What's next after Obama's Olympic Humiliation?

[bodecea]

Not always. LA was a big money maker in 1984.

But, I don't recall this many Americans cheering the U.S. losing an Olympic bid ever before.....I wonder why.

they aren't cheering, they are LAUGHING at his ineptitude

Yep.

I don't understand the 'ineptitude" part. Can you please point out what it was HE did that torpedoed the U.S. bid? What HE did that shows that a viable, front-running bid went into the toilet?

 

[DiveCon]

they aren't cheering, they are LAUGHING at his ineptitude

Yep.

I don't understand the 'ineptitude" part. Can you please point out what it was HE did that torpedoed the U.S. bid? What HE did that shows that a viable, front-running bid went into the toilet?

he put the focus on HIMSELF
not on Chicago

however, i doubt the US had a chance going in
i think Rio was the odds on favorite

 

[MaggieMae]

Face it folks, Obama the egomaniac shit the bed. HE went to Copenhagen and talked about how wonderful HE was. How happy HE'd be if Chicago was picked. How happy HIS daughters would be. Well folks, HE shit the bed. HE is a bed shitter, no depends about it.

Hey, ASSHOLE -- Here's the text of his speech, only two paragraphs of which did he talk about HIS Chicago roots.

Full Text of Obama Olympics Speech

Thank you, everybody. Thank you. It is true that I always wanted to fence and I thought that would be cool. So I might get a couple tips from you guys.

Now you see one of the reasons that I love Chicago so much. It's the city where I met the woman I love.

Sixteen days away -- we're just 16 days away from the deciding vote on which world city will host the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

So let's get right down to business here: The United States is eager to welcome the world to our shores. This nation would be honored to host the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games and to serve as host to thousands of athletes and millions of visitors from around the world. And within this great country of ours, there is no better city than that than Chicago, Illinois.

Now, I may live in Washington these days. I love Washington, D.C. And our house here is a little bigger than the one we got in Chicago. (Laughter.) But I've called Chicago home for nearly 25 years. It's a city of broad shoulders and big hearts and bold dreams; a city of legendary sports figures, legendary sports venues, and legendary sports fans; a city like America itself, where the world -- the world's races and religions and nationalities come together and reach for the dream that brought them here.

In Chicago, old and new exist in harmony. It's a city rooted in an industrial past that laid this nation's railroads, forged this nation's steel, rebuilt itself after a great fire, and reversed the course of a mighty river. And it's also a city of bustle and gleaming promise that Mayor Daley has pledged to make the greenest in America. And that's why I think that one of the most exciting parts of the Olympic and Paralympic Games is that all of the plans being made in Chicago exist within minutes of the city center; easily accessible to commerce and culture, parkland and water -- because we don't want these venues to be far-flung, all over the place. We want to host these Games where we live and work and play.

We want them in the heart of our proud city -- the city that opened the way westward in the 19th century, that showed the way skyward in the 20th century, and that is leading the way forward in the 21st century. So Chicago is ready. The American people are ready. We want these Games. We want them.

The Olympic and Paralympic Games, they hold a special place in our psyche. They lift us up. They bind us together. They're the sources of fleeting moments -- instants, really -- that have become permanently seared in our collective memories: The humble victory of Jesse Owens. The perfection of Nadia and Mary Lou. Michael Johnson's astonishment at his own feat. Derek Redmond and Kerri Strug bravely making it through with a little help. Jean Driscoll racing her wheelchair to gold after gold, be it over 100 meters or 26.2 miles. Moments of euphoria after years of hard work, and moments when the human spirit triumphed over injury that should have been impossible to overcome. Moments of a team's shared glory, and moments of lonely disappointment despite one's best efforts. Countless moments we live and relive again and again, silently and subconsciously, nodding yes, we do believe in miracles.

We find ourselves riveted by the Games. Because even as we cheer, even as we live and die for each point or each tenth of a second, what we see reflected in the Olympic and Paralympic Games are simple truths of our common humanity; and that no matter who you are, where you're from, or what you look like, with hard work and dedication and discipline you can achieve your dreams. You can make it if you try.

What we see is that although we may come from vastly different stories and very different walks of life, we are one people who possess common values and common ideals; who celebrate individual excellence but also share a recognition that together, we can accomplish great and wonderful things we can't accomplish alone.

It's the stuff from which our young nation was forged, and it is a set of timeless values that serves as the underpinnings of the Olympic spirit. And so the United States of America does more than just stand behind the Olympic and Paralympic Games -- we stand behind their ideals.

And that's why we've created the first ever Office of Olympic, Paralympic, and Youth Sport right here in the White House. (Applause.) Now, this office does the work of coordinating with federal agencies to support and promote Olympic and Paralympic Games, but it also works to support and promote the Olympic spirit. We've been working hand in hand with Chicago 2016, the United States Olympic Committee, Olympians and Paralympians -- some of whom have joined us here today -- to get our young Americans active and involved in sports, because we want to do more than just bring the Olympic Games to America -- we want them to create a lasting legacy here in America.

I want to thank the members of the International Olympic Committee for their dedication to the Olympic and Paralympic movement and the values it represents. I am confident that they'll find no greater partners than the City of Chicago and the American people to fuel this movement, to ignite it in new generations, and to inspire the world in 2016 with magnificent Games that bring this world together in noble competition and shared celebration of our common humanity.

The energy, excitement, and enthusiasm on display at the White House here today, these aren't new. The folks gathered here this afternoon have had the Olympic spirit blazing within them for years, working tirelessly to bring these Games to the city and the country we love. And, I promise you, we are fired up about this.

I would make the case in Copenhagen personally, if I weren't so firmly committed to making -- making real the promise of quality, affordable health care for every American. But the good news is I'm sending a more compelling superstar to represent the city and country we love, and that is our First Lady, Michelle Obama. (Applause.) She's going because she and I share the conviction that bringing the Games to the United States isn't just important for the city, but for the American people. And I'm confident she, and my senior advisor and Director of the White House Office of Olympic, Paralympic, and Youth Sport, Valerie Jarrett, will represent the American people well.

Our nation, from the local to the national level, is committed to the success of these Games. The Chicago City Council unanimously supports this bid. Both Houses of the United States Congress support this bid. I support this bid. And on behalf of the nearly 20,000 volunteers, the more than 1 million who've already signed up in support, and all who've already taken up this cause and made it their own -- first as the cause of the city, and now the cause of a nation -- the United States supports this bid.

Americans, like Chicagoans -- we don't like to make small plans. We want to dream big and reach high. We hope deeply. We want these Games. And if you choose Chicago, I promise you this: Chicago will make America proud, and America will make the world proud.

So as I said when we first were announcing this bid in Chicago, let the Games begin right here in the United States of America. Thank you.

 

[Annie]

He didn't 'torpedo it.' He intervened in a bid that really didn't have the backing of the people of the state. He should have avoided this.

Don't get me wrong, I think Chicago is an awesome city, but it's very corrupt, in a state that is very corrupt. We cannot afford this, in spite of the Daley spin and the benefits that would have accrued to the Obama folks.

i thought it was also very interesting in them calling Chicago a "safe" city

Compared to Rio, most definitely so.

Indeed, it is a 'safe' city, as far as cities go. I spend alot of time in Chicago, neighborhoods, not just downtown. You do need to know the neighborhoods, but easy enough to find out about.

Gangs? Certainly and they ARE dangerous. On the other hand, knowing where the problem areas are will go a long way to making the city not only accessible, but comfortable. Also allow for travel outside of expressways, which can save hours of driving. Got to stay up-to-date however. A few years ago the "Austin" area would have been considered 'avoid at all costs', today, it's gentrifying. West side. 'Nuff said'.

 

[rdean]

Face it folks, Obama the egomaniac shit the bed. HE went to Copenhagen and talked about how wonderful HE was. How happy HE'd be if Chicago was picked. How happy HIS daughters would be. Well folks, HE shit the bed. HE is a bed shitter, no depends about it.

This is a Microcosm of his endeavours. It's always about HIM...but he has made an unprecidented effort to ask the world to forgive this country for their arrogance, and past arrogance.

Obama is really projecting himself. The IOC told him today to take a hike, and they weren't buying it.

Actually, it seems that Obama went to Copenhagen to talk to General Crystal at a "face to face" about Afghanistan. I suspect that even though Obama did talk with the committee about the Olympics, he wanted to keep a low profile about his meeting with General Crystal.

The Olympics brought hefty profits at Los Angeles and Atlanta. Big cities already have the facilities to host such an event. It means jobs for Americans and money coming into the country.

Can't figure out why Republicans are so anti-American. They want the President to FAIL. They want sick people to "Die Quickly". They want to destroy the Middle Class. They only care about the rich even when most aren't AND the rich move our jobs overseas. Are they stupid, 'tarded, anti American or all three?

White House says Obama's meeting with his top commander in Afghanistan proves productive - WDAF

 

[The T]

Yep.

I don't understand the 'ineptitude" part. Can you please point out what it was HE did that torpedoed the U.S. bid? What HE did that shows that a viable, front-running bid went into the toilet?

he put the focus on HIMSELF
not on Chicago

however, i doubt the US had a chance going in
i think Rio was the odds on favorite

Correct on Both Counts. Obama made it about him and his 'Adopted Hometown', and South America has never hosted the event.

I hope RIO can handle it. This country cannot handle any more such venues when belt-tightening is going on, and NO city in this country can afford the bill until things change. I don't see us pulling out anytime soon, and I means YEARS and Government is changed dratically.

We will be in the rears for DECADES and trillions for decades to come.

Obama's focus is one of cause celeb, and hero-worship...regardless of cost.

 

[Annie]

face it folks, obama the egomaniac shit the bed. he went to copenhagen and talked about how wonderful he was. How happy he'd be if chicago was picked. How happy his daughters would be. Well folks, he shit the bed. he is a bed shitter, no depends about it.

this is a microcosm of his endeavours. It's always about him...but he has made an unprecidented effort to ask the world to forgive this country for their arrogance, and past arrogance.

obama is really projecting himself. the ioc told him today to take a hike, and they weren't buying it.

actually, it seems that obama went to copenhagen to talk to general crystal at a "face to face" about afghanistan. i suspect that even though obama did talk with the committee about the olympics, he wanted to keep a low profile about his meeting with general crystal.

The olympics brought hefty profits at los angeles and atlanta. Big cities already have the facilities to host such an event. It means jobs for americans and money coming into the country.

Can't figure out why republicans are so anti-american. They want the president to fail. They want sick people to "die quickly". They want to destroy the middle class. They only care about the rich even when most aren't and the rich move our jobs overseas. Are they stupid, 'tarded, anti american or all three?

white house says obama's meeting with his top commander in afghanistan proves productive - wdaf

lol!

 

[bodecea]

Yep.

I don't understand the 'ineptitude" part. Can you please point out what it was HE did that torpedoed the U.S. bid? What HE did that shows that a viable, front-running bid went into the toilet?

he put the focus on HIMSELF
not on Chicago

however, i doubt the US had a chance going in
i think Rio was the odds on favorite

So, how was what Obama did ineptitude then?

 

[The T]

this is a microcosm of his endeavours. It's always about him...but he has made an unprecidented effort to ask the world to forgive this country for their arrogance, and past arrogance.

obama is really projecting himself. the ioc told him today to take a hike, and they weren't buying it.

actually, it seems that obama went to copenhagen to talk to general crystal at a "face to face" about afghanistan. i suspect that even though obama did talk with the committee about the olympics, he wanted to keep a low profile about his meeting with general crystal.

The olympics brought hefty profits at los angeles and atlanta. Big cities already have the facilities to host such an event. It means jobs for americans and money coming into the country.

Can't figure out why republicans are so anti-american. They want the president to fail. They want sick people to "die quickly". They want to destroy the middle class. They only care about the rich even when most aren't and the rich move our jobs overseas. Are they stupid, 'tarded, anti american or all three?

white house says obama's meeting with his top commander in afghanistan proves productive - wdaf

lol!

Agreed. I laugh with you...The cities MAY have the venues to do such a thing but do they have the FUNDS for all the overtime that would ensue?

My answer is NO.

 

[bodecea]

actually, it seems that obama went to copenhagen to talk to general crystal at a "face to face" about afghanistan. i suspect that even though obama did talk with the committee about the olympics, he wanted to keep a low profile about his meeting with general crystal.

The olympics brought hefty profits at los angeles and atlanta. Big cities already have the facilities to host such an event. It means jobs for americans and money coming into the country.

Can't figure out why republicans are so anti-american. They want the president to fail. They want sick people to "die quickly". They want to destroy the middle class. They only care about the rich even when most aren't and the rich move our jobs overseas. Are they stupid, 'tarded, anti american or all three?

white house says obama's meeting with his top commander in afghanistan proves productive - wdaf

lol!

Agreed. I laugh with you...The cities MAY have the venues to do such a thing but do they have the FUNDS for all the overtime that would ensue?

My answer is NO.

So, you are happy with Obama now?

 

[bodecea]

Face it folks, Obama the egomaniac shit the bed. HE went to Copenhagen and talked about how wonderful HE was. How happy HE'd be if Chicago was picked. How happy HIS daughters would be. Well folks, HE shit the bed. HE is a bed shitter, no depends about it.

Hey, ASSHOLE -- Here's the text of his speech, only two paragraphs of which did he talk about HIS Chicago roots.

Full Text of Obama Olympics Speech

Thank you, everybody. Thank you. It is true that I always wanted to fence and I thought that would be cool. So I might get a couple tips from you guys.

Now you see one of the reasons that I love Chicago so much. It's the city where I met the woman I love.

Sixteen days away -- we're just 16 days away from the deciding vote on which world city will host the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

So let's get right down to business here: The United States is eager to welcome the world to our shores. This nation would be honored to host the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games and to serve as host to thousands of athletes and millions of visitors from around the world. And within this great country of ours, there is no better city than that than Chicago, Illinois.

Now, I may live in Washington these days. I love Washington, D.C. And our house here is a little bigger than the one we got in Chicago. (Laughter.) But I've called Chicago home for nearly 25 years. It's a city of broad shoulders and big hearts and bold dreams; a city of legendary sports figures, legendary sports venues, and legendary sports fans; a city like America itself, where the world -- the world's races and religions and nationalities come together and reach for the dream that brought them here.

In Chicago, old and new exist in harmony. It's a city rooted in an industrial past that laid this nation's railroads, forged this nation's steel, rebuilt itself after a great fire, and reversed the course of a mighty river. And it's also a city of bustle and gleaming promise that Mayor Daley has pledged to make the greenest in America. And that's why I think that one of the most exciting parts of the Olympic and Paralympic Games is that all of the plans being made in Chicago exist within minutes of the city center; easily accessible to commerce and culture, parkland and water -- because we don't want these venues to be far-flung, all over the place. We want to host these Games where we live and work and play.

We want them in the heart of our proud city -- the city that opened the way westward in the 19th century, that showed the way skyward in the 20th century, and that is leading the way forward in the 21st century. So Chicago is ready. The American people are ready. We want these Games. We want them.

The Olympic and Paralympic Games, they hold a special place in our psyche. They lift us up. They bind us together. They're the sources of fleeting moments -- instants, really -- that have become permanently seared in our collective memories: The humble victory of Jesse Owens. The perfection of Nadia and Mary Lou. Michael Johnson's astonishment at his own feat. Derek Redmond and Kerri Strug bravely making it through with a little help. Jean Driscoll racing her wheelchair to gold after gold, be it over 100 meters or 26.2 miles. Moments of euphoria after years of hard work, and moments when the human spirit triumphed over injury that should have been impossible to overcome. Moments of a team's shared glory, and moments of lonely disappointment despite one's best efforts. Countless moments we live and relive again and again, silently and subconsciously, nodding yes, we do believe in miracles.

We find ourselves riveted by the Games. Because even as we cheer, even as we live and die for each point or each tenth of a second, what we see reflected in the Olympic and Paralympic Games are simple truths of our common humanity; and that no matter who you are, where you're from, or what you look like, with hard work and dedication and discipline you can achieve your dreams. You can make it if you try.

What we see is that although we may come from vastly different stories and very different walks of life, we are one people who possess common values and common ideals; who celebrate individual excellence but also share a recognition that together, we can accomplish great and wonderful things we can't accomplish alone.

It's the stuff from which our young nation was forged, and it is a set of timeless values that serves as the underpinnings of the Olympic spirit. And so the United States of America does more than just stand behind the Olympic and Paralympic Games -- we stand behind their ideals.

And that's why we've created the first ever Office of Olympic, Paralympic, and Youth Sport right here in the White House. (Applause.) Now, this office does the work of coordinating with federal agencies to support and promote Olympic and Paralympic Games, but it also works to support and promote the Olympic spirit. We've been working hand in hand with Chicago 2016, the United States Olympic Committee, Olympians and Paralympians -- some of whom have joined us here today -- to get our young Americans active and involved in sports, because we want to do more than just bring the Olympic Games to America -- we want them to create a lasting legacy here in America.

I want to thank the members of the International Olympic Committee for their dedication to the Olympic and Paralympic movement and the values it represents. I am confident that they'll find no greater partners than the City of Chicago and the American people to fuel this movement, to ignite it in new generations, and to inspire the world in 2016 with magnificent Games that bring this world together in noble competition and shared celebration of our common humanity.

The energy, excitement, and enthusiasm on display at the White House here today, these aren't new. The folks gathered here this afternoon have had the Olympic spirit blazing within them for years, working tirelessly to bring these Games to the city and the country we love. And, I promise you, we are fired up about this.

I would make the case in Copenhagen personally, if I weren't so firmly committed to making -- making real the promise of quality, affordable health care for every American. But the good news is I'm sending a more compelling superstar to represent the city and country we love, and that is our First Lady, Michelle Obama. (Applause.) She's going because she and I share the conviction that bringing the Games to the United States isn't just important for the city, but for the American people. And I'm confident she, and my senior advisor and Director of the White House Office of Olympic, Paralympic, and Youth Sport, Valerie Jarrett, will represent the American people well.

Our nation, from the local to the national level, is committed to the success of these Games. The Chicago City Council unanimously supports this bid. Both Houses of the United States Congress support this bid. I support this bid. And on behalf of the nearly 20,000 volunteers, the more than 1 million who've already signed up in support, and all who've already taken up this cause and made it their own -- first as the cause of the city, and now the cause of a nation -- the United States supports this bid.

Americans, like Chicagoans -- we don't like to make small plans. We want to dream big and reach high. We hope deeply. We want these Games. And if you choose Chicago, I promise you this: Chicago will make America proud, and America will make the world proud.

So as I said when we first were announcing this bid in Chicago, let the Games begin right here in the United States of America. Thank you.

Wow! How inept! Almost as bad as his horrible address to the nation's kids about staying in school!

 

[The T]

lol!

Agreed. I laugh with you...The cities MAY have the venues to do such a thing but do they have the FUNDS for all the overtime that would ensue?

My answer is NO.

So, you are happy with Obama now?

You know better than that. I hope HE, and his policies FAIL without taking this Republic down with it...and it is clearly his intent.

 

[Annie]

I don't understand the 'ineptitude" part. Can you please point out what it was HE did that torpedoed the U.S. bid? What HE did that shows that a viable, front-running bid went into the toilet?

he put the focus on HIMSELF
not on Chicago

however, i doubt the US had a chance going in
i think Rio was the odds on favorite

So, how was what Obama did ineptitude then?

Going to Denmark.

 

[DiveCon]

I don't understand the 'ineptitude" part. Can you please point out what it was HE did that torpedoed the U.S. bid? What HE did that shows that a viable, front-running bid went into the toilet?

he put the focus on HIMSELF
not on Chicago

however, i doubt the US had a chance going in
i think Rio was the odds on favorite

So, how was what Obama did ineptitude then?

he shouldn't have involved himself

but oh well
i guess he figured since they all hated Bush they would just roll over for him

 

[DiveCon]

he put the focus on HIMSELF
not on Chicago

however, i doubt the US had a chance going in
i think Rio was the odds on favorite

So, how was what Obama did ineptitude then?

Going to Denmark.

amazing how she doesn't understand this

 

[Epsilon Delta]

This is a pretty pointless debate: If it had been a Republican doing the same thing, this thread would be exactly the same, with the responses flipped around. There is nothing objectable about what Obama did, but Republicans here hate him, so they'll bash him for it. If Bush had done the same it wouldn't have been objectable either, but you can rest assured the democrats (since they hated him), would've been crying about it too.

I predicted Rio would win it and I'm happy it did - it'll mark the first time in 48 years since Latin America hosted the games and that seems like a damn long time. And in fact, Brazil's hosting the two biggest sporting events in the world within 2 years of each other (BRAZIL 2014 WORLD CUP).

So yeah, hurray for them.

 

[DiveCon]

This is a pretty pointless debate: If it had been a Republican doing the same thing, this thread would be exactly the same, with the responses flipped around. There is nothing objectable about what Obama did, but Republicans here hate him, so they'll bash him for it. If Bush had done the same it wouldn't have been objectable either, but you can rest assured the democrats (since they hated him), would've been crying about it too.

I predicted Rio would win it and I'm happy it did - it'll mark the first time in 48 years since Latin America hosted the games and that seems like a damn long time. And in fact, Brazil's hosting the two biggest sporting events in the world within 2 years of each other (BRAZIL 2014 WORLD CUP).

So yeah, hurray for them.

nope, i would have said the same thing

and its the first time EVER for South America
and i think its a good thing as well

 

[bodecea]

I don't understand the 'ineptitude" part. Can you please point out what it was HE did that torpedoed the U.S. bid? What HE did that shows that a viable, front-running bid went into the toilet?

he put the focus on HIMSELF
not on Chicago

however, i doubt the US had a chance going in
i think Rio was the odds on favorite

Correct on Both Counts. Obama made it about him and his 'Adopted Hometown', and South America has never hosted the event.

I hope RIO can handle it. This country cannot handle any more such venues when belt-tightening is going on, and NO city in this country can afford the bill until things change. I don't see us pulling out anytime soon, and I means YEARS and Government is changed dratically.

We will be in the rears for DECADES and trillions for decades to come.

Obama's focus is one of cause celeb, and hero-worship...regardless of cost.

So, again...you are happy with what Obama did then?

 

[rdean]

this is a microcosm of his endeavours. It's always about him...but he has made an unprecidented effort to ask the world to forgive this country for their arrogance, and past arrogance.

obama is really projecting himself. the ioc told him today to take a hike, and they weren't buying it.

actually, it seems that obama went to copenhagen to talk to general crystal at a "face to face" about afghanistan. i suspect that even though obama did talk with the committee about the olympics, he wanted to keep a low profile about his meeting with general crystal.

The olympics brought hefty profits at los angeles and atlanta. Big cities already have the facilities to host such an event. It means jobs for americans and money coming into the country.

Can't figure out why republicans are so anti-american. They want the president to fail. They want sick people to "die quickly". They want to destroy the middle class. They only care about the rich even when most aren't and the rich move our jobs overseas. Are they stupid, 'tarded, anti american or all three?

white house says obama's meeting with his top commander in afghanistan proves productive - wdaf

lol!

Stupid.

 

[bodecea]

So, how was what Obama did ineptitude then?

Going to Denmark.

amazing how she doesn't understand this

Oh, I understand what you are saying. But talk on your part is most certainly cheap. You said that Obama was inept. I want to see what was so inept about what he did and said. You have not shown it so far. Are you planning on doing so anytime soon?