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Madeleine M. Kunin  MP3   Download MP3   (Host) The August
national golf club's decision to continue to deny membership to
women has prompted a response from former Vermont Governor and
commentator Madeleine Kunin.   I wonder what the male members of
the club are afraid of. Could they be thinking like the Taliban,
that women are too sexually distracting to play with or even in
the proximity of men? Perhaps if women wore Burkas and covered
themselves from head to toe - and I respect those who wear them
- male golfers would feel less threatened. But then again,
Burkas would create a terrible golf handicap.   On second
thought, wearing them could be quite dangerous for women. How
could they dodge a bad shot from another golfer? Male golfers
could be at risk as well. What if a burka clad woman were
mistaken for a tree?. Suddenly, a shot comes from nowhere. No
time to duck.   Maybe it's the IDEA of having women on what has
traditionally been male tur