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March 31, 2003
Master Rescinds Age Limit
Looks like Arnold Palmer will be back for this year's Masters after all. One year after decreeing that no former champion over 65 would be allowed to play in the tournament, Augusta National Chairman Hootie Johnson has changed his mind, and rescinded the order. Johnson bruised some feelings last year when he asked a number of former champions not to play in the 2002 Masters, something which probably resulted in the reversal. Look for Martha Burk to use this announcement to issue another press release later today or tomorrow. UPDATE: In case you were wondering what Burk was up to, here's a piece from National Review's Joel Mowbray detailing some of her follies at a conference in Estonia where she was actually representing the U.S.: The third in a series of summits, the Baltic Conference on Women and Democracy focused mostly on feminist agenda items — "women in power and decision-making," "women and economy," and "women in media" — as well as serious issues such as prostitution and violence against women. Not one to address the real concerns of ordinary women — like the ability to golf at an exclusive club — Burk stuck to the likes of the "sexualization of mass culture and our environment." She did take the time, however, to branch out to bash Bush and the country she was representing. Again, Martha Burk is no crusader for equal rights; rather, she is an insaitiable publicity hound looking for nothing more than increasing the power and influence of her organization by any means necessary.
Eric
09:13 AM
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