Justin Case
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Chicago was knocked out in the first roundin one of the most shocking defeats ever in International Olympic Committee voting. Even Tokyo, which had trailed throughout the race, did bettereliminated after Chicago in the second round....
Chicago had long been seen as a front-runner and got the highest possible level of supportfrom President Barack Obama himself. But he only spent a few hours in the Danish capital where the vote was held and left before the result was announced. Former IOC member Kai Holm said that the brevity of his appearance may have counted against him.
The short stopover was too business-like, Holm said. It can be that some IOC members see it as a lack of respect......
Now, Chicago can only rue what might have been. And Obamas gamble of expending his own political capital on the bid backfired.
You screwed the pooch Obama, now get back to work!
Barry is forever in campaign mode. He expects people to faint when he graces a venue with his presence and for everyone to fawn over his self-imagined magnificence. Obama is truly a legend in his own mind.
Good thing there wasn't anything important for Dear Leader to do in America.
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