Re: Obama: It’s time for Augusta golf club to admi t wo m

2012-04-06 Thread Larry C. Lyons
The idea is that if a private area is used as a public space then much of the control a private owner normally doesn't apply. consider private land that's been used as a public park - many apartment developments in New York do this for instance. The courts have ruled that being able to restrict a

Re: Obama: It’s time for Augusta golf club to admi t wo m

2012-04-05 Thread GMoney
On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 3:15 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > Already addressed that. > > Not saying people shouldn't, rather that I think we have much more > pressing issues to deal with than whether or not stupidly rich men > want to allow stupidly rich women into their golf club. > No one's wasted

Re: Obama: It’s time for Augusta golf club to admi t wo m

2012-04-05 Thread Scott Stroz
Linkage for story on commercial free broadcast: http://es.pn/HhjKmO On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 4:19 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: > A few years back, there were groups making a big stink about women not > being admitted. In order to (paraphrasing here) save their sponsors > any trouble, August actually r

Re: Obama: It’s time for Augusta golf club to admi t wo m

2012-04-05 Thread Scott Stroz
A few years back, there were groups making a big stink about women not being admitted. In order to (paraphrasing here) save their sponsors any trouble, August actually refunded their 'sponsorship' fees and paid whatever money CBS would have gotten for commercials. The entire broadcast, all weekend

Re: Obama: It’s time for Augusta golf club to admi t wo m

2012-04-05 Thread Judah McAuley
On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 12:19 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > Where did I say it was 'bad'? You had said: >> I also don't think either should be forced to change those policies. >> If they receive public funds, however, then I have an issue with their >> policies. And then said that "forced" should p

Re: Obama: It’s time for Augusta golf club to admi t wo m

2012-04-05 Thread LRS Scout
Why do I have like 6 copies of this thread? On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 3:19 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > Where did I say it was 'bad'? > > I do, however, think that are much more important things people should > be concerned about other than trying to get a group of stupidly rich > men to allow a stu

Re: Obama: It’s time for Augusta golf club to admi t wo m

2012-04-05 Thread Judah McAuley
Also the title of the home page. "Gym for Women." And the images of exclusively female groups. Actually, pretty much every single design element of the website. On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 12:12 PM, Judah McAuley wrote: > Well, there is the giant image right in the middle of their home page > which

Re: Obama: It’s time for Augusta golf club to admi t wo m

2012-04-05 Thread Judah McAuley
Well, there is the giant image right in the middle of their home page which loudly declares: "For Women. By Women." I guess that they thought, given the number of women-only gyms out there, that meaning of that was pretty obvious. Judah On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 12:06 PM, Cameron Childress wrote:

Re: Obama: It’s time for Augusta golf club to admi t wo m

2012-04-05 Thread Judah McAuley
On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 11:58 AM, Casey Dougall - Uber Website Solutions wrote: > > On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 2:53 PM, Judah McAuley wrote: > >> They don't seem to provide one on their website, I checked, just in >> case your statement was their mission statement. Hence, I can be >> pretty certain t