Political Wrinkles  

Go Back   Political Wrinkles > Political Forums > The Media
Register FAQDonate PW Store PW Trivia Members List Calendar Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

The Media Discuss Obama believes women should be admitted to Augusta at the Political Forums; Obama believes women should be admitted to Augusta ? USATODAY.com WASHINGTON (AP) – A White House spokesman said President Barack ...

Reply
 
Share LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)  
Old 04-05-2012, 01:56 PM
faithful_servant's Avatar
PW Enlightenment
 
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Beautiful conservative Central Oregon
Gender: Male
Posts: 17,351
Thanks: 5,022
Thanked 7,049 Times in 4,875 Posts
Default Obama believes women should be admitted to Augusta

Obama believes women should be admitted to Augusta ? USATODAY.com

Quote:
WASHINGTON (AP) – A White House spokesman said President Barack Obama believes women should be admitted as members to the all-male Augusta National, home of the Masters.


By Carolyn Kaster, AP
A spokesman says President Obama believes Augusta National should admit women.

White House press secretary Jay Carney said on Thursday that Obama's "personal opinion is that women should be admitted" to the golf club. Carney said it was "up to the club to decide" but Obama told him he personally thinks women should be welcome.

"We're kind of long past the time when women should be excluded from anything," Carney said.

One of the club's longtime sponsors, IBM, has a new female CEO, Virginia Rometty. The last four CEOs at IBM, all male, have been invited to be members.

Club chairman Billy Payne said this week it will decide for itself whom to allow in its ranks.
This is news??? How about the press running a story about how the President came out in support of kitties and puppies???
__________________
Our nation has not always lived up to its ideals, yet those ideals have never ceased to guide us. They expose our flaws, and lead us to mend them. We are the beneficiaries of the work of the generations before us and it is each generation's responsibility to continue that work. - Laura Bush

Leftists and very small children don't seem to be able to understand that the Government isn't there to "fix" the economy, anymore than a tick is there to fix your dog.~Oftencold
Reply With Quote
  #2 (permalink)  
Old 04-05-2012, 02:03 PM
saltwn's Avatar
PW Enlightenment
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: in the natural state
Posts: 41,337
Thanks: 30,771
Thanked 17,023 Times in 11,553 Posts
Send a message via Yahoo to saltwn
Default Re: Obama believes women should be admitted to Augusta

Quote:
Originally Posted by faithful_servant View Post
Obama believes women should be admitted to Augusta ? USATODAY.com



This is news??? How about the press running a story about how the President came out in support of kitties and puppies???
Oh I see. Trivia is OK as long as it's bad and can be blown up on FoxNews, but if it's gooood...it's a campaign commercial.
Well it'll all come out in de wash.
__________________
214 Days
9 Hours
56 Minutes Days till Christmas
Reply With Quote
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to saltwn For This Useful Post:
  #3 (permalink)  
Old 04-05-2012, 02:18 PM
faithful_servant's Avatar
PW Enlightenment
 
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Beautiful conservative Central Oregon
Gender: Male
Posts: 17,351
Thanks: 5,022
Thanked 7,049 Times in 4,875 Posts
Default Re: Obama believes women should be admitted to Augusta

Quote:
Originally Posted by saltwn View Post
Oh I see. Trivia is OK as long as it's bad and can be blown up on FoxNews, but if it's gooood...it's a campaign commercial.
Well it'll all come out in de wash.
This isn't good or bad, it's STUPID. First of all, the issue is so black and white that only the biggest idiots in the country would ever come out in opposition to the idea that Augusta should admit women as members. So why is this even news??? If the President stated that he didn't like the smell of a skunk's spray, most of us would ask why this was ever reported on because we pretty much ALL have the same opinion.
__________________
Our nation has not always lived up to its ideals, yet those ideals have never ceased to guide us. They expose our flaws, and lead us to mend them. We are the beneficiaries of the work of the generations before us and it is each generation's responsibility to continue that work. - Laura Bush

Leftists and very small children don't seem to be able to understand that the Government isn't there to "fix" the economy, anymore than a tick is there to fix your dog.~Oftencold
Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to faithful_servant For This Useful Post:
  #4 (permalink)  
Old 04-05-2012, 02:34 PM
saltwn's Avatar
PW Enlightenment
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: in the natural state
Posts: 41,337
Thanks: 30,771
Thanked 17,023 Times in 11,553 Posts
Send a message via Yahoo to saltwn
Default Re: Obama believes women should be admitted to Augusta

Quote:
Originally Posted by faithful_servant View Post
This isn't good or bad, it's STUPID. First of all, the issue is so black and white that only the biggest idiots in the country would ever come out in opposition to the idea that Augusta should admit women as members. So why is this even news??? If the President stated that he didn't like the smell of a skunk's spray, most of us would ask why this was ever reported on because we pretty much ALL have the same opinion.
I ask the same questions when bloggers find "news" about Michelle's organic garden.
But honestly I don't know why a "club" should be forced to admit anyone. Why call it a club? Why not call it public access?
__________________
214 Days
9 Hours
56 Minutes Days till Christmas
Reply With Quote
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to saltwn For This Useful Post:
  #5 (permalink)  
Old 04-05-2012, 03:05 PM
faithful_servant's Avatar
PW Enlightenment
 
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Beautiful conservative Central Oregon
Gender: Male
Posts: 17,351
Thanks: 5,022
Thanked 7,049 Times in 4,875 Posts
Default Re: Obama believes women should be admitted to Augusta

Quote:
Originally Posted by saltwn View Post
I ask the same questions when bloggers find "news" about Michelle's organic garden.
But honestly I don't know why a "club" should be forced to admit anyone. Why call it a club? Why not call it public access?
Bloggers aren't the media that reported on this, so why bring them up?

I agree that Augusta shouldn't be forced to accept women, just as I agree with the President that they should do it anyway. The point is that this isn't news, since what's being reported on is an attitude that is most likely shared by about 99.99999% of Americans.
__________________
Our nation has not always lived up to its ideals, yet those ideals have never ceased to guide us. They expose our flaws, and lead us to mend them. We are the beneficiaries of the work of the generations before us and it is each generation's responsibility to continue that work. - Laura Bush

Leftists and very small children don't seem to be able to understand that the Government isn't there to "fix" the economy, anymore than a tick is there to fix your dog.~Oftencold
Reply With Quote
  #6 (permalink)  
Old 04-05-2012, 05:46 PM
saltwn's Avatar
PW Enlightenment
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: in the natural state
Posts: 41,337
Thanks: 30,771
Thanked 17,023 Times in 11,553 Posts
Send a message via Yahoo to saltwn
Default Re: Obama believes women should be admitted to Augusta

Quote:
Originally Posted by faithful_servant View Post
Bloggers aren't the media that reported on this, so why bring them up?

I agree that Augusta shouldn't be forced to accept women, just as I agree with the President that they should do it anyway. The point is that this isn't news, since what's being reported on is an attitude that is most likely shared by about 99.99999% of Americans.
OK You made your point. Just some of us get tired of the obvious or the nit picky from the other side as well.
__________________
214 Days
9 Hours
56 Minutes Days till Christmas
Reply With Quote
  #7 (permalink)  
Old 04-05-2012, 06:33 PM
Infidel Dog's Avatar
The New Cool
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Gender: Male
Posts: 5,684
Thanks: 734
Thanked 2,104 Times in 1,472 Posts
Default Re: Obama believes women should be admitted to Augusta

This is just more White House campaigning diversion, diverting attention from the actual problems of the country - just like the Fluke/Limbaugh thing, the making an issue of the non-issue of contraception, and the uncalled for hyping of race into the Trayvon Martin affair.

It's all just classic Allinskyesque diversion, and will only get worse as the election gets closer.
Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to Infidel Dog For This Useful Post:
  #8 (permalink)  
Old 04-05-2012, 06:45 PM
saltwn's Avatar
PW Enlightenment
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: in the natural state
Posts: 41,337
Thanks: 30,771
Thanked 17,023 Times in 11,553 Posts
Send a message via Yahoo to saltwn
Default Re: Obama believes women should be admitted to Augusta

Quote:
Originally Posted by Infidel Dog View Post
This is just more White House campaigning diversion, diverting attention from the actual problems of the country - just like the Fluke/Limbaugh thing, the making an issue of the non-issue of contraception, and the uncalled for hyping of race into the Trayvon Martin affair.

It's all just classic Allinskyesque diversion, and will only get worse as the election gets closer.
You just might be on to something : Obama JOBS Act Leaves Labor Fuming In Democratic Feud
__________________
214 Days
9 Hours
56 Minutes Days till Christmas
Reply With Quote
  #9 (permalink)  
Old 04-05-2012, 09:59 PM
cnredd's Avatar
Administrator
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Philadelphia
Gender: Male
Posts: 39,836
Thanks: 1,149
Thanked 19,475 Times in 12,309 Posts
Default Re: Obama believes women should be admitted to Augusta

As of April 1st, Obama has golfed 93 times during his term...They are foursomes, so that means three spots are available for each of those 93 times...That's 279 opportunities to play golf with the president, and I'm sure a few have done so on more than one occasion...

Question....How many of them were women?...
__________________
"You get the respect that you give" - cnredd
Reply With Quote
  #10 (permalink)  
Old 04-05-2012, 10:07 PM
Mikeyy's Avatar
World Traveler
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: What day is it?
Posts: 34,741
Thanks: 9,992
Thanked 11,146 Times in 7,794 Posts
Default Re: Obama believes women should be admitted to Augusta

Quote:
Originally Posted by faithful_servant View Post
Bloggers aren't the media that reported on this, so why bring them up?

I agree that Augusta shouldn't be forced to accept women, just as I agree with the President that they should do it anyway. The point is that this isn't news, since what's being reported on is an attitude that is most likely shared by about 99.99999% of Americans.
Oh chill out. You'll survive the POTUS coming out again for fairness.
__________________
Truth, Justice and the American way
Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to Mikeyy For This Useful Post:
Reply

Tags
admitted, augusta, believes, obama, should, women

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:34 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2013, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.

Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.2.0