Word: burk
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ANCHOR: I see you’re standing next to one of the foot-soldiers of the protest movement, actually the Generalissimo herself, Martha Burk...
...Well, Augusta National, the private club associated with the Masters tournament, is a men’s-only club, and Martha Burk, the president of NCWO, doesn’t like that. Last year she sent a letter to Augusta president Hootie Johnson asking him to change the policy, and he basically told her to shove off. Since then, the issue has taken on a life...
...delayed reaction, listening to ear-piece) Right, right, civilians. Well the PGA golfers competing in this event have been harassed incessantly, especially Tiger Woods. Burk has also stated that everyone who isn’t with her is basically complicit in the discrimination. Also, Augusta is snarled in crazy traffic...
...Burk, however, said that forcing the Corporation members to resign would make a statement that “this kind of membership is not acceptable in today’s society for those who are in the public...
According to Burk, the University’s high placement—above such companies as Coors, Coke and Ford—is due to its influential actions in the public arena...