Posted on 08/23/2011 10:04:33 PM PDT by Frankusa
After a couple of Golf outings in which the President deliberately skipped some holes to avoid TV cameras and photographers, Mr. Obama apparently came to the conclusion that, in his attempts to avoid unfavorable press, he was actually doing more harm, than good, to his public image and persona.
Hence, on Tuesday, the President begrudgingly permitted members of the White House Press pool to snap some photographs of him on the Golf course, at least for a short while, which afforded them with barely enough time to see him play one hole...
The Politico’s Carrie Budoff Brown reported:
The pool was ushered onto the fairway of first hole, where the presidential party had already reached the putting green. The pool was kept several hundred feet away, well outside shouting distance...Likewise, the New York Daily news reported:[The President] missed the hole on his first putt, but got it close. He then tried to tap it in, but missed again. He appeared to pick up the ball to let the others in his party play through as he watched.
The pool was promptly moved off the course while the president walked towards a knot of golf carts, which were presumably headed to the second hole...
The commander-in-chief... muffed the putt on the first hole - although he did get close. And when Obama went to tap it in, he missed that too...So, apparently the President... permitted the press pool to watch him play one hole of Golf. However, after this extremely brief encounter with the Golfer-in-Chief, the reporters were "promptly moved off the course" ...Then Obama strolled over with his party to the waiting golf carts and headed for the second hole... Obama resumed playing, but out of sight of reporters...
(Excerpt) Read more at obamareport.blogspot.com ...
Um. Noooooooooo.
the presidential party had already reached the putting green
... by what means is not specified.
He then tried to tap it in, but missed again.
He appeared to pick up the ball to let the others in his party play through as he watched.
Heh heh...
For someone on a family vacation it’s quite obvious he doesn’t want to spend time with his family. I could understand it if he went golfing once or twice, but golfing every day with these hangers-on for 2,3,4 hours at a time is downright selfish. He should be enjoying these last days of summer with his daughters while they still have a few days left of their vacation before school starts. Or if he insists he has to be on the golf course take your family with you and golf with them. His girls are athletic. It’s probably something they would enjoy.
“Missed the hole on his first putt, but got it close.
He then tried to tap it in, but missed again.
He appeared to pick up the ball to let the others in his party play through as he watched.”
Wait a minute....I was there, this is what really happened.
“He picked up the ball, turned then mooned the press corp and strolled off the course scorin himself 2 putts for the hole.”
Rodney Dangerfield has the greatest facial expressions
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