other former pro's on the broadcast - and she doesn't seem to be able to get away from her cliches.
I don't know if it is just nerves, or maybe she is still intimidated by sitting next to Faldo, or what the problem is - but she just doesn't work in that chair.
Put Tilghman back in the studio reading the news. She was excellent there. She just can't do this job.
by courtgolf on Jan 8, 2008 11:17 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
lousy timing
by Mulligan Stu on Jan 8, 2008 2:38 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
unfortunate
If Woods had been standing next to her in the booth, my guess is he would've shot her a glance, followed by that big grin of his and a playful elbow nudge just to needle her a bit.
The real shame is the people who go leaping off of their couches ready to crucify anyone who makes an innocent, yet incorrect, choice of words like this.
I am not a Tilghman fan for live golf - but I do know how difficult it can be to spend 4 hours having to speak more or less off the cuff and be expected to do it without making a mistake of any kind...which is probably why she is a huge cliche machine.
by courtgolf on Jan 8, 2008 3:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Another Southern Closet Racist?
Most white Americans do not realize that blacks were lynched in the South as recently as 1970 if not later (in Mississippi). Once in a while you will hear comments "slip out" of the mouths of whites that simply reveal what's on the inside of their minds that normally that they would never say outloud in public. But the thoughts, language, and bigotry are still there simmering near the surface. Just look at how many notables have been caught this past couple of years using terms or comments that "shock" most people. Believe me, coming from a family history of southern racist bigots (and slave holders)that I am sorely ashamed of, racism is still alive and well in the U.S. It's mostly clandestine (undercover), but it is still there and shows its ugly head on occasion when least expected.
by gveazey on Jan 20, 2008 8:18 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
yankee go home...
Assuming that just because someone grew up in the south they will automatically be a racist is pure lunacy and does nothing but put another wall between people. Your assumption also means that lynchings only took place in the south - wrong again.
Are we to also assume that race relations in the north or west or central part of the US are just peachy ? All churches are integrated in the north, but none in the south ? Guess you haven't been to such bastions of equality and freedom as Detroit, or Washington DC, or Boston, or...
Hate to burst your bubble, Gary, but bigotry, prejudice, and yes, even true racism exists in all corners of the world - it's not just white to black, or black to white, or any other color or creed you'd like to pick - hell, even the peace loving Muslims kill each other because they don't like their neighbor's mosque.
On second thought - I'm GLAD to burst that bubble.
by courtgolf on Jan 20, 2008 6:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

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