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Chicago doesn't get 2016 Olympics

Eh....we have their number. If he hadn't gone and Chicago didn't get the Olympics they would be arguing that he doesn't love America enough to make a pitch for Chicago. These wackos are as transparent as cellophane.




That's insane.. most americans could care less about the olympics...
 
talking heads such as Limbaugh and Beck and some GOP groups actually cheering that Chicago did not get the Olympics.
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Who cares about the people that actually live there?
Do they have a voice?

Chicago residents hoping Olympics bid a bust


A poll released this month by the Chicago Tribune showed residents almost evenly split, with 47 percent in favor of the bid and 45 percent against; that's a drop from the 2-1 support the newspaper found in a February poll.

Members of a group called No Games Chicago hope he's wrong. They're headed to Copenhagen to tell the IOC that Chicago is in such financial straits that it cannot afford the games and is such a hotbed of political corruption that it doesn't deserve them.

"We are bringing materials to back up our claim that Chicago is not fit to host the games," said Tom Tresser, an organizer for the group."


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I guess they were heard anyway regardless of you too busy to hear them pushing your partisan bs.
 
Don't feel bad for Chicago, the Cubs are going to win the world series in 2016.








I'm kidding.
I was about to say, not if the BoSox have anything to say about that :mrgreen:

But anyhoo, any chance for President Putz to get his ass handed to him is a good thing for the country!
 
I remember a time when Americans especially republicans would have been happy when the Olympics would have come to our country.

This guy certainly was:

President Bush Meets with Chicago 2016 Bid Committee and United States Olympic Committee Members

THE PRESIDENT: I want to thank the members of the 2016 Chicago bid to get the Olympics. Listen, Mr. Mayor, you and your committee have put together a great plan. It's a plan that will make America proud.

They say that the Olympics will come to Chicago if we're fortunate enough to be selected, but really it's coming to America, and I can't think of a better city to represent the United States than Chicago.


President George W. Bush and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley hold up a T-shirt touting Chicago 2016, during a meeting Monday, Jan. 7, 2008, with with members of the Chicago 2016 Bid Committee and the U.S. Olympic Committee. Said the President, "This country supports your bid, strongly. And our hope is that the judges will take a good look at Chicago and select Chicago for the 2016 Olympics." White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian This is a well thought out venue. There will be -- the athletes will be taken care of. People who will be coming from around the world will find this good city has got fantastic accommodations, great restaurants. It will be safe.

And so I -- this country supports your bid, strongly. And our hope is that the judges will take a good look at Chicago and select Chicago for the 2016 Olympics.

Thank you all.
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Also don't remember liberals cheering when New York lost its bid for the Summer Games of 2012

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpa...9C8B63&scp=9&sq=New York Olympics 2012&st=cse
 
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I remember a time when Americans especially republicans would have been happy when the Olympics would have come to our country.

This guy certainly was:

President Bush Meets with Chicago 2016 Bid Committee and United States Olympic Committee Members


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Also don't remember liberals cheering when New York lost its bid for the Summer Games of 2012

OLYMPICS 2012: THE VOTE; London Wins '12 Olympics; New York Falls - New York Times
That's because their boy was Bubba Clintoon!
 
That's because their boy was Bubba Clintoon!

That makes no sense. The bid for the 2012 Olympics took place in 2005 when George W. Bush was president. Liberals didn't cheer when New York lost its bid but republicans were cheering when Chicago lost its bid.
 
That makes no sense. The bid for the 2012 Olympics took place in 2005 when George W. Bush was president. Liberals didn't cheer when New York lost its bid but republicans were cheering when Chicago lost its bid.
Sorry, my math was off. But anyhoo, Obummer, the egocentric sonfofabitch, made an ass out of himself, as usual, and Michelle outright lied about it.
 
Sorry, my math was off. But anyhoo, Obummer, the egocentric sonfofabitch, made an ass out of himself, as usual, and Michelle outright lied about it.

Enough hyperpartisanship. Can you honestly tell me if George W. Bush went to pitch Chicago, since its obvious he thought it would have been good for America, you'd be celebrating his failure?

Obama continued what George Bush had wanted, the olympics to be brought to chicago. You should be proud that the president actually tried to go and bring a great honor to the american people.
 
The Olympics often make money for the city. However, with Chicago's Municipal Government's less than shining reputation, I wouldn't be too surprised if the the event costs the taxpayers money.
 
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.
 
Also don't remember liberals cheering when New York lost its bid for the Summer Games of 2012

No, you Libs reserve your cheering for the defeat of American troops in Iraq.
You reserve your cheering for perverted ads like General Betrayus.

We hope you don't mind us having a good lark when Obama & Co. personalize the message and get smacked in the first round... that and their propagandists called "The Press" breathlessly slobbering about their "star power" at every turn.

Seems like the star has fallen... and fast.
Sometimes Cults just don't last.
Thank God.

Schadenfreude.

I like it... too much.

:)

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I didn't read the entire thread, this elephant in the room point may have already been made, but, this is exactly why you do not put the Office of the President and it's integrity in the hands of an Olympic Committee that champions corruption and legal theft on par with any other.

He calls Joint Sessions of Congress to kitefly his health care agenda.....last time we had a joint Session called that's not a state of the Union speech where this agenda tact is appropriate....was Bush after 9-11 had occurred.

He gets utterly lost in his health care press conference and begins to chortle on about some cop in Cambridge.....how amateurish. Anyone familiar or practiced in public speaking or even how to influence knows you don't stray off message, it's exactly what he did.

This man is demeaning the office itself. Involving it in affairs best left to local solutions...and this lil irrelevant setback is just another example.

Send Michelle...she beautiful...she's gorgeous....she's happening. Oprah at her side....and.....who knows....we may even be outraged. MEN might even come to her defense....hey.....she's our First Babe....ok.....you bunch of sniveling Olympics Comm frauds, don't 'Dis' Michelle, we'll frown heavily on such endeavor and cheap shotery.

Act like the President of the United States, Mr. Obama, would you please? You are the Commander in Chief of the Western World, start f'n acting like it!
 
have you tried looking at it from their point of view:

Obama succeed=America fail
Obama fail=America succeed

pretend for a minute it's GWB and not Obama, that might help you.



boo hoo, I agree.

Sorry....but if it had been GWB...I would still have been rooting for America to win. That's the difference.
 
Sorry....but if it had been GWB...I would still have been rooting for America to win. That's the difference.
Obama was a moron for going over there to lobby for the Olympics, plain and simple. He spent over $1M doing it too. He's the first president to do this, and lost. As though he didn't have more important things to attend to. Stop trying protect your god from criticism, he ****ed up.
 
Obama was a moron for going over there to lobby for the Olympics, plain and simple. He spent over $1M doing it too. He's the first president to do this, and lost. As though he didn't have more important things to attend to. Stop trying protect your god from criticism, he ****ed up.

BS American. If he hadn't gone...you guys would be crying..."Why doesn't Obama support America....he must be a Communist".

Your history precede you.
 
Obama was a moron for going over there to lobby for the Olympics, plain and simple. He spent over $1M doing it too. He's the first president to do this, and lost. As though he didn't have more important things to attend to. Stop trying protect your god from criticism, he ****ed up.

It was an environmentally sensitive move.
In one swift move he illustrated the left's level hypocrisy on the issue. Total.

A video of enthusiastic support would have been more fitting of POTUS.
But, Dr. Ego's ego got in the way.

Doesn't he have such brilliant judgment?

I'm in awe.

His next "auto"(LOL)biography will be name "My Left Foots".
 
Obama was a moron for going over there to lobby for the Olympics, plain and simple. He spent over $1M doing it too. He's the first president to do this, and lost. As though he didn't have more important things to attend to. Stop trying protect your god from criticism, he ****ed up.

By this time in Bush's administration your dear leader had spent most of his time on vacation costing the tax payers millions.. so your point being?
 
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.

very impressive analysis, thanks

it sounds like you know a lot more about the inner workings than does obama
 
You should be proud that the president actually tried to go and bring a great honor to the american people.

It would be a greater honor to properly address the many issues already on his plate. He can run for mayor of Chicago on his own dime.
 
It would be a greater honor to properly address the many issues already on his plate. He can run for mayor of Chicago on his own dime.

I'm sure that you wrote the same thing and felt the same way about Bush attending the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics right? :roll:

Oh....and before you try to argue otherwise, you can search my threads, I argued strongly against many of my left-wing friends that it was completely appropriate for Bush to attend the Olympics...and supported it.
 
Obama was a moron for going over there to lobby for the Olympics, plain and simple. He spent over $1M doing it too. He's the first president to do this, and lost. As though he didn't have more important things to attend to..

If Obama had not of gone, he would have been the only head of State with a city being considered for the Olympics that would not have gone. PM of Tokyo, PM of Spain, and the Leader (I forget if his a Prime Minister or President) of Brazil all went to make their case to the IOC.
 
It's ironic that Chicago isn't corrupt enough to get the Olympics.
 
If Obama had not of gone, he would have been the only head of State with a city being considered for the Olympics that would not have gone. PM of Tokyo, PM of Spain, and the Leader (I forget if his a Prime Minister or President) of Brazil all went to make their case to the IOC.

The Olympics is a trivial matter in the grand scheme. It's not worthy of the POTUS to go chasing trophies.

This guy and the press that treats him as The Messiah thought he was a shoe-in simply by his and his companions "star power" presence. It was a dumb move, but illuminating for a certain segment of the population. The Cult Leader got smacked.

Does he believe the PR machine and his teleprompter will get him through the day? Seems so. The speech was another in a litany of messages about Him.

POTUS has more serious things to spend his political capital on.
He must have believed his presence would have swayed the voted... LOL.

He went.
He spent.
And lost.

What happened to the impeccable judgment he claimed to have on the trail?

He's like a boy in a man's world.

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I live only an hour or so north of Chicago and I wouldn't have went to the Olympics if I had to do so in Chicago. What does that tell you?

Putting aside the fact that some of the coolest people I have ever met are from Chicago, and they truly love their town, I just never quite understood the attraction.

I know I have lived up here for only 20 years, but in that 20 years I do not ever recall a pleasant trip in, through or to, in Chicago. First thing is their annoying and expensive road extortion stations they commonly refer to as toll booths. Being from Wisconsin, and avoilding Chicago at all costs, I do not own a "Quick-Pass" therefore I have to go through the extortion booths.

And for what? So I can drive through an endless construction zone for 2 hours? And even when the traffic is flowing good, there are these non-stop street racers dipping, ducking, swerving and dodging other cars like they were orange cones on a proving ground.

We won't mention the Bears. :roll:

I see NOTHING attractive about Chicago. In fact, the opposite is true. I find it to be very unattractive. It is no wonder it never made it out of the gate for the race to host the Olympics.
 
The Olympics is a trivial matter in the grand scheme. It's not worthy of the POTUS to go chasing trophies.

This guy and the press that treats him as The Messiah thought he was a shoe-in simply by his and his companions "star power" presence. It was a dumb move, but illuminating for a certain segment of the population. The Cult Leader got smacked.

Does he believe the PR machine and his teleprompter will get him through the day? Seems so. The speech was another in a litany of messages about Him.

POTUS has more serious things to spend his political capital on.
He must have believed his presence would have swayed the voted... LOL.

He went.
He spent.
And lost.

What happened to the impeccable judgment he claimed to have on the trail?

He's like a boy in a man's world.

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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
 
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