Obama Pays Lip Service to Military During Visit to Arlington Cemetery, Promptly Heads to Play Golf For 70th Time Since Taking Office

And he probably wonders why his approval rating among the military is so pathetic.

Via CBS News’ Mark Knoller

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  1. rbosque says:

    I would have preferred that he not show up to lay that wreath and walk on hallowed ground. He can keep playing golf if it means it keeps him from screwing our country even more.

  2. John Difool says:

    Is it me or does he just seem to conveniently pass by places to give a quick speech he jotted down on a Post-It Note like the Jefferson Memorial on his way to the links?

  3. sb says:

    What is barry really doing when he goes out to the golf course? Is there any evidence that he played golf before he started posing as our president? Who takes up an extremely difficult and time consuming sport when one has just taken on what should be the most stressful, time consuming job in the world?

    Everything about this guy stinks worse than ripening road kill!

  4. vagabond trader says:

    Gee, I sure hope there are no thunderstorms predicted for today when zer0 is out on the links. :twisted:

  5. Freckles says:

    Boehner plays over 100 rounds of golf a year. So, comparing President Obama’s 70 rounds in 2 1/2 years, Boehner would play 250 rounds in 2 1/2 years.

  6. Pendog says:

    @JohnDifool: correctamundo Chachi. The golf thing will come back to haunt his lazy ass very soon, msm never comments on the frequency. Why? How many rounds of golf has the average golfer shot this year? Excluding retired and wealthy folks, no one gets out on the links that much, we don’t have the spare time(18 holes is always 4-5 hrs) or cash. Obama sucks

  7. vagabond trader says:

    @Freckles:

    Cannot wait until 2013 when Hussein has all the time in the world to play golf and write more books. :razz:

  8. Pendog says:

    @Freckles: last time I checked, Boner was still not POTUS.

  9. John Difool says:

    @Freckles

    Bohner’s not president of the United States of America.

  10. Pendog says:

    I think it would be fairer to compare the frequency of his golfing to any other President, in history.

  11. BaconBits says:

    You show em Hussein who’s da BOSS!

    Just remember, ‘YOU WON’!

    If I were you bro, I’d play a full 36 holes today and tell everyone to kiss your big black a**!

    Show everyone how TOUGH you really are Barack – run the course between greens. Let everyone know, for certain, YOU are the BOSS.

    Oops….sorry to hear about that stroke you just had Hussein, but don’t worry, we’ve got your a** covered!

    NEXT!

  12. Keep Honkin I'm Reloading says:

    90 degree golf…

    sounds like the shanks.

  13. Pendog says:

    70 rounds @ 5 hrs per = 350 hrs, almost nine work weeks. But then everything is goin’ so damn good for the USA, hell, it practically runs itself.

  14. Keep Honkin I'm Reloading says:

    http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iuwX1FPDvuQMpUhaSr976I-IBP-w

    WASHINGTON (AFP) — US President George W. Bush said in an interview out Tuesday that he quit playing golf in 2003 out of respect for the families of US soldiers killed in the conflict in Iraq, now in its sixth year.
    “I think playing golf during a war just sends the wrong signal,” he said in an interview for Yahoo! News and Politico magazine.
    “I don’t want some mom whose son may have recently died to see the commander-in-chief playing golf,” he said. “I feel I owe it to the families to be in solidarity as best as I can with them.”

    Yet, Obama can’t give it up for even one day, on what should be the most solemn day to honor our heroes.

  15. RightON says:

    sb says:
    May 30, 2011 at 1:55 pm
    What is barry BAMSTAHHHHH!!!! YOU DA MAN BARRY BAMMM!!!! YEEAAHHH!!!!

  16. I think it would be best to have him play with his putter and balls all day and all night (golf balls, duh) while somebody with half a clue does his actual job. Since Joe Biden seems to be basically asleep on the job, that would be the new Speaker…

  17. Pendog says:

    @KeepHonkin’: The difference between a man with class and one who obviously has never had any.

  18. Thunder Lizard says:

    The Speaker of the House does not have the black box. The Speaker of the House cannot issue executive orders. The Speaker of the House cannot send combat forces into action on a whim (aka Libya). The words of the Speaker have far less impact on foreign relations than those of the POTUS. In short, a few words or an action/reaction of a president can have massive ramifications almost instantly. The Speaker is no the commander-in-chief. That’s just the way reality is.

    Boehner may well indeed be spending too much time on the links but comparing the Speaker to the POTUS is an apples to oranges comparison. Your implication here is “conservatives are doing this too, only worse!” A juvenile argument and it shows that you evidently believe that Republicans are automatically die-hard conservatives. It isn’t so in Mr. Boehner’s case as you would learn if you actually read more.

    @ Pendog – absolutely correct! Not just golfing, but “down time” in general. Not a big Bush fan, but he was absolutely excoriated in the press any time he went to his ranch despite it being a “working vacation” And that didn’t cost the taxpayers anything.

  19. Rick says says:

    What is that a Red commie star on his hat?

  20. KafirCrusader says:

    When comparing Bush to Obama one thing most readily comes to mind. When Bush was President the world hated us, but it followed our lead and rogue nations tread lightly. Now that Obama is President the world still hates us, but now it gets to laugh at us too!

  21. sb says:

    @ Granny Jan,

    You may not realize this, but barry has his finger to his lips to shush his caddy while he takes yet another mulligan for hitting his drive so far off the course that it landed in the Arlington Cemetery. He is sneaking in to pick up the ball before anyone notices, put it in his pocket and drop on the green later for the perfect tee shot. shush! don’t tell anyone!

  22. ed357 says:

    Nero fiddled……..

    0BAMA GOLFS.

  23. Skaw says:

    Oh, that is not his 18th round of golf at Ft. Belvoir. I have buddies stationed up there and he’s closed that golf course down A LOT more than 18 times on weekends over the last 2 years.

  24. JenBee says:

    I have never hated a human being so passionately in my entire life.

  25. serfer62 says:

    So why does OHbama golf so much? Is he in denial that he doesn’t know shat about the job? America?

  26. commieobamie says:

    communist moslim USURPER.

  27. ihatelibs says:

    What a disgrace this guy is. The most high profile position in the country and on the one day set aside to honor our fallen war dead and ass wipe can’t find a few hours to pay his respects. What a fucking joke. Commander in chief my ASS.

  28. Freckles says:

    Keep honkin, and others:

    “President George W. Bush’s golf sacrifice is an ‘insult to all Americans’, say veterans”

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/northamerica/usa/1955754/President-George-

    and: Bush spent 490 days at his Texas ranch (lots of bush cutting, biking); 487 days at Camp David, and
    43 days at his families’ Kennebunkport compound. Total: 1020 days, or more than 1/3 of his 8 years in office.

    And, yes, ALL presidents are on duty 24/7, so don’t bother to respond that “Bush was working.”

  29. whthfk says:

    Why can’t that fucking piece of shit just fall into a sand-trap never to be heard from again?

    I’m so sick of seeing him spending my money and never fucking working. NEVER.. GET THE HELL OUT OF OUR WHITE HOUSE! .

  30. Freckles says:

    Don Van Natta has written a book about presidents and golf: “First Off the Tee”

    According to his book, Eisenhower (R) played golf 800 times during his eight years in office.

    My parents were Eisenhower republicans. They (and Eisenhower) would be shocked at the state of today’s republican party. Remember Eisenhower’s warnings re the “military/industrial complex”?

  31. whthfk says:

    vagabond trader says:
    May 30, 2011 at 1:58 pm
    Gee, I sure hope there are no thunderstorms predicted for today when zer0 is out on the links. Or Tornados,Earthquakes ,Small Pox’s ,Heart Attack or The Black Plague.

  32. Hootie says:

    Obama is a jerk, playing on a military course on Memorial Day. He should leave the course to the soldiers who are getting a day off. Instead, the Secret Service blocks off a bunch of tee times around the “Presidential” foursome which keeps deserving soldiers from playing golf.

  33. Tanya says:

    @freckles
    You are a fool!!
    The ranch was Bush’s vacation. Not flying all over the world and holding big parties at the WH.
    When he was at the ranch, he was in constant contact with Washington, and with other countries. He was working for real.
    Little Barry is a laughable fraud. He has no use for this country, or for it has always stood for. He seeks his own glory, and his own fortune. He doesn’t care one wit for Americans in general. He appoints phoney boloney Czars to do his work.
    He can’t even make a speech without a teleprompter, or someone sending him answers on blackberry, when someone asks him a question.
    He like you is a fool!!

  34. Freckles says:

    To Tanya: to quote a (yes, conservative) poster from another site:

    “If you want people to pay attention to what you say, then stop the depreciation and denigration. If you can’t make your case without depreciating and denigrating, you haven’t much of a case at all.”

  35. S. Wolf says:

    Military bases are just private golf courses to Zero.. and the military are just caddies to her..

  36. S. Wolf says:

    Freckles.. Tanya is correct, you are a fool.. for starters Bush is not the president now and any unfavorable reference to him now is just an attempt to distract attention from a far worse president.. if you can call Zero a president.

  37. Junius says:

    Everybody give Obuttma a break. Dude was forced to jet down in comfort on Air Force One to Joplin and hang out with a bunch of rednecks who were too dumb to get out of the way of a tornado yesterday which was his normal golf day. There the poor guy was trapped in that hick church service jonesing so bad for a butt that he had to pack his cheek with a wad of nicorette gum.

    As far as Memorial Day when we honor and cherish our brave men and women who are defending our country, hey he did his thang at Arlington for a few minutes today, you know like lay that wreath with that solemn look on his face. I mean he really, really cares about those military stiffs, so what the fuck let him get in a well deserved round of golf. So what if our soldiers are fighting today in Iraq and Afghanistan, they signed up voluntarily didn’t they? Besides Obuttma is the Commander-in-Chief so he can do what he wants. I mean he’s in charge.

    Jeez poor Obuttma, guy can’t even get in a little R&R golf time for free at a gobmint golf course without people giving him a load of crap! Dude needs his down time! You conservatives are all alike and are just really, really mean to Obuttma. Ain’t that right Freckles, you little douche bag.

  38. Monster Zero says:

    C’mon gang, let Barry do what Barry do…it will just make taking control from him and his band of misfit nimrod Socialists back in 2012 all the easier. If you watch other blog sites, the libtards are panicking, they know they have failed, they know they have nothing to run on other than killing UBL on Obama’s watch…whoa what a gutsy move to make call, incredulous. Millions of people are still under the financial crunch and it isn’t getting better in fact it is getting worse, we now have three wars not two, a 9% reported unemployment, a 14.5 trillion dollar debt, an unconstitutional mandate to buy health insurance, 20% increase in Federal employees, 20% increase in food at the store, $3.80/gallon gas and a giant cluster fuck in DC called a Congress (boo-hoo too)…so let Barry continue to play golf.

  39. arby says:

    It’s not like this is unexpected. Last week was Armed Forces Day @ JB Andrews. So, did 0bama bother to attend to honor the men and women of the Armed Forces? Nope. He spent the day @ Ft Belvoir golfing…

  40. John03 says:

    At least when he’s out golfing we don’t have to see pictures of him riding that pussy-assed bicycle with the dick head helmet.

  41. Axel says:

    John03…but we do have to look at his skinny ugly legs.

    Americans are in dire straits, can’t find affordable housing, are having to sell all their possessions, live out of their cars, and this asshole plays golf, and sends BILLIONS to islamic countries. I agree w/Jen, I have never hated anyone as much as I have hated the liar in chief. To spend Memorial Day on the golf course is beyond words.

  42. Noma says:

    Freckles, fix the link you offer. You can do that, can’t you?

  43. Monster Zero says:

    Axel-I am with you, this guy went into politics with nothing and now 6.5 years in he has made over 10 million off of an average 350K a year job…Millions of Americans are losing everything they have ever worked for while these political elitists (both sides) sit in DC and play political twiddle dicks. You wanna know why they don’t get it? Because their paychecks never get cut or interrupted, their healthcare plan stays the same and everyday is a payday for them. They have all made millions off their political positions while sticking it up middle class Americas ass…

  44. Freckles says:

    To S. Wolf: take it up with Pendog, who said, “I think it would be fairer to compare the frequency of his golfing to any other President in history.” Thus, the comparison: Eisenhower played golf 800 times during his eight years in office.

    To Noma: sorry about that–I left out a word. Here you go:

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1955754/President-George-

  45. soxfan4life says:

    Freckles says:
    May 30, 2011 at 4:43 pm

    My parents were Eisenhower republicans. They (and Eisenhower) would be shocked at the state of today’s republican party.

    What would they think of your embrace of liberalism?
    Bet you make them proud every day, in your own mind any way.

  46. soxfan4life says:

    Oh, and your link still doesn’t work.

  47. John03 says:

    Freckles says:
    May 30, 2011 at 4:43 pm

    My parents were Eisenhower republicans. They (and Eisenhower) would be shocked at the state of today’s republican party.

    My parents were Truman democrats and they(and Truman) don’t even recognize todays democrat party.

  48. Axel says:

    The country wasn’t at war when Eisenhower was in office, the Korean War was pretty much done. That is the difference. When the country is good, doing great go play golf, when the country is in dire straits you stay off the golf course (you sure as hell don’t play on Memorial Day out of respect) and you don’t take lavish vacations. It is that simple.

  49. Pendog says:

    @Freckles: Sorry about all that smack that got put on you old chap, my mistake. I should have said in recent history. Obama couldn’t carry Eisenhower’s jock on the golf course or the White House.

  50. Questionman says:

    Very odd !! you never heard a PEEP when president BUSH was in office taking off for some downtime, but as soon as the BLACKMAN takes office… the PROTEST and HATE is a 24/7 JOB.
    Have no fear!! he soon will leave office and the country will still remain same .But i imagine you guys will FIND some MINORITY in your LOCAL riding to continue the HATE/BLAME. Only Freckles isn’t a scum-sucking racist asshole!

  51. HadEnough says:

    And he has the BALLS to use a military golf course. Bet it forced many real military folks to not be able to use that on THEIR DAY……This @$$clown has no respect for the military and seems to just enjoy wiping his $hit in their face……….

  52. Furious Fat Man says:

    @Questionman; worst. troll. evah.

    @everyone else;

    isnt playing golf “acting white”? why doesnt the black community have such a huge issue w/ all the golfing?

    o that’s right, because 85% of voting blacks dont care what Obama does BECAUSE HE’S BLACK.

    we here @ WZ know who the real racists in America are; those that vote on skin color alone.

    take that you race baiting, pathetic trolls.

    -President FFM