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For Obama, Golfing Is a Very Leisurely Pursuit
New York Times ^ | 8/28/09 | HELENE COOPER

Posted on 08/28/2009 6:11:50 AM PDT by nickcarraway

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To: nickcarraway

Barry has to cut his Vineyard Adventure short due to Danny Boy and the funeral...fear not, he’ll take another one soon.


21 posted on 08/28/2009 6:43:20 AM PDT by Miss Didi ( "After all...tomorrow is another day." Scarlett O'Hara, Gone with the Wind)
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To: Vasilli22

Of course. Otherwise, the other Demmies will throw tantrums.

“Barack, you cheatwr! I’m tewwing!”


22 posted on 08/28/2009 6:47:02 AM PDT by Soothesayer (The United States of America Rest in Peace November 4 2008)
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To: Soothesayer

Bedwetters, all of them!


23 posted on 08/28/2009 6:53:20 AM PDT by Vasilli22
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To: downwdims

Obama Golf Rules Changes

Golfers with handicaps:
- below 10 will have their green fees increase by 35%
- between 11 and 18 will see no increase in green fees
- above 18 will play for free and even get a check from
the club/course played

The $ amount put in for bets will be as follows:
- for handicaps below 10 an additional $10
- between 11 and 18 no additional amount
- above 18 you will divide the total amount in the pot
(and you do not even have to play).

The term “gimme putt” will be changed to “entitlement putt”
and will be used as follows:
- handicaps below 10, no entitlements
- handicaps above 11 to 17, entitlements for putter-length putts
- handicaps above 18, if on green, no need to ever putt; just pick it up

These entitlements are intended to bring about fairness in scoring so that the final scores of all players will be about the same.

In addition, a Player will be limited to a max of one birdie and/or six pars, any excess must be given to those fellow players who have not yet scored a birdie or par.

Only after all players have received a birdie or par from the player making the birdie or par, can that Player begin to count his score again.

The current USGA handicap system will be used for the above
purposes but the term ‘net score’ will be available only for scoring those players with handicaps 18 and above.

This is intended to ‘redistribute’ the success of winning
by making sure that in every competition the ‘above 18’ handicap players will post only ‘net score’ against every other player’s gross score.

Per Obama.
“These new Rules are intended to CHANGE the game of golf.
Golf must be about fairness only, and have nothing to do with ability.”


24 posted on 08/28/2009 7:04:25 AM PDT by Brookhaven (http://theconservativehand.blogspot.com/)
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To: nickcarraway
GOLF IS NOT A VERB!!!
25 posted on 08/28/2009 7:06:01 AM PDT by relictele
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To: Miss Didi

he’ll take another one soon.

He’s got to because if he’s only in for 4 years he’s got to get his money’s worth. We’re paying for all his vacations - which is quite ironic because I can’t afford to take one!


26 posted on 08/28/2009 7:07:07 AM PDT by Bitsy
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To: nickcarraway

Five hours for a round and you aren’t waiting on anyone? 99% of the private courses in the U.S. would boot you off (at a minimum make you skip a hole). I would absolutely HATE to play with someone that freaking slow.


27 posted on 08/28/2009 7:09:18 AM PDT by Wyatt's Torch (I can explain it to you. I can't understand it for you.)
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To: Wyatt's Torch

I don’t get the sense he shoots in the 90’s


28 posted on 08/28/2009 7:39:26 AM PDT by GotMojo
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To: GotMojo

If his golf ability is anywhere near his pitching ability, that’s a pretty safe bet...


29 posted on 08/28/2009 7:56:25 AM PDT by Wyatt's Torch (I can explain it to you. I can't understand it for you.)
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To: Miss Didi
fear not, he’ll take another one soon.

It's already planned for next week at Camp David. Gibb's said he needed a vacation from his vacation. Due to the weather and Teddy not cooperating this one needs a due over.

30 posted on 08/28/2009 8:08:27 AM PDT by ladyvet (WOLVERINES!!!!!)
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http://cgi.ebay.com/Bill-Clinton-Slick-Willie-Golf-Ball-Good-Lie-Guaranteed_W0QQitemZ350244163833QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20090825?IMSfp=TL090825156006r13190

"A good lie guaranteed"

31 posted on 08/28/2009 10:08:12 AM PDT by bt_dooftlook (John Adams: Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate)
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To: nickcarraway

NOTE TO 0BAMA: Pretend that the Presidency is like a game of golf: Don’t Fudge On The Score.


32 posted on 08/28/2009 10:38:03 AM PDT by HighlyOpinionated (At Thermopylae, 1 Million Persians lost 20 Thousand yet failed to disarm 300 Spartans. Molon Labe!)
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To: nickcarraway
For Obama, Golfing Is a Very Leisurely Pursuit

Multiple mulligans take time.

33 posted on 08/29/2009 7:08:10 AM PDT by Lonely Bull
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