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Obama's Olympic Pitch
Posted: October 2nd, 2009, 3:43 am
by DeWayneTN
He's going to suggest melting down all the medals and giving all participants a small piece.
Posted: October 2nd, 2009, 3:49 am
by MacUser
Chicago has got this. If OBAMA is going to put his neck on the line.. this thing is a done deal for the President of the World.
If he were to lose.... I mean come on.. not going to happen.
Or could he be showing he's mortal like the rest of us?
Posted: October 2nd, 2009, 5:27 am
by Mole_J
Chicago is out in the first round of voting. I think it will go to Rio.
Tokyo is out also.
Posted: October 2nd, 2009, 5:39 am
by dolfan
Well, well, well. Looks like the gild is off that little lilly. Can you imagine how corruption and graft would've swallowed the Olympics up and spit them out in Chicago? "Mr. Obama, here's your hat."
Posted: October 2nd, 2009, 6:22 am
by MacUser
Dolfan.. get your thinking right...
Chicago FAILED Obama!
Hey.. who cares who wins at this point? We just know that Obama was humiliated on the world stage. This is the FIRST American President to go to this and they took delight in humiliating him.
Great Teachable Moment for Obama!
Posted: October 2nd, 2009, 6:34 am
by dolfan
Yeah, that's already the spin, isn't it? Even the British press was doing it, alluding to Obama's "legendary powers of persuasion" and how the Chicago bid had problems due to no federal or government guarantees for funding. If they had problems that extensive, why let Chicago into the final four?? Just baloney. And, the funny thing is he'll let Chicago take the blame --- and maybe they are to blame, I dunno because I really don't care if they never have another Olympics again, truly (until they put American football in it, then I'll be real interested). But, he'll be too glad to put distance between him and Copenhagen and himself and Chicago for a while.
Posted: October 2nd, 2009, 6:51 am
by DeWayneTN
He messed up their chances for the Special Olympics, too, during that Tonight Show appearance.
Posted: October 2nd, 2009, 7:23 am
by Paully_44
Mole_J wrote:Chicago is out in the first round of voting. I think it will go to Rio.
Tokyo is out also.
you da man.... cnnsi announcing Rio has been awarded.
Posted: October 2nd, 2009, 7:23 am
by dolfan
WH spin machine blaming IOC inside politics. I mean, if that's not the pot calling the kettle black, what is? That's so lame.
Posted: October 2nd, 2009, 8:02 am
by MacUser
dolfan wrote:pot calling the kettle black
Hey watch it... or comes the racism claims.
Posted: October 2nd, 2009, 6:23 pm
by dolfan
Yeah, you gotta watch that with this bunch.
Posted: October 3rd, 2009, 4:55 am
by MacUser
'We played a great game': Obama on Olympic loss
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/ar ... SsSh_GiMKw
US President Barack Obama was left with the
rare taste of failure when votes were counted on Friday, after his hometown Chicago's hopes of hosting the 2016 Olympics died in Denmark.
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But his star power was shown to have limits, as the gritty midwestern city tumbled out in the first round of final voting...
"One of the things that I think is most valuable about sports is that
you can play a great game and still not win," a disappointed Obama said, back at the White House after a quick five-hour stay in Copenhagen.
A slightly sheepish Obama got off his Marine One helicopter and walked into the White House hand-in-hand with wife Michelle,
who had spent three days in Denmark energetically pressing her native city's case.
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Were he and his wife
playing a game here or trying to get Chicago the 2016 Games? I'm confused? Apparently Star Power is fleeting/limited and doesn't matter much in critical negotiations?
Another great learning lesson.