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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]WillowTree
(5,325 posts)Last edited Fri Sep 12, 2014, 03:27 PM - Edit history (1)
I remember when someone once called me a racist based solely on the fact that I don't care for Anita Baker's records. I just HAD to be a racist if I didn't like her music. Couldn't have been that it's just too.......ummmmm.......lethargic.......for my taste.
Look, the man doesn't have any sort of "right" to play golf anywhere he wants to any time he wants to without notice any more than anyone else. Frankly, I think it was pretty silly, knowing how much security is involved and knowing, as any golfer does, that Labor Day is probably one of the most difficult weekends to get a tee time all year just about anywhere, to think that they would be able to get him on any course, especially on such short notice, regardless of the color of his skin or his political affiliation or job title.
When you toss the race card like this, you trivialize the very real issues we face that actually ARE race-related.