Many members of the media were quite "frustrated" that they weren't given full access to President Obama and Tiger Woods' golf outing the other day on the president's "day off" (like there's ever really a day off when president). What could be of greater importance to the media? Wars in the Middle East or how President Obama fared on the par 5's? The meteor in Russia or how well the president controlled his wood...on the golf course? Dangerous weather patterns or if the president putts like he would if he were playing pool? I too was quite flustered by the president's lack of transparency when he was swinging his awkward-shaped clubs at a tiny ball and then attempting to find that ball, before swinging at it again. To think I had taken the day off to follow the president's every move on the golf course during his "day off," and for what? For nothing - that's what! You know what this has all the makings of? A grand conspiracy!
You see, the president was obviously wanting to golf with Tiger Woods with minimal media access, because he wanted Tiger to teach him the ways of being a player - and I don't mean that in golfing terms. You see, Tiger brought along the 150 women he's slept with in the past few years, tutored the president on how to score with them, before asking which one of the ladies he'd like to have sloppy seconds with. Oh, and have sloppy seconds he did, with multiple women that day. While Tiger was focused on getting his ball in the holes on the golf course for a change, the president was focusing his attention on getting something else into a few holes. Michelle would be none too pleased!
The media needs to get over themselves for once. Just because we now have the 24-hour news media ("news" being used lightly here), doesn't mean we need 24-hour access to the president. What, will a Fox News talking head complain if he or she isn't allowed to focus the camera on Obama during his slumber? Will a CNN pundit whine if he or she isn't allowed to showcase Obama sitting on the toilet while reading the paper? While transparency, especially nowadays, is very important in any presidency, let's not get too carried away here. There were many more important stories that could have been covered than President Barack Obama going golfing with Tiger Woods on his "day off." The bigger story? The lazy media complaining about not being able to see Obama and Woods golfing, as opposed to reporting actual news of importance.
You see, the president was obviously wanting to golf with Tiger Woods with minimal media access, because he wanted Tiger to teach him the ways of being a player - and I don't mean that in golfing terms. You see, Tiger brought along the 150 women he's slept with in the past few years, tutored the president on how to score with them, before asking which one of the ladies he'd like to have sloppy seconds with. Oh, and have sloppy seconds he did, with multiple women that day. While Tiger was focused on getting his ball in the holes on the golf course for a change, the president was focusing his attention on getting something else into a few holes. Michelle would be none too pleased!
The media needs to get over themselves for once. Just because we now have the 24-hour news media ("news" being used lightly here), doesn't mean we need 24-hour access to the president. What, will a Fox News talking head complain if he or she isn't allowed to focus the camera on Obama during his slumber? Will a CNN pundit whine if he or she isn't allowed to showcase Obama sitting on the toilet while reading the paper? While transparency, especially nowadays, is very important in any presidency, let's not get too carried away here. There were many more important stories that could have been covered than President Barack Obama going golfing with Tiger Woods on his "day off." The bigger story? The lazy media complaining about not being able to see Obama and Woods golfing, as opposed to reporting actual news of importance.
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