PHOTOS A golfing Sunday

[Jackeens]

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President Barack Obama at The Courses golf course at Andrews Air Force Base, MD, April 26, 2009.

[NightWatcher]

1. he golfs, he golfs, I tells ya, he's one of them

kidding,

I hated having to learn golf for business. Most people are happy to just drink and drive the cart. Once again, Obama knows how to play the game of politics.

[roguevalley]

55. adorable knees. he must have been deadly cute as a little boy

[mw]

2. Very cool presidential shirt nt

nt

[madmom]

3. WHAT no presidential seal on his socks? OUTRAGEOUS!

[hileeopnyn8d]

4. I confess

I zoomed in just to make sure he wasn't wearing them.

[IndianaGreen]

18. I wonder about the hat

Looks like some kind of sheriff's logo.

[jberryhill]

34. That's the United States Secret Service Insignia

[IndianaGreen]

46. Ahhhh! Thanks!

I couldn't read it from the photo. It looked like our own sheriff:

[Canuckistanian]

25. And no "Golf Cart One"?

Disgusting!

[Jennicut]

5. You know, Prez Obama actually makes clothes that feature the Presidential Seal on them

actually look cool. :)

[Beaverhausen]

6. Who is the man in the purple shirt? I probably should know but...

:hi:

[Phx_Dem]

7. I hate to focus on the obvious, but damn he's fine. Who's the guy in purple?

[Jackeens]

8. Hi Phx_Dem, the purple man is Mike Thomas, manager of the course. n/t

[JayMusgrove]

36. We have purple men? I never knew....!!! LOL n/t

[Jackeens]

38. Of course we do!!!

eg:



(Little known fact: Michelle did legal work for (the company that brought us) Barney. How do I know this? Because I need to get out more. :blush:)

[JayMusgrove]

44. What a wonderful bit of information. (But Barney is a purple..

Dinosaur!!) We love you, Barney and Jackeens!

[Phx_Dem]

37. Thanks Jackeens! And multiple thanks for always rockin the photos!

[Jackeens]

39. You're ALWAYS welcome Phx_Dem!

[AtomicKitten]

9. Golf. Schmolf. B-ball is his game.

3-pointer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdU_mJSWK-w

[Mojorabbit]

10. This was a mistake today

One of the questions during the press conference that declared the US to be in a state of pulbic health emregency was why he was playing golf while the conference was going on. Politically it will be made hay of. I don't care but perception means a lot.

[Cha]

12. Only in your and fauxsn00ze minds'..

President Obama needs his relaxation and Vitamin D to deal with all the shit the corporateWhoremedia conjures up.

[FrenchieCat]

13. Fuck that shit! No one has died......

and if he had given the press conference himself, the nation would have panicked, because Presidents don't make those sorts of announcement unless the shit is ultra serious...and let's be reasonable, the shit ain't ultra serious as of this day.

See my OP here and chill the fuck out! :eyes: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8371915

[Mojorabbit]

33. I am chilled out

I think it was a public relations mistake in his people's planning. The nation would not have panicked if he had been there and I did not expect him to be there. Every medical person I know including my husband is watching this closely and it has the potential to be very serious.

[Doremus]

48. Bull.

You're seriously underestimating the POTUS, who is no dunce.

Likely the outing was scheduled at that specific time for exactly the reason previously noted: to visibly demonstrate that there is no reason to be overly concerned. There have been no casualties in the US. Indeed, only ONE person has required hospitalization. Your "concern" is duly noted but at this point it is much ado about very little.

Likening the current administration to the previous idiots is a major FAIL on your part.

[Mojorabbit]

50. At the briefing

they noted they expect casualties in the US.

[Doremus]

54. At the time of the briefing they hadn't happened. They may never happen.

Ya think the repukes wouldn't lambaste him later for playing Chicken Little? That's a far more probable scenario than yours is.

Napolitano herself declared the briefing standard operating procedure. You think the president should have contradicted her with his presence?

My advice: Leave the politicking to those who are far more adept at it. Oh, and stop obsessing about events that may not occur.

[Mojorabbit]

56. I will politick all I want

that is the purpose of this board, to discuss opinions. My sister is in the military and on the medical emergency response team. It is serious and has been serious and was at the time of the briefing. I think it was a misstep on whoever did his scheduling. Nothing more.

[snooper2]

52. somebody panicked?

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Kdillard]

15. Seriously it doesn't matter what he does somebody will try to make something

of it. If he were in front of the camera the question would be why is he trying to scare people? If he weren't golfing it would be why is he trying to hide away? It is ALWAYS something. The President is not a doctor or part of the health Care field there is nothing more that he can do that hasn't already been done and will be done as the situation warrants. He is being updated constantly and if he wants to have a few hours of relaxation so be it.

[IndianaGreen]

17. Had you watched the press conference you would have known that it was a preparedness alert

by Janet Napolitano, as Homeland Security did when there was a possibility of a hurricane strike. Napolitano was quite clear about the preparedness part of the declaration, she advised the press to not read more into it.

[kid a]

24. wrong

[JayMusgrove]

35. A mistake for a good leader to delegate, when so few facts are known?

You must be thinking of a superman, we elected a man, who deserves a day off, after 3 solid weeks of world-hopping, working with the people, working with congress, communicating well, dealing with the worst financial crisis since the depression. He's a man, not Superman, and not media star.

Get over yourself and your knee-jerk assessments of our President, unless you think FreeRepublic is where you belong.

[Mojorabbit]

41. Excuse me Mr. four month member

don't tell me where I belong. I think the scheduling was off and I stand by it. I don't care if he was golfing. There should have not been a photo op of him doing it while part of the staff was issuing a national public health alert.

[JayMusgrove]

45. This four month member might have been someone who acutally

had a career in management and dealing with priorities before I retired to find such light weight Monday morning quarterbacks with no real career behind them.

Priorities, and learning how NOT to insult people will get you a lot further than fifty thousand posts and pulling rank on the DU will ever get you. Thanks for tipping me off that I should put you on ignore.......nothing worth reading for you, other than pulling rank insults without logic, I see.

Oh, and, by the way, I never told you "where you belong", but you seem to think you can do so with me as "Mr four month member"...

I only asked you to use logical thinking, but I now see that you are now so ego inflated that you will never think logically and productively again in your life. So much for you. The Peter Principle seems to have set in.

[quiller4]

53. You've got to be kidding. n/t

[KoKo]

42. Maybe he doesn't believe it's a Public Health Emergency and figures

it's under control and he's done whatever his Administration could to alert people. You want him to do a "watch" in the WH waiting for a death toll to come in? :shrug:

[Mojorabbit]

43. My sister is in the air force and on an emergency response team

for medical emergencies. Believe me it is a public health emergency and they are all gearing up just in case.

[Cha]

11. Good! I'm glad he's out

golfing in the SunshineB-)..he needs some Vitamin D and realaxation to deal with all the problems we're facing.

[Warren Stupidity]

14. shorts? SHORTS?

SHORTS?

that is all.

[Faygo Kid]

16. It's over 90 degrees here today. Of course he wore shorts.

It's ridiculously hot here today in Maryland, and he would be nuts not to wear shorts.

Knickers might have been too gauche.

[Warren Stupidity]

19. this is series.

notice nobody else was in shorts. This is a major golfing crisis. I don't care how hot it is or how gross your butt sweat gets, no shorts!

p.s. I hate golf.

[opihimoimoi]

20. Did he get some birdies...eagles....? shoot a 72?

He gatta be driving 290 to 344,,,,

[phoenixriz]

21. All is well with the President

Personally, I believe that this is a move to show that our President is healthy and well. He spent time with the archaeologist in Mexico who died the next day. This is a way to show that our government if functioning with the proper departments doing their job. We are in a preparedness state, our CDC and others are on top of these outbreaks while he is enjoying the sunshine on a beautiful day. I, of course, always enjoy a fine picture of him in shorts.

[Tarheel_Dem]

28. Bingo! Those were my thoughts as well. With the sudden death of

the archeologist, and the president having been in contact with him just the day before, I think it was important for the WH to get him out there looking happy & healthy. Makes sense to me.

[demokatgurrl]

51. Are you serious (about the archaeologist who died, I mean)?

Can you post a link? I've been under a rock watching NBA playoffs and baseball.

[gblady]

31. nice legs!

[zippy890]

22. ON NOES! SADDLE SHOES

I'm all in a heap:cry:
my hip sexy prez lost me with those saddle shoes.


;-)

[Arugula Latte]

32. I know! The dork factor kicks in. But ... you know, it's golf. "Dork" and "golf" go hand-in-hand.

:rofl:

[kid a]

23. first impression: fish out of water (especially #6)

[Politicalboi]

26. The press asks

President Obama what is being done about the Swine Flu?

President Obama tells them he's got this covered and then said "Now watch this drive" :sarcasm:

[Tarheel_Dem]

27. He looks so cute in #8.

:rofl:

[Undercurrent]

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[Clio the Leo]

30. Never in my life did I think I'd see a .....

.... bow-legged President.

Brings tears to my eyes. :)

[RoadRage]

40. Yup.. Tiger Woods sure is a good golfer!!

:rofl:

[dascientist]

47. that shirt is TOTALLY AWESOME

[demokatgurrl]

49. I didn't even realize he played golf

I guess just about everyone who's anyone does.
(I don't)