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cwydro

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97. I truly could not give a crap

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Wed Sep 10, 2014, 08:56 PM

Sep 2014

if Obama can golf or not.

Truly I do not care.

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Good Effin' Grief!! President Obama Rejected From Top NY Golf Courses Over Labor Day Weekend [View all] malaise Sep 2014 OP

sounds more like a money thing to me strawberries Sep 2014 #1

Eh. With security and celebrity status, a course would have to virtually shut down. randome Sep 2014 #2

I know a lot of folks at Beverly and they were there when the President was there AngryAmish Sep 2014 #53

Okay, good information. But Labor Day weekend may have been more crowded than usual. randome Sep 2014 #60

Isn't Labor Day one of the busiest days for golf courses? Calista241 Sep 2014 #101

Yes - and tee times are typically booked months in advance Ruby the Liberal Sep 2014 #124

apparently clinton was also rejected when he was president. La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2014 #3

I sort of recall that... joeybee12 Sep 2014 #41

Those damn racists. bigwillq Sep 2014 #59

i think they would have closed the course for bush samsingh Sep 2014 #4

More likely an anti-Dem Republican thing. nt tblue37 Sep 2014 #11

This tazkcmo Sep 2014 #31

Dumb of them, though. Bad optics, considering the history of tblue37 Sep 2014 #69

They need an audit. conservaphobe Sep 2014 #5

What utter nonsense yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #8

It is unconscionable that any President be treated in this manner. conservaphobe Sep 2014 #10

Ok I would accommodate any President yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #13

As I said, there's never a justifiable excuse to turn away the leader of our nation. conservaphobe Sep 2014 #17

Oh boy! Wrong!!!!!! yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #21

he's not a king, just a public employee who brings a huge entourage msongs Sep 2014 #25

Yeah, 'cuz golf courses are non-profit outfits. WillowTree Sep 2014 #81

There's no way any course makes $80,000 in four hours for one thing. Kingofalldems Sep 2014 #40

Thanks! yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #42

That's a great story about FR. Kingofalldems Sep 2014 #62

Yeah same here. Rex Sep 2014 #64

Your ignored. Causing trouble is not interesting. yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #75

I certainly won't be ignoring you. Kingofalldems Sep 2014 #76

the members of these clubs pay about 100 grand in fees just to join cali Sep 2014 #44

Nice post, Hugh Moran. Orrex Sep 2014 #61

Ah, no we don't. I've seen it but rarely. Kingofalldems Sep 2014 #63

They still have members who pay a lot to join. Travis_0004 Sep 2014 #49

That's hugh! RandiFan1290 Sep 2014 #46

Why? He's President, not King. Codeine Sep 2014 #14

No other nation on the planet would allow disrespect of their leader in such a manner. conservaphobe Sep 2014 #22

That's beyond silly. Codeine Sep 2014 #32

you've departed from any semblance of.... sense. cali Sep 2014 #36

Dafuq? Egnever Sep 2014 #65

You sound irrational at this point. LanternWaste Sep 2014 #74

get a grip, he isn't a king....it's GOLF Marrah_G Sep 2014 #85

Authoritarians crack me up. Marr Sep 2014 #98

I will say heaven05 Sep 2014 #143

lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! tazkcmo Sep 2014 #33

Why is that? ZombieHorde Sep 2014 #52

If you don't genuflect... Dr. Strange Sep 2014 #67

fucking ridiculous why the fuck should a club boot off people cali Sep 2014 #18

The commander-in-chief of the largest military on the planet was turned away. conservaphobe Sep 2014 #24

With no 'repercussions'?? B2G Sep 2014 #26

oh baloney. seriously? you think that because the President didn't get to boot a lot of cali Sep 2014 #27

You are making DU look weak tkmorris Sep 2014 #43

What repercussions do you suggest would be appropriate? Throd Sep 2014 #51

Obviously Obama should have sent in tanks, send the Navy Seals in to make sure the mythology Sep 2014 #115

It wouldn't make us look weak, it would make us look like North Korea. Quackers Sep 2014 #56

Dictators make peons suffer if they don't bow low enough. Democratically elected tblue37 Sep 2014 #71

Now you're just trolling. Stop making yourself look foolish. nt Codeine Sep 2014 #83

So, what would you suggest? Fla_Democrat Sep 2014 #100

They would have had to stop doing normal business on a holiday weekend Yo_Mama Sep 2014 #95

Many threads on this yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #6

No, racism is the only possible explanation Capt. Obvious Sep 2014 #9

If it makes you feel better believing that. yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #19

one could take that sig line two ways, I suppose Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2014 #35

What sig line? yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #38

it would appear that Capt. Obvious in not quite so obvious as he appears ... Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2014 #45

"Whites only" clubs? LordGlenconner Sep 2014 #7

I know Westchester. I grew up in neighboring Fairfield County. cali Sep 2014 #12

His team tried on Friday to get a tee time for Sat a.m. ?... Whiskeytide Sep 2014 #15

Amazing how many people who don't belong to a Golf Club no for certain what happened... brooklynite Sep 2014 #16

I have know idea RandiFan1290 Sep 2014 #47

Racism? Hardly. B2G Sep 2014 #20

I find it interesting that you scream that this is racist cali Sep 2014 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Sep 2014 #28

Obama must have realized he was making a difficult request, else why call 3+ courses? . . . Journeyman Sep 2014 #29

Post removed Post removed Sep 2014 #30

This thread is going the way of creative speculation Capt. Obvious Sep 2014 #34

Who leaked the story? BKH70041 Sep 2014 #37

IDK. But the media always promotes their 'Everyone hates Obama' meme. freshwest Sep 2014 #88

That seems to be the opinion of many here. BKH70041 Sep 2014 #102

'Irrelevant.' And you have no source for your claim about the WH or any other reasons. EOM. freshwest Sep 2014 #103

It's a matter of elimination. BKH70041 Sep 2014 #109

Oh baby, Wellstone ruled Sep 2014 #39

racist? jesus, i can't believe you went there ProdigalJunkMail Sep 2014 #48

6 years of racism heaven05 Sep 2014 #86

if every incident ProdigalJunkMail Sep 2014 #89

right heaven05 Sep 2014 #93

obvious in its intent, aye? ProdigalJunkMail Sep 2014 #94

Actually I don't think this has to do with race Cali_Democrat Sep 2014 #50

shhh... you'll be called a racist... n/t ProdigalJunkMail Sep 2014 #96

I would tell the President: thanks, but no thanks. And it's not because I am racist. bigwillq Sep 2014 #54

A lot of paces don't have tee times AngryAmish Sep 2014 #55

They still have members who were looking forward to playing golf Travis_0004 Sep 2014 #78

Those courses are booked weeks, if not months, in advance for Labor Day weekend. WillowTree Sep 2014 #84

They could probably squeeze him in though treestar Sep 2014 #104

Obama probably took the incident with a grain of salt. BlueJazz Sep 2014 #57

I wonder why they didn't just do a "rolling blackout" on the course? MADem Sep 2014 #58

Who are "they" in your last sentence? Hard to tell whom you are accusing of tblue37 Sep 2014 #72

And then publicized same. mahina Sep 2014 #66

This is hard to believe. Major Hogwash Sep 2014 #68

In the middle of the week probably not. Savannahmann Sep 2014 #70

Nikita Kruschev wanted to visit Disneyland in 1959. He was told no . . . Journeyman Sep 2014 #92

Sorry, but the members have rights. badtoworse Sep 2014 #73

Would Dubya Bush have been allowed to play at any of those golf courses during Labor Day Louisiana1976 Sep 2014 #77

YES. AND YES. Rex Sep 2014 #79

OF course treestar Sep 2014 #105

He can play at any of the DoD operated courses Crabby Appleton Sep 2014 #80

One of the biggest golf weekends of the year Ruby the Liberal Sep 2014 #82

The minimizing of this incident heaven05 Sep 2014 #87

Where do you get racism in this? Ruby the Liberal Sep 2014 #91

I thought your post was ok kcr Sep 2014 #108

I am not defending the 1% Ruby the Liberal Sep 2014 #117

Of course it might seem ridiculous to those who know how things work in their world kcr Sep 2014 #119

Good point Ruby the Liberal Sep 2014 #122

I'm not focusing on the 1%. I'm not adding a darn thing. kcr Sep 2014 #125

Courses run the gamut Ruby the Liberal Sep 2014 #128

Institutions with inherent racism don't deserve kneejerk defense either kcr Sep 2014 #130

The "institution" here where I live Ruby the Liberal Sep 2014 #132

I'm doing no such thing kcr Sep 2014 #134

what sport, basketball, football heaven05 Sep 2014 #142

Oh, come on. What BS. Yo_Mama Sep 2014 #99

yep, yep heaven05 Sep 2014 #110

Something tells me that if a person of color Ruby the Liberal Sep 2014 #118

well, false equivalency is a typical ploy heaven05 Sep 2014 #133

Do you really believe this nonsense? tritsofme Sep 2014 #121

See post #127 heaven05 Sep 2014 #131

I'm with you on this, malaise. Octafish Sep 2014 #90

Amazing Savannahmann Sep 2014 #106

much BS heaven05 Sep 2014 #112

Your forgot something. Savannahmann Sep 2014 #114

obama is president, not King. Travis_0004 Sep 2014 #107

same goes toyou heaven05 Sep 2014 #113

Such silliness. You are either engaging in parody tritsofme Sep 2014 #123

very silly heaven05 Sep 2014 #127

What racial factors were in play when President Clinton was similarly denied in the 90s? tritsofme Sep 2014 #136

and a pig with lipstick is still a pig heaven05 Sep 2014 #137

So you don't care to address the analogous situation with President Clinton? tritsofme Sep 2014 #138

nothing silly heaven05 Sep 2014 #139

A simple "no, I don't want to talk about Clinton because it makes my ridiculous tritsofme Sep 2014 #140

+1000 heaven05 Sep 2014 #111

I truly could not give a crap cwydro Sep 2014 #97

How are they racist for wanting to avoid the huge disruption that would result Nye Bevan Sep 2014 #116

yeah, yeah heaven05 Sep 2014 #141

fuck them. spanone Sep 2014 #120

lol, how dare those clubs decide against disrupting hundreds tritsofme Sep 2014 #126

lol. that one person is the President of the u.s. fucking assholes yes. spanone Sep 2014 #129

And...so what? Our leaders are citizens, not royalty. tritsofme Sep 2014 #135

IT...now wait for it........????? heaven05 Sep 2014 #144

Nonsense. tritsofme Sep 2014 #145

Everything that happens doesn't have to be about race. WillowTree Sep 2014 #146