Chicago Drops From ‘Second City’ to Fourth City
by PubliusSo, not only did Chicago lose out in its bid for the Olympics, it lost in the FIRST ROUND. It is kind of like the world community saying to President Obama, “Not only no, but Hell No.”
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No-Bama strikes out again. Everything he touches fails !
Ha ha ha!!
Egg-on-the-face must be in this year in DC. Michelle must have acted stupidly.
I thought he was going to be the world's president? I guess you can't fool all of the people all of the time! I suppose the IOC did not like the idea of tourists being robbed and beaten. I can't say I blame them. In any event, this story really brightened my day.
I'm speechless…look out for that "Untouchables" moment where Barack Obama is Robert DeNiro's Capone with the base ball bat…I wonder what poor schmoe is gonna be accused of hurting the "team"…
Dirty daley was the turnoff.
We just aren't that into you Obama!!!
It looks like all of poor Michelle's sacrifices weren't quite enough. Poor thing.
I wonder if Michelle Obama is proud of her country for the first time now?
I bet Valerie Jarrett is a tad angry.
Was Buffy Wicks on the trip?
The IOC probably rejected Chicago because Obama is black
The inevitable question will become: did the obamas -cause- the problem leading to being voted out in the first round?
I'm not at all surprised.
The IOC is a bunch of racists!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HA
Big Bertha was distracted from organizing the community.
Maybe the IOC has Fox watched Glenn Beck and saw the recent show about the Chicago connections with BHO, Jarret etc and how they would benefit
!
The fewest votes of any city. That is a profound repudiation.
They IOC are Racist. They are trying to keep the man down just like all of you whities on this board. Sorry I could not resist and yes that was a joke.
Can we get back to what really matters now? You know, unemployment, war, the economy, etc…
Good folks the world over are catching on to the corrupt Narcissist in Chief.
The picture on Drudge is worth a thousand words…
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!!!!!
by the way…Newsbusters is offline…I wonder why???
How embarrassing and what a waste of our tax dollars. Can you just imagine if President Bush had done something like this. The Dems would have had his head on a silver platter.
and don't forget right-wing extremeist conspirators!
LOL!!!
The best part was the ridiculously expensive celebratory party Daily set up downtown. After the announcement it was just camera crews filming stunned people wasting hundreds of thousands (or more) of taxpayer money. On the bright side, more than half of Chicago just breathed a sigh of relief.
On an unrelated note, the reports of Daily retiring after this term to travel with his wife have nothing to do with the hundreds of millions lost that the unions were planning on getting. Absolutely nothing. Move along.
Don't worry about a thing, folks……..
Maybe Bertha and ACORN will send the taxpayers back the money that President Zero wasted on putting bucks in his Chicago crony's pockets.
yawn……..
I guess the IOC bought in on all of Obama’s apology tours and decided the good ole USA was unworthy of the Olympic Games. Way to go Obama, you spread all that negative crap about our country and maybe it sticks. A double hit on Friday, the IOC dissed you on the day unemployement hits 9.8 percent. How is that Stimulus working out for you? 01-23-13 can’t arrive soon enough.
Isn't it wonderful??! Poor widdle Valerie….. and, of course, Michelle, for all the sacrifices she so valiantly made for all us little people….
I don't think they helped! I believe that this "kick in the face" is just a further undesrcore that since the current administration and its Cronies has come to office, we have spiraled in the eyes of the world…..you know, dirty laudry and all that!
The EGO has landed! Priceless!!!!
Haha, who wants to go to Chicago for the Olympics. That town is so corrupt, and people are shooting each other. If Chicago cared about anything other then lining their pockets, they would focus on the schools.
Sign our petition please http://mywhitehouse.org/dont-tread-on-me/
Publius,
Great picture.
I am white, therefore I am a racist. It is a cross I'll have to bear as long as this Half-Caucasian man is in office, because he has yet to do one thing I can respect.
why didn't they pitch San Diego? Much better city
I'll bet Daley will be calling for a recount.
The world is waking up to the arrogance of this narcissistic know nothing from Chi town.
OUCH!! I'd like to know which is more important? Olympics for Chicago, or Obamacare, Afghanistan, Economy, Jobs, etc., etc., etc. Congress is looking a lot like a kid playing pin the tail on the donkey, and the Commander in Chief is off to Europe to try and sell Chicago to the Olympics. What is wrong with this picture?
It's Bush's fault.
Hmmm Hmmm Hmm
Barrack Hussein Obama
Now we go get Valerie Jarrett …. Slum lord Queen!!!
and arugula, kale, J. Crew, photo-ops, late-night talk shows, bowling scores (maybe Obama can score the Special Olympics bid for Chicago), kowtowing, securing nuclear power for Iran, etc….
and arugula, kale, J. Crew, photo-ops, late-night talk shows, bowling scores (maybe Obama can score the Special Olympics bid for Chicago), kowtowing, securing nuclear power for Iran, etc….
Awesome! Best news of the day!
How do I go about getting the fruits of my labor back from the Govt. for this illegal junket to Denmark. At least the Dane’s do not have to smell their rottenness anymore.
I'm still looking for Al Gore and the treehuggers on this carbon footprint for "FOUR FREAKING HOURS"
chirp…chirp…
It really is sad when we (myself included) take such pleasure in one of our cities' disappointment. I can't imagine having thought that way when LA or Atlanta was awarded the Games. I think it shows what rank amateurs we have in the White House. Out of their league in so many ways.
It really is sad when we (myself included) take such pleasure in one of our cities' disappointment. I can't imagine having thought that way when LA or Atlanta was awarded the Games. I think it shows what rank amateurs we have in the White House. Out of their league in so many ways.
And that IS an awesome picture.
I sent the links and the videos of that stuff to the pressoffice @ IOC… Also Michelle Malkins storu of corruption !!!
I love it!!!
NOW back to the NEXT Stimulus package that will come out !!!! More BILLIONS we dont; have ….
Remember (watch the left hand)
The Magic Negro has lost his magic!
MMMM
MMMM
MMMM
YES We Can – Barry Hussein Obama !!!!
Dear Leader's sacrifice was in vain. Who has to resign this time?
I guess Michelle won't be able to see the Olympics out her back window….
Those poor children that the Obama's sacrificed so much for will be soooo heartbroken.
mmm mmm mmm!
Barack Hussein Obama!
Wasted MORE money jumping into the Olympics race!
Comes back from Copenhagen with egg on his face!
mmm mmm mmm!
Barack Hussein Obama!
I fell alseep last night watching Scooby Doo on Boomerang, and awoke at 2 a.m. Picked up a book, put it down, had a drink of water, picked up another book, turned on the T.V., flicked to Fox…lo and behold *breaking news*, Obama, mmmm, mmmmm, mmmmmm live from Denmark.
The President of the United States, using his office, cap-in-hand, begging, the corrupt and corrupting IOC to help him leverage money into his friends bank accounts (a sacrifice for the children, naturalment) was even more shameful and demeaning of the office than "I did not have a jelly donut with that woman". I began to shake I'm afraid, you know, eyes stinging type of thing. What's next, bowing to a Wahabist King? Pffft. Oh, er.
Too bad…I was looking forward to the new event Chicago was planning to add…the railroad tie tossing contest.
Remember what Obama said about his poor bowling skills?
"Heh, Heh, it's like the Special Olympics. Heh, heh."
For that reason alone, the Olympic Committee were correct in sending the Obama's home empty handed.
Maybe Chicago can have their own olympics with events like railroad tie swinging,street pimping,knife lunging,saturday night special shooting and steal and run! Chicago has plenty of competitors to put on the event.
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Or San Francisco: the opening ceremonies could include lots of naked people with body glitter.
Well I know they get Fox in Germany, cause the soldiers all watch Glenn Beck now. Oreilly and Beck are the most favored programs on our military bases.
Yes – THE EGO HAS LANDED!
San Diego is much better then San Francisco, Pelosi doesn't live here! Her face would scare all the athletes if they had the Olympics in San Fran.
The IOC said loud and clear, "No We Won't"!!!
I guess the Messiah's "control" is limited to nutroot liberals, uninformed dupes, the easily conned, and the UN.
I do not know or care, however I am proud of the Olympic committee.
I dont know, but Vallerie Jarrette was not on the NEA call.
Well I know for a fact that our US Swim Team didn't want to go to Chicago – that's the LAST place they want the Olympics to be! Bunch of low-life street thugs in Chicago, might as well be on a different planet from the discipline and hard work of swim kids. My daughter is a USA Swim coach here in California.
Obama failed…
The Oblamas surely "Acted Stupidly" in taking separate planes and entourages to Denmark.
because Obama and his Chi-town corrupt thugs couldn't make any money there. Like…duh.
Yes, we all know that. They real question is how do we STOP it? I bet someone had some dirt on him and made him go.
Yep, Obama is always a day late and dollar short. He certainly is NO leader.
correction….Narcissist in Chief.
Chicago's loser team knocked out in first round! Mayor Daly, Holy Obama's and Queen Oprah! The IOC must be racist! Blame Bush! Or, maybe they were listening when Obama went around the world proclaiming how horrible America is!
Poor Barry, he’s been told no again.
It's RIO baby! Our swim team will LOVE it!
Let's hope the "Diversity Czar" doesn't mess that up!
It's Reo for what thats worth.
…but we sent big Oprah and Michelle to excite the judges. They look soooo athletic.
Congratulations to Rio and thank God we can avoid some more corruption from our government.
Obamas and Opri run over by the OLYMPIC BUS !
Will they still blame George Bush, or blame it on rio??
Being the mother of a soldier, did you not find the statement Michelle made about the "sacrifice" she made hauling her huge rear to Copenhagen (in vain) the most disgusting and inflammatory thing you'd ever heard? She can't even spell the WORD.
So will a saiing qualifier from my yacht club. My daughter may qualify in the heptathlon on her second try.
Oh well.
This is social justice.
And he said he would leave his second term as president saying "Let the games begin."
What an arrogant showman.
Your'e out when we say you're out…in 2012 and then you can say "let the games END"
No, No, No we need to keep NO-Bama away from the economy….lets send him to the Saraha to count ways global warming is turning the region into a desert.
Thanks y' all for the very entertaining comments, got my laugh for the day!
If this decision had been made when Bush was prez, the chorus would have been singing a different song: "The hell with the rest of the world. Who needs them?"
He is, he's the president of NO.
Chicago crony White House adviser David Axelrod just now on Fox: “Life goes on.” Axelrod complaining about “relationships and politics that were formidable. And we couldn’t overcome that.”
HA HA HA HA…experiencing an extreme case of Schaudenfreude here….HA HA HA…ROFLMAO!
What do you expect zero, you went around the world for the last 9 months telling everyone that the US sucks so why would they want to have the Olympics in such a sucky country? Looks like you oversold the whole apology tour thing.
I thought the same thing. They must of saw Beck's shows over the last 2 days.
I stand corrected….Thanks!!
Maybe Obama can get the Special Olympics instead? They could have him on the gold medal for bowling.
I guess the power of the teleprompter doesn't work on the IOC either.
LOVE to be a fly on the wall of Air Force One ! The little boy is getting an earful from his momma !
I thought she had "wowed" the committee. I guess she misread the yawns and blank stares as smiles and enthusiasm. hehehe
Nancy will have to share her box of Kleenex with Michelle. Pass the tissue's, sniff – sniff
Obama didnt even make it through the "first term" of voting…. Mmmmmmmm… Like his presidency ?
How is this possible? I thought the world community LOVED our President and his wife (the world media certainly does…)
My son just shakes his head.
So much for his being a 'world' leader…mayhap his head is bigger than he thinks it is!
CONGRATULATIONS RIO ! We are behind you all the way. Best wishes for an exciting and successful Olympic games.
This makes me kind of sad. I understand the reasons for people being happy about this, and it's probably better that they didn't get the Olympics, but I liked the idea of the U.S. hosting again.
Whoopppeee! I am smiling so big, my mouth is hurting. Thank you IOC for seeing this charade for what it was, another opportunity for a few to make a lot.
excellent! kiss her one time for me!
LOL!!
Gee Obama, you can't sell your product if you don't believe in it.
mmm mmm mmm
Do you mean your "capital" is spent?
SWEEEEEEEEEEEET. These people have egos that made them think they are "all that and a bag of chips." Well, now that they've spent more of our money, let's see where they jet to next. Heard that Michelle is headed to Paris to shop for a week. She needs to get home and work her victory garden, and pose for more of those fashion shots. What a gal! What a guy! Don't ya just love it?! How will miss O tell her fans? Guess those white people over there were just haters!
I shake my head AND my fist. I don't think I've ever been madder.
Maybe the Olympic committee saw the video of that gangfight.
Ok, well I see where this is going. Bush made everyone hate us, and apparently that carried over into the One's first term.
wonder how long it will take to blame bush???
WOW.
When I first heard that 0bama was personally going to Denmark to plead the case for Chicago, I was sure the deal was already in the bag. After all, given the unprecedented nature of a personal plea from the POTUS, who would be stupid enough to risk the embarrassment of rejection if it wasn't a sure thing.
Now, I know.
Juuuust look at Michelle's muscular arms. AMAZINGLY TONED.
It doesn't surprise me the Olympics chose another country. Somehow I just can see this being blamed on the previous administration just like all the other negative things he tries to pawn off on them.
He can't even talk the IOC into holding the Olympics in Chicago, yet he still thinks he can talk Iran into giving up their nukes.
Me too. But soldiers that have been in combat have seen and had to deal with so much worse, Michele's egotistical comments to them are just so much bs off a ducks back.
I can't stop laaaaaaaaaaaaaughing!!!!
I guess Michelle will have to fire all her past hooker gals and obama has to sell all the drugs these 2 had all setup for this event.
Imagine a summer event and people had a choice of cool lake weather in Chicago or 120 deg heat in that country and who did they pick ?
Kinda tells us how hated we are to the rest of the world.
So lets see we paid millions of dollars for the Os to go party while our guys are getting killed to protect the freedoms of obama who stole the election and then tells people standing in the house of congress they do not have the right to freedom of speech yet he thought it was valid for people claiming to be from Africa to vote 98% for him and then millions of illegal aliens voting as many times as they could get away with.
Now NY Times is saying Obama also met with Gen. McCrystal while in Copenhagen. (Apparently, McCrystal flew to Copenhagen to meet with him. So now he can say "he killed two birds with one stone"). Wouldn't it have been cheaper to just pick up the phone and call McCrystal??????
He was unable to charm them into submission. SHOCKING!
Michelle, Obama, Chicago, ACORN and all the people of their "gang", no matter how you dress and spin them up, the good people of the world are now seeing, that they are just TRASH on all levels.
Heard Axelrod is having difficulty with this decision. Video on how he took it. http://tinyurl.com/yhsm6qs
It is somehow poetic justice that this entire Obamanation is now over. Would like to know how much was spent on senting all the high powered folks to Denmark — to flop!!! Damn this is good!!!
Seriously, how does this loser survive? http://video.foxbusiness.com/10296945/jesse-jacks...
Not that we have all the facts (said facetiously as I giggle uncontrollably.)
now, on to shopping therapy! wonder what kind of sacrifice she will make to buy new mahnolo blahniks. they may look awesome, but the hurt too, so…..
YOU FORGOT THE SOX!
maybe Oprah should have gave the IOC better gifts if they wanted to win the bid!!!!! hey but at least Nobama met with the Gen.!! now he can say he met him after all this time!!! haha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this admin. is sooo pathetic!!!
I didn't see the need to have yet ANOTHER Olympics here in the U.S. I have a feeling that if Chicago was picked, it would be "bailed out" by the Federal Government.
Now we have several fails: Wasted Fuel Fail, President/Wife Fail, Lobbying Fail!
you forgot the word "vast".
Wouldn't it have been cheaper to video conference both meetings from the White House? Haven't these people ever heard of skype?
We have all forgotten the many whales that were killed these past few days. How can anyone rejoice when all that CO2 just shortened the life of Earth by millions of years. And they still have to fly home.
Wait as I wipe my eyes. I can't stop laughing.
Chicago is OUT!?!? Wait a minuet. Chicago is OUT!?!?
Atlanta spent years trying to get their Olympic bid. President Obama should have known better than to try to ride in at the 11th hour and grab the glory. How big of an ego can one man have?
Big Government — LOVE your photo for this story!
Yeah, what a collossal F— up from Obama. he shouldn't have gotten involved. now he is going to go do iran and say "do what i say, or i will rally the international community against you." he can't even rally the olympic committee, let alone the dictators' club called the UN.
LOL!!! You made me giggle!
I liked Michelle's story about her sitting on her father's lap watching Carl Lewis. That would have been 1984, and she would have been 20 years old.
Ha! I like that!
Breaking: Roland Burris just blamed George W. Bush for the Olympic rejection. And I'm not kidding: http://www.current-movie-reviews.com/people/2009/...
Oh the sacrifice ..oh oh oh Michelle …
wow, they must be expensive! I've never heard of them.
Country after country that wouldn't be here if it wasn't for the United States is slapping Obama around and it couldn't be happening to a nicer president.This is definitly the Twilight Zone.
I guess ACORN wasn't involved in the "get out the vote" effort with the IOC.
A bit rough around the edges…but very on point and most assuredly correct ! Thank your son(s) for their service. If your daughter the same applies…:)
Michelle's whiney, cry baby tale didn't win over the judges. Hope it's starting to wear thin here as well.
ummm ummm ummm
Barack Hussein Obama
lose lose looser!!!
ummm ummm ummm
I think the story is that McChrystal was summoned to meeting with BHO on Air Force One for 25 minutes before he took off …
I can't wait until McChrystal book to come out….(after he retires of course)
They all got DVD Season 19 and 20 of Oprah !!!
Do you think Obama's head has just exploded all over Air Force One, or that he is merely throwing a temper tantrum? I hope Bo the dog is in Secret Service protection when BO the ONE gets home to our White House.
Who is obama to say that the an American city like chicago is more deserving than any other city in the world? Just who does obama think he is. I thought he believed that we are all equal global citizens. Well despite that obama nonsense congratulations Rio.
[...] Publius at Big Government: So, not only did Chicago lose out in its bid for the Olympics, it lost in the FIRST ROUND. It is kin… [...]
HAHAHAHAHAHA! I have laughed my A** off over this! Check out what the lefties are saying on dailykos.com
They're blaming it on Bush! HAHAHAHAHA! If that was true, I'd send Dubyah a thank you note! I want to know how he managed to set that up? HAHAHAHAHA! Manic laughter! Coffee squirting out my nose! Got to go p!
oh they are a steal starting at $545.00 and topping off at $1645.00 (per pair) just go to nieman marcus. I hate to be materialistic, but I could buy 1 pair and be thrilled (yes, i can be shallow)
because it's his black ghetto. it's the old re-distribution corruption, using the blacks as a self-righteous scam ad-nauseum.
And are we to be reimbursed financially for their folly?
I want them to pay for the expense of that huge, needless, witless, entourage.
They used two of our jets, wasted a wide-ass load of fuel, just for a city that I personally don't care about.
Chicago is too spread out to be enjoyable.
Laura… OMG ! AHAHAHAHAHAHA I cracked up just READING your post… AHAAHHAAAHAHAH ! The vision.. Oh My…:) Did you make it to the …..you know !..ahhahahahahahha
I imagine the both for them wearing Moe the Stooge Fried egg glasses on the way home.
It's making my week!
It is okay Mr. Obama. Remember, "It is not weather you win or lose, but how you CHEAT that counts!
On dailykos.com they've already started up the "blame Bush" noise machine! This is hilarious!
I blame bush.
Oh, you mean George Bush.
Well, then no. You will just have to wait a little longer
Thank you, I certainly will pass along. It's my son, an SSG Army Infantry, 3 long tours, been all over Iraq, now on his way to Afghanistan. He's a great good kid turned into quite the leader, would make you very proud to be American. But he's still my little sergeant hunny-bunnies.
I was just thinking………
President Zero might have done better if he hadn't taken those two fat collard green eating women with him…..
oh well……..too late now………
Sounds like a proud mother!!! Right on and prayers for you and your son! He makes me proud too.
Yes, they are mules in horses' harnesses, or sow's ears attempting to be silk purses! Most of all he's a pretender to the title of President of the US.
Let's send him the the Sahara to count sand. Get him out of the way.
Wow. Just wow.
A whole bunch of snarky comments come to mind over this. They practically write themselves. But this time, all I can think of is how sad it is that we have as president a man who is so shallow, naive, and incompetent that he thought riding into Copenhagen to save the day , all O's blazing, would actually work. Sad.
They're doing what vice presidents and secs of state do. As opposed to running torture programs and telling everyone else in the world to buzz off, which is what they did in the Bush II regime.
OMG ! Just HOW are they going to spin this when the whole country knows what complete morons they are….
Axelrod and Gibbs might get "comedians of the year" awards….when it happens….
HEY OBAMA ADMINISTRATION ! ARE YA READING THESE COMMENTS FROM REAL AMERICANS ?
First Round
Madrid 28
Rio 26
Tokyo 22
Chicago 18
Second Round
Rio 46
Madrid 29
Tokyo 20
Third Round
Rio 66
Madrid 32
I picture Oprah sprinting to krispy Kreme. IOC sees gluttony.
I'm surprised that they've not called the IOC a bunch of racist or terrorist by now. LOL
We are bankrupt here in California. We can't afford services let alone an Olympic event.
She did wow them. They all said, " Wow this is so stupid."
Obama all style and no substance. Epic Fail
Obuma, Michelle, Valerie Jarrett, Axelrod, Daley et al should personally reimburse from their considerable fortunes to the US tax payers those millions they sent for nothing.
They are so arrogant.
BIG SHOCK Chicago out in first round – they actually thought it was in the bag – no sense of reality.
Chicago should be glad – half the residents were against it anyway.
Can you imagine the money that these corrupt Knuckleheads would have scammed leaving the tax payers footing the bill.
Calm down everybody…This isn't the distraction he wanted but it is still distracting us…watch the puppet dance…watch the puppet sing…something important is going to be slid right by us if we're not carefull…watch out for the other hand!
Thats One Big Point for America–Grads Rio!!! and a minus for the A-Team of Corruption ie the 3 big O's (Barry, Michelle and Orphrey) plus the Jerret's of the world–clean up you "Slum Lord"!!!!
AMEN to that!!
Did you hear Michelle's speech? It was all about HER! Sheesh……TWO egomaniacs in the WH!
Yes, keep looking at the arms. Sleeveless dresses on a big-hipped woman just make the rear-end look even bigger.
ARMS! look the arms! don't look anywhere else but the arms.
Why didn't the two women race into the city with batons, impressive arms over their heads and sweating brightly colored Gatorade? That would've sold the committee.
I knew if would either be Bush or racisim that would get the blame!
Her entire speech was about HER! The Olympic Committe may have had Chicago high on their list, but listening to these two egomaniacs killed any hope for Chicago in 2016!
Perhaps a little bigotry poking through your comment? I know, I know, ain't no bigots here. But I think the question is worth posing nevertheless.
Parody: International Committee Rejects Obama's Personal Pitch that His Large Ego Be Site of 2016 Olympics http://optoons.blogspot.com/2009/10/obamas-person...
Now, about those seats Rahm…………..
Let me attempt to understand this. They spent a lot of tax payer dollars just to cart the President and First Lady over there, put more of that vile evil gas C02 in the atmosphere (they must hate Earth), and completely ignored the fact that there are more pressing matters to attend to at home? And despite all of that, they still lost the bid?
I'd say that's one big fat giant slap in the face to the President. There might be some good to this however. Perhaps when he gets back to the White House his head will fit in the door now. Hey, I can "hope", right?
And so you know, to make you feel better, no matter what Obama and his minion administration says and does, our soldiers are still taking care of business on the front lines… if you get my drift?
And so you know, to make you feel better, no matter what Obama and his minion administration says and does, our soldiers are still taking care of business on the front lines… if you get my drift? and that includes the CIA.
Yes, these people are just pretenders…trash is trash, no matter how you dress it up.
The IOC actually read real newspapers written by real reporters (not ours, of course) that tell the truth about Chicago. The truth is, why would anyone want to go there? That's like holding the Olympics in some third-world cess pool. Sorry, I didn't mean to insult cess pools.
My lord….the conceit of this man….he just now came out and said " that he gave the best pitch possible".
Oh, okay I get it: it's Bush's faulty. Great–nice independent thinking skills you got there.
Pray tell, please tell me what Biden has done over the past week? And Clinton? What? Is she having lunch with another tin-pot dictator?
If you cannot see that Obama is running around the world do all the jobs his Vice president and Secretary of State are supposed to be doing then clearly you aren't paying attention.
We can have our own Chicago Olympics and save us a lot of money….we don't need to spend the money buying the Real Estate to build the Venues. We can have the Gladiatorial Competitions, where Gangbangers beat the snot out ordinary citizens in the streets and put them on the Internet, using indexpensive cellular cameraphones….very close to what we're already doing I think the IOC did us a big favor…realizing we're already doing our "Olympic Thing"…saved us lots of money and prevented us from builidng a bunch of buildings we won't know what to do with after the Olympics are finished!
What other nonsense can we find to stick our noses into?
Well!…Nevermind!! (Please excuse any unpleasant sarcasm that may have crept into this)
Oh, okay I get it: it's Bush's fault. Great–nice independent thinking skills you got there Jackson.
Pray tell, please tell me what Biden has done over the past week? And Clinton? What? Is she having lunch with another tin-pot dictator?
If you cannot see that Obama is running around the world do all the jobs his Vice president and Secretary of State are supposed to be doing then clearly you aren't paying attention.
Chicagoans have a lot to be disappointed with. Even though half didn't want the Olympics in Chi town, the President and his wife showed what narcissists they are. Anyone who is out to promote a city for the Olympics SHOULD concentrate on promoting the city. Not these two — as usual, it's all about THEM! Glad they're not from my city!
Come on, we have been taught to be diversity tolerant.
We should have sent 3 different races representing America for the Olympic Bid.
But we sent 3 Black citizens, 1 Liar, 1 who hates her country, 1 rich bitch
Axelrod said. He defended the decision to send the president, saying “this president is going to go anywhere he can to promote this country, to try and bring good things back to this country."…. Ok, I'm confused. Isn't it Obama that has been going around the world bashing America saying how bad we are? Maybe this is why Chicago didn't win… because we are so bad! He has no one else to blame but himself!
Hurray! Obama couldn't carrying it home to his corrupt Chicago pals that would have fed like pigs at the Olympics' funding trough.
Hey Hey Hey! Easy on the math there. She made a sacrifice for your children.
We should really be blaming this on ACORN International not getting out the vote at the I.O.C.! It's all their fault.
I could be wrong, but the pompous early celebration may have had something to do with the results…
http://tinyurl.com/yaqc492
It was CLEARLY George Bush's fault!! <snicker!>
I doubt he's too concerned.
Since these comments are from "real Americans," does this mean that people who are not commenting or have dissimilar views are not "real Americans"?
Not to mention professional car-jacking and the event where you get shot in the stomach and have to hobble to the ER.
Scratch the UN, he is putty in their dirty dirty hands.
Apparently the IOC actually saw pictures of Chicago before they voted. That place is a craphole (sorry if I offend the folks from Cicago)
Dude, Oprah sweats getting out of the limo in the morning, I don't want to think about her running.
He didn't steal the election. We the people gave it to him. He did it just like any other con man.
Actually, you don't get it. I didn't say it's Bush's fault. It's not. Bush has nothing to do with it.
Would you like a copy of the VP's official schedule for the last week? And the Sec of State's? Go to their respective websites.
You are kidding, right ? It simply means that the people here who DID comment, I believe, consider themselves real Americans. There are many other real Americans who chose not to comment or other real Americans who might differ certainly. I in no way suggested that if you DIDN'T comment then you were not a real American. You need to get out more in public, my friend.
Exactly! Did she think the IOC should give her the Olympics because she had a good sob story about her Dad? What a joke!
Oh my goodness and after the first lady and Oprah had inconvienced themselves. I'll tell ya what though that one made my day. :0)
Bumpersticker……
http://i979.photobucket.com/albums/ae277/RAPH6969...
Well, at least we know there is no world government, right?
I cannot PRY the grin from my face today…
It was racism.
Thanks for the clarification. Sometimes it's hard to know exactly what people have in mind here.
All I have to say is…….HA HA HA!! Obama is a stupid moron! But the worse part is, he just wasted MILLIONS of our taxdollars flying on Air Force One to pull for them!
Can this moron get any more idiotic?
Don't snicker Sunny, I just saw a newclip on Fox News Special Report with Bret Baier and Sentator Roland Burris (yeah that one), blamed the loss on Former President George Bush.
I've heard people say sarcastically, "It was Bush's fault." But I just hear Roland Burris seriously say that. He actually meant it. Who will be the first to say it's racism?
The left wing nit wits blame everything on Bush…..if its raining , its Bush’s fault….if there is an earthquake, its Bush’s fault.
“He didnt go around the world and kiss people’s a** to get them to like us” like Obama did on his “apology tour”
….then he says “We shouldnt buy oil from countries that hate us” Oooooooo, being a little harsh there, arent you Mr. President? I thought you thought that the world was a good place, and that you should “apologize to them” NOW, you’re saying they dont like us. Well why dont you work your “magic” and go make them like us again so we can buy their oil without feeling “guilty”
But thats right, you dont like oil very much do you, Mr. President. SO, its not about “countries that hate us”……..its about…OIL and the fact that you dont like it….eh? Mr. President?
What is the weather, by the way?
How do we know you're honest? Nixon said he wasn't a crook. Bush said we don't torture.
I hate to get off topic but……waterboarding is not torture, and besides, they are scum-bag terrorists….what should we be doing with them, taking away their cookies if they dont tell us what they know? Ooo, that’ll scare ‘em into talking!
Hey I know, we should tell them….”Tell us what we want to know, or we’ll shave your beard!”
*shakes head*
Ok, back to topic…just had to respond to that. Sorry
Good Gawd, "The Obama" couldn't even land the Special Olympics for Chicago.!
It cost US Tens of Millions of dollars for this goober to fly there, and they just kicked his ass bacl across the pond.
If he can't land the Olympics, how is he going to run Healthcare?
How is he going to Preserve, Protect and Defend the Constitution of the United States?
How is he going to protect US and keep US safe from the Axis of Evil?
What just happened here, is comparable to Jimmah Carters failed helicopter mission in Iran. He was shot down!
Massive slapdown! I try not to gloat, I really do, but this just made my day. That perve David Letterman bonking his young staffer (who I think favors Bristol Palin) is icing on the cake!
Who wants to take a bet that Obama suddenly decides to "check" on the troops in Afghanistan just to try to buffer some of the bad PR of this massive rebuttal?
Looks like Hussein, Mrs. Hussein, Valarie Jarrett, and Mayor Daly will have to explain those low-income housing fiascos in Chitcago now that it won't be covered up by the not yet constructed Olympic Center.
Where are Jimmah Carter?
Where is Crazy Al Sharpton?
Where is the Right Revurnd Jessee Jascksonnn?
Where is Capypso Louie Farrakhan?
They should all form a support group to comfort poor Barry. He failed!
What will he do when facing Irans nukes?
Quit?
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Congratulations to RIO!! The IIOC couldn't have said it better with a first round elimination. A little dose of reality for the Obama dream team. The Olympics in Chicago would have been one big black hole of corruption. A big time humiliation for President Sham-wow. Although, it must be all Bush's fault. My mistake. LOL
Maybe now he will have time to "study" Afganistan, or perhaps go to some Chicago schools and help educate the kids re: group beatings, muggings, killings.
Good grief ! This site is sizzling… Do ya think the Obama's FINALLY got a dose of reality from the international community ? When oh when are they going to understand this country's great heritage is NOT ABOUT THEM ! The speeches by the Loser and Mrs. Loser and the Opri were shameful and sooooo pretentious. WAAAAA ! WAAAA !
This was a lightening strike of collossal force upon his tenure as Der Leader ! His capitol is spent and watch the stringers run like mice. Oh..and poor Jarrett. She will not be able to sell her slum tenement buildings to the IOC as Olympic housing. (cracking up). Even the IOC saw the blatant corruption.
That picture is perfect; it also symbolizes the obama presidency.
MMM MMM MMM
Barack Hussein Obama
Obama assumed an Olympic win..
While troops in Afghanistan hunt for Bin..
Lives are lost..
The economy tossed..
But AMERICANS will always WIN !
MMM MMM MMM
Barack Hussein Obama
Your capitol is spent..
For Jarrett no rent..
Your future is finished. What drama !
Is it just me, or is Michelles derriere getting as big as Oprahs?
She might be eating too much lobster bisque.
She oughtta eat a few more of those kahle and collards.
Mmm mmm mmm.
Honestly I think most people here didn't want the Olympics in Chicago. We simple cannot afford it. My guess is that Bush wouldn't have gone to Copenhagen. He probably would have sent his Vice President or Secretary of State. Both of whom we have no IDEA what they are doing in Obama's world.
In fact Bush I only talked to a few IOC members when the Olympics were considered in the US in 1990. Here's the article: <a href="http://articles.latimes.com/1990-04-02/sports/sp-…” target=”_blank”>http://articles.latimes.com/1990-04-02/sports/sp-…
Just in case you wondering what other Presidents have done.
THE BITCH SLAP HEARD ROUND THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAHAHAAA!!!!!! HAHAHAHAAAA!!!!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My lord….the conceit of this man….he just now came out and said " that he gave the best pitch possible".
It's only and always about him….Pathological Naricissistic Personality Disorder. NPD
Obama is a dead ringer for Gollum – oh my precious….
Ditto!
'sabout time.
Absolutely.
Olympic sized ?
HA!
. . . and embarrassing.
HA ! Excellent !
With a teleprompter, so he doesn't lose count.
Hell, even I thought Obama's degree in ass kissing would pay off by landing him the Olympics but this was down right embarrasing.
I've been laughing all day……
Oye Senor Obama, no te enojas conmigo pero, ya cagaste el palo guey.
It's just funnier in spanish.
Why would Chicago benefit from Obama landing the Olympics there?
He won't even help his brother George out of the slum in Kenya, how can he fix the ghetto in Chicago?
It must be true, it was on CNN.
<a href="http://www.truveo.com/Obama-Wont-Help-HalfBrother…” target=”_blank”>http://www.truveo.com/Obama-Wont-Help-HalfBrother…
An interesting comparison. I was reading a comment on this story about how inaffectual Obama is as a president and how the world must be laughing at us. As I was thinking about this, I was reminded of Carter. He too, was considered to be weak by the international community and that weakness cost us dearly here at home and abroad.
But those who recognize the disturbing similarities between Carter and Obama should take heart. You have only to remember the American voter's reaction to Carter's troubling term: Ronald Reagan.
Winston Churchill, another strong leader said: "Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it." Perhaps, like the Reagan victory, our failure will be undone now that we are paying attention, taking notes and steadfastly preparing for the next term.
(thought I might bring some real "hope" to the conversation)
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To bring some honesty to this debate, Rio is far worse than Chicago when it comes to crime. However, I suspect the IOC's decision had more to do with maintaining their own power and the benefits that go along with that power.
When you look at it in terms of corruption, the IOC and Chicago seem like a marriage made in heaven. But the IOC's power comes from their ability to hold nations hostage. The IOC uses the prestige of the games to garner favors, perks, kickbacks, etc. Now, half of the city's population in Chicago didn't want the games. And the IOC was well aware of this. The only way the committee gets it's payoffs is if a city or nation is desparate. And let's face it, Chicago didn't want the games enough to keep funneling money to the IOC.
In any case, Chicago is a losing proposition. With Chicago's reputation, the IOC risks being exposed for corruption again (remember Utah?). Even if they are not, corruption will be an assumption. Remember, it isn't about how much money the host will throw towards the games, it's about how much money they will throw towards the Committee. They also risk looking like a pawn of the White House, or worse: a pawn of the U.S. Speaking from a practicle standpoint, if you are corrupt, do you really want to go up against one of the most notorious corruption machines in the world? No con-man wants to be out-conned. Besides, Rio is a much richer environment for them. And they will squeeze every penny they can get from Brazil.
I think you just came up with a new strategy. How well do you think it will go over when we start accusing the "enlightened" Europeans racists everytime they don't cave to Obama's desires? I say we call Merkel and Sarkozy racists too, for not bowing down to Obama's economic agenda. Who else? Who else in the international community can we call a racist? This is so awesome!
Then we start calling all the people who pull the race card, "race-baiters". And then we tell them that the real racists are Pelosi and Boxer. I mean Boxer tried to embarrass a black businessman who didn't say what she wanted him to say in a Senate hearing. And Pelosi throws a fit everytime Obama won't do what she commands. I mean, don't these women know that slavery is dead and they can't order around black people anymore?
Since the Big "O" (Oprah) does pack a lot of weight, literally, must be Obama's new Olympics Czar??? With the immediate and decisive results, you can see that the IOC was not impressed with the three personnel representing the US.
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Justice well served!
Think about this: I don't have to go to a website to see what the Prez is up to he's in our face on TV everyday, yet I have no idea what Biden has been doing for the past two months. Surely that says something?
As much as he uses Air Force One you would think he would somehow build a garage @ the Whitehouse… Can't wait to see those figures for the Year…
Except for the oil needed for AF One… Me needz me some Air Force One ya'll…
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/2088548/barack_obam...
Chicago has had to face some bad press recently with the beating death of the kid being a major news headline. Although it wasn't really "news" in the sense that Chicago has had a high murder rate for years. But it was caught on tape and that sensationalized it. That, coupled with the fact that since S. America was due an Olympics hosting, made Rio an obvious choice.
No doubt, Rio is no pacifistic-paradise but dont confuse yourself with facts, Chicago has been the center of media criticism lately and thats what really counts on the world stage. Team Oprahma should have flown to Chicago and "tooken no prisoners" there instead of making us look like arrogant fools in front of the IOC.
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Chairman Obama was pitching the wrong home town, his heart is in Kenya.
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