Cancelling An Advertisement

Boy, did I screw up.  I like golf and I watch it on TV on weekend afternoons and sometimes on the Golf Channel on Thursdays.  A friend, drinking buddy and long time golfer has me participating in a golf pool for the U.S. Open and we almost always have a side bet on the fate of Tiger Woods.

The Thursday golf discussion almost always meanders around the Doral Tournament that has been around a long time.  My friend Dan has been a marshal, carried the sign that showed the group's scores for the round and the tournament.  I used to go to the Doral with my Dad and in the old days if you bought a season pass for the tournament you could play a round for free during the off season.

I looked up how much it cost to play a round of golf at Doral now.  The fee starts at $149 and it includes a room.  Not sure if the fee includes a cart and it probably isn't that low on the weekends, but it seems like a good deal.

The bad news is the Trump Doral Advertisement is now launched on the Miami Herald, Washington Post, Facebook and almost everywhere I go on the Internet.

This is not good.

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  1. John AsgeirsonJune 26, 2019 at 9:34 AM

    Just about the biggest reason to question the internet moguls, advertising, the media, ad my sanity...

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