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Chicago doesn't get 2016 Olympics

attending a decathalon is a lot different than going to copenhagen to make a bid to host the games, knowing less about the ioc than peteeu, then getting slammed down humiliatingly in front of the entire world

hello
 
I'm absolutely CERTAIN that you said the same thing about GWB when he attended the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, right?

Oh...that's right. Thought so.:doh

I was hoping GWB wouldn't go. It was disappointing.
 
Sorry....but if it had been GWB...I would still have been rooting for America to win. That's the difference.

You are deliberately misunderstanding my post. I do not have time.
 
I'm absolutely CERTAIN that you said the same thing about GWB when he attended the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, right?

Oh...that's right. Thought so.:doh
Ever heard the phrase 'comparing apples and oranges? :doh

Prez Doofus has been running around all over the world telling them how terrible the USA is.... and now he thinks they should bestow the honor of hosting the Olympics on the USA. He is unbelievably stupid for putting the Presidency on the line and thinking he could charm them into it without having already had a deal locked up.

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Chicago's loss of the 2016 games was absolutely nothing that could have been 'changed' by Obama.

Chicago lost in part because their Olympic committee was unwilling to share the money which would have come in with TV rights etc.

It also lost because, believe it or not folks, it was the time that South America had the chance to stage the games.

What seems to have been forgotten by all those commentating on Chicago's loss is that the Olympic Games are a Worldwide event.
They are not the USA Games, they are not the EU games, they are not the Russian Games, they are not the African Games, nor are they the Asian Games.

They are Worlwide games and to achieve this end it is only just that the Venues where they are held should also be on a Worldwide Basis.
 
PBO can't do anything right, can he? He would screw up a monkey **** fight at the zoo. :rofl
 
It's Bush's fault...:rof

Some Chicago officials say anti-American resentment likely played a role in Chicago's Olympic bid dying in the first round Friday.

President Obama could not undo in one year the resentment against America that President Bush and others built up for years, they said.


"There must be" resentment against America, the Rev. Jesse Jackson said, near the stage where he had hoped to give a victory speech in Daley Center Plaza. "The way we [refused to sign] the Kyoto Treaty, we misled the world into Iraq. The world had a very bad taste in its mouth about us. But there was such a turnaround after last November. The world now feels better about America and about Americans. That's why I thought the president's going was the deal-maker."

State Rep. Susana Mendoza (D-Chicago) said she saw firsthand the resentment against America five years ago when she was in Rio de Janeiro. "I feel in my gut that this vote today was political and mean-spirited," she said.

"I travel a lot. ... I thought we had really turned a corner with the election of President Obama. People are so much more welcoming of Americans now. But this isn't the people of those countries. This is the leaders still living with outdated impressions of Americans."

U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) said she was approached by a consul general at the plaza as they waited for word Friday. "He said ... he was hearing that there wasn't enough time for Barack Obama to dispel the old image. ... But I don't know if that's it."

Chicago torpedoed by anti-U.S. sentiment? :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Chicago 2016
 
I'm absolutely CERTAIN that you said the same thing about GWB when he attended the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, right?

Oh...that's right. Thought so.:doh
Dr. Disney,

Wrong and wronger.

Two very different scenarios. One was attending the opening.
The other?
Obama spending political capital believing his "star power" would be enough to win the vote.
WHOOPS!

I guess we know his strategy with the Iranians.
He is making the same fundamental errors Carter made.
Past Papers - Herb Cohen on Negotiating and Selling

PS.I didn't write anything about Bush and Beijing. Go check.
Try, try again.

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Keep in mind. Clinton's first shots across his bow.......came from the Gov races in Virginia and New Jersey in 1993. It was the first sign of trouble for Bill before the Democratic Party catastrophe of the 1994 elections.

Fix a sharp eye on the next month Gov elections from Virginia and New Jersey both swing states that voted for Obama. I think many of these debates will be resolved.

Course, it'll be Bush's fault either way.
 
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Dr. Disney,

Wrong and wronger.

Two very different scenarios. One was attending the opening.
The other?
Obama spending political capital believing his "star power" would be enough to win the vote.
WHOOPS!

I guess we know his strategy with the Iranians.
He is making the same fundamental errors Carter made.
Past Papers - Herb Cohen on Negotiating and Selling

PS.I didn't write anything about Bush and Beijing. Go check.
Try, try again.

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Exactly what I thought. You were "surprisingly" quiet.

Sorry...but they are not different things. You are complaining that Obama had much on his plate at home that flying over for a few hours was something that he shouldn't have done.

Somehow you thought that Bush didn't have too much on his plate to spend a few days in China.
:doh:doh:doh
 
Exactly what I thought. You were "surprisingly" quiet.

Sorry...but they are not different things. You are complaining that Obama had much on his plate at home that flying over for a few hours was something that he shouldn't have done.

Somehow you thought that Bush didn't have too much on his plate to spend a few days in China.
:doh:doh:doh

Yea funny how the righties "forget" how their dear leader acted during his 8 years.

Lets recap..

487 days at Camp David..

490 days at his ranch in Texas.

Total days away from the White House at these 2 locations ALONE is 977 days.. that is about 1/3 of his total presidency. To this you add additional travelling to other countries, political rallies and fund raisers and "photo ops"..

And the right is all up in arms over a few hours in Europe... gezzz.
 
These nutjobs and their followers are so desperate that they would rather have America fail than have Obama succeed. That is really sad.
You and F105 got sources for any of this drivel?
 
I'm still reading, so I'll come across your sources soon right?

Obviously you aren't capable of reading the posts without your blinders on. If you can't see it....me pointing it out to you isn't going to help.
 
Chicago was a favourite because it was in the US... or rather it was a bigger favourite than Tokyo and Madrid because of that. The US means money like it or not.

However saying that, most media in the US and even in Europe have never understood the IOC. They are the ultimate old boys club, full of former and present royalty and political big wigs. So lobbying by famous people is their bread and butter.... it is never the actual facts of the bids that win the day.

And if you look at the different city's presentations as I did, it was pretty clear that Chicago and Tokyo would fall first since their passion for the games was no where to be seen during the presentation. During the Chicago presentation only Obama managed to drive some passion into a very average presentation.

On top of that, Chicago had some big issues with it. First off the Atlanta games. They are seen in a relative perspective, as a failure to live up to the Olympic passion. I have heard comments of Atlanta being more like a county fair than an Olympics. Secondly, Salt Lake City.. the corruption Olympics. It is not forgotten in the IOC by any means. Also the US has had more of its fair share of Olympics.. by far the most for any nation. And lastly, there was questions on the financing and some venues.

Tokyo was always the underdog, since it lacked the passion many IOC members want from the start. Plus a huge hurdle was and is Beijing as it was just held in Asia. No one doubted the financing nor technology aspects, but there was a clear lack of Olympic passion.

Madrid was also always one of the dark horses. Not only did it have 75+% of the venues already done and by far the best transportation system of the 4. On top of that it had the Samaranch factor.. you can not disregard the former Olympic Presidents pulling power in the IOC. But against Madrid... London 2012. Never since the rotation principle was put in place has a games gone to the same continent in consequent Olympics. This is a huge hurdle, even though on paper it was the best bid.

And finally the winner.. Rio. Biggest bonus... it is in South America, a place the Olympics never has been before and the IOC being a bunch of old conservative wankers who love a good "story", that would also be a huge hurdle to get over. Despite having the biggest budget and by far the biggest social problems on the ground, this factor in the end won the day.

Brazil and Rio have a very long way to go. Rio is crime infested, lacks a transportation system and many of the venues are still only a piece of paper. And to prove that Rio winning was based on a "good story" rather than facts.. Rio has to hire many cruise ships because there are not enough hotels in Rio...Rio had by far the least amount of hotel beds of all the candidate cities. The 14 billion dollars put a side.. will not be enough.
Well of course Spain should have gotten it, it was just those stupid rules that got in the way, it was obvious. ;)
 
Obviously you aren't capable of reading the posts without your blinders on. If you can't see it....me pointing it out to you isn't going to help.
Uhhuh....no doubt.
 
Well of course Spain should have gotten it, it was just those stupid rules that got in the way, it was obvious. ;)

On paper yes they had the best bid. It cost the least, had the most venues already in place and by far the best transportation system of the 4. Also it had the needed hotel rooms.. something Rio does not. But as I stated, that is hardly what the IOC goes for. If it was, then Greece should never had the Olympics, nor Rio.

And for the record, I was rooting for Rio :) so I am happy it is there.
 
I actually agree with this because the Olympics have been in the US several times during my lifetime. Also, looking at past Olympic game info, they have been held in the US 8 times since they were restarted in the late 19th century. The next country to have hosted the Olympics the most is France, 5 times. I think it's a good idea to let countries that have never hosted the Olympics do so because it might improve relations with those countries.
 
Exactly what I thought. You were "surprisingly" quiet.

Sorry...but they are not different things. You are complaining that Obama had much on his plate at home that flying over for a few hours was something that he shouldn't have done.

Somehow you thought that Bush didn't have too much on his plate to spend a few days in China.
:doh:doh:doh

LOL... "surprisingly quiet"?
It simply didn't interest me.
There was an election campaign underway.
I had a lot of work.

The difference is... China had the Olympics. Had... it was the Opening Ceremony.
Bush was in the dying days of his presidency.

Obama went at the height of his dwindling powers... LOL.
He went and spouted another personal saga... along with First Wifey.
The Obama gambled political capital very publicly and lost... badly.
As badly as one could.

Capiche?
Or is there no difference in those scenarios?
LOL.
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LOL... "surprisingly quiet"?
It simply didn't interest me.
There was an election campaign underway.
I had a lot of work.

The difference is... China had the Olympics. Had... it was the Opening Ceremony.
Bush was in the dying days of his presidency.

Obama went at the height of his dwindling powers... LOL.
He went and spouted another personal saga... along with First Wifey.
The Obama gambled political capital very publicly and lost... badly.
As badly as one could.

Capiche?
Or is there no difference in those scenarios?
LOL.
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The only difference is that you saw one as an opportunity to try to bash Obama...the other you conviently rationalize because it contradicts with your selective outrage.
Its hilarious watching you guys try to speak out of both sides of your mouth. Your not very good at it.
 
Obama also previously stated, he had no time to go to copenhagen due to afghanistan and the economy, and healthcare.


What changed that he had to jet off to fail? :lol:
 
Obama also previously stated, he had no time to go to copenhagen due to afghanistan and the economy, and healthcare.


What changed that he had to jet off to fail? :lol:

His 3:15 appointment cancelled. ;)
 
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