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Obama golfs 150th round as superstorm devastates Philippines, Iran deal enrages
2013-11-11
[WASHINGTONTIMES] President B.O.'s approval ratings may be stuck in a sand trap, but that has not deterred him from sticking to his weekly round of golf. After teeing off on Saturday at the private course in Florida where the film "Caddy Shack" was filmed, Mr. Obama hit the milestone number of 150 golf rounds in less than five years in the White House.

The Secret Service loaded Mr. Obama's golf clubs bag emblazoned with the presidential seal into the motorcade Saturday morning to head to the private Grande Oaks Golf Club. Sporting a blue polo shirt with tan slacks and a cap, he spent five hours on the private course with former NBA star Alonzo Mourning, friend Cyrus Walker and former U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk.

Mr. Obama wasn't much of a duffer before he ran for president. His regularity on the green started on April 26, 2009. He played 27 times that first year in office, seven of which were during his vacations on Martha's Vineyard and Hawaii.
Posted by:Fred

#15  Sorry, thats Clampett.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2013-11-11 12:50  

#14  I think Pappy has a great point. Only a self starting volunteer would have the right stuff to handle all this. Voters realizing he is just a face man is the number one concern.

Wonder what Duffy the High Score Slayer's call sign would be?
Worm Burner
Jed Klampart
Posted by: swksvolFF   2013-11-11 12:42  

#13  I'm reluctant to give Champ any credit on OBL. At the very best it was about getting reelected -- as in someone looked at the polls in early '12 and said 'the only way we're going to win this thing is if we kill OBL.'

And that's by far the most generous intepretation of events.
Posted by: Iblis   2013-11-11 12:04  

#12  Very good point SAM - One of the few times where Obama made a decision - Osama bin Laden was killed. Since then ValJar and his other handlers have kept him on a very tight leash.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2013-11-11 11:40  

#11  The more he golfs, the less time he has to make things worse for the rest of us.

That notion assumes he is in charge, he isn't. He is just the facade, the real power is ValJar and whomever is giving her, her marching orders.

In fact, if you view Obama as the distraction and misdirection that he is, then one has to wonder what VJ and all those 40+ Czars are doing behind the scenes.

It ain't good.
Posted by: Secret Asian Man   2013-11-11 11:23  

#10  300 rounds by the time he leaves office?
Posted by: JohnQC   2013-11-11 11:01  

#9  "The No talent" should change jobs and try to join the PGA. Please dog, do us all a favor.
Posted by: Hupuck Chomoper6680   2013-11-11 10:49  

#8  The more he golfs, the less time he has to make things worse for the rest of us.
Posted by: Iblis   2013-11-11 10:45  

#7  #6 <---What Pappy said, I think he is speachless.
Posted by: Hupuck Chomoper6680   2013-11-11 10:34  

#6  I don't begrudge him, or anyone, golf playing time. It's an excellent way to get away from the pressures of problems one has caused oneself, or crises one is not mentally or emotionally capable of dealing with.
Posted by: Pappy   2013-11-11 10:26  

#5  That pose reminds me of this. His alter-ego perhaps?

Posted by: CrazyFool   2013-11-11 10:17  

#4  Real golfers don't make that pose. Especially missing a relatively short putt.

"All that for a threesome?"
Posted by: swksvolFF   2013-11-11 10:09  

#3  Other than getting the approval of Congress and the UN, your personal 'international' law seems to be confined to your mother's basement and the limited cranial space you inhabit. However, please keep it up, as Bearing False Witness is one of the three fundamentals of Progressive Socialism. We need the examples laid before us regularly to remind us of its bankrupt principles.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2013-11-11 10:09  

#2  trite, insipid and rote commentary removed.

Do have a nice day.
Posted by: Jerkface Killa   2013-11-11 09:48  

#1  Wish I had time for 150 rounds of golf . Too busy though , perhaps Obama should take note of what hours and effort stock Americans put into living their lives and adjust his holiday ridden timetable suitably . That being said , its probably safer for the whole world that hes on the 12th green juggling his balls
Posted by: Shomorong Angerert9428   2013-11-11 03:02  

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