ibm. will she answer? iran, is it playing a shell game with nukes? and the president making a very big move with a key group of voters. let s go outfront. outfront tonight, it s time. gypny rometty didn t ask for this, but she can make history. she s the ceo of ibm, one of three sponsors of the masters who pay upwards of $10 million a year for access to the 42 million viewers of the golf tournament. given this, the prior four ceos of ibm have all been given membership to augusta national. the iconic green jacket that goes with it became theirs. but gypny rometty as you see there is a woman and that makes all the difference at augusta national. the club has never invited a woman to join so this is a big moment for them. will they invite her, as they did each of her predecessors? rometty as we have said on this show is a woman to admire. 31 years at ibm. she graduated with a computer science degree from northwestern. her former boss, ibm s last ceo told the new york
of ibm have all been given membership to augusta national. the iconic green jacket that goes with it became theirs. but she is a woman and that makes all the difference at augusta national. the club has never invited a woman to join so this is a big moment for them. will they invite her, as they did each of her predecessors? she is a woman to admire. 31 years at ibm. she graduated with a computer science degree from northwestern. her former boss, ibm s last ceo told the new york times, quote, ginni got it because she deserved it. it s got zero to do with progressive social policies. so it might not surprise you to hear that she isn t jumping on this issue with the augusta national golf club. she s been silent. today it was augusta national s billy payne who addressed the media saying he wouldn t talk about membership. all issues of membership are now and have been historically subject to the private deliberations of the members, and that statement remains accurate and rem
talking about. it s not specific to the oil industry. first, ily that constituent. he was so educated. secondly, not specific to the oil industry? that s what he claimed. that s not remotely true. according to think progress earlier this year, he voted for tax subsidies that included special tax breaks only available to the oil and gas industry. he straight up told that oil subsidies are not really subsidized. are you going to vote to take their subs decides away? how much do we subsidize them? that s one they had a lower tax rate. again, not remotely true. you re going to love this. i m going to show you the nat imof specific subsidies, and tell me whether it applies the expensing of intangible