The Club Who Snubbed Bill Clinton

[Catherine Vincent]

http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,18260795%5E20322,00.html

25feb06

AN army of senior golfers have shot down a former US president in the Battle of Medway.

Maidstone's Medway Golf Club refused former president Bill Clinton a round of golf on Thursday because the crowded course was hosting its midweek championships.
The rejected Mr Clinton instead played at Sanctuary Lakes Golf Club at Point Cook, where he happily signed autographs and posed for photos.

The incident has left Medway red-faced, but yesterday members were standing firm on their presidential snub. "We can't deprive the paying members of their golf, even for an ex-president," said 62-year-old member Wendy Alley. "But it would have been a buzz for the ladies. There's no Monica Lewinsky here -- we're better." Ms Alley's regular golf partner, Lorraine Bramley, agreed: "We would have played with him -- golf, that is."

Head club pro John Dixon took the phone call from Mr Clinton's people, but thought it was a hoax. "Being our midweek championships, I politely told him we didn't have room," Mr Dixon told the Herald Sun. "But when I got off the phone, I thought 'he couldn't possibly be real, could he?' "

Mr Dixon only found out yesterday that the call was authentic. "I just did what I thought was right at the time, but if I had've known it was legit, we would definitely have found room," he said.

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At least Clinton was polite enough to ask first before showing up. If it were Bush, he would have just showed up, bogarded and expected the owners to let him play golf.
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[trotsky]

1. Not only was he polite enough to ask,

he didn't make a fuss and simply played somewhere else.

Boy Wonder has a screaming hissy fit when he doesn't get his way.

[zbdent]

3. and I bet he was very cheerful and positive and available to all

and didn't deface any American flags, er, sign autographs on the American flags . . .

[acmejack]

You have to respect them for doing what was right for their members.

The people who pay to play there in the first place.

[Wickerman]

6. of course, if you read all the way through

the reason they say they refused is they thought it was a prank.

Head club pro John Dixon took the phone call from Mr Clinton's people, but thought it was a hoax. "Being our midweek championships, I politely told him we didn't have room," Mr Dixon told the Herald Sun. "But when I got off the phone, I thought 'he couldn't possibly be real, could he?' "

Mr Dixon only found out yesterday that the call was authentic. "I just did what I thought was right at the time, but if I had've known it was legit, we would definitely have found room," he said.

[okieinpain]

12. yeah that headline is typical of the liberal media. it makes it seem

like they didn't want him there, but they were just trying to take care of members first. I have no problem with that. the article sounds like they would have loved to have him there if they could.

[Catherine Vincent]

15. The headline was mine.

I did it that way to get a lot of responses. :) But I think Drudge's was worse.

[FreedomAngel82]

10. Yep

Very nice. :)

[liberal N proud]

2. I am sure Clinton understood that the club couldn't/shouldn't change

their schedule for him.
But as you stated, bu$h sure would have been pissed off and made a scene.

[aquart]

4. Mr. Dixon made the right decision the first time.

I'm glad he didn't know the call was real. He has nothing to be embarrassed about.

[bballny]

5. Bush would have had a tantrum n/t

[Javaman]

18. plus, would have had the course closed, paved and all the employees

and management sent to gitmo.

[AngryAmish]

7. Didn't he get black-balled by Winged Foot?

[SoCalDem]

8. The mention of Lewinsky, says it ALL for me.

They were trying to snub him, and claim some headlines for themselves at the same time:puke:

[FreedomAngel82]

11. No they weren't

Oh please. They weren't doing that. They said she wasn't there but they were and they're better. They do like him from the comment. I thought it was cute since they're in their sixties.

[SoCalDem]

13. It's not "cute" to be constantly bringing that up, every time his name is

mentioned.. It's a demeaning gesture, meant to minimize him..

I don't see the humor in it.

[oneighty]

20. Yeah but

The first thought into their head/errrr mind was Monica. Why is that?

And then they say "We are better than that."

Sounds like bragging to me.

Hahahahahaha

180

[FreedomAngel82]

9. Right

One of the many things to like about Clinton. His mama raised him right you know that.

[lonestarnot]

14. Let 'em keep their poopie golf course. Stuffie old crotchety

maggot looking stink bags of wind! Besides he might catch something there!

[Catherine Vincent]

16. LOL! Come on now.

They regretted turning him down. They thought it was a prank.

[lonestarnot]

17. If I were Bill, I wouldn't have wanted to golf there anyway.

[applegrove]

19. It is true that wherever Presidents go - there is massive disruption.

Really - they kick out floors of hotel rooms and stop events because of security concerns.

[Catherine Vincent]

21. I would love to be a member of his entourage.

At least for a month.

[applegrove]

22. I knew an organization that had an annual meeting - a week before

the President came to town and boom! They all got kicked out of the hotel. And there were no other hotel rooms available in the city at that time.

[Catherine Vincent]

23. Kick!

For Big Dog.