Posted on 05/27/2012 7:05:54 PM PDT by Kaslin
Camp David has been an historic presidential retreat since World War II, but according to New York Times White House correspondent Helene Cooper, Barack Obama "hates it" because there isn't any golf.
Such was revealed on the syndicated Chris Matthews Show this weekend (video follows with transcript and commentary):
NYT White House Correspondent: Obama 'Hates' Camp David Because There's No Golf
HELENE COOPER, NEW YORK TIMES WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Alright, for something totally superficial, I have figured out why President Obama does not like Camp David.
CHRIS MATTHEWS, HOST: He doesn’t like it?
COOPER: He hates it. We were up there for the G-8 last weekend and I’ve never been able to understand why, you know, Obama, President Obama doesn't like going there. It's beautiful. I mean, the cabins are…
MATTHEWS: Did you get to see it?
COOPER: Yes, I finally got to see it. I got to see the presidential cabin.
MATTHEWS: Everybody loved it.
COOPER: It was fantastic. And so everybody’s going, “Why doesn't he spend more time up there?” No golf.
MATTHEWS: No golf.
COOPER: It's all about the golf.
MATTHEWS: Doesn’t he have a little putting green?
COOPER: No, it's all about the golf. It's got a couple of places where you can...
MATTHEWS: But it's got skeet shooting, it’s got bowling, it’s got everything.
COOPER: There's wildlife, I saw a squirrel.
MATTHEWS: Oh God. I think that shows a limitation at this point. I think it would be great out there.
You think so, Chris?
After all, the President that claims to be a man of the people has now played over 100 rounds of golf since Inauguration Day.
While Obama's adoring media try to paint Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney as a wealthy elitest out of touch with the public, maybe they should be far more critical of a president that has averaged over two rounds of golf per month while much of the nation struggles to make ends meet.
His love of golf is so great he doesn't even like the famed presidential retreat because it doesn't have a course.
It therefore will be very interesting to see how much attention Cooper's startling revelation gets in the coming days.
Stay tuned.
It is the 36 hole Penn National, go to Penngolf.com, to check it out.
Fact is Slick Willie used to play there all the time.
I'm sure if he wanted to go there it would be no problem.
Maybe they don't want him.
I wonder if Bwarney washes zero’s balls to make his putter flutter?......
Yeah, 'bama, he sweenk make Chow Bowkley sweenk look lock Togga Woot.
Translation if needed: Obama's swing makes Barkley's swing look like Tiger Woods' swing.
Ditto. That video reminds me of that limp wristed shot of John Kerry with the football. They both want so badly to be perceived as a man’s man, but they’re both just squirrelly little fruity boys who would probably love to go on a camping trip with Barney Frank
I’d give 20 bucks to hear David Feherty comment on that swing
It's a BLack thING.
You may be right about that. Other than an occasional older Black man fishing all by himself with a cane pole and bobber on the banks of one of our bayous, we rarely see a Black family hiking, riding bikes, snow skiing or meandering down the beach. Guess those must be things only White folk do.
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