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In reply to the discussion: Good Effin' Grief!! President Obama Rejected From Top NY Golf Courses Over Labor Day Weekend [View all]tritsofme
(17,435 posts)135. And...so what? Our leaders are citizens, not royalty.
No one here would be upset if this same scenario played out for a Republican president. It really is the height of silliness.
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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
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
As I said, there's never a justifiable excuse to turn away the leader of our nation.
conservaphobe
Sep 2014
#17
No other nation on the planet would allow disrespect of their leader in such a manner.
conservaphobe
Sep 2014
#22
lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
tazkcmo
Sep 2014
#33
The commander-in-chief of the largest military on the planet was turned away.
conservaphobe
Sep 2014
#24
oh baloney. seriously? you think that because the President didn't get to boot a lot of
cali
Sep 2014
#27
Obviously Obama should have sent in tanks, send the Navy Seals in to make sure the
mythology
Sep 2014
#115
Dictators make peons suffer if they don't bow low enough. Democratically elected
tblue37
Sep 2014
#71
it would appear that Capt. Obvious in not quite so obvious as he appears ...
Tuesday Afternoon
Sep 2014
#45
Amazing how many people who don't belong to a Golf Club no for certain what happened...
brooklynite
Sep 2014
#16
Obama must have realized he was making a difficult request, else why call 3+ courses? . . .
Journeyman
Sep 2014
#29
'Irrelevant.' And you have no source for your claim about the WH or any other reasons. EOM.
freshwest
Sep 2014
#103
I would tell the President: thanks, but no thanks. And it's not because I am racist.
bigwillq
Sep 2014
#54
Those courses are booked weeks, if not months, in advance for Labor Day weekend.
WillowTree
Sep 2014
#84
Would Dubya Bush have been allowed to play at any of those golf courses during Labor Day
Louisiana1976
Sep 2014
#77
Of course it might seem ridiculous to those who know how things work in their world
kcr
Sep 2014
#119
What racial factors were in play when President Clinton was similarly denied in the 90s?
tritsofme
Sep 2014
#136
So you don't care to address the analogous situation with President Clinton?
tritsofme
Sep 2014
#138
A simple "no, I don't want to talk about Clinton because it makes my ridiculous
tritsofme
Sep 2014
#140
How are they racist for wanting to avoid the huge disruption that would result
Nye Bevan
Sep 2014
#116