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07-02-2009 , 09:00 PM

#201

pig4bill

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Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 33,766

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Originally Posted by blink20

1.2M is like a penny to obama considering his taxraising powers.

fyp

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07-03-2009 , 12:24 AM

#202

#1@Speeling

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Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 76

obama to win main event and play on next season of high stakes poker. one time

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07-03-2009 , 02:19 AM

#203

bigslick7878

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Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 544

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Originally Posted by RioGossiper

Richard Sklar was convicted of fixing horse races and did time. He's a longtime hustler. He was also a friend of Ron Hansen.

Does anyone know where he had his picture taken with Obama and when?

Also, does anyone know Sklar's actual golf skill level? He claims to be a pro trying for the Senior Tour, but there are no results anywhere, not even of qualifiers.

There are about 5,000 golfers who are "trying for the senior tour".

And 4,999 of them never make it....or even get close.

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07-03-2009 , 02:46 AM

#204

PokerDealerSTL

centurion

Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 126

Obama and the Iceman Teddy at the same table would be the lulz!

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07-03-2009 , 04:14 AM

#205

aa45955

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Originally Posted by no eff eks

You seriously believe that the Obama administration is going to waste time/effort/money on something so obviously unimportant? Nobody votes based on what the guy ordered on his burger. That's insane.

I guarantee you, if he ordered that burger with ketchup, he would have less support from the American people

It isn't precisely quantifiable and the decision alone isn't that important, but when you're making some little decision like that every other day as a politician, you better be damn sure you're picking the right condiment

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07-03-2009 , 05:23 AM

#206

no eff eks

adept

Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 957

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Originally Posted by *******

I guarantee you, if he ordered that burger with ketchup, he would have less support from the American people

I disagree, but I don't see much point in arguing this point.

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It isn't precisely quantifiable and the decision alone isn't that important, but when you're making some little decision like that every other day as a politician, you better be damn sure you're picking the right condiment

I think you guys watched too much "The West Wing". As micro-managed as I'm sure Obama's life is, this is just completely absurd.

Maybe it's true... but if it is, that's insane.

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07-03-2009 , 06:15 PM

#207

Bumbaclat

veteran

Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2,909

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Originally Posted by nurabsal

I'm sure a lot of people will be extremely pissed if they hear Obama turning down one hand of cards has lost 1.2M of charity donation.

I'm sure 99% of the population will never hear about this.

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07-03-2009 , 07:19 PM

#208

you won, don't sho

old hand

Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,998

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Originally Posted by PropPlayer

If Obama wears UB logos I'm moving out of the US forever.

fyp

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07-03-2009 , 09:59 PM

#209

RioGossiper

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Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 625

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Originally Posted by bigslick7878

There are about 5,000 golfers who are "trying for the senior tour".

And 4,999 of them never make it....or even get close.

I understand that.

Also, the medalist in Q-school for the Senior Tour isn't event exempt to the tour, they just get a chance to qualify for each event and maybe fill a field or two. Joke.

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07-03-2009 , 10:48 PM

#210

Webernaut

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Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 583

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Originally Posted by RioGossiper

I understand that.

Also, the medalist in Q-school for the Senior Tour isn't event exempt to the tour, they just get a chance to qualify for each event and maybe fill a field or two. Joke.

It is the good ol' boys club. Everyone around the golf industry knows this. It is harder to make it as a senior than as a regular tour pro.

FTR chill with the political debate about to break out.

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07-04-2009 , 02:49 AM

#211

PrimogenitoX

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Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,859

President Barack Hussein Obama was a no-show today at Day 1a. Someone please keep us advised for Day 1b.

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07-04-2009 , 03:08 AM

#212

gateway20985

journeyman

Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 207

I say we buy in Osama Bin Ladin in may event and hope he shows then collect 25 mil reward=profit.

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07-04-2009 , 05:35 AM

#213

No Ego Thanks

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Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,834

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Originally Posted by levin_money

He would never play the main event, simply because his advisers would never let "President Spends 4th of July Gambling in Vegas" become a headline even in The Onion.

BUT a really smart person would have invited him to the Ante Up for Africa tourney or bought him in, because obviously Obama <3's both Africa and poker, and that event is not on the 4th of July.

Something to think about for next year if it can't happen in '09.

aint this the post?

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07-06-2009 , 03:48 PM

#214

tednaciousd

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Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 64

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Originally Posted by *******

He's a politician

Everything he does outside of closed doors is very, very carefully calculated by a team of public relations people

Even down to the order he placed at that burger joint. He said mustard, no ketchup

Big surprise, go online, look up what kind of burger order might upset people, and you find a huge following of people that are against ketchup on burgers

Look into the history of burgers, and you find that the earliest american burgers were all served with mustard as the only condiment

Mustard no ketchup is the best possible political decision he could've made when placing that order and that's no coincidence.

Obv this is because the Whopper Jr. is made with Heinz ketchup, owned by the wife of John Kerry (the banal ******* responsible for GW Bush's presidency). imo all politicians, rep and dem, boycott heinz ketchup for this reason.