The venerable C.W. Eversham, who has reported on every American presidential campaign since Dwight Eisenhower's re-election in 1956, has been guest blogging regarding politics on IBP. No less an authority than author, Theodore White, once dubbed Eversham as "the crustiness on the American political baguette."
Having read "Irish" Jimmy Clancy's take on the controversy in the golfing world, Eversham departs from the world of politics to comment on l'affaire Tighlman.
Despite much chatter having been wasted to no good ends on this Woods matter, every one still seems to be missing the larger point. One would suppose that even the most childlike mind could discern that this in not a racial issue, but a gender issue. The problem was indulging in the foolishness of allowing a female broadcaster to comment on men's sports. The gals are fine on cooking shows or giving helpful household tips on the morning news programs, but are out of their depth in men's sports.
The fairer sex's intrusion into the golf world has wrought calamitous results on the fairways as well. At a more civilized time in our nation's history, any decent private golf club restricted the gals' tee-offs to very specific times, to prevent the real golfers from being slowed down. Since that wise policy has gone into decline, I cannot recount for you the number of times I have had to wait on a lagging foursome of hens taking their time putting out. While "hitting up" on them, firing one across their bow, may not be chivalric, it certainly puts a hurry up in the ladies' giddyup.
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