Posted on 09/04/2002 2:05:01 PM PDT by an amused spectator
Martha Burk, über-feminist leader of the National Council of Women's Organizations, sent an extortion letter to Augusta National chairman Hootie Johnson on June 12 after Burk read reports about Augusta National not having women among its 300 members.
"We know that Augusta National and the sponsors of the Masters do not want to be viewed as entities that tolerate discrimination against any group, including women," was one threatening line in the letter by Ms. Burk.
Burk later released a purported letter by former Senator Sam Nunn that supposedly backed up her position. The letter was later found to be a hoax, but Burk continued to try to use the forgery to strengthen her indefensible shakedown attempt:
"Normally when we get a hoax, it's written with eighth-grade grammar," Burk said. "For instance, we received a forged letter, purportedly from Augusta National, that said women need to stay on their backs, [etc.]. But it was clear that a lot of thought went into [the Nunn forgery]. We thought it was going to be the first trickle of water we'd need to change the tide of Augusta National's membership opinion. I'm sorry he didn't write it."
Translation: "It almost doesn't matter" that Nunn didn't write the letter, to quote the famous line from John Leo's excellent book, Incorrect Thoughts. A lie that serves Burk nefarious shakedown attempt is a good lie.
Now, what does all this have to do with Bill Clinton, you ask?
Simple. Bill Clinton is a celebrity golfer. Almost every more-than-casual golfer would kill to become a member of the hallowed Augusta National Club.
Knowing Big Bill's ego, I have little doubt that he tried to get on the Augusta waiting list, and also knowing somewhat of the ways of Augusta National, I have equally little doubt that he was soundly rebuffed.
Martha Burk had 8 years in which Clinton ruled to pull a stunt like this, with guaranteed White House support, but she didn't. This is a very curious omission on the part of the Clintonites, who rarely overlook a chance to stick it to their cultural enemies.
It's my theory that if Burk broached the idea to the Clinton White House, she was warned off by her Clintonite masters.
A more likely theory is that a vengeance-minded Clinton sicced his toy poodle Burk on Hootie and Augusta after being rejected. This would be in keeping with standard Clintonite revenge tactics. Predictably, Begala, Clinton's attack chihuahua, savaged Hootie Johnson in a televised discussion of the subject.
Martha Burk's credentials as Clinton toy feminist poodle?
http:// www.commondreams.org/pressreleases/feb99/020499f.htm
National Women's Leaders Oppose Live Testimony At Senate Trial; Statement of Eleanor Smeal, President of the Feminist Majority; Martha Burk, signatory
http://www.civicweb.com/nwpc.html
Martha Burk Director of the Center for the Advancement of Public Policy told Ms. " The right wing has taken this opportunity to attack us . Its not because we elected Clinton. Rather, it’s that we stand for principles that his enemies are squarely against. " She also said "the reason we are in this mess is the deep-seated opposition to having women in the White House. Imagine Madeleine Albright in the White House and these questions being asked."
http://www.feminist.org/research/report/102_three.html
Women Leaders Take Action to Stop Impeachment, Warn What's at Stake for Women and Who's on Third to Succeed; Martha Burk, signatory
http://www.debatesdebates.org/archives/program130.html
Does Paula Jones Deserve Her Day in Court Now? Martha Burk position: "No"
http://www.debatesdebates.org/archives/program318.html
Was Clinton's Conduct Public, Not Private? Martha Burk position: "No"<
Martha Burk, editor of a women's newsletter, said, "She [Monica Lewinsky] will be enough of a celebrity to nail a good job with some entertainment company that wants glitz and notoriety. She won't lack for offers. I bet she'll go get a job as a talk show host."
I've seen him golf. He was invited to the Pebble Beach Pro-Am after he was no longer President. He also told the most outrageous Clintonesque lie. He said on camera, "Getting invited to play here is the greatest thrill in my life." He's been on a winning Presidential ticket three times, victor in a spectacular war and his greatest thrill is a golf tournament? I don't believe it.
On a glorious spring day in May, Mr. Clinton appeared incapable of getting the kinks out of his swing on the first tee at the Andrew Air Force Base course. He took one mulligan. Then another. And then another. Each shot was spectacularly ugly, zig-zagging this way and that. Finally, the President was satisfied with his fourth shot, which managed to land in the fairway.
Bwahahahaha. It sounds like I'm a better golfer than he is and I play maybe once a year.
He's been on a winning Presidential ticket three times, victor in a spectacular war and his greatest thrill is a golf tournament? I don't believe it.
Hmmm. Interesting. Difficult to believe, but slightly more plausible. Pebble Beach is littered with Hollywood riff-raff, but the Augusta National course is golf heaven.
I can't imagine that the call that let him know that we had taken the beaches at Normandy wasn't his greatest thrill...
Hmmm. Interesting. Difficult to believe, but slightly more plausible.
I would have thought it would have been either hearing that the Germans surrendered or the Japanese surrendered ending the war.
How would you answer the question? I tried to last night and couldn't. Would it be something I did in sports? Something social like getting married/having a first child/grand-child? Something professional? I can't answer it for myself, I just don't know.
Maybe Ike was just tired of all the killing. How many good men did he send to their death in the invasion of Normandy? No matter what the cause, it had to bother him if he had a conscience.
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