Obama’s Friend and Golfing Bud, Robert Titcomb, Arrested for Soliciting Prostitute
- Posted on April 6, 2011 at 10:20pm by
Emily Esfahani Smith
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HONOLULU (AP) — One of President Barack Obama’s close friends has been arrested in Honolulu on suspicion of soliciting a prostitute.
Robert “Bobby” Titcomb was one of four men arrested in an undercover sting operation late Monday and later released on $500 bail, according to Honolulu police.
Titcomb, 49, attended Punahou School in Honolulu with Obama in the 1970s. The president graduated in 1979, a year before Titcomb. The two often golf, play basketball, go to the beach and dine together when the president returns home to Hawaii for vacation.
Obama‘s family has also attended barbeques at Titcomb’s beachside home in Waialua, located on Oahu’s North Shore about an hour outside of downtown Honolulu.
Titcomb and Obama last spent time together in Hawaii during Obama‘s most recent vacation over the Christmas and New Year’s holidays.
The White House had no comment. Titcomb has not publicly responded to the charges, and he wasn’t immediately available for comment.
Police said Titcomb was arrested at 9:40 p.m. Monday near downtown at the intersection of South and Pohukaina streets, which is next to the Circuit Court building and a large parking lot. He posted bail about two hours later.
Titcomb has worked as a commercial fisherman and an airline employee, according to the spring 2007 edition of the “Punahou Bulletin,” the school’s alumni magazine.
In 1987, he was arrested on drunken driving charges, which led to the 90-day suspension of his license and a $150 fine, according to state criminal records.
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Comments (173)
jordy2010
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 10:51pmI wonder if Titcomb was bullied for his name in school????
Report Post »yippyio
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 10:55pmHe has got my sympathy.
Report Post »yippyio
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 6:33pmThe News account omitted Titcomb solicited a gay prostitute.
Report Post »riseandshine
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 10:48pmwho cares
Report Post »firemanfrank
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 10:46pmWhy would anyone be suprised he is already friends with murderers,terrorists and communists out of all his friends he is the only one that hasnt done anything too bad. …Unless two years from now he is nicknamed Beezlebub “ The Man that Destroyed The United States of America” Now that would top all of his buddies, but that would never happen because he loves this Country..Right?
Report Post »BONETRAUMA
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 10:46pmshe offer, yum yum and boom boom. titboy only customer make ****** happy. haha! haha!
Report Post »Bravo
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 10:45pmOMG! Someone was actually friends with Obama in the 1970s? Maybe this guy is being set up, he might have some dirt on The Won that he can’t keep in the closet anymore.
Report Post »spirited
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 10:44pmThe Police acted stupidly
>No?
Report Post »SHOWMESTATEGUY
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 10:43pmDem’s and sin. Kinda go together like milk and cookies.
Report Post »Hungry_i
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 11:05pmMeh, I hardly think Republicans can take the high ground. I think it’s a politician thing.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 7:25pmDon’t do that to milk and cookies. How about “sh!! and shoes” when you step in it?
Report Post »Hungry_i
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 10:42pmThat pic is so ghey.
Report Post »TheRealElvis
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 10:40pmUndercover sting is the key word. We could all get stung by an undercover sting. Jaywalking, speeding, cutting down a tree without permission, reporting a charity giving of 10% but not giving 10% on your income tax, not reporting tangible property for taxes, quietly saying the pledge of allegiance before school starts, praying at lunch before a meal, putting on your application that you are a minority so you can get a better job, applying for unemployment when you didn’t even work, claiming not for profit when you are for profit and lots of it especially from the government.
Report Post »So the question is: What’s the big deal, there are bigger things like jay walkers who need to be put in jail. Besides a solicitor is the same as a lawyer isn’t it?
truthwinz
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 10:37pmbwahhhahahahahahahahah OMG This is too fine !
Report Post »Thanks – after hearing about Beck, I needed a laugh. This did it!
NancyBee
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 9:36amMe too
Report Post »chips1
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 10:36pm“Hey! Titcomb! Look! I got a hole in one”!!!!!
Report Post »BONETRAUMA
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 10:47pmobama fell off the ball washer
Report Post »Junter
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 10:36pmFriend of Obama? I see these charges magically disappearing. The news story will read “All a big misunderstanding. Mr. Titcomb wasn’t soliciting a prostitute for sex, he was giving her a donation.”
Report Post »RedHarley
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 6:44amI can’t believe the blatant sexism on this site…
Why are you assuming the prostitute was a female ?
After all it WAS a friend of Obama.
Just Sayin………………
Report Post »Nigel2
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 10:32pmSlimy birds of a feather flock together!
Report Post »111gecko
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 10:32pmObama will hide this guy’s conviction in the same spot he hides his birth certificate………….
Report Post »saneasylum
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 10:30pmYou’re judged by the company you keep…..
Report Post »angelcat
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 10:27pmWonder what the spin will be on this. Is it a surprise that Obama is not a very good judge of characte5r 0 Wright, Jones, etc? the alternative is that he knows exactly what these people are all about and just lies about it, which is much scarier.
Report Post »LadyIzShy
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 10:27pmLOL LOL LOL you guys are funny.. but I bet Michelle my belle is pissed off.. she wont get to take a seperate vacation f his buddy doesnt keep him busy,,
ya know i looked around at my friends.. NOT a single communits socialist marxist felon in the group.. what does that say about me? im not friends with BHO..LOL
Report Post »sawbino
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 10:27pmOh well.
Report Post »miles from nowhere
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 10:27pmI would like to know more about all of Obamas friends, we already know that most are maxist, communist, MOA supporters.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 10:51pmand a whore!
Report Post »parlayer
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 10:26pmThat dosen‘t mean he can’t play golf!!!
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 10:30pmneeded some one to wash his balls………………
golf balls
Report Post »parlayer
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 10:26pmWas it on No. Palm Cyn. in P.S. CA. if not this time ?? Next time!!
Report Post »speedbrake
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 10:25pmWell he has the qualifications now to be a O’dumbo cabinet member.
Report Post »PeachyinGA
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 10:43pmI‘m sure the White House lawyers are busy ’taking care’ of this annoyance.
Report Post »theunkown
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 3:40amYou mean to say he has what it takes to be on the O’ Team! All his friends are in the sandbox playing with each other how great, they spend all their time out playing golf instead of running the country always know him to be jackass.
Report Post »DEConservative
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 10:24pmlol….titcomb…ironic
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 10:24pmTitcomb ??
Report Post »Really ? Its THAT hairy ??
UlyssesP
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 10:31pmLOL!!! Crass and Classic!
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 10:37pmI believe I’d change my name!
Report Post »Exrepublisheep
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 11:51pmhmm, funny.
Report Post »82dAirborne
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 10:22pmWhat did Glenn’s mother tell him?? Something like “Show me your friends and I’ll show you how your life will turn out.”
Report Post »caleamerica
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 10:33pmHe has a list of pretty solid friends
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 10:34pmExactly what he said!
Is it just me, or do Obama‘s legs like like a school girl’s legs, with the saddle oxfords, too?!
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 10:35pm“Show me your friends and I’ll show you how your life will turn out.”
Report Post »——-
So if Obama’s friend is a titcomb, does that make Obama a boob ?
godlovinmom
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 10:35pmtoo bad his “friend” wasn’t with him!
Report Post »hersey10
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 10:36pmVery close , “show me your friends and I’ll show you your future” .
Report Post »leftcoastslut
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 10:38pmlove to hear that pillow talk, …scolding, ..lines drawn in the sand.
hey Lucy, youve got some splainin to do……
Report Post »82dAirborne
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 10:39pm@ hersey10
Even better. (and more eloquent) Could that mean that there are handcuffs in our fearless leaders future?
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 10:45pm82dAirborne
Report Post »Even better. (and more eloquent) Could that mean that there are handcuffs in our fearless leaders future?
————
Or past ? Lets ask Larry Sinclair..or maybe Kumar ….
SlimnRanger
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 10:49pmWell what do you expect with a name like Titcomb?
Report Post »restorehope
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 10:56pmI would be more concerned with Obama’s OTHER friends. You know, the socialists and radicals that he has surrounded himself with in the White House.
Report Post »Cemoto78
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 11:00pmThis was just a misunderstanding of the term “Stimulus funds”.
Report Post »Anti_Spock
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 11:03pmTime for a “prostitution” summit at the White House. Maybe Obama, the undercover cop and this moron can resolve the issue of police entrapment to friends of Obama.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 11:08pmOnly 2 arrests? This may be his most “upstanding” friend … not to mention we finally found someone who he went to school with! Yes, you are known by the company you keep.
Report Post »GODSAMERICA
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 11:08pmWell he will think it was worth it since he was probably making arrangements for obama at his request anyways.
Report Post »82dAirborne
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 11:20pm@dabbo
I’m not sure what you mean by that.
The real question is this: Do you know how stupid & childish you sound?????
Report Post »Czar Casm
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 11:28pmA friend arrested for soliciting a prostitute? That’s nothing, he’s got a friend that used to set off bombs as a domestic terroist.
Report Post »Dale
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 11:32pmAnd the white house is QUIET! Odumbo didn‘t say he didn’t have ALL the facts… oh wait – perhaps this time he does.
Report Post »home_of_the_brave
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 11:58pmShow me your friends and I’ll show you your future!
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 12:55amDid the police act stupidly ?
Report Post »thepatriotdave
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 1:14amC’mon, with a name like Titcomb what did you expect.
I sure hope he coughs up some juicy photos of Obama doing something that Michele won’t like. Hehehehe….
Hey, serious question… How come nobody talked about Obama’s Mothers nude photos while he was running for prez?
What is it? (photo)
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Jayk Signal
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 1:18amThere is some good news for Obama in this.
It proves Donald Trump was wrong when he said “Obama had no childhood friends or playmates that remember him.”
Apparently Titcomb remembers him.
Report Post »AzDebi
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 1:21am@Showtime:
“Exactly what he said!
Is it just me, or do Obama‘s legs like like a school girl’s legs, with the saddle oxfords, too?!”
Report Post »_____________________
Hey Show, I was thinking the very same thing…a little too “feminine” if you ask me…
AzDebi
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 1:23amHum…they didn’t say whether or not he was married, did they? Wonder what “gender” he was “trolling” for? Just askin’…
Report Post »Jaycen
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 1:25amGlenn’s mother always told him, “Show me your friends, and I’ll show you your future.”
My dad always said, “You are what you associate with.”
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 1:26am@SlimnRanger
Report Post »Posted on April 6, 2011 at 10:49pm
Well what do you expect with a name like Titcomb?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
An “Obama.”
walkwithme1966
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 3:27amSo, let me guess – if this wasn’t a friend of the President would you have written this article? I think not! But wait…isn’t Donald Trump going around on the talk shows and saying that no one can find any friends of the President that he went to school with – well, there you go – here is one!! http://maboulette.wordpress.com
Report Post »dr_funk
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 3:49amBirds of a feather…
Report Post »Devil Dog 7175
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 5:30amYet William Aires runs free…
Report Post »RedHarley
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 6:46amI had always heard that Obama’s friends have “convictions”………….
Report Post »cmsmik
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 7:25amGlenn said “Show me your friends, and I’ll show you your future.”
Report Post »proudpatriot77
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 7:51amI didnt read whether or not the prostitute solicited was a male or female. With Obama’s friends, you can never be sure.
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 8:13amYep, the apple didn’t fall far from the tree on this one or were the police were just being stupid. If the walls and the SS could talk.
Report Post »tacamojo
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 8:16amWhen you hang out with trashy people you should be prepared for bad things to happen. He needs to find a better group of friends. Hopefully Titcomb has learned his lesson.
Report Post »CultureWarriors
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 8:19amWell, we wont see this on the evening news. MSM, where are you?
Report Post »Miguelito
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 9:03amNo surprise. Obama is surrounded by shady people!
Report Post »Leadthemtothelight
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 9:08amWhen you lie with dogs you pick up fleas.
Report Post »HUGGINGMYBABIES
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 10:33amTick tock….I‘m counting the days until Obama’s intern scandal!
Report Post »waggie
Posted on April 7, 2011 at 8:08pmThe guy’s last name is Titcomb, are you kiddin me? Really? How apropos!
Report Post »hud
Posted on April 8, 2011 at 10:16amWhere’s the gravitas? Is this duf really president?
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