bytor2112 Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 President Barack Obama has only been in office for just over nine months, but he's already hit the links as much as President Bush did in over two years.CBS' Mark Knoller — an unofficial documentarian and statistician of all things White House-related — wrote on his Twitter feed that, "Today - Obama ties Pres. Bush in the number of rounds of golf played in office: 24.Took Bush 2 yrs & 10 months."This news comes on the heels of today's news that Obama played golf with a woman — chief domestic policy adviser Melody Barnes — for the first time since taking office. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soul_Searcher Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 Me and my hubby LOVE golf. He has his own clubs and we live on the back of a golf course. We go all the time, its so fun, a great way of spending time together and exercising. x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Godless Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 If he can also match Bush's brush-clearing time by January, then I'll be very impressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talisyn Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 Oh good gravy, bytor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dravin Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 If he can also match Bush's brush-clearing time by January, then I'll be very impressed.Maybe if he combines the two by playing golf on a course needing brush cleared? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalShadow Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 Are you trying to make some type of meaningful point here? Obama plays a round of golf on average every one and a half weeks. So what? If you are trying to imply that he is spending more recreation time than the previous president, I highly doubt golf is the only recreational activity either of the men participate in and simply looking at one particular activity is a rather ridiculous and underhanded comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleanvisit Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 Well, I am not really a "political kind of person," but I think so long as President Obama is getting other things done (is he?) then having a little recreational activity shouldn't be too big a problem, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bytor2112 Posted October 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Are you trying to make some type of meaningful point here? Obama plays a round of golf on average every one and a half weeks. So what?If you are trying to imply that he is spending more recreation time than the previous president, I highly doubt golf is the only recreational activity either of the men participate in and simply looking at one particular activity is a rather ridiculous and underhanded comparison.Um....the point I am making is that.....I LOVE golf and am glad to see that he does too. Bush had a terrible swing....I wonder how Obama's is? Slice? Hook? Draw? or right down the middle of the fairway.?Relax....no malice here....just some common ground with the Prez. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalShadow Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Um....the point I am making is that.....I LOVE golf and am glad to see that he does too. Bush had a terrible swing....I wonder how Obama's is? Slice? Hook? Draw? or right down the middle of the fairway.?Relax....no malice here....just some common ground with the Prez.Glad to see this is a friendly thread.I tried golf but could never get in to it. I took a semester long class and by the end of it, I could still only get the ball to go reasonably straight about 20% of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Um....the point I am making is that.....I LOVE golf and am glad to see that he does too. Bush had a terrible swing....I wonder how Obama's is? Slice? Hook? Draw? or right down the middle of the fairway.?Relax....no malice here....just some common ground with the Prez. Wow...mark this date down in history friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 I like golf if mini golf counts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxel Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 I tried golf once. I was horrible at it (although I DID once make a hole-in-one on a miniature golf course!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talisyn Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 I like golf if mini golf counts.I agree. Although I do love golf carts!Thanks, Bytor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bytor2112 Posted October 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 My 14 year old son made the golf team....only freshman on the team. He has been playing less than two years and is beating me ...drats!! I typically shoot in the 80's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dravin Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 My 14 year old son made the golf team....only freshman on the team. He has been playing less than two years and is beating me ...drats!! I typically shoot in the 80's.So do I! Oh wait... you don't mean per hole do you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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