Members are trying to deny Obama entry to an exclusive country club

[DonViejo]

Source: LGBTQ Nation


By Alex Bollinger · Tuesday, January 17, 2017

The mayor of Somerset, Maryland, quit his exclusive country club yesterday citing Martin Luther King, Jr.’s words. The country club has been embroiled in a debate over whether to allow President Obama to join in his retirement.

Obama has not applied for membership to Woodmont Country Club, which costs $80,000 to apply to and $9,600 in yearly fees, but Politico recently highlighted the club as a possible golf spot for the retired president.

Woodmont was founded in 1913 when Jews were often not accepted in other clubs. The club has remained predominantly Jewish.

The controversy has centered on Obama’s position on Israel/Palestine. The Washington Post obtained an email from lifelong member Faith Goldstein: “He is not welcome at Woodmont. His admittance would create a storm that could destroy our club.” Other members have called Obama’s possible membership “inconceivable” because of his position on Israel/Palestine.

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[JI7]

1. why is this an issue if he hasn't applied ?

[snooper2]

3. because journalists are now lazy sitting on their ass sorry examples for their profession

[Paladin]

7. Hole in one, snooper2.

If there's not actual news to trash a Democrat with, they just pull something out of their asses.

[wordpix]

16. my question, too. Arguing over Israel is plain nuts

As I said to a friend, this issue has been going on since the Old Testament times when the Palestinians were known as the Philistines. I doubt Woodmont can figure it out

[TheDebbieDee]

33. Wouldn't this be an example of fake news?

[tazkcmo]

2. lol

I'm sure President Obama is all butt hurt to be deprived of associating with a bunch of privileged, self entitled, wealthy white folks. He had enough of that dealing with the GOPee.

[Dave in VA]

8. He, he...

Love the GOPee tag!

[tazkcmo]

30. From now on

When discussing anything Rep(ee)ublican I will include urine references. Especially when it involves The Golden Boy.

[no_hypocrisy]

4. Blind to the irony

Of a golf club founded based on antisemitism is discriminating on the basis of a finite number of members with a restricted viewpoint of Israel. Are they going to kick out reform Jews who don't believe in settlements?

[HoneyBadger]

12. It is odd but I have seen similar things in Atlantic Beach, Long Island

The Jewish only beach clubs started up because there was nowhere for a Jew to join. I could not even enter as a guest, I think that there were 4 clubs, then someone started a club right next to them that did not allow Jews. That club even went so far as to eventually ban a long time member that married a Jew. The really bizarre part was that all the clubs were pleased with the status quo. Very few people wanted to rock the boat. This was not that long ago either.

[AngryAmish]

15. It gets better, in many towns there are 2 Jewish ckubs

The German Jews did not want to associate with the Russian Jews.

[HoneyBadger]

17. I don't play golf in Westchester

But when I do, I am on a public course 🏌

http://takimag.com/article/the_myth_of_the_golf_nazi_steve_sailer/print#axzz4W2p3Ydjp

But an even bigger surprise I discovered in my research is that these common memories of grandpapa’s application for membership being turned down for ethnic reasons generally didn’t involve Jews trying to get into gentile country clubs. Instead, Eastern European Jews were typically shot down by German Jewish country clubs who saw the nouveau riche immigrant Jews as pushy and crass Al Czerviks.

Sports Illustrated reported in 1962:

In larger cities one sometimes finds two or more Jewish clubs, the top one composed principally of German Jews who tend to find eastern European Jews unacceptable.

For example, Birmingham, Alabama long supported two standoffish Jewish country clubs. According to the Encyclopedia Judaica:

Since Jews were frozen out of local country clubs, they established the Hillcrest in 1883 for German Jews, and the Fairmont in 1920, for East European Jews. They merged in 1969, forming the Pine Tree Country Club, which opened its membership to non-Jews in 1991.

Stephen Birmingham writes:

But now, in nearly every American city of any size, there were at least two Jewish country clubs—the “good” one (German), and the less good (Russian). In New York, the best Jewish country club was the Germans’ Century Country Club in suburban White Plains [now Purchase]. The second-best was the Russians’ Sunningdale Golf Club in Scarsdale.



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[HoneyBadger]

20. Al Czervik is of course the immortal Rodney Dangerfield character from Caddyshack

[Ford_Prefect]

5. Fake news strikes again ?

[lancelyons]

9. It does not seem to be fake news to me.

Looks like its covered in several respectable media outlets.

[Ford_Prefect]

11. Yes, I see that now in the WP coverage.

[aggiesal]

41. But, since Obama hasn't applied ...

how is this [font color=red]NOT[/font] fake news?

[HassleCat]

6. We will not let you in!

Oh, you haven't applied? Well, we still won't let you in!

[TheDebbieDee]

34. Exactly! This is NOT news!

It's a red herring!

[elleng]

10. OH FFS!

Posting this in my fb, so friends and relatives can see it.

[Blue Idaho]

13. Plow up the fairways and greens.

Grow veggies for the poor. That's what I call a win - win.

[wordpix]

14. beautiful and only forest land left on Rockville Pike so that won't be popular

I agree with your sentiment but on that land, no.

[TlalocW]

18. One of the things I hope to see before I die

Is the death of golf clubs. According to all the articles on things that Millenials are supposedly ruining, golf is one of them because they're not playing it at the level previous generations did. I'm for what George Carlin suggested - turn them into housing for the poor.

TlalocW

[TexasBushwhacker]

19. I thought some Jews were okay with a 2 state solution n/t

[Sunlei]

23. Not all. Some want to group with Republicans & exterminate Pals with thousands of new buildings &

'no Pals allowed' segregation.

[TexasBushwhacker]

24. Oh, I know it's not all

But I would think some would favor a 2 state solution if it meant peace. In any case, I would think SOME of the members of that country club are Obama supporters.

[Sunlei]

31. Our countries Policy is 2 state solution, always been. It's our Republicans who assist & push anothe

push another country, Israel towards war & an unstable homeland.

[karynnj]

29. about 80% are per one study -- but many very wealthy Jews, don't

and they donate tons of money to Jewish organizations that used to not be political.

[Skittles]

21. Obama will FOREVER want to be their friend

how's that working out for you?

[Sunlei]

22. doubt Obama would consider wasting 90,000 for a golf club membership. He has friends to golf with

[The Polack MSgt]

25. That should be his statement

"I will not be applying for membership at your facility, I have friends that I will be golfing with in the area"

[KittyWampus]

38. My father never joined a club and it was less about cost then preferring to play different courses.

He joined a great athletic club that has golf and fishing trips all over the world.

For the money you spend joining and staying a golf club, you can fly somewheres, see the world and experience much more.

[HoneyBadger]

39. If you play with different people, you are supposed to host once in a while

Tough to do that with style unless you are a member. There are some sorts of Groupon type deals that let you play a few different clubs around the world, but maybe once a year, that makes getting better harder. If you are in sales, you need to be a member of a desirable club that your clients want to play at. If you like golf and don't have a plane, why would you fly around the world to play?

[KittyWampus]

42. If you join an athletic club that organized fishing and golf trips around the world

you don't need a plane.

But I do see where certain businesses make having a golf club membership essentially a requirement.

[TygrBright]

26. Headline's wrong: "Dickheads Will Be Dickheads, It's Not Exactly News"

There.

Fixed it for ya.

Can we get back to paying attention to something that we can actually do something about?

helpfully,
Bright

[Vinca]

27. I haven't seen any video of Obama banging on the club door trying to get in.

Somehow I think a million other golf clubs will welcome him with open arms. This place should change its name to Club Bigot.

[ProfessorGAC]

28. If He Shows Up At Congressional, They'll Alter The Tee Book. . .

. . .to get him on the course. Woodmont is just being stupid.

[Rex]

32. For fuck sake! Let the man in!

Deny the POTUS? What a shitty thing to do. IMO.

[Angry Dragon]

35. If Trump wants to gain points he should give to Obama free lifetime memberships to All

of his courses here and world wide

[jeanmarc]

36. Not so good

That would mean Obama might have to play with the dirty cheat.

[Angry Dragon]

37. and beat the hell out of him

[MosheFeingold]

40. The real reason is more mundane

When a president, or former president, golfs, the Secret Service basically shuts down the golf course and members get pat downs and searches for weapons. Plus, you have wingnuts who show up and protest, cause trouble, and generally screw things up. It's intrusive and not what you want when you join a golf course.

So, it's a pain in the ass.


But, on the bright side, I am rather excited that we Jews get to exclude someone from a country club for once. We've made it! It's the American Dream! (Yes, joking.)