Soldiers forced to relocate wedding for Obama's golfing

[Forever_frost]

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One couple wanted to get married, but President Obama wanted to play golf.

Army captains Natalie Heimel and Edward Mallue Jr. knew Obama was headed to Hawaii for the holidays, so on a whim, they extended him an invite to attend their Dec. 28 wedding — one he politely declined. That same day, they were informed they would have to move their wedding location.

The wedding was set to be at the 16th tee box at Kaneohe Kipper Golf Course on the Marine Corps Base in Hawaii — a favorite of both Mallue and Obama.

“It was kind of ironic they got the letter from them and then, within hours, they were told they had to be moved due to him,” Jamie McCarthy, Mallue's sister, told Bloomberg Politics. “It was emotional, especially for her — she’s the bride and in less than 24 hours they had to change everything they had planned.”

Naile Brennan, manager of K Bay Catering who oversaw the wedding, said anyone planning an event at the course when Obama may be in town is warned of any potential last minute scheduling changes — thus, they had other wedding spots ready to go.

The couple eventually chose a lawn near the home of Col. Eric Schaefer, the commanding officer of the base — not quite a golf corse, but it had a view near the 16th hole. After Bloomberg asked Obama officials about the scheduling conflict, Obama called the bride.

“He apologized and congratulated them,” McCarthy said, who said they had a “wonderful talk.”

[Unicorn Jeff]

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One couple wanted to get married, but President Obama wanted to play golf.

Army captains Natalie Heimel and Edward Mallue Jr. knew Obama was headed to Hawaii for the holidays, so on a whim, they extended him an invite to attend their Dec. 28 wedding — one he politely declined. That same day, they were informed they would have to move their wedding location.

The wedding was set to be at the 16th tee box at Kaneohe Kipper Golf Course on the Marine Corps Base in Hawaii — a favorite of both Mallue and Obama.

“It was kind of ironic they got the letter from them and then, within hours, they were told they had to be moved due to him,” Jamie McCarthy, Mallue's sister, told Bloomberg Politics. “It was emotional, especially for her — she’s the bride and in less than 24 hours they had to change everything they had planned.”

Naile Brennan, manager of K Bay Catering who oversaw the wedding, said anyone planning an event at the course when Obama may be in town is warned of any potential last minute scheduling changes — thus, they had other wedding spots ready to go.

The couple eventually chose a lawn near the home of Col. Eric Schaefer, the commanding officer of the base — not quite a golf corse, but it had a view near the 16th hole. After Bloomberg asked Obama officials about the scheduling conflict, Obama called the bride.

“He apologized and congratulated them,” McCarthy said, who said they had a “wonderful talk.”

They were warned that he was going to be in town and that they might have to reschedule. Yeah it's shitty that they had to move, but again, they knew the KNEW that they might have to move it. At least Obama talked to them.

[krazy kris]

Fuck'em that's what they get for inviting him.

[BP]

Sounds like a cool story and it wouldn't bother me at all. When dealing with the military everything is subject to last second changes. They could have been bumped for a 1 star general in town with his girlfriend. At least it was the POTUS and he was nice enough to call them. They had a nice wedding with a beautiful background and ended up with a great story to tell their friends.

I had friends get bumped from their suite at the W for their honeymoon when Weezer decided to book the top floor. That story sucks compared to this one.

[GhostTX]

Hmm...ya...once in a lifetime event vs his 208th round of golf. Especially since is 207th round was the day before.

http://obamagolfcounter.com/

His courtesy call? Wouldn't it be a courtesy to see if his round of golf interfered with any events?


Glad they had a back up plan.

[talisman]

They were warned that he was going to be in town and that they might have to reschedule. Yeah it's shitty that they had to move, but again, they knew the KNEW that they might have to move it. At least Obama talked to them.

LOL, no kidding. Some people just want an excuse to get upset.

[BP]

LOL, no kidding. Some people just want an excuse to get upset.

Exactly. You didn't see any stories about having to keep families and grieving soldiers from the memorial at Fort Hood when he decided to visit. Or any comments about Air Force One's engines running in the background during the entire ceremony.

It's two soldiers on a military base that had to relocate due to a presidential visit. They are lucky their commanders didn't decide to deploy one of them a week before.

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2014-12-29/soldiers-relocate-wedding-to-accommodate-obamas-golf-game

It looks like the Colonel's back yard is a pretty decent venue btw.

[Denny]

True, but it was another missed opportunity for Obama to exercise some class.

[ram57ta]

True, but it was another missed opportunity for Obama to exercise some class.

Surely that was a joke? That mother**cker doesn't have one ounce of class in him.

[Gasser64]

True, but it was another missed opportunity for Obama to exercise some class.

This. He could have gained a small bump in his approval by making sure it was known that he got out of the way for the couple to wed. Instead now he looks all the more like a doucher

[Baron Von Crowder]

Y'all act like he called for a tee time and they told him there was a wedding, so he issued an executive order to have them move so he could play. I bet he didn't have a clue till a reporter started calling, and he scrambled to call the bride asap.

Disclaimer: this might be the first time I've ever given him any sort of defence on his actions.

[krazy kris]

They sent him an invite prior to the wedding

[Baron Von Crowder]

They sent him an invite prior to the wedding

So you also think he answers his own mail too?

[krazy kris]

Well he makes his own phone calls....

[Craizie]

Y'all act like he called for a tee time and they told him there was a wedding, so he issued an executive order to have them move so he could play. I bet he didn't have a clue till a reporter started calling, and he scrambled to call the bride asap.

Disclaimer: this might be the first time I've ever given him any sort of defence on his actions.

People bitch about every little thing he does, but I'm on his side on this one. I bet he didn't have a clue there was a wedding on the same day.