Fore! Errant Golf Ball Almost Takes out Obama
- Posted on December 29, 2010 at 11:50am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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Could it be that all the president’s golfing is catching up with him?
During a round on Tuesday in Hawaii, a shot by one of Obama’s partners came withing two feet of hitting the president:
The New York Times reports:
The pool of reporters traveling with Mr. Obama was allowed to watch from a balcony overlooking the course, where about 30 camera-toting onlookers also stood. Mr. Obama approached the green driving his own cart, with his left leg dangling out of the vehicle.
He shot a 5 on the ninth hole. At one point, as Dr. Whitaker took his approach shot from behind a tree in the rough, the ball whizzed past the president, missing him by about two feet.
The president is known for his frequent golf trips. Upon hearing that the president has taken to the links over 50 times since being inaugurated, John Kim, a producer for golf’s PGA.com, took to Twitter to criticize the president in a series of tweets (responding to Human Events editor Emily Miller):
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Comments (167)
betsp
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:20pmIt’s irksome to see this commie, smiling and enjoying golf, while the fruits of his central government ideology wreck us. Secret plans, secret goals….. all good for Obamaland, none good for America.
Report Post »Rob
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:18pm“A-hole in one”
Report Post »CYCLONE
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 5:08amgot it… lol !!!
Report Post »Mr.Citrus
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:16pmI’m So Happy that presbo can hit up all that golf, while my neibors are having trouble feeding there children……………..?
Report Post »REETZBEE
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:16pmCan’t wait until Obama gets back to D.C. and tells Americans he’s not going to rest and plans on working day and night on the economy and jobs. Oh wait, they have to pass the Dream Act and Cap & Trade first.
Report Post »N37BU6
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:13pmHe almost had 2 balls there…
Report Post »chuck_wagon
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:56pmHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Now that’s good!
Report Post »danrighty
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:12pmWhat a shame, it missed.
Report Post »SilentReader
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:12pmI suggest that Obama and all his czars stay on the golf course for the rest of his 4-year term and maybe then we can save America from their destructive tyrannical policies of no-hope and no-faith-in-the-American-people.
These next two years are going to be as hard to endure as watching this man make a mockery of the Office of the Presidency on a daily basis.
I can’t wait for the nightmare on 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue to end.
As for the golf ball whizzing by? I’m sure he never even noticed it. Just like the fly on his face!
Report Post »obamusvobiscum
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 4:37pmSilentReader: It’s just his version of a Tee-party. Rest assured, our greenbacks are paying his green fees.
Report Post »rockEy47
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:11pmperhaps he ( the President) should go hunting with Bush and Chaney!
Report Post »Cobra Blue
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:17pmHe’s scared of guns…They make a loud noise.
Report Post »ENTITLEMENTSBLOW
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:10pmIf GW golfed this much in the current state of the economy, the left would have been all over this!
Report Post »FarSideGuy
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:08pmBesides golfing and taking vacations on AirForceOne, what does this guy do? Oh yeah, sign bills that legislate us into socialism. What an embarrassment!
Report Post »banderashovel
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:07pmhey, you have to give the guy an A for effort, he came with-in 2-feet,,,we need better golfers…where the h.e.l.l. is tiger when you need him..
Report Post »mrlogan3
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 1:59pmOn your wife
Report Post »JustPeachy
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:06pmWould have been interesting after being hit in the mouth. . .!
I’d be wondering about my “friends” if I were him. . ;-)
Report Post »mark
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:06pmAlmost just doesn’t cut it. They should have planned for a third golfer as a backup.
Report Post »printdesignchicago.com
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:03pmtwo feet too far too bad too
:D
Report Post »Danaman
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:03pmAt least the golf ball is from hawaii, usa. Can you say the same for P.O.S.?
Report Post »N34W118
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:00pmI’ve heard of “Sandies” and “Barkies” but this one could have been a “Presie”
Report Post »hojo
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 11:59amGhost of Gerald Ford must have been there.
Report Post »ovrwlmd
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:13pm. . . wearing a Hillary mask. Spooky.
Report Post »ovrwlmd
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:54pmOoops. I mean an Obama mask.
Report Post »parmajohn
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 11:59amFirst B-Ball Now Golf Does Uncle Joe Get sworn in When The “Jock” in Cheif tries to play these “Games” Thank-God He doesn”t Particapate In Manly Sports Like Putin Happy New Year
Report Post »chuck_wagon
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 11:59amWhat an ultra-maroon. I wish the boy pimp would stay golfing in Hawaii.
Report Post »Highland
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:31pmVacationing is hard work. Pretty soon he’ll have to take a vacation from his vacation.
Report Post »C.C.D.
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 11:57amSounds like a case the Attorney General might handle, after all the ball was white..
Report Post »AzDebi
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 11:59amBravo!
Report Post »Cobra Blue
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:06pmEverything else Obama does is race related…Why doesn’t he respect his own race and use a BLACK ball. There is goes dissing his loyal supporters again.
Report Post »Speak without Fear
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:10pmYep…..they would of banned golf balls if it hit him.
Report Post »heavyduty
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 11:57amI wish I could play with the President. I bet I could have him out of office by the second hole. Then bring on Biden, and then Peeloosiii.
Report Post »CYCLONE
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 5:07amI’m a perfect “Shanker” too… hhheee hhheeeeee hhheeeeeee…
Report Post »dwolf
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 11:57amshoulda cracked him betweeen the eyes.
Report Post »Proud Navy Dad
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:14pmLOL yea how about another fat lip or better yet a black eye ?
Report Post »Hisemiester
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:20pmWatch it. watch it.
Report Post »J.C. McGlynn
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 1:19pmBon Jovi said it best; “Shot through the heart.” (with a golf ball?)
Report Post »Handsome Pete
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 1:19pmI remember comments posted after news articles about Dick Cheney doing well after his surgery… comments expressing anger that he hadn’t died on the table. I was offended. Let’s not go in that same direction ourselves here on The Blaze..
Report Post »truthwinz
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 4:45pmflies, rats, bees, fat lip, near miss golf shot……..gotta be karma. I’m waiting for him to trip on the jog up /down the AF1 stairs.
Report Post »heavyduty
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 11:56amAs long as he is playing golf then he can’t be screwing with the economy. He said that it was going to be all about jobs. I guess he is checking out the golf courses to find a job for himself when he gets kicked out in two years. If he wanted to create jobs, a simple way to do that is to lift the offshore drilling ban. He doesn’t want to do anything but kill AMERICA. Love it or Leave it.
Report Post »tobywil2
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:08pmVery perceptive! http://commonsense21c.com/
Report Post »walkwithme1966
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:22pmHe still has the rest of the day to “screw with the economy”! http://maboulette.wordpress.com
Report Post »J.C. McGlynn
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 1:16pmWhat the golfer said “DAMN, I missed!
To Heavey Duty: You know he is just trying to figure out how to screw country club owners, don’t you?
Report Post »DAG
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 1:48pmI’d like to know what it is about the ban/moratorium that is preventing the oil companies from resuming operation. Since the previous ban was declared unconstitutional, why no challenge to this one? Also, why not challenge the authority being used to implement the ban when they are out in international waters?
Report Post »Cobra Blue
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 11:53amThey need to practive their accuracy more. Practice makes perfect.
Report Post »Speak without Fear
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:07pmUh huh…..more practice needed.
Report Post »cubber
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:07pmPerfect practice makes perfect.
Report Post »mtnclimberjim
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:22pmIt would have been perfect, being knocked retarded by a golf ball. Not killed mind you, just permanently retarded. Then we could see barry care kick in and see how well that works out.
Report Post »HillBillySam1
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:31pmThis definitely comfirms that golf is a “racist” game…….FORE!!!!!!!
Report Post »Hisemiester
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 11:53amWhy do you report on this type of thing? If the ball had hit and killed him that would be news. Two feet. Sheech
tobywil2
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:00pmI spent 50 years proving that if you were a good enough engineer that you did not have to play golf and I retired as Chief Engineer. Perhaps, Mr. Obama should try to prove that he is a good enough President to spent some time golfing. http://commonsense21c.com/
Report Post »NickDeringer
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:05pmI agree. Not sure who’s picking the stories these days, but they are silly and irrelevant.
Why do I care if a 90-year-old guy chewed through his restraints?
What next: more stars without their make up??
pajamash
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:05pmThe bigger point for me is the amount of time every president takes off. You are in the office for four or eight years. You need to make the most of every minute. Yes, it is a stressfull job but can anyone justify the amount of time every president in recent memory has taken?! I can’t!!!!
Report Post »cubber
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:07pmWas it errant? Should have taken the golfers through a pat down.
Report Post »cessna152
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:12pmObama and congress waste trillions of tax payer dollars …Price: 3.22 trillion
Obama and congress move thru healthcare bill against wishes of Americans: ….price 2.1 trillion
Obama and congress lie, cheat and steal…..Price: loss of freedom
One golf ball almost puts America back on track… priceless!
Report Post »quiet little lamb
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:19pmthank god it missed him! Biden as pres. Now that is scary! a guy with experience in ruining stuff
Report Post »Xcori8r
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:23pmThe more time he spends on a US golf course, the happier I am.
It’s the least costly and damaging thing the man can do.
Report Post »UMMAH GUMMAH
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:32pm.
Does anyone know the exact day that marks the exact half-way point of his present term?
I’d like to propose a special commemoration of that day!
More religious than Kwanza.
.
IndyGuy
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:33pmThe guy almost hit A-Hole in one…
Report Post »tower7femacamp
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:34pmWas it blessed by a priest ?
Report Post »EgoBrain
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:37pmI’m cool with stories like this.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:56pmSounds like a “sign” to me … next time I won’t miss — God.
Report Post »Noonien_Soong
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:56pmIt sorta makes one wish Goldfinger’s Oddjob was on the links
Report Post »snowleopard3200 {cat folk art}
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:58pmAny chance was his playing partner Dick Cheyney?
http://www.artinphoenix.com/gallery/grimm
snowleopard3200 {cat folk art}
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 12:59pm@quiet little lamb
Even scarier – Pelosi or Hillary (the survivor between the two) as President after Biden is eliminated by one or the other.
Report Post »TheBees
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 1:15pmMan, close but no Cigar!!!!, Doc you gotta work on that aim!
Report Post »marklabelle
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 1:25pmSomeone cannot hit a ball straight to save his/her butt….
Report Post »Xcori8r
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 1:38pmAnd he’s got to be exhausted — it takes a lot of effort to put a country into more debt than all 43 of your predecessors COMBINED.
Report Post »frank
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 1:57pmMaybe that would had made him forget Marxism, Socialism and Communism and remember Capitalism. Not a good news.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 1:59pmAgreed.
I’m a guy who admires success. Reports of failure do not thrill me. If it hits, then tell me so I can break out a bottle of bubbly.
Report Post »Taquoshi
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 2:55pmOkay, guys….“almost” only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.
However, Spiro Agnew was pretty good with a golf club. Is he still alive? Can we get him out on the course?
Report Post »godlovinmom
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 3:36pmfirst a fat lip than this…but I have to agree with one commentor…as long as he’s doing stuff like this..he’s not at the white house bringing America down even more…care for a little duck hunting…maybe cheney will go with you…
Report Post »BuckOfama
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 3:55pmHopefully there will be a next time and hopefully he is bowling.
Report Post »KenM
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 4:38pmCant chip, cant putt, swaggers while he walks, tries to look cool…he better stick to being the President. Hell…he cant do that job any better! Might as well go back to the Senate with the other clowns. This guy really loves himself doesn’t he
Report Post »James
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 4:50pmSlow news day I guess. What they forgot to mention is that those little white balls are racist.
http://crazyconservative.wordpress.com/
Report Post »tranquilrider
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 5:59pmWow, fascinating news story!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »There’s actually plent of real issues in the world today, clearly this site is dedicated to the bashing of Obama. The Beckquirer.
godlovinmom
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 6:42pmthat’s really funny…considering our president would rather play golf…then deal with all this more pending and worthwhile news going on…now I know how my libral sister felt about bush…eeek..
Report Post »Cemoto78
Posted on December 29, 2010 at 7:15pmTo bad this ball didn’t hit him in the head, maybe it would have put some sense into this socialist Marxist clown. I suppose after just being missed he bowed to the other golfer and blamed it on Bush. I can’t wait till 2012 to see this guy go. The destruction he has done to this country with his inept cronies just makes me sick. And watch Chicago vote his moron buddy in as mayor.
Report Post »CYCLONE
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 3:50am…2 feet to far !!!
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