Posted on 04/06/2012 3:05:32 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
WASHINGTON, April 5 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama believes women should be allowed to join the all-male Augusta National Golf Club, the White House said on Thursday, adding pressure on the exclusive 80-year-old organization to drop its restrictive policy.
"His personal opinion is that women should be admitted," White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters, saying he had spoken to Obama about the issue, as the prestigious Masters tournament got under way in Augusta, Georgia.
In a rare moment of agreement with Obama, Republican front-runner Mitt Romney, the Democratic president's likely opponent in the Nov. 6 election, said if it were up to him, "of course I'd have women in Augusta."...........
.....Obama's re-election campaign has made no secret of its efforts to court women voters, and his fellow Democrats have sought to depict the Republicans' focus on contraception and abortion as an attack on women's rights.
At a campaign stop in Pennsylvania, Romney took care not to give the Democrats any more ammunition.
"I'm not a member of Augusta. I don't know if I would qualify - my golf game is not that good - but certainly if I were a member and if I could run Augusta, which isn't likely to happen, but of course I'd have women in Augusta. Sure," he said.".....
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This is the kind if campaign crap that makes me sick. 0bama, in his ever feeble attempt to lure women to his side, makes this kind of statement..and our side takes the bait every time. WE HAVE REAL ISSUES for the campaign trail, I could give a rats’ a$$ about golf clubs. Distract, distract, distract...and the media is more than happy to run the agenda.
A dog bites man headline if there ever was one.
What an incredible Cinderella story, this unknown comes outta no where to lead the pack, at Augusta. He's on his final hole, he's about 455 yards away - he's gonna hit about a two-iron I think. Oh he got all of that one! The crowd is standing on its feet here, the normally reserved Augusta crowd - going wild - for this young Cinderella, he's come outta no where, he's got about 350 yards left, he's gonna hit about a five-iron, don't you think? He's got a beautiful backswing - that's - Oh he got all of that one! He's gotta be pleased with that, the crowd is just on its feet here, uh - He's the Cinderella boy, uh - tears in his eyes I guess as he lines up this last shot, he's got about 195 yards left, he's got about a - its looks like he's got about an eight-iron. This crowd has gone deathly silent, the Cinderella story, outta no where, a former greenskeeper now - about to become the Masters champion. It looks like a mirac - It's in the Hole!
I think this place is restricted, Wang, so don't tell em you're jewish
....And then there is always girls/women basketball. I root for a women’s college basketball team myself.
Well Mitt’s slime machine will equal Obama’s we have seen that here in FL and the rest of the primary season. Can he share a positive vision that will excite folks? He is not conservative and is incapable thus far of connecting with folks.
I couldn’t give a d@mn either!
Augusta National Golf Club is PRIVATE. Period!
I believe women can play the course as a guest of a member.
The word Golf is supposedly an acronym for gentlemen only ladies forbidden ....
I agree with Mark R.Levin on his AM radio program he gave solid advice. these candidates ought be thinking smart— and ought not get distracted by Obama. They ought turn it on him and ask him how many women he goes golfing with?
The US Army trained us to be cautious about following blood trails. Often they lead to ambush.And MAOBAMA is well skilled at beguiling others and setting false trails to distract.
Indeed. WGAS?
no conservative here....this is a private club.....
LOL... Please tell me this is a joke. LOL... They're just different sides of the same coin. Romney's skin is white while baracks is black. Their liberal records are identical. They will both say and do anything to convince people that their Marxist pasts are conservative.
Another false flag to distract from the putsch .. prolly hoping they can ignite this into another week’s worth of distraction, now that Trayvon’s a vetted (and dead) SOB.
Only two sets of tees at Augusta. Member’s tees and the Championship tees. BTW women are allowed to play as guests, unlike some others. Pine Valley, near Philadelphia, does not allow females on the property.
One of the great, but forgotten lines from my all time favorite flick.
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