Golf For We, Not For Thee …
War-weary Obama manages a decision … more golf! Boston Herald:
WASHINGTON - President Obama has outperformed former President George Bush in a key area - he’s hit the links as many times in nine months as Bush did in nearly three years, political Web sites reported.
Politico, a political news and gossip site, and the Chicago Tribune’s The Swamp, reported that CBS’ Mark Knoller - who documents presidential statistics - Tweeted Sunday, “Today - Obama ties Pres. Bush in the number of rounds of golf played in office: 24. Took Bush 2 yrs & 10 months.”
The Swamp noted that after the invasion of Iraq in 2003, Bush quit golf, saying, “I don’t want some mom whose son may have recently died to see the commander-in-chief playing golf . . . I think playing golf during a war just sends the wrong signal . . . ”
Come on, guys. Iraq was different. That was Bush’s war. Afghanistan? That’s Bush’s other war!*
Speaking of Bush, in his debut as a motivational speaker in Dallas the other day, offered some insight his successor might mull on his next long walk spoiled. via Washington Post: “Popularity is fleeting. . . . It’s not real.”
Here’s something real. The Valour IT push is on, to give laptops to wounded servicemen. At the invitation of Cassandra at Villainous Company, whose Marine husband is forward deployed in Afghanistan, we’re with Team Marines this year. Pushing the Marines ahead is just the fun part of the drive. It all goes to everyone in all branches. Give as you can.
Blogger? Join Team Marines here.
* 14 Americans died Sunday waiting to find out what their commander-in-chief wants them to do. Eight more today, making this October of inaction the deadliest month yet.
Topics: Afghanistan, Bush, Obama
Posted by Jules Crittenden at 2:05 pm on Tuesday, October 27, 2009
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October 27th, 2009 at 4:21 pm
Only the NYTimes could put this on Page A1 on Sunday, and take it seriously. I swear reality is starting to crack.
“President Obama was criticized by women’s advocates and liberal bloggers for hosting a high-level basketball game with no female players.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/25/us/politics/25vibe.html
October 25, 2009
It takes a very special mentality to ask why there is no mixed sex basketball games.
It’s like the Coach one said:
“Son, Basketball is a contact sport. It is true that it is not a combat sport like football, but it is a contact sport, and if you don’t want to body up your man, you can take a seat over there at the end of the bench.”
October 28th, 2009 at 9:09 am
[...] 9/11, Golfing, Hypocrisy, The Media trackback Especially after Fahrenheit 9/11? Well guess what? Obama’s golfed as much as Bush did in his first three years. And yes, there’s still a war going [...]
October 28th, 2009 at 4:08 pm
Can we just persuade him to start golfing full-time, so he hasn’t got time for any of his hair-brained schemes and apology tours? And can we send Congress out there to play with him?